The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-23

ton of a day of sensational interest.
The chief event preceding the verdict
was the dramatic revelations which
Therese Humbert had so long promis-
ed, in the making Of which she dis
closed the same genius which has
marked her entire career as indicated
by her selection of the mysterious
name OF Regnier Is the real Crawford.
Bismarck Bazaine Co. Between.
Regnier figures In the dark page of
the EFranco-German war as the inter-
med1ary between Prince Bismarck and
Marshal Bazaine for the surrender of
Metz. The court and spectators lis
tened to the recital with an amazement
amounting to stupefaction. 1t is evil
dent that Therese Humbert sought to
bring into the case one of the supreme
events of the war of 1870 for the pur-
pose of introducing another mystery to
confuse the court and delay the result,
but court, jury and spectators alike
were unconvinced, as her illusions to
Regnier were most vague and did not
explain his relationship to the younger
Crawford.
Although Therese did not indicate
whence Regnier's millions came, it was
apparently part of her plan to create
the impression that Regnier had re-
ceived vast sum for inducing Mar
shall BaZaine to surrender Metz. The
inconclusive character of the relations
was shown by the fact that the court
did not take the slightest judicial no
tiee of them in submitting the case to
the jury. The latter likewise treated
the revelation as subterfuge and re-
turned a verdict of guilty upon all the
material points.
Verdict in Detail.
The detailed verdict is as follows:
Upon the questions of forgery and
the usage of forgery the jury an
swered:
sTherese Humbert and Frederic
Humbert guilty; the others not guilty"
Upon the question of the issuance of
forged legal papers the answer was:
'"Therese Humbert and Frederic
Humbert guilty; the others not guilty"
Upon the question of swindling five
specified bankers the jury answered.:
Frederic Humbert and Therese
Humbert guilty; the others not guilty"
Upon the question of swindling the
Rentviagrie the jury answered all
guilty.
The jury indorsed upon Its verdict
that there were extenuating circum-
stances in favor of all the accused.
Following the announcement of the
verdict Maitre Labor raised technical
objections to the proceedings as
probable basis Of appeal.
The Reference to Resnier.
Nine. Humbert, before the verdict,
made her statement in these words:
Gentlemen of the jury: When I
wanted the address of M. Crawford he
answered: You cannot know me. ]
am not called Crawford. I am not
known by that name"
+ Then what name? I asked.
He replied: My fortune was made
during the war of 1870 by reinvest-
ments of rentes, which were then very
low, and a large quantity was bought
here =
His name is Regnier, the interme-
diary between Marshal Bazaino and
the Germans. had already transacted
business with one Regnier, who ap-
peared to me to be mysterious per-
sonage, and who said to me: BE care
full, madame not to confuse me with
the notorious Regnier'
That is how suddenly learned
Crawford's name. / never told my
husband. swear on my daughters
head. This is the first time he hears
the NAME"
What say is true. The Crawfords
exist, the fortune exists, and I, Nine.
Humbert. will bring actions against
the Crawfortis."
Turning to the jury again, Nine.
Humbert said: Gentlemen, will not
say "a my more. 1t is enough to tell
you that the fortune exists and that I
never cheated any one. Now, you have
the whole Humbert case and the whole
Crawford case.''