The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-26
MONEY DISPLAY
BETRAYED SPIES
Arrest of LenOir and DesOuchcs
Deemed More Important
Than BOlO's.
Special cable Despatch 10 TIE srS,

PARIS, Oct. c5.--A sensational turn
was given to the investigation OF the
connection OF Bolo Pasha and NJ. Hum
bert with the purchase OF the Paris
journal when the Minister OF Justice
this afternoon ordered the arrest o!
Pierre Lenoir. capitalist and promoter,
and Guillaume Desouches. a former So
licitor. on the charge of having business
relations with the enemy. These men
bought the Journal in 1915 for 100000
francs tabout $4,000 .0o0) and sold II
later to Humbert.
The prisoners were brought to the
Palais de Justice. where they were Ques-
toned by the examining magistrate.
Both had appeared a week or so ago
before Capt Bouchardon, the military
prosecutor, In the course OF his inquiry
into the source of Bolo's millions. At
that time Humbert published a state
nent in the Journal that II was through
Lenoir and Desouches that he had OBJ
tanned control Of that newspaper.
Humbert added that he had paid L.
oOO 900 francs OF his own on account
in the purchase of the paper to Lenoir.
who did not believe he could raise
the remaining 100000 francs neces-
sary to complete the purchase. and the
million he had paid was in jeopardy.
II was at this moment. Humbert said
that Rolo Pasha offered for the third
time to furnish the funds to complete
the purchase OF l,10O shares OF the
Journal stock This was in January,
1916. Bolo went to America in Feb
ruary and got the money, He deposited
100000 francs with J. =. Morgan &
/ Co 70 the credit Of Humbert
With this million francs Humhert
said he reimbursed himself for what
he had paid Lenoir on account, then
: completed the purchase OF a controlling
number OF shares with more OF Bolo's
money the shares being put into a
partnership account
Capt. Boucha rdon brought to light
! that 1000. 900 francs were furnished by
Lenoir and Desouches when they bought
the journal from Leteller, but the
source of this money was not clearly re-
vealed. Lenoir a. first said It came
from his fathers fortune. but this was
shown TO be impossible. He then init
mated that certain prominent banks had
furnished the tuiris for press cam
paign Lenoir's mother. after many
contradictory stories. said she would tell
the origin OF the money only to the
President OF the republic, The official
note issued on the subject says that the
in July and August, 1915, indicates that
the funds used came from secret foreign
sources.
Chauffeur Betrays LenOir.
The arrest or Lenoir and Desouches
WAS brought about by the submission
to the Minister of Justice by Charles
Humbert OF certain information giver
to him by Lenoirs former chauffeur
! .hp ic cd Ia nf
Information was that in July. 1915, De
bruyn drove Lenor to the office %
D-souches in the Rue Pressbourg ant
that while he WAS waiting in front o
the office taX!cab drove up from whicl
alighted man carrying two larg
Nalises He entered the office OF De
souches.
shortly atterward. Lenoir came ou
and jumped into his automobile. De
bruyn added:
: He told me to drive to the home o
, NINE. ArlyX. a great friend Of his. Will
he was with her in the drawing room
went into the kitchen, where tn
chambermaid told me that NJ Lenoi
: had just given madame 100. 900 franc
s2O.o00), and that they were thel
counting the money. Next day and 70
several days after Lenoir gave me man
r thousand franc bills to have change
: for him
+, The police magistrate examined De
= bruyn. who confirmed what he had toll
Humbert. and added further details ]
also was learned that on the same da
| that the valses were carried into De
I souches's Office Desouches went to
I branch OF the Compton Descompte 1
, the Champs Elysecs and deposited sey
, eral million francs.
The Excelsior says that a very in
timate friend of Desouches was IA woma
. we'll known in certain Partisan circle
: and celebrated for her beauty. Thi
. woman. the Excelsior adds, was ais
, a very dear friend OF Prince Hohenloh,
. who was supposed TO be the head c
y the German spy system in Switzerlan,
The newspapers also say that Leno
held position In the censor's depar
ment, being thus enabled TO commun
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