The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-24
TRIAL GOING D'AULBY'S WAY
SELLER az FAME Old MASTERS
DIDN'F GUARANTEE THEW.
His >otar, SAYS Tie Hah ss0.oO0 Year
ami knew Nothing ss isu>in~ss
The Durhrss's Expert an Insiictesi
Gambler No Proof OF IBiarA mail
Special Cl6i+ D,,paifn 20 rnr Srx

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and hi- wife on the charge Of e,turtins
500 OH from Mrs. Charles Herrisor
Paine. now the Duchess de Choiseul
Praslin. through the sale of spuri on.
pictures To her late husband. opened IL
"a way that the defenc. considered favor.
abb. In fact the prosecution seem..c
az one time 10 he cr,Imhling to nothing.
nssS.
DesmoulinS. the noted artist testified
that he had inspected the objection
which D'Aulbv SoLi to the Painrs and
was agreeahIy surprised to find that the
pictures were good enough to deceive
the ordinary man.
VI OUTLET. tn. agent of the Duchr-.
de Choi-.ul- Praslin. failed tn substantial
seriously the accusation OF hlackmail
against one Behrsnd in connection with
the alleged letters OF Mrs. Paine To the
Count dAulby
Maitrc Bernard. chief counsel for
Count d'Aubv. made an effort to prove
that the Duchess de Choisaul- Pras lin
and her husband the Duke. had selected
this city rather than Paris IA the place
for Tire trial Of the accused because they
were -'Ter Of securing "A conviction here.
Carrier R-lleuse. testifying a. an @,
pert. condemned the Paine pictures a.
worthless The effect OF this testimony
was nu,lified. however. hy "A coup Of
Maitre Bernard He complained that
IN. magistrate AZ IN. preliminary inquiry
had refused to allow D'Aulby to have an
official pert hut had selected Bell.,Ise
from a list Of five supplied by Mrs Paine
He quoted from RelIeuse's condiemnatorv
report h'- remarks a. To D'Aulhy's cool
.ffrontery Then he deman ded what
right Pelletse hal to pose a. a moralist,
and asked:
DO you know Leon Carrier
Belleu-e. tn" witness. replied: That's
me
With dramatic uncxpectaine-s came the
question: Arr you not under prosecution
for running n gambling housa;-
The witness did not deny that he was
Bernard dema nded that Belleu-es report
be annulled.
Maftr. Srurrl asked pesmoulins what
he knew about painting. The witness
quietly explained thar H. had exhibited
for twenty years at the Salon. where he
was a jurvman.
VI. OUTLET whose status prov okad u
dispute on Tuesday. proved a mos, dis
appointing witness for the prosecution
III" spok" with tn. grSticula tons Of a
stag" fr-nchrnan and the audisnc. rocked
with hii,rity. He was expected to- .,stab-
ii-h matchmaking. u. de-crib.d an inter
view with DAulby in Tours Tn. latter
was willing To- SEQ Mn. Paine. hut referred
OUTLET t. Bahrend. The latter demanded
.O1o.no francs. or s2'S.'ss hut whether
IN connection with IN. Pain.-D'A ulby
-
or both the witness could not remember
n" quoted Behr"nd as saying that the
Countess" d'Aulby insisted on 900 OS
francs because she had children.
Tn. ProcIIrsteur asked Did D'AuIt,y
-ay h" was ready to get divorce in order
Ia marry Mrs PaIu.'-
Witness replied He impressed rn. as
a man who loved Mr- Pain. madly
Maitr. Bernardo question II IN" Duk"
de Chni-e'Il wrote him 20 bring IN" case
IN Tours. -wher" We are sur" To- win =
made "A deep Impression. Tn" witness
answered with "A shrug Of tn" shosld-r-.
Two wine dealers testified that they
had received heavy orders from D'Aulhv
in connection with Mr. Pain"'s order IN
December for which DAuiby received
500 francs. bat did not send th. wine
This episode H. on- Of tn" strongest in
stances Of swIudling against IN" accused
Mrs. PaIn"- hpusrk""p.r testified TO
seeing D'Aulhy tearing mp papers at ME
PaIn"s desk. u iulhy explained that
Mrs Pain" was present hut tn" house
keeper denied that IN" WAS Sh" added
that thor" was = box of DID clothes IN IA"
room Mr.. PaIn"'- for D'Auihy and MrS
Paines FOR tn" Count ess- D'AUlby. This
brought an indignant denial from TIA"
Countess. who declared sh" did not
wear Mrs. Pain.'- castof clothes
The next witness was "a chauffeur. who
said he SAW abby taking 7Uo francs
$40, from MTs PaIn"'s purse IN Vienna
tn" day Mr.. Pain. died This story con
inC"d nobody. Tn" chauffeur did not
deny telling b'Aulhy that tn" hnu-"
H".p"Y wa sworn 80 serve oIt tn" latter.
r.-Cau-" by buying furniture for th-
hou-" h" had robbed her of ~ nsi francs
IN commissions But IN" greatest effect
was produced 10; n" "vIc!"nc" ~ Notary
biot who was D'Auihy man o' bust
ness ~" glvc pAulhy an honorable.
character. which b" support ID with
proofs IT,. -aId D'NuIby insisted that
tn" word. IN" vendor does not guar
ante" IT, a'Irh"nticity- should h" nitro
iuc,d ia the. III. contract for IN" alleged
'orr"RGIu painting
DIn' was able To yOuCh that ~ tulhy'-
ncum. was between 5Upu and $4,000
francs 81" Oo AMI si2.pOl from Boston
,,iring IN" last ",ght years. D'AuIby
Was ignorant Uf business matters. n.
spent his time work lnc and l.-i an ire.
proachable .NIar.uce until Mrs Paine
". blot. who * highly respected IN
Tours. caused a sensation by declaring
hat an effort was made after - Aulby's
arrest 20 INDUCE traiesmen to whom he
WED small sums ranging from 20 to 100
rancS for current accounts TO bring
,ctIons therefor with she intention of
-uining tn. D'Auiby- Maitre Sturel /
!emandsd names hut blot refused 90 |
give them.
ii - reported that the Duchess &c
'hol-.ul- Pra-lin has gone 10 =, Morirz /
md that she will not attend the trial /
again
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