New-York tribune., 1919-01-14
Mime. I4ebaudv
Saws She Slew
ToSave Child
Friends Think Grand Jury
Will Not Indict Slayer of
Emperor of Sahara
To Call Priest To-day
Inquest Is Put Over Until
Friday-Eccentricities of
Lebaudy Are Described

MINEOLA. l.. l.. Jan. 13.-Further
exclamation to-day of Nine Lebaudy's
reason for killing Jacques Lebaudy en-
couraged the belief that the grand jury
might return no Indictment against
her Nine Lebaudy declared she shot
TO save her young daughter, Jacqueline,
from the insane desire of the girls
father.
District Attorney Charles r. Weeks,
prosecutor of the case, in which Marie
Augustine Lebaudy is charged with. the
shooting OF her millionaire husband at
their one-time beautiful country home,
The Lodge, at Westhury, last Saturday
night, said the unusual circumstances
of the case would rot mean any de,
ton from the usual legal procedure.
The sentiment OF the entire country
side, because OF the nature of the
charges against the eccentric father
and husband, favors an acquittal for
the woman, who is prisoner in her
home and is suffering a general break
of bronchitis.
Mrs. Iebaudy Tells
Since the shooting episode occurred
Nine. Lebaudy has been too shocked
and too weak to speak. It was not until
to-day that her attorney, MIR. Moore,
induced her 10 tell her story She said:
During the week prior Mr.. Lebaudy
threatened several times to kill me and
attempted to stab me with q hunting
knife. lie told me must be like
women in Oriental countries, where the
mother, en- becoming unattractivc, must
permit the daughter to take her place.
"Mr. Lebaudy threatened to Kill me
because of my indignant refusal and
Intervention on behalf of my daughter
then had chains put on the bedroom
doors of the two rooms occupied by
myself and my daughter. and upon one
occasion the chains prevented Mr.
lebaudl from obtaining entrance
The state constabulary at Mineola
were notified and promised prompt pro
lection. On Saturday Mr Lcbaudy
telephoned to the Lodge that he was
coming out that night and used Ian
14ago which warned me os his inten-
tioas. As soon as he arrived, about
O'Clock, he made great noise about
the lower rooms, and opened the win
dovs and enptied the blazing Goals of
the fireplace out on the lawn | was
in bed ard went down few steps from
he mead Of the stairway. | went to
'ne frs landing. lie saw me and
fasned up, grabbing nc by the arm
ayag III finish you,' He reached for
.eyo'ver in his pocket. had one
N3'n me. furnished BY q friend. and
nrei quickly He staggered back and
tell - ire foot OF the stairs"
Corrcborated by Priest
IN was the first connected account
=. the relations between Lehaudv and
iis vile Il vas corroborated in de-
All ~ ne Rev. William f. McGinnis,
astor of st. Budgets Roman Catholic
hurcn At "estbury, where the Le-
eaudys worshpped
ne pan ot the father was further
created to-day before the grand Jury
inc testimony OF the daughter.
lacque.ine, and by her nurse. Minnie
elderer; by an old French gardener.
laies La ascombe, ard By Elise Rouguet,
lie cook
what these mcmbers of the Lebaudv
hoIschoid told tie grand jury is not
earned iuIly, though it was evident
nat great change had come after
lacqueine had told her story. starting
1T :; 40 O'Clock, ard after the servants.
"ao mad been many times the witnesses
th9 INC objects of LebauGy's insanity.
Had left the courthouse,
nc inquest over the body of the
sam millionaire, it became known. was
pV"tponed from tomorrow until Fri
oay. District Attorney Weeks said the
"niS witness to be examined tomorrow
would pc she Rev. William F. McGin-
.'s' VINO IS as we'll acquainted with the
''eoaudy househcld as any one in the
aeighborhcod.
1t ls believed here that the grand
5nfy "iil fail to find true bill" and
nat the proceedings against the
woman viii be quashed.
Cameras Embarrass Jacqueline
The dramatic details in two famous
cases which had their scene in the
M'neola courthouse namely, the Car
man case and the trial Of Mrs. Jack
aaya events. The camera men lined
up before the entrance to the court
mousse and the clicking shutters embar-
sassed the daughter Of the slain "f,m.
peror OF Sahara" as she entered srem
asousiy on the arm Of Mrs. Charles De
5auliess sister-in-law Of the late Jack
DC SaulIes. Mrs. De Saullcs. who lives
IN the Boz, pretty residence adjacent
% the Lebaudy MANSION has befriended
tae little girl and supported her in the
ordeal Of the examination.
Jacguelinc is about fourteen years
oif, but IL tall and graceful. Her life
oi torment in the sequegtercd country
place has given her face placid pale
nsss. The excitement Of TO- day brought
becoming flush to her checks, how
ever
Had Few fears' Schooling
snc wore terra Gotta colored coat
witn seal trimmings, dark velour
sport nat and hcr brown hsir waz hang.
shg over her shoulders. The girl has
nso put few years' schooling, part ii
~nicn wag spent at Brentwood, a fash
h,Vhapie private school. Father Me
INNS had just arrived To have hcr nj
.snn tne little school attached 10 hiz
Ss1nsn. The girl spoke u no one. Her
gteH Esy< te<. e..