New-York tribune., 1919-01-13
Self-Defence
TO Be Plea of
Mrs. Lebaud,
Killed Husband to Shield
Her Daughter, Is Hinted
by Friend of the Woman

! WESIBURI, Long Island, Jan. 12.---
Although Mrs. Marine Augustine Le-
baudvs who shot and killed her husband,
Z jacques, here on Saturday night, was
still prostrated and unable to see any
one yesterday, it was said by her
friends that she would plead self-de-
! fence at her trial. A close friend of the
family limited she shot her husband to
protect her thirteen -year-old daughter,
Jacqueline.
| On several occasions, this informant
said, Lebaudy had threatened to do the
girl bodily harm. 1t is considered pos
sible that Mrs. Lebaudy believed he
| was about to carry out this threat Sat
urday night, for when she, shot him
he was. ascending the stairs to where
| she and her daughter were.
Her pistol had five chambers and she
emptied it. Four of the bullets took
effect Lebaudy was hit in the chest,
the chin, the left. shoulder and the
spine. He plunged to the foot of the
stairway, breaking his nose and bruis-
ing his body.
Pistol in Lebaudy's Pocket
Whether or not the man had mur-
derous designs on any one in his house.
he did have loaded revolver in his
cvercoat pocket. Another pocket was
! filled with gold pieces, another with
silver and his trousers contained
several hundred dollars in bills.
Henry Greenstein, taXcab driver.
of 62 Main Street, Mineola, this after
noon gave a Tribune reporter full ac-
.E \ l. - -I L., y
ing the two hours before he was killed
by his wife here Saturday night.
Laboudy, sportily dressed, appeared
at the Long Island railroad station at
Mineola shortly before 5 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. A messenger boy from
Manhattan accompanied him, carrying
small bundle.
II saw he was looking for taxicab
and l started toward him." said Green
stein. "but he waved me aside and ap-
preached another chauffeur. Lebaudy
then he jumped in. They had ridden
only few feet when Lebaudy com
manded the chauffeur to stop and he
abandoned the car. He told the driver
he didn't like his machine.
Particular About Taxis
"Then they took >another taxi and
IOuc dDOuC VIC SdHbC rNiSboiANS NHNAA
Lcbaudy told the chauffeur the same
thing and jumped out, the messenger
boy after him. was the only one left
with a machine and he came TO me.
First he asked me for my name and
address, then he told me to take him
home. | had taken him around in my
car before and knew his ways, and so
l acted accordingly.
"We were going pretty fast over
toward s'The Lodge" where he lived,
when saw some lights flashing in
back of me and turned around to see
what it was. Lcbaudy had an electric
fash lamp and was signalling or some
| thing out Of the window. | told him
! il was dark and l couldn't see if he
vas going to do that and he told me to
| mind my own business, but he stopped.
| The messenger boy did not speak a
word during the trip and ! afterward
learned Lebaudy had told him not to
opel, his mouth.
"When we came to The Lodge 1.e-
! baudy, speaking with French accent,
commanded both the messenger boy
and myself to remain perfectly still
| He did not 20 into the house through
the main entrance, but passed through
kitchen door and appeared minute
| later at the front door, beckoning to
us to come in. Maybe We did not st0rt
/ quick enough, for she shouted at the
top Of his lungs to us and in com
manding tones.
Saw Couple Quarreling
"Whcn I got into the house saw
! Mrs. Lebaudy and her husband in the
same room. They were separated by
large dining table and they were
/ Quarrelling In a few seconds .he was.
| chasing her and they ran about the
| table. But suddenly. Lebaudy stopped
and discovered a scuttlc of coal in tho
| corner Of the room
"'Pick that up he shouted to mo.
! looked straight into his eyes and then
| ct Mrs. Lcbaudy. She walked toward
me and barely whispered to me.
He's crazy, you know; you's better
| do what he tells you or he'll shoot
! you,'i she said to me, and l thought
/ the best thing could do under the
I circumstances was TO humor him. !
| picked up the settle Of coal and stood
/ erect.
! "sNow walk over to that door and
| wait,' he commanded, pointing to the
I, main door which leads to the piazza
! j did, but before Iscould turn my head
| he yas shouting to me again. He
| marched me outside onto the lawn
| following me out. then made me
| spdinkic the coal about the lawn.
Ordered Shutters Torn or
~ thought he had finished fooling
Win me affsr 1 had emptisd the pail,
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