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dcrncss for the girl. Harry Moore, the
mothers attorney, said the statements
laid to Lebaudy, III which he denied
the parentage of Jacquelinc, were ahso
lutely false, as Elise Roueuct. the cook,
had been the girls nurse IN infancy.
Nine. Lebaudy was still confined in
her bedroom. After the meeting with
Mr.. Moore she had but one ether visi-
tor, and that was the kindly Father
McGinnis. His story Of the woman
was given to the newspaper men in an
interview, and he declared Icpauuy was
insane without doubt
Father McGinnis said:
81 was frequently called in the dead
of the night to settle quarrels bctweou
Lcbaudy and his wife. ! always be-
licvcd something tragic would happen;
either Lcbaudy would kill her or she
would Kill him. | have been more frc-
quently called there than anywhere
else The girl would often call nc on
the phone, saying cXcitedly. Papa is
herc!" and | would go over there
There would always he quarres and
arguments, and | would ind the girl
locked up in room. Sometimes both
mother and daughter would be locked
up together.
"Hc had chased his wife around the
room with q knife in his hand lie was
insane, without doubt. and there is no
one around her who does not believe it,
Lehaudy's Assaults Anticipated
"Jacqueline's life has been ono of
continual torment. | would often go
over there and find Mrs. Lebaudy all
dressed waiting for the usual assault
on the house by her husband. She
would be so frightened she would am
ticipate his visits and would lock up
the girl to protect her against her
father"
Lebaudy's eccentricties were the
talk of the county. He would, it is
said, put ice on the hay mows to keep
the hay cool; he would saddle cows,
hitch them to automobiles. hire mes
senger boys and farmers 10 carry on
an imaginary cavalry charge against
his neighbors, himself riding one Of
the few good horses in his stable,
blowing fourishes on a tin bugle; he
was extravagant with his wife one
night and would come home tho next
without penny. He would have gold
pieces in his pocket and sometimes
would bring home large quantities Of
coal or cans Of oil.
Called Count" on Broadway
Lebaudy's freak mannerisms and his
absolute dis .ain for conventions won
him reputation among the Broadway
cafes, where he was always called the
Count" lie had several aliases, and
this fact made it difficult for his
friends to trace him.
He was the common law husband of
Nine. Lebaudy, it is said. "Therc can
be little doubt as to the legality OF the
relation between Nine. Lebaudy and
her late husband" Mr. Moore, counsel
emphatically that the law would recog
nze Nine. Lcbaudy as the lnheritor by
at least onerthird OF whatever estate
the emperor Of Sahara" left, and the
rest, he said, would naturally go to the
daughter. who was the only child
Mr. Moore is looking for a will. So
far the search has proved frutloss.
Should there be no document of that
kind the court would appoint an adj
minstrator, Mr.. Moore said
Lcbaudy Insane, Moore Says
Lebaudy had already been charged
with insanity twice, MI. Moore SAID.
The last charge was preferred by his
wife after some act Of violence. 1.-TWO
commissioners Of lunacy declared Lc-
baudy TO be insane" Mr.. Moore said,
"but he was released from the asylum
on writ Of haneas corpus, and Judge
Callahan dismissed the case. That was
III 1916"
Moore told Of an attempt OF Lebaudy
to eject his wife from the premises
~ 1914 Judge Lewis Smith. Who was
then District Attorney Of Nassau Coun-
ty. was called by Mrs. Lcbaudy at mid
night. Moore relntcd. Mrs J.abaudy
was alarmed, saying that tvo strange
men were taking the furniture from
her home. The District Attorney sent
help and found that the mcn had no
right to move the things. They had to
replace them.
convcrsation which Mr. Moore, had
with the daughter JAcnueline late last
night proved that the father had becu
almost brutN in his treatment OF her
since she WAS four years old
81 Gnu irat remember" the girl said
"the time ! lived with mamma and
papa at the Hotel Savoy New York. (
was about five years old. | remember
Japa way always harsh and unkind to
me, He Wa called the tOrut die urhr