The Washington times., 1919-05-25
ary Career Of Jacques Lebau
Reveal Almost Incredible
Real Parsonage Which Ent
the Imagination of Il

Long island New York. where he was slain submitting
his wife and child the endorsements of being without
sufficient clothing heat say nothing Of days and
days Of hunger there staff of highly paid
executives quartered in elaborate offices which occupy the
entire floor of an exclusive office building in the Wall
Street district New York City, which devoted its time
and energies solely the management Of the Lebaudy
financial interests which spread through almost every
country on the globe Included in this organization Of
Lebaudy representatives highly paid attorneys Of
international reputation with Mr. Paul de Fere one Of
the most prominent of the foreign attorneys praeeng in
the United States and Mr. Ernest s. Suern long recog
nzed as one of the powerful nancies of the metropolis
Assisting them secretaries directors libra
rians real estate experts experts international law and
experts in foreign exchange and commercial relations
The expense for single month OF the upkeep Of this
ganizaton which was necessary to keep track OF Lee
baudys properties would have given Injuries for year
to Nine Lebaudy and Jaequeline out at The Lodge.
OF course these representatives Of the Lebaudy interests
knew nothing Of the conditions at 'The Lodge They
would have been shocked beyond endurance had they
known that their clients family suffering want
Almost without exception the American courts have
held that whenever unmarried enters into domes
tic eompanionship with unmarried woman announcing
to his friends that he has accepted her as his wife, and
her to be known and recognized as his sole and
actual hepmeet this attitude upon his part constitutes
actual marriage though no formal and legal
mony has been performed. This is what is known as
marriage under the common law. Common law, Of
course is not written in the statute books It vague
intangible thing adopted by legislatures
crosses Like the rainbow it is something that is visible
yet be found when sought for Yet every court
in America recognizes the common law. Its best def
milton is What is right
The courts have held that in conjugal alliances between
a and woman without the offices Of priest or min
lister other oeet qualified to perform ceremony, both
the intention Of the and justice to the
cerned must be taken into account clear that
the intended the should have all the rights
and privileges of legal wife, if it is shown that the
tn
hers then marriage at common law Is proclaimed and
the woman is accorded the full standing Of wife who
married by proper ceremony.
So It would seem that In America and England Where
common law is recognized Nine. Lebaudy win have little
difficulty in establishing her position wife and thus
secure for herself full dover rights in her husbands
tate and the balance of for her fourteen daug
ter Already the have granted her letters Of ad
minStratiOn and thus put her into full possession OF
everything that was Lebaudys. The big star OF attor
neys and experts who in charge of his affairs while
he alive have transferred their allegiance to her
accepting only her ORDERS and preparing to support ne
vigorously in defense of any attempt to take the esta
away from her.
But while the common law marriage probably will be
recognized in America and England the properties Ief
in these two countries comparatively small 1t IS tn
great holdings in South America and in Continents
Europe which the valuable and In Of thes
countries is there such thing marriage except will
the sanction of the church and the legal authorities Viii
Nine Lebaudy be able, if her inheritance is attacked
abroad to the estate for Jacquenef Her advisers
have announced that they will try to take the estate away
from Jacqueline any way.
1t is interesting to recall that many years ago. while
Lebaudy still claimed be the Emperor of the Sahara
many European newspapers published dispatch
which said that "the morganatic wife of Jacques lie
baudy selfstyed Emperor of the Sahara, is expected
shortly to present the soeaed Emperor with heir
the throne. If this heir is female child she will Inherit
whatever future developments may make of the self
erected desert throne of Jacques Lebaudy since the laws
established by the monarch contemplate the succession
the throne of female well as male descendants"
This dispatch would seem to indicate that at that
time Europe considered the Emperor established
monarch only monarchs may have morganate wives
mOrganac wife usually is a not of royal blood
who is welded by monarch.
Every informally recognizes the marriage and the
mOrganac wife is received in society and accorded high
digntes But her children could be heirs to
throne other royal estate If France Spain and South
American countries recognized Nine Lebaudy as
morganatic wife, still she could not such inherit he
husbands properties.
hint of the Importance internationally of this deli
question of the widows standing is found in
extraordinary proceedings which recently took place
Chile The Chilean Government was notified by Mrs
Lebaudys agents here formerly her husbands fnancia
agents. that hencefOrth she the of the gra