New-York tribune., 1919-01-14
Nine. Lebaudy Says She Killed
Husband TO S0ue Her DAUGHTER.

And when VIC moved later TO Long Isl
and he did not improve. lie made me
Go hard work about the house most of
the time"
A iveryman of Mineola, John A. Sea-
man, said he had taken Lcbaudy over
from the village to his house recently
and that Lebau;ly offered him $4,000
il he could get his wife and child out
Of the house. II am going to buy 900
COWS and want TO use the place for
dairy farm,' Lcbaudy told him.
This was on the Sunday before lie
baudy was killed. He told Seaman that
tho people in the house were not re-
Mated to him; he asked the man also
II he carried a gun, and also directed
the llVcryman 20 paint Il "For Sale"
sign and put it on The house.
The following Saturday Seaman was
called 10 The Lodge, and he found
Lebaqdy tearing. down the eel
lar doors and wanted TO use Sea
mans tool kit for the purpose. He
asked Seaman to drive over private
roads, and when be refused Ic-
baudy became angered. saying, "If
there's any trouble III buy the whole
place" He said later he would control
all Of Nassau County himself, accord
ing to Seaman's story
Those who have called on Nine Le-
baudy say the house is practically
barren Of furniture downstairs. The
upper part is furnished plainly but
comfortably. Lcbaudy's fits Of economy
left his wife without sufficient means
to purchase coal. it is said He dam
aged TIE hos water system OF 'hc house
on recent visit, about two months
ago, Yhon he went about with an axe
terrifying the occupants, according to
callors. Little coal stoves kept the
upper bedrooms warm Many of the
tiitv rooms of the dwelling are unin-
habitablc
The house is drab gray color, badly
IN need of paint. The spacious grounds.
once beautiful park, nov are ne
elected.
Detectives Guard Grounds
lietective James Rarbuti and Con-
stable Charles O'Connor and Lester
Thorn have been keeping lonely watch
over the place, and are within calling
distance of Nine. Lebaudy.
Mrs Phineas Seaman, VIE of the
county sheriff, said the s-artment oc-
cupicd by Blanca de Saullcs and Mrs.
FLORENCE Carnan woald be put in
readiness for Nine. Lcbaudy, if she
were transferred to the jail The room
she showed Was a plain little bedroom
]hat communicated with the shoriff's
ape 9rtrerts.
MaX Resented, the messenger who
accompanied Lehaudy to Westbury the
night he WAS shot. told two soldiers
from Camp Mills, who found him cry
his 50 messenger fee. that Lcbaudy
had terrified him by his actions The
soldiers who related this were Ray
mond D. Jubb, of Baltimore, and Harry
Dover, OF Fresno, Cal. both priyates
at Roosevelt Aviation Field.
No Record OF Wealth
The lack of definite Information as
to Lebaudy's fortune, reputed to be
several milicns. is due to the manner
in which he Kent his money. lie left
no record of his wealth, and further
IN ore WAS known to have carried largo
srnia about in sttchcls and boxes, plac-
ing them at various hotels like ordi-
nary baggage. Moore said the strong
toy in the Lodge would have to be
broken open.
The life Of the slain millionaire
reads like tale Of the Arabian Nights
After his escupade in the Sahara, with
lhc fall of his "cmpire" there, he went
Ito London and established an elaborate
court in The Savoy Hotel. Iic had a
elitteriBg throne room and made every
one observe the strctcst rule of court
etiquette. especially thc rule prohibit
ing any one from leaving his presence
with his back turned.
He cane from London to America,
sccoroine 20 Moore, and continued his
career of eytravagance and reckless
ucss living for time at Larch mont,
later purchasing the estate in West
kury.
Sahara Marriage Law Followed
lebaudy's reason for not making his
marriage ;.ftcr the usual form was that
it ~as celebrated after the laws of the
empire Of sahara lie had always
introduced Nine. LcbAUdy AZ his wife.
There viii be TO possible litigation
over ~ estate, Mr.. Moore said. IF
LcbaudY loft anything. his relatives in
France win rot contest n will, be
cause they knew Mme. Lebauly we'll
and iked her"
Iorsous who say lebaudy was de-
ranged recall an ords with an uptown
costumor for G0oo spiked German he'll
NETS. for Immediate delivery.
Lobauiy's body is a u Hampstead
unnc1takcr's establishment. 1t was
said tcre to.oay that Nine. Lebaudy