THE FRENCH TRIAL
BOLO’S DEFENCE
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PARIS February 0
8010 Pasha maintained an attitude of Munchausen like audacity, and declared that he associated with the exKhedive solely to induce him to abdicate, and added: “He placed bis Crown at by disposal. •fßolo, when cornered, declared that the hostile witnesses were liars, and claimed that he still possessed a fortune of £560,000 and i,t was useless for the prosecutor to try to trace it. The indictment against 8010 delineates him as a fascinating libertine; a cajoling feline, philandered, bigamist, gambler, extravagant liver, and an unscrupulous adventurer, • who conquered women with his silken moustaches aria fondling eye, and won their devotion despite his cruelty and infidelity. Tic imposed on business men by clever cynical audacity and self confidence. After bigamously marrying the rich widow of a Bordeaux wine merchant he launched on a life of wild business speculations and social pretensions ; promoted businesses in various parts of the worlcl; but all failed.
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1918, Page 3
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