New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
Leboudy Slain
In Wife s Home:
WIDOW Is Held
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beside the body In 1t were several
oranges, a can of condensed milk and
several papers.
Miss Lebaudy. when questioned by
the Sheriff, declared she had been in
her room on the second floor of the
house when she heard revolver shot
She had heard no sound of voices, nor
of a scutfle
Rushing downstairs. the girl told
Sheriff Seaman, the first sight to meet
her eyes was the body of her father on
the floor. She said she did not see her
mother at the time.
Questioning the servants, all of
whom are French, added but little in
formation about the actual shooting.
Couple Had Been Separated
The couple had been separated for
some time, and the only two visits paid
20 the house by Lebaudy in the last
few months had resulted in trouble l.
was in anticipation OF still further
trouble, the officers believe. that Mrs
Lebaudy procured the revolver.
Several months ago Lebaudy is said
TO have gone to the house during the
night, forced an entrance and before
he could be restrained destroyed nearly
$4,000 worth of antiques, china and
paintings. He disappeared after that
episode, it was said last night and
nothing was seen OF him until two
weeks ago, when he again managed to
gain entrance TO the house during the
night.
On that occasion the servants were
aroused by the screams of Mrs. Lee
baudy, ana they were just in time, it
was said, to prevent Lebaudy choking
his wife to death. The guards were
hired following that night.
How Lebaudy managed to gain access
10 the house tonight is not known.
All that could be learned from the SER
wants was that he suddenly appeared
before Mrs. Lebaudy and threatened
her so violently that she feared for
her life.
Eluding Lebaudy, the frightened
woman ran to her room, grasped re
volver, it is said, and when Lebaudy
again was preparing to attack her there
was the sound of pistol shot, and the
man dropped to the floor with bullet
through his heart.
The Lebaudy home has been known
as The Lodge. 1t is considered one Of
Island. Directly adjoining the property
IS the house where Jack De Sauiles
was shot and killed.
When Mrs. Lehaudy's condition per
mlts, She will be confined in the same
section OF the county Jail at Mineoa,
where Mrs. De Saulles and Mrs. Car
man, involved other Long Island
murders. awaited trial.
NO more picturesque figure has APP
peared before the public in recent
years than Jacques Lebaudy. His
name has been in the newspapers con-
stantly for one cause or another. His
greatest claim to fame, of course. came
through his pretentions TO be known
as the Emperor of Sahara"
Lebaudy was the son of The late Max
Lebaudy, who was known as the Sugar
King of France" and who left an estate
at his death estimated to have be,
worth $l0,0OO,00O Lebaudy receive
goodly share of his fathers propertv.
Lebaudy gave himself the title of
emperor Of Sahara" in 1908, when he
lald claim to about 100000 square
miles of the desert and announced that
ne had located the most valuable mines
IN the world. He decided to found q
colony in the desert and decreed that
1T should be ruled as an empire.
More than 500 men actually did 90
10 Sahara with Lebaudy and q settle
ment was started. The venture lasted
seven months. At .the end of that time
Lebaudy quit and came to New York
The French government had to send a
cruiser to bring away the "Emperor's"
followers.
In recent years Lebaudy had been en-
gagged IN almost continuous legal bat
ties over his fast-disappearing wealth.
tie had been reported at various times
as being "broke." This he always de-
MED
Just what the state of the Lebaudv
fortune actually was probably will be