The sun., 1919-01-17
NINE. LEBAUDY HELD
IN JAIL AS SLAYER
iii, She Weeps Over Girl and
SwoOns When Charged
With Murder.
BURIAL TO BE TO-DAY
Grand Jury at Scene Of Shoot
ing, Hears Messenger, Adj
jOurns Until Tuesday.

Phoenix Lodge. bare and rain stained.
doomed lonelier than ever In the cluster
of pines on Westbury Plain last night
end a rich, full moon bathed the strange
house OF tragedy in ghosty light. jules,
the faithful gardener. and Alice. the
cook, were the sole occupants Of the
place Marie Augustine Lebaudy ard
Ter daughter. Jacqueline. were gone.
The child slept in a little white cottage
down the road and her mother in Min
cola Jail. where she will stay until the
Grand Jury resumes its deliberations
OF Tuesday.
The bowling OF Jacqueline's brown
Chow announced the arrival of a big
Limousine up the cedar fringed road to
the lodge yesterday noon and out Of
the car jumped Sheriff Phineas A. Sea-
man and Constable Carman Plant Not
Until then did the people in the Lebaudy
Jouse realize that the Madame was to
lie actually moved to the Jail that sits
81 the back yard Of Nassau County
Court House. That was shortly after
o'clock.
Faint and quietly weeping, Mime. Lc
baudy descended the staircase to the
hallway where on Saturday she shot
her husband. Jacques Lebaudy. She
stepped over the spot where he had
fallen. Its outline on the floor was
Chalked from the police probe.
Bids Daughter Adieu.
In the dining room. Just of the cor
ridor. she was helped by her nurse.
Margaret Wiedmer. and there took
, her with kisses. and Father McGuinnis
OF st. Brigid's Chapel touched the
daughters shoulder and took her out
OF the room.
The Sheriff was but few moments
in making his mission known. He told
the accused woman that Dr. Guy F.
Cleghorn. County Physician. had de-
clared she was sufficiently recovered
from the shock of the tragedy TO war
liant her removal and that District At
torney Weeks had so ordered. DR.. Jo-
seph A. Kerrigan. her physician and
Attorney Harry Moore. her counsel.
slgnified that she was ready.
The door of the mansion opened as
solemnly as though 1t were drama.
the brown dog whined around the porch
and the swung door of the limousine.
Supported by Dr. kerrigau and Consta-
BILE Plant, Nine. Lebaudy approached
the threshold Her bent head suddenly
lifted, and through the two wells she
saw the car. She shrank back and
screamed. The door Of the lodge pushed
10 asain. and the woman sank back in
an armchair. A moment or so later the
group came onto the porch. Nine. Le-
baudy assisted by the two men. the
kindly priest with his arm around JAG
Queline, and the two servants.
As the weeping woman placed her
foot on the car step she collapsed and
was lifted into the machine. Her head
fell forward and she called for Dr. Ker-
,igan Constable Plant assured her the
physician would follow, and the two
autos bore through the road to Hemp
stead and drew w before the rickety
aId Town Hall about 2 80 o'clock.
In an anteroom to the court sat
Justice OF the Peace Walter r. Jones
st his desk. Into this room Sheriff
Seaman and Mrs. Wiedmer. the nurse
helped Mime. Lebaudy. Constable Leon
ard Thorn swore a charge OF murder In
the first degree against her. and when
St was read to Nine. Lebaudy she be-
came hysterical.
oh. Jacqueline Oh. Jacqueline :" was
the low cry that the yelled woman an
Cwered Justice Jones's charge. She
tainted. DIR. Kerrigan revived her. That
was the first time her wells were drawn
from her face. She was pale and red
eyed and sorrowfully beautiful.
Remanded to Jail.
When finally she was able to stand
before the Justice again she was told
her counsel had entered a plea OF mot
guilty" to the charge and had waived
examination and she was remanded 10
the Mineola Jail. pending the outcome of
tie Grand Jury's investis alton OF the
death OF Lebaudy. Sheriff Seaman then
conveyed her to Nassau county jail.
Mrs. Seaman. wife of the Sheriff. met
] er at the door of the institution. Then
The two women with Mrs. Wiedmer went
through the barred gate to the Office and
UP the stairs to the floor above. where
Mrs. Seaman had arranged ner son Il
room for MINNIE. Lebaudy's occupancy
II is a simple bedroom. quite unlike the
cell where Mrs Jack de Saulles awaited
lIer freedom. 1t contains white iron
led. a couple of chairs and cot for
the nurse. Two huge bouquets Of roses
sent by friends and an enlarged snap
t''ot OF Jacqueline are its only decora-
tons Nine. Lebludy's luggage consisted
of black suitcase and travelling bag.
fine will remain in this room until she
,esains her health. when she will be
placed in one of the Jail cells.
God knows would never have killed
Jacques" she said. III II had only been
a question of myself. I would gladly
have died rather than raise a hand
against one whom 80 truly loved. How
ever. / didn't dare to die and leave
Jacquellne. Upon ME rested all the re-
tponsibility for her care and welfare.
1T Is only for that reason that under
the circumstances I do not regret the
step which was forced upon me. Words
cannot express my grief at the trouble
which has cast a shadow upon my re-
manning days, but under the circum-
stances even now I cannot soc that 1t
was anything but right
Mr. Moore. her attorney. left her at
ebout o'clock, and said: Mime. Le-
baudy has been in an exceedingly ner-
Nous condition as a result of the strain
Of the past few days. Day and night
her mind turns to the great calamity
that has befallen the family and she
lrays necessarily.
Threats Against Life.
THE threats and attempts upon her
J''e which have been made OF late are
not merely OF recent date They go back
10 times prior 70 their arrival IN this