New-York tribune., 1919-01-15
Memories of
Lebaudy's Acts
Haunt Widow
Medical Examiner Reports
His Investigation Proves
Slain Man Was Insane
Chased Girl With Bayonei
Many Letters of Sympathy;
Grand Jury Is Expected
to Make Return Thursday


Only mother could understand the
tortures Nine. Lebaudy suffered in the
last few years." said Mrs. Joseph A.
kerrigan, one of Nine. Lebaudy' s
faithful friends, who visited her to-
day at the Lodge. at Westbury, where
Nine. Lebaudy is held prisoner for the
shooting of her millionaire husband,
JACQUES Lebaudy, last Saturday night.
COR the first time in years friends
and neighbors of Nine. Lcbaudy en-
tered her home for social calls with
out fear of being injured by the ecccn-
trio husband whose insanity, the Wild
ow says, drove her to Kill him. Mrs.
kerrigan's husband, the family physi-
clan, says Nine Lebaudy has grown
stronger since so many friends have
recently testified their sympathy and
kindness.
Nine. Lebaudy is all but nervous
wreck and still has moments of ex-
treme depression when she recalls the
series of events preceding the night
of the tragedy, DR.. Kerrigan said
Mansion Gloomy and Forbidding
Her life has been wretched beyond
description said Mrs Kerrigan. 81
have known Nine Lebaudy ever since
she came here and she is a charming,
sympathetic woman. 1t was only her
proud spirit and her love for her
daughter that gave her the patience to
tO1
The outside of the house was in
harmony with the life spent within
Bare of paint with rainspouts rusted
and broken, an occasional window OPEN
the mansion was gloomy and forL:l-
ding. An American flag hung inside,
one window, and Red Cross poster
on another. with three red crosses
pasted on. one for each subscriber. In
the pebbles of the driveway were the
black bits of coal which Lebaudy, "The
Emperor of Sahara" had commanded a
chauffeur to throw out from the house
few minutes before he was shot.
Haunted by Sad Memories
DIR. kerrgan acted as interpreter for
his wife in the conversation with Nine.
Lebaudy. 81 can never get it from be-
lore my eyes; he will haunt me all my
life, and if | had ever done anything
like that except in defence of my
daughter l would never be able to
live Nine. Lebaudy said to the doc
tors wife. She used the expressive
gestures native to her race, and from
time to time the room would fill with
her sobs and exclamations, "C'est ter
rible. C'est terrible''
The doctor declared that Lebaudv
was insane. He often was called in to
treat Mrs. Lebaudy after the husband
had terrified her in some manner. On
one occasion. DR.. Kerrigan related.
Leoaudy tried to starve his wife and
daughter, Jacqueline, with the entire
household. He locked and barricaded
all the doors and stopped all communi
cation to the house. They lived i'm
prlsoned thus for four days, subsist-
ing ON a small store in the pantry.
Wasted Food Family Needed
Lebaudy would appear each morning.
the doctor said. and, taking the milk
from the kitchen, would call the
family to the front window, and while
they looked on he would pour out the
mlk on the grass and DESTROY other
food which he brought with him.
Nine. Lebaudy was rescued from this
siege by stranger who passed up the
lonely road III front of the house.
There were many times when tbc
lamiiy was without food and the
aoce1r "ite oree obtained coal for
me Lodge during cold weather. when
LcDaudy had refused to supply fuel
The elimination of Lebaudy's cruel
sles was on the Saturday before last
Ne" ears, DR.. Kerrigan said. He was
ea'ieu IN 10 attend Nine Lebaudv ,vbo
was IN state of collapse WV
y" one occasion, DR.. kerrpan said
teoaudy chased Jacqueline with a
~ o"ee rom ms tronhy room. and
In'e. % Leoaudy intercepted him. while
tneir daughter fled to her room, " a,,J 1J
chained the door '' ana
ono has never mentioned tho Car
man case or the De Saulles affair -
me, Mrs. Kerrigan said. She had w W.
'eoueht oil them. for she rarely talte
~ ,ou '.e tragedy, except to say: Il shall
'e.i ,he truth; that will be sufficient
Nine Lebaudy has scar on an arm,
"hich she got from Lebaudy when he
coh'menced his brutal treatment four
teen years ago. and she has suffered
nc disgrace of her husbands actions
an ,nrough those years" Mrs Kerrigan
SAD "He would telephone to her and
tax Tor two hours at time, always at
meal time or late in the night. lust to
torment her" The doctors wife wears
handsome diamond and platinum ring
gwen her by Nine. Lcbaudy for nursing
ner through spell Of sickness. The
s.odge was known also az home for
iriendless animals, as Nine. Lebaudv
would shelter every cat and dog that
came on the place, out of sheer kind.
ness for the suffering beasts.
Many Letters of sympathy
Since the shooting occurred, Nine.
Leeaudy has received scores Of letters
from friends, many Of them from
women. and few from men. They are
full of sympathy for her, and are spon-
taneous expressions from the heart.
One letter was from d former mcssen-
ger boy who is now in the army He
wrote "it made cold H. ads Of perspira-
tion stand on my brow" when nc read
o. Lcbandy's death, for the boy knew
of ms many cscapades about West
bury.
One woman wrote that she was sorry
shc couldn't have shot Iebaudy in.
Tf1ysd Of his vtfe Thaso toftoya n.,a