New-York tribune., 1910-12-24
COUNT D'AULBY A MODEL
Auditors Weep as Witnesses
Testify to His Honesty.
FAMILY LIFE WAS HAPPY
ssCountess" Resents Testimony
That She Insisted Upon the
Payment of $4,000.

Tours. France. Dec. 2a-"An amazing
rou-t drama of passion and pathos'' is
hovv q local paper tonight sums up the
trial OF Count and Countess d. Aulby
A. Gatigney. who are charged with having
sxiudied the Duchess de Choiseui-Prasiin.
formerly Mrs. Charles Hamilton Paine, OF
Boston. This epieram was based on to-
DAYS sensational developments at the trial,
which so moved the auditors that the GUS
.runarv scenes of disorder, laughter and
cheering changed to a burst of weeping.
Reputable business and professional men
~ Tours on the stand at to-day's session
,,,nted d'Aulby and his wife as the in
csrnation Of honesty and charity. declaring
that their ulinistering TO the wants of the
sick and needy had caused them 10 be
,ryed and esteemed throughout the coun-
ry.
NJ dot president of the Tours Associa-
tton of Lawyers, who drew up the contract
FOR the sale of the picture "Antiope' to the
late NJ. Paine, testified that d Aulby had
insisted on the insertion OF a clause in the
contract TO the effect that he could not
guarantee the authenticity Of the picture
n Diot also said that neither d'Aulby nor
his wife had any idea of business or of the
value Of money, of which they received
$1,000 almost every year from Boston.
They were passionately fond of music and
lived a happy family life until Mrs. Paine
entered d'Aulby's life. which Until then had
been irreprcacflable
D'Auiby. the witness declared. was the
victim OF the wiles of others who were now
trying TO ruin him. As II. dot detailed in
stances OF d'Aulby's alleged charities sob
birg was heard in various parts of the
courtroom The witness said that IL was
wine for which Mr. Paine had given him
$500.
Every witness called by the prosecution
today turned out 10 be a, defender Of the
defence while the testimony of NJ Des-
moulin. member Of the jury of the Beaux
Arts Salon, Paris. plainly produced an I'M
preston most favora bic 10 the accused.
NJ Outlet who was delegated by the
duchess TO settle UP her affairs with D'Aul
~, testified that the latter refused TO re-
Eoua1e with him. referring him TO his law
yer. DAulby's attorney, the witness said.
suggested the payment by Mrs. Paine OF
sc00la0, but the witness could not say
whether the money requested was 70 be in
payment for the return OF the letters al
legged 10 have been written TO D'Aulby by
the duchess or in settlement OF the picture
contract, or for both considerations
II Outlet understood that it was Nine.
DAulby who had insisted upon the pay
nent- Nine D'Aulby did not like this
statement from the witness and standing
up, protested against his statements in
vOlvtng her As usual at these Interrupt
tons, there was Z great connotion among
Ire spectators Special Importance at
fached 10 Dutillet's statement that he could
not swear that Mrs Paine's letters were a
consideration in the negotiations, the
prosecution has sought to establish e con-
oecLCn between these negotiations and the
ease Of Alexandra Tscherniedieff, who is
under arrest in London charged with taking
part in q conspiracy 70 blackmail the
duchess D'AuIby has sworn that he does
not know Tscherniedieh.
D'Aulby, who, under the French system,
IS constantly questioned on various points
brought cut by witnesses. shows signs OF
breaking down as d result Of the ordeal
As N Diet and others Iauded him to-day
D'AuIby sat with his head bowed on his
knees, 4 handkerchief hiding his features.
II is announced that he has spent eight
months Of his life in prison in composing
music and writing his memoirs.