The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-18

ne owned VlllaS IOreSLs, IarInS ana Quiet
real estate worth certainly 100000 In South Africa
he owned highly productive gold mine, for which he
paid $5000O0
His judgment of the stock market was remarkable
No in the last twenty-five years has been keener
operator His Wall Street speeulatons often con-
Quoted tremendous scale, but they were always so
cunnngy concealed that his brokers were not
aware Of their real magnitude
Nor did the terror Of his enemies in which Lebaudy
lived prevent his engaging in all sorts of litigation
large staff of lawyers required to handle the cases
which he always prosecuting defending IN the
French courts One Of these brought to recover
matter of 100000 which ne alleged was due him Tor
breach of contract.
One of his most notable suits in this country that
in which he sued to from the Carnegie
Trust Company which had represented him regarding his
affairs in France for year after his landing here.
But when, after bitterly fought legal battle, the
courts finally awarded Lebaudy 215654 he stubborny
refused to accept the money At last the State Spern
tendent of Banks forced the fund to New
YOrk's City Chamberlain to hold in trust for him.
All this time while Lebaudy occupied with elud-
ing his enemies executing brilliant financial and legal
strokes he entirely abandoned his imperial plans
In his mind eye he always the African sands dotted
with the green fields and popuous cities which were to
come into being under his benefcent regime.
The outbreak of the European greatly Influenced
the "EmperOrs' imagination, renewing ardently
One of the astonishing eccentrcities to which inspired
him the invasion Of the fashionable MeadowbroOk
Hunt Club at the head of cavacade of messenger boys
as was told here last Sunday
Soon after the German hordes were pressing close on
Paris he began sending cabegrams Of advice signed with
all his imperial titles the President Of France Premier
Clemenceau and various French military leaders One of
these addressed to- Marshal JOfre read simply
Move fasterI 1t is imperative
At least once after we entered the against Ger
many Lebaudy getting into serious trouble
through suspicious actions which led to his being mistaken
FOR German spy
One Summer afternoon mysterious craft sailed INTO
the harbor Of Oyster Bay the Long Island village where
the late Colonel Roosevelt lived 1t anchor the
public pier directly in the ship channel
The craft plainly meant to be fftyfoOt yawl
but it had no mainmast mainsail-only two jiggers
It had ballast. For passengers and crew it carried
only
Soon after casting anchor that lowered a canoe
the side and padded to shore Almost Immediately
his strange behavior began to get the of the
village and started the that he German spy
First he entered tinsmith's shop. He explained
that he wanted hole cut in the sheet iron cockpit of his
boat let in ballast When the tinsmith told
him that the boat would sink if such thing done he
strobe out indignant.
The next day he excited still more amazement by the
fabulous he offered boys to carry his suitcase around
town. No boys being willing to risk association with
supposed spy he undertook to telegraph to New York
for half dozen messenger boys but gave that up when
he found he could not obtain message blank containing
no lines
The next day the mysterious stranger sailed the
harbor and anchored close he could to Colonel
Roosevelts home This increased the alarm of the good
people of Oyster Bay They convinced that some
harm was threatened their most distinguished citizen
Constables who hurriedly summoned rowed out
to the yaw to make investigation To their surprise
the skipper received them with the greatest courtesy and
made no objection whatever answering the voley of
questions with which they bombarded him.
From his pockets and from locker in his cabin he
produced volumnOuS documentary evidence to establish
his identity jacques L. Emperor of the Sahara And
when the constables insisted knowing what in the
suitcase which he had taken ashore Lebaudy graciOusy
threw it open.
It contaned-nOt the internal machines which nervous
OYSTER Bay had feared but several thousand dollars
crisp new bills and a dozen luscious oranges
The cOnstables returned to shore uncertain quite
what to make of the situation. While they making
their report the village authorities Lebaudy
setting the sails on his craft.
When high tide he sailed away suddenly as
he had come laying his in the direction of Glen
Cove He was in Oyster Bay again. and to
this day no knows his for the visit which
ated much excitement.
full description of the fears which haunted Lebaudy
from the he set foot in America would make inter-
esng reading Quite evidently it something besides
death at the hands of his enemies which he dreaded
There good ground for believing that he thought his
enemies planned throwing him into miserable dun
geon where they could torture him by starvation into
paying ransom large enough to satisfy their greed 1t