The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-12
MAD EMPEROR OF SAHARA SHOT ID
 DEATH BY WIFE
Jacques Lebaudy Killed as He Enters His Wife's Home at West Bury
 Last Night

Westbury, N. Y., January II. Jacques Lebaudy, known "Em peror of the Sahara" was shot and
 killed by his wife as he entered her home, "Phoenix Lodge" here tonight. ! Madame Lebaudy, who is popular in ! the fashionable Long Island colony, 1 tainted after the shooting. News oi | the tragedy was conveyed to Madame I-ebaudy's attorney by her 1s-year-old i daughter, Jacqueline who notified l Sheriff Seaman of Nassau county. 1 Sheriff Seaman at once established a guard over Madame Lebaudy
 i According to Sheriff Seaman the ac- centric millionaire who was a son Of 1 the late Max Lebaudy, the sugar king" of France, had been separated ] from his wife for several months. ! About a week ago, Sheriff Seaman i said Lebaudy visited Phoenix Lodge
 and created a scene. Madame Le- 1 baudy then employed a guard at the home. but Lebaudy, returning to Phoe- nix Lodge at about 6:30 o'clock to-
 night, eluded the guard and entered
 the home
 His body, pierced by bullet, was l found at the foot of the grand stair
 case of the house. A black grip lay
 beside the body.
 NEAR THE BOX"
 The Lebaudy home where the shoot ing occurred, is within 1000 feet Of
 "The Box" where Mrs. Blanca De Saulles shot and killed her husband, John De Saulles, on August 3, 1917. Lebaudy, whose escapades had filled
 columns in New York newspapers,
 made for himself the title of "Em-
 peror of the Sahara in 1903, shortly
 after his father had died leaving him
 an estate the value of which was es-
 timated at $12,o00,000
 Conceiving the idea of establishing
 great maritime city and a King dom" on the coast of Africa, Lebaudy , 1 sailed from France on his yacht ''Frasquita" accompanied by three fol-
 lowers After landing and taking for maj possession of the shore under the
 title of Jacques l. Emperor of the Sa-
 hara he returned to Europe and col
 lected a colony of nearly 500 persons,
 whom he transported to his king
 dom"
 . Difficulties with the French, Spanish
 and Swiss governments followed and
 Lebaudy hauled down his flag, three
 bees on a field of purple, and returned 1 to France. A French man -of-war later
 took off some Of his colonists who had
 been left on the African coast ANNOUNCED GROWN" In 1904 Lebaudy issued statement l | from Brussels "renouncing his crown t l but a year later 1t was reported he sac l rifced payment of 100000 francs l. due him from sugar transaction be- f | cause the check was not made out te : Jacques I, Emperor of the Sahara
 Lebaudy came to the United state: ;. a short time later, reports at that time
 inf cd hy = government of France his presence V there no longer was acceptable. l., In 1915, shortly after he had lost ; L. s1 100000 suit against the Carnegl 5. Trust company, which he had employed F. to dispose of his holdings in France ]; Lebaudy was confined in the state hos 1t pital at Amityville, escaping one nigh r. to be recaptured the next day in tn [. woods near his home. He was release' = by court order a few weeks later. n short time afterward, however -- he was arrested on a charge of assaul ): preferred by his wife and again wa l. committed to an institution. He Wa s. released within few days. n Despite his financial reverses. Le D. baudy was reputed to be one of tn ,e wealthiest men on Long Island, and hi wife aged 3S was recognized as
 leader of the Long Island colony. ); STAGED BATTLE" s Shortly before his separation fror :. his wife Lebaudy startled the country y side about Westbury by staging bat tle' on his estate employing numbe of messenger boys to act as an oppos
 ing army When the "enemy's" ad 'i.' vance threatened to engulf him, tn m II, Emperor of the Sahara" set fire to .i huge pile of straw and conducted strategic retreat" His smoke bar 2. rage" resulted in the calling out ( ;e te the entire village fire department ~ ~ Lebaudy was shot five times Two C 99 the bullets entered his chest near tn ie heart, two struck him in the face an D. the fifth penetrated his back.
 Constable Thorn. one of the first
 arrive after the shooting, claimed |
 found revolver in the bedroom, wher Madame Lebaudy had tainted. The re II volver contained five empty shells.
 A loaded revolver was also found er a pocket of the fur coat worn by Le .- baudy.
 . After Madame Lebaudy had been al " tended by physicians. she was ques T. toned for more than an hour by DIS r. trict Attorney Weeks and Corons T. Jones' Mr Jones said the princip; e. purpose of the examination was to dt ' termine whether she was in conditio D. to be removed to the county jail H
 said he found her greatly excited an n 1 that she talked in an ncoherent mar A' ner.
 ss WIFE SICK IN BED k. According to Coroner Jones. Madam .n Lebaudy was in bed, suffering fro ne an attack of bronchitis. when her hu:
 band arrived at the house. Hearing h