New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

and former owner Of the newspaper
lie Journal" who was arrested IN
Paris shortly after a French tribunal
had decreed that Bolo Pacha must face
firing squad, got S17O,0 8O3 Of Bolo's
gold through transfer in this city
which involved an account carried with
J. p. Morgan e. Co.
Documentary proof Of this, together
with a report which shows the French
Senator maintained a large account
with the house of Morgan. was made
public yesterday by Perley Morse. head
of the firm of Perley Morse & Co, ac-
countants, under orders from Merton
Z. Lewis, Attorney General of New
York State
Evidence Of this direct deal between
the French Senator and Boio in the
United States has been IL: the hands
of French officials for some time. 1t is
believed to have contributed to the re-
cent arrest of Humbert and the seiz-
ure of his papers in Paris
It was turned up by Mr.. Morse in
his investigation into the ramitications
of Bolo's financial affairs here. The
report Of the Senator's transactions in
America was completed last October
and turned over to Mr.. Lewis. who for
warded ii to France. Publication here
was withheld at the request of the
French government.
Purpose Not Revealed
Nh. Morse said he did not know why
Bolo paid Humbert the $170068. .03
credited to the Senator's account here.
But it is said that it establishes an
other link in the transaction giving to
Bolo share in Humbert's paper, lie
Journal" through which Bolo schemed
TO SOW seeds Of Germanism in France.
The investigation revealed that $780,
669.53 had been deposited to the Sen
ator's credit here between August II.
1915. and July 81. 1917. That period
en- braces Bolo's greatest activities in
behalf of the Kaiser With the eXcep-
ton of the direct Bolo transfer, the
Senator's funds consisted Of credits
forwarded here from Morgan, Harjes e.
Co., in Paris. These credits came from
time TO time and Withdrawals for large
amounts were made repeatedly. The
Paris investigation which led to. the
Senator's arrest as an enemy Of France
may have shown where this money
came from and where it went, Mr..
Morse suggested.
On October 5, 1917. when the investi-
gation here was completed, Senator
Humbert had credit on the books of
j. ?. Morgan {, Co. for Sl2S.232.3S in
cash and $4,000 in British bonds
which the Senator acquired on March
), 1917.
The direct transfer Of German
moneys into the Senator's account here
is recorded in photographs which Mr..
Morse caused to be taken. They are
COPIES of letters between Bolo, who
was living at the Plaza here on March
IA, 1916, when the transfer took place,
and the New Y ork branch Of the Royal
Bank of Canada, and in letter from
the Senator to J. p. Morgan & Co. A
letter. signed by Boio himself. refer
ring to an Enclosure from the Senator
and addressed TO the Royal Bank of
Canada here. reads:
Enclosed please find letter from my
friend Senator Charles Humbert of Paris
shall be obliged to you il you will kindly
inform me what the amount Is in dollars
of this deposit which | 70 make. and
trust the expression Of my warmcst ~e-
CARDS.
1t was dated March A.
Handed S17O.C6S Check
On March IA, 1916. the Royal Bank
of Canada here wrote }. p. Morgan &
Co. as follows:
In accordance with instructions from
Bir. Paul Bolo Pacha. we beg to hand you
herewith our check for $170,06S.03, which
kindly place TO the credit of Senator
Charles Hunlbert, of Paris, France"
In letter written on the stationery
Of ''Le Journal dated February 10,
1916, Senator Humbcrt anticipated .his
Bolo deposit. He wrote j. ?. Morgan
& Co.:
Mr.. Paul Bolo Pacha will deposit to MY
account with your bank in New York the
sum of 100000 francs, converted into
dollars, at the average rate Of exchange of
January 81 last.
Mr.. Morse discovered another letter
from the Senator to the house of Nor
gan, in which the Frenchman showed
that he had no desire TO have his
American correspondence subjected to
the searching eye of the censor. 1t was
dated January 4. 1917. and read:
Kindly send me- at Boulevard Male
sherbes lG7, the statement of my account
up to January of this year | shall be
obliged if you indicate under my name my
title OF Senator, in order that my letters
be not opened by the censor which has no
other Inconvenience to me, however than
the delay caused in the delivery of nv cor
respondcnce.'
1t was signed "Cnarles Humbcrt" and
under the name was written his title.
'Senateur de la Meuse"
Senator Humbert's account here was