Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
EMPEROR
.OFSAHARA'
COMES TO
.TRAGICEND
Eccentric Son Of "Sugar
King" Of France Shot Dead
lin Home Near Scene of
De SauIIeS Killing.

Westbury, N. Y, Jan. liz
jacques Lebaudy, known as EN-
peror Of the Sahara" was shot and
killed by his wife as he entered her
home, "Phoenix Lodge" here to-
night.
Madame Lebaudy, who is popu.
lar in the fashionable Long Island
colony, tainted after the shooting.
News Of the tragedy was conveyed
to Madame LebHudy's attorney by
her l8-year-old daughter. Jacque-
line, who notified Sheriff Seaman Of
Nassau county. Sheriff Seaman at
once established guard over Mad
anne Iebaudy.
According to Sheriff Seaman, the
eccentric millionaire, who was a son
of the late Max Lebaudy, the sugar
king" of France, had been separated
from his wife for several months.
Eludes Guard at Home.
About a week. ago, Sheriff Seaman
said, Lebaudy visited Phoenix
Lodge and created scene. Madame
Lebaudy then employed a guard at
the home, but Lebaudy, returning
to Phoenix Lodge at about $50
o'clock tonight, eluded the guard
and entered the home.
His body pierced by a bullet,
was found at the foot of the grand
staircase of the house. A black
grip lay beside the body.
The Lebaudy home, where the
shooting occurred, is within 1000
feet Of THE Box" where Mrs. BIZ
anca De Saulles shot and killed her
husband, John Longer De Saulles,
August 3, 1917.
Lebaudy, whose escapades had
filled columns in New York news
papers, made himself the title Of
Emperor of the Sahara" in 1908,
shortly after his father had died.
leaving him an estate, the value Of
which was estimated at $l2,000,000.
Plants Colony in Africa.
Conceiving the idea of establish
ing a great maritime city and
Kingdom" on the coast of Africa.
Lebaudy sailed from France on his
yacht "Frasquita," accompanied BY
three followers. After landing and
taking formal possession of the
shore under the title of Jacques /
emperor of the Sahara, he returned
to Europe and collected a colony of
nearly 500 persons, whom he trans
ported to his kingdom"
nsAG ,,y,&f, Al E~n...L c.
ish and Swiss governments followed
and Lebaudy hauled down his flag.
three bees on a field of purple, and
returned to France. A French man
of-war later tooh off some Of his
colonists who had been left on the
African coast.
In 1904 Lebaudy issued a state
nlent from Brussels "renouncing his
crown" but year later it was re-
ported that he sacrificed a payment
of 100000 francs due him from
sugar transaction because the check
was not made out to Jacques /, em-
peror of the Sahara"
Lebaudy came to the United
States a short time later, reports at
that time stating he had been in
formed by the government Of
France that his presence there no
longer was acceptable.
Committed to An Asylum.
In 1915. shortly after-he had iost
a 81 100000 suit against the Carnegie
Trust company, which he had en-
ployed to dispose of his holdings in
France, Lebaudy was confined IN the
state hospital, at Amityville, eseap-
ing one night to be- reeabtured the
next day in the woods near his
home. He was released by a court
order. few weeks later.
A short time afterward, however,
he was arrested on a charge Of as
sault preferred by his wife and
again was committed to an institu-
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