New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17
NAY DEPORT ERENCHMAN.
NINE HUMBERT"S BROTHER
d. Damrfg',oc Stopped By Autho'1-
ties as an eU-ConUict.

Romaine Daurignac brother OF the notorious
woman sw1ndler Nine. Therese Humbert. ar
rived here yesterday in the first cabin OF
La Touraine. He held by the immigration
officials. and will probably be deported when
La Touraine sails for Havre next Thursday.
Daurignac had just been liberated from a
French prison, where he served q, sentence Of
three years for his connection with fraudulent
bankruptcy proceedings of the French life in
surance company known as the Rente Viagere de
Paris. He came over on the steamer under the
assumed name of NJ Roger d Athenes. he said.
in order to avoid publicity. and although some
Of the passengers as we'll as the ships officers.
believed him to be the notorious Romaine
Daurignac many Of the passengers thought he
"a wealthy French gentleman" Daurig-
spoke English except the one express
sion, Il do not speak English"
The immigration officials at first did not know
what to do with the man. It was said that he
denied his identity and they intended TO let him
pass. Later, through an interpreter, Daurignac
made g frank confession regarding his identity
and the cause of his imprisonment, and ended
with an enthusiastic defence of his sister, Nine
Humbert. Who he said, was an honorable woman
unjustly imprisoned
Maurice Leon, of the law firm OF Coudert
Brothers, who prepared the papers to serve on the
Humberts when they were missing from Paris,
was at the pier to meet Professor R J. r. Gott-
he'll, of Columbia University. Mr. Leon, being
familiar with the case, acted as interpreter for
the reporters.
It was only after long series OF conferences
between Daurignac. NJ. Philippe, the ships pur
ser. and the immigration officials that Daurignac
made his confession. Through Mr. Leon he said:
MY reason for coming Fere was to get away
from France. I have been great traveller all
my life and I still want to travel. am Romano
Daurignac brother of Nine. Therese Humbert,
and am proud Of the relationship. The name
Rover d'Athenes under which I booked passage
is the first part of my name used II III ordeF
to avoid publicity and such a scene as this
referring to the group of newspaper men
around him.
Before left France" he continued. II saw
nv sister. She pleaded with not to go to
America am sorry now that I did not take
her advice I was not convicted of the crime
for which Nine Humbert was arrested and con
victed. l and several other men ORGANIZED the
Rente Viagere de Paris, which was lie IN
sIIrance society and annuity company. Ihs
charge grew out Of the fact that l and several
other directors had temporarily left Paris mo
prosecuting officer charged that seven cor
porators of the company were not parties OF real
interest This charge was wrong, as only Two
directors were dummies In America the 1alr.
ness of these charges may well be appreciated
This last statement caused a general laugh, In
which Daurignac Joined heartily
rrSsone6 DaHrignao replied: "she is an inno-
cent woman and her conviction was indeed
without justification
COUNTED CRAWFORD MONEY.
When asked if the Crawford fortune was
myth. Daurignac scowled and with great excite
ment said:
"I know that the Crawford fortune does ex-
Ter because have counted the money. Not
only did count II, but eight notaries who also
counted it took oath to that fact The securt-
tics eft that time amounted to 100000 francs.
lust now should say 1t is 100000 francs
when asked what had become OF the fortune,
naurignac shrugged his shoulders and said,
"Ah! That is the question.
In reply to the question as to how much money
he had with him. he said: L nave more than
S50.'
Daurignac was held by the immigration OFF,
ciale 1nder the section of the law which forbids
the entry of any person into this country who
has served penal sentence
Cable adVices which appeared IN InS evening
naners announced the fact that Daurignac was
IN Ia Touraine. One Of the immigration In
snac+ors who examined Daurignac said that he
man He insisted that Commissioner Watchorn
ta5 issued strict orders to give no information,
To the press and that he himself was too busy
to say what would be done
Tron7ediately after making this statement the
,nenac+ors sat down to a dinner served by the
Erench Line on board La Touraine.
naurignac remained on the steamer last night
end will be brought before Commissioner
Watchorn, who will decloe Wnether ne snail De
admitted to this country
DauriRnac was a partner in his sisters CO.
,o.seI sUindle in which she obtained from
-ro,,inapr French bankers sums amounting to
ra +ban $40 100000. Declaring that she had
a. - saFa in her home in Paris securities amount
tne n 500 100000 Of the estate of one Craw-
ford an American, she norroweG large sums OF
money and lived in luXurlous style' speHulhg' II
0sHl q wear.