Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-22
MRS. LERAUDY FREED,
EXONERATEO BY JURY
It Finds Slayer Of Husband Shot
Him IN Defence of Their
Young Daughter

New York. Jan =. Mrs Marguerite
Augustine Lebauly. who killed her
husband, was cAuucratcd hf the Nassau
County Grand jury III Minyola just
after 3 o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
Sheriff Seaman immediately tele-
phoned from he court house 10 hrs
wlfc at his rooms IL the hall adjoining
And whitc-har,d kindly Mrs Seaman
80 Siutp tho room q hcr son Charles
v here the sla1er widow of the former
Emperor ii tho S4r4ha lad been a
prisoner -lIee last THURSDAY
potnTgn anWs ,r FIRST.
Mr.. Lehaudy Who nas h,nc on the
bed III black dfe@sing gown, rose to
hcr knees and trembling. raised her
arms above her head
1t al over, every hing IS All right. :
MrS Seaman said y ou are free =
Mrs I.cbuadY h1d been told on Mon
day that the Grand Jury might report
its decision n any moment She had
passed a restless night. and Lad been
extremely nervous during the day. Now
she continued to knecl with her hands
raised, while she SAID
Mavhe 1t IS not true. Maybe there
has been some mistake
No, It's all over now Mrs Seaman
repeated. Tho Grand Jury has refused
to return an Hdhetmcnt
oh. | am 50 glad | am so glad!'
cried Mrs. LebaudN And with tears
rolling down her checks she put her
arms around Mrs Seaman's neck and
kissed her again and again
Then she fell back on the bed and
-obbel for several minutes VI one
was with hrt except Mrs Seaman and
the widow OF Michael Williams Il county
detective who had been employed as
guard II the lodge bY Mrs Lehaadv
After ~Ee had ceased weeping. Mrs
LcbaudY was told that shc might 90
home rs soon - she Was ready She
SAID
No, no ain 50 tired would rather
stay here for the present until tonight
Al least, and perhaps al Hight | am 50
tired
Then Harry " Moore. lawyer for Mrs.
Ichaudy, and Edwin ) Suifern, IN old
friend who has been active III her behalf.
went 10 see her MIR Moore told her II
would be best to return To her home as
soon a. possible, and finally size agreed
to follow his advice
Meantime Justice AsplnaH and Dis-
trIct Attorney Weeks were signing the
formal document that voilea the charge
of murder IN the first dcgeec that had
been lodged by County Detective Thorne
on january | i, the night Of the shooting
Mrs. Lebaudy was getting dressed with
the help Of Tier nurse, Mrs Minnie Wed
mef when her Is year-eid daughter
Jacquelne, who hal been motoring with
two of he Shcritf7 daughters, Miss
Ethel and Miss Edna. returned to the
jai AT ] o'clock The glad news vas
called TO her as the atuo rolled INTO the
jail yard and she ran upstairs and Eueged
aud kissed her mother
Mrs lehaudy, IN The same mourning
garb IN winch size had entered the jail
last Thursday. Lett that place ut TO
O'Clock With here were .Iaequelne.
Mrs Niodmer MIR Moore aud Mr.
Suitcrn Sue looked improved n health
Where on last Thursday she had been
supported by the arms of friends. now
she walked with "a fair degree Of frmness,
entirely unassisted
She stopped on the top of the short
fight of stone steps that leads from the
barred door Of the Jail and faced score
Of newspaper reporters he late after
noon sun shone full in her face, picking
out sharply every hollow that told Of
weariness.
Newspaper reporters?9 she asked IN
a contralto voice with strong French
accent
Receiving an answer in the affirmative,
she raised her black gloved hands III a
little gesture and said in halting English: