THE HUMBERTS ON TRIAL.
EXCITEMENT IN PARIS. t ,United Press Association—Per Electric s5, J Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.15 a m., August 10th. PARIS, August 9/ Crowds waited outside the Palace of Justice, the Court overflowing with -the public. M. Labori defends the Humberts. The charges include forgerysuidobtaining money by false pretences. The existence of Crawbrother is the crux of the entire J case. I
During the president's resume of the case Madame Humbert constantly protested her honesty. She, said that she was the victim of usurers, and promised to tell latfc" wheTe the Crawfords and their hundreds of millions of francs are. Throughout the day Madame Humbert displayed the consuaijnate skill of an actress, toeinfe threatening, arrogant, pathetic and sarcastic, by turns. The public are disappointed at Madame evasion of the promised revelations. * ■ . ' -..' '■ ""
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12143, 11 August 1903, Page 3
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132THE HUMBERTS ON TRIAL. Timaru Herald, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12143, 11 August 1903, Page 3
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