The sun., 1919-01-22
FREE NINE. LEBAUDY
OF MURDER CHARGE
Grand Jury Refuses to Indict
Slayer Of emperor Of
Sahara"
WEEPS WHEN TOLD NEWS
Thinks Slain Husbands Spirit
Influenced Jurors in
Her Favor.
WEEPS WHEN TOLD NEWS


Nine. Marie Augustine Lebaudy went
to her home at westbury. L. l.. yeste-
day evening free and happy and decla~.
ing her belief that even tho spirit =.
Jacques, the husband whom she shot TO
death, had Influenced the Nassau county
Grand Jury to find no indictment agans.
her.
The action of the Grand Jurors can.
after they had heard County Detective
Carman Plant as the last witness for u.
State in the morning. and District A
torney Charles r. Weeks. who espounded
to them tho points OF the law with -,
gard to murder in the first ana second
degree. manslaughter. and the eviderc.
on which a presentment OF mo ind't.
ment" might be found.
Following luncheon the Grand Jurors
resumed their deliberations. and about
o'clock in tho afternoon word was sent %
Supreme Court Justice Asphalt that the
Jurors had reached unanimous agree
ment
He took his seat OF the bench. ard
about fve minutes after o'clock Fore
man Sylvester Pearsall filed IN at tie
head OF the Jurors. Sheriff PhincaS Sea-
man and other court officials. come 90
whom were known to have hoped tha'
Nine Lebaudy would be exonerated
waited tensely while the foreman handed
the jury's statement of the case to tho
court clerk.
Failed TO Find Evidence.
Then II was announced that the Jury,
after reviewing Lebsudy's cruelty to-
ward his wife for many years and his
urfatherly attitude toward his daughter
Jacqueline. had failed TO find evidence
justifying an indictment holding Nine
Lebaudy for trial.
Instantly Sheriff Seaman ran to t.,.
phone and called UP his wife. who RAD
been min!ster!ng to Nine. Lebaudy N tn.
Mineola jail and trying TO soothe thA
nervousness that developed as the hour
for the jury's decision approached.
Tell Mrs. Lebaudy," the Sheriff sad
TO Mrs. Seaman, that everything is al,
right. The Grand Jury has found 10
indictment against her"
Mrs, Seaman went upstairs % tn.
room where Nine. Lebaudy, still west
and III, was lying in bed Seeing ~
Mrs. Seaman's expression that tho jury
baudy rose in bed. raising her arms 70
the Sherin's wife appealingly, while her
lips trembled rs though she tried 70
make them frame words. but couldn;
Its all over said Mrs Seantaf..
Everything Is all right" Nine. l..-
baudy looked dazed for a moment, the
the tears came.
Maybe It Isn't true" she sobotd
Maybe It's n mistake"
sisted. My husband just called Tie ~
and said you are to go free" Nm.
Lebaudy threw her arms around NJ.
Seamans neck and wept
Wanted TO Stay All Night.
I'm 50 glad, SO glad she murmured.
despite her sobs. And you've been az
kind to me-
in fact she appeared to have devei-
oped such an affection for the wn.
haired. motherly woman who had lopi...
after her every want IN the prison th't
when her emotion finally subsidized Mn
Lebaudy said:
I'm so tired I'd like to stay &.
place all night don't want
home" But in few minutcs
Harry W. Moore, her attorney. So. q ..
order for her discharge which ,'r't.
Asplnall had Just signed al h!s
The lawyer, with the aid Of - g.
Suffern, an old family friend, r.
upon her TO spend the night q. t1' '~
where the tragedy occurred n 7.-'
Saturday.
But Nine. Lebaudy wou,i "e:
until the return OF her ttr.,sr.,'sr
daughter. who had gone for 1'r ...
bile ride with the two ia "a.
Sheriff Seaman, Ethel and Et1'.
waiting for her Mime. Lebaudv va
tied by Mrs. Michael Williams =" Z
the detective from whom cane 40
volver with which Nine. LchaI4.
the shooting.
JaeQueline. ignorant OF her NOT.
release, drove up TO tire jail a.. :
o'clock and was told the Good reNs
Mrs Seaman. She gave u CRY - O..
ran up the stairs and threw asr - "
around her mothers ueIi,. Thor -
Lebaudy, Jacqueline. Moore anI SUI
accompanied by the Lebsudy =, .
Rags, went down stairs, where she u...".
eood-by 10 the Seamans, shaking
Sheritt's hand smiirgly and kissing .
wife.
Her Manner Changed.
Nine. Lebaudy had put on dart IT,.
and was otherwise attirei a s1e !f'
been on tho day of her entry Into pr'so-
but her manner had undergone q cor
plete transformation Though sAs wa
st,il pale tie sparkle OF freedom va
already in her eyes as she said 10 r .
newspaper reporters aligned r,s7 f.,
lawyers car:
Il thank you for all tire kindness 80
have shown mo. am sorry l do no,
speak better EnSlish." Then sho ...f
in French: Il really believe cy-n Jre
qles las helped me- mucn throas9 '-'