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Show SENSATION IN D'AULBY CASE TOURS. France. Dec. 23. "An amazing court drama of passion and pathos" Is how a local paper tonight sums up the trial of "Count" and "Countess" D'Aulby de Gatlgny who are charged with having swindled Hie Duchess De Cholwenl-Praslin, formerly Mrs, Charles Hamilton Paine of Boston. Bos-ton. 'I he epigram was bafed on today's sensational developments at the trial, which so moved the auditors that the customary scenes of disorder, laughter and cheering changed to weeping. Reputable business and professional men of Tours on the stand, painted D'Aulbv and his wile as the incarnation incarna-tion of honcsty and charity, declaring that there ministering to the wants of eIIc and needy caused Ihem to be loved and esteemed throughout tho country. M. Diot on Stand. M. Diot, president of the Tours association as-sociation of lowjers. who drew up the contract for the sale of the picture "Ant lope" to the late Mr. Paine testified testi-fied that D'Aulby iusisted on the insertion in-sertion of a clause that he could not guarantee the authenticity of the picture. pic-ture. M. Diot also said that nar the D'Aulby nor his wife had any idea of business or of the value of the money, of which they received ? 12,000 almost every year from Ilos-ton. Ilos-ton. They were passionately lortd of music and lived a happy family life until Mrs. Paine entered D Anlby's life which until then bad been irreproachable irreproach-able D'Aulby, the witneys declared, was the victim of tho wiles of others, who were now trying to ruin him As M. Diot gave Instances of D'Aul-by's D'Aul-by's alleged charities, sobbing was heard In variors parts oT the courtroom. court-room. The witness sail It was always D'Aulby's Intention to forward the wine for which Mr. Paine had given him J3.700. Kvery witness called by the prosecution prose-cution today turned out to be a defender de-fender of the defense, while tin- testimony testi-mony nf D. Pesmoulin, a member of the P.".iu Arts Saloon. Paris, plainly plain-ly produced an Impression riKt favorable favor-able to the accused. D'Aulby, who. under the French system, is constant ly ouestioned on various points, brought out by witnesses, shows sii;ns of breaking down, as a result ef me ordeal. As M. Diot and others lauded him ttlay, D'Aulby sal with his head bowed on his knees, handkerchief hldlnc hi features. It is announced that he has spent right months of his piison life In composing music and writing his memoirs. |