Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-15
SAFETY Of DAUGHTER MOTIVE FOR KILLING
 ''EMPEROR OF SAHARA''
Leabaudy Intended to Kill Wife and Daughter, Declares Attorney Re- presenting Self Made Widow.

Mmeola( N. Y., Jan. 14.-Fifteen- year-old Jacqueline Leabaudy, fear for whose safety is said to have driven Madame Jacques Lebaudy to kill her eccentric millionaire hus- band, the "emperor emperor of the Sahara" in their home at Westbury, Saturday night, took the witness stand here today and told the Nassau County grand jury what she knew of the tragedy.
 Jacqueline, the first witness called by District Attorney Charles Weeks, was in the grand jury room only ten minutes according to MT Weeks, her testimony added nothing new to the case"
 She was followed to the stand by Minnie Weidiner, Madame Lebaudy's nurse, who told the authorities yes terday that she had seen Madame Lebaudy put something" in a dress CT drawer after the shooting ex- claiming, God will never forgive me-"
 MT. Weeks said the investigation probably, would last several days.
 Jacoueline was accompanied to the court house by Mrs. Charles De Saulles. sister in law of Mrs. Bian- ca De Saulles, whose acQuittal of charge of murdering hers husband in her home, "The Box" adjoining the Lebaudy home. is said to have given Madame Lebaudy hope that she, too. will be acquitted if any charge is brought against her by the grand jury.
 At the close of today's investiga- tion.' Mir. Weeks said that neither Jasqueline nor. so far as he had learned. any other person. witnessed the shooting.
 Mrs. Leoaudy's lawyer. Harry w. MOore( made public a statement he said she had made to him. in which she declared her husband had made threats aeainst both her children and herself and that it was more to protect her daughter against an ''in- sane" father than to protect her self from death, that she had kill ed Lebaudy. s:S
 A mothers determination to pro- tect her 15 year old, daughter from an 'insane" father was declared heer today bv counsel for Mrs. Jac- lues Lehaudv now in joil. to he -he iCNHOA oiIC hlIlCU 1IGI UuSudIu. luS millionaire "emperor of Sahara. in th'air home at Westbury. l.. l.. last Saturday night
 The lawyer, Harrv " Moore sai, Mrs. Lebaudv. had told hin, that her husband., had tired of her and had had menaced the happine~s of lac nuelina. their daughter. To protect herself and the eirl. the widow said she had had heavy chain locks placed on the doors of her owns and her daughter's rooms
 Iehaudv had s> made vraneated threats to kill her. she told the at torrev. fecause she refused +o con- sept to his attentions to their. dau- ghttrt which he told her was GUS tomsry lin some Oriental coun- trins".
 Twice durine the weak rr'or to the shootiDg. Lehaudv had tried to kill her with a hnpt;ng knife. she said. On the day of the tra gedy the "emperor" had furiouslv te'enhCc,- ed her from New York Ctiv that he was coming home to finish" har When he arrived. he created a great commOtion downstairs. opened all the windows and emptied blazing coal from sthe fireplace out upon the lawn. Later Lebaudy. who was arm ed came upstairs an attacked her in the struggle which followed. she shot him and he fell dead at the foot of the stairs.''
 There were no eve. witnesses of the occurrence" said Attorney Moore. hut plenty of evidence as to Iehandv's intentiors to kill both his wife and daughter"
 Westbury, N. Y, Jan. 14.--The Rev