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The Washington times., 1922-04-23

Nellie that he was too old for
me. Then he said he would
marry some one else to spite
me-"
LOVE OF THREE SISTERS.
This dire threat disturbed the
girl, for she had decided on the
western coast to marry him. She
watched Don as only q woman
in the throes Of a great romance
can watch her cavalier, and then
she found that he had been pay
ing consistently serious atten-
tons TO both her sisters. When
she taxed him with this tri-
plicity he laughed 1t off, she
said, and told her:
Il was only trying to make you
Jealous. You alone are the light
of my life, and 1 must have you"
Whcreupon Don. undismayed,
concentrated the fire of his affec-
tions upon Nell, the eldest, and
wisest Of the three show girl
sisters. He proposed to her. She
rejected him, she said. and then
she heard that he was spending
week-ends and considerable change
on Polly Lorayne on Long Island.
KNEW HE WAS WED.
when next they heard from Don
the sisters hinted that they knew
he wis married. Was the man
astonishedf On the contrary, ne
Invited thorn to meet his wife, and
they, being women and having
been offered the position them.
selves, accepted the Invitation
unanimously and visited the Long
Island cottage IN . body.
They met Don at the station and
he introduced them to Polly as his
one and only wife. But he private
ly Informed them, each in turn,
that he really did not love Polly
and married her only to make the
girl he was talking to jealous. AZ
absolute proof of his enduring de-
votion to Ethel, Ellen and Esther,
he said he would divorce Poly. in
order to marry thsm.
But after that, which was last
year. they refused to speak TO him,
though he continued to write with
all his oid-tims srdor up 10 a recent
date. And Ethel. whom he pursued
most fervently. said,
In the three years he gave m.
three bulldogs and q Russian wolf.
hound. He said they were sxpr.s.
sions OF his sratituds at hsvins
vor nay friendship"
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true, but the whole thing is horri-
BILE and I wouldn't go through It
again for fifty millions"
One Of the dramatic touches in
the drama is the report. vouched
for by Henri Sudreau, that Jacque-
line is about to become "a mother
and that this was the real reason
for Mime. Lebaudy's spiriting her
away. The bridegroom said this:
"It is false that I married JAG
queline 10 get control of her for
tune. I loved her madly and stin
do. The life Of an heiress was not
to her liking and she convinced me
that she had been q prisoner Of
her mother, whose aim ras been
to regain possession Of the fortune
OF the man she killed"
Detectives Guarded Every Port In
France.
The senior Harris has a squad
of detectives watching every port
of embarkation in France 10 in
tercept Nine. Lebaudy IL she at
tempts to leave the country, with
the bride. He stated that he had
been responsible for the gathering
of the evidence In the Long Island
tragedy which freed Nine. Le-
baudy after she slew her hus-
band. and he added: .,t.
Mime. Lebaudy 10 nervous high
strung and Of eccentric tempera-
ment. She is not fully responsl-.
BILE for her acts. Otherwise. she
is a splendid woman for whom I
have a great affection, having
been Intimately connected with
her for several years.
'It was the evidence gathered
by me which resulted In her 40
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advisers, consented, therefore, to
permit my son Roger to contract
a regular marriage with Jacque-
line, and this was done In January
of this year. They discovered that
they loved each other dearly"
On reading this Mime. Lebaudy
issued this response:
my daughter does not love her
husband, who is her husband In
name only. The endeavors of the
latter to force her to return to him
are part Of the plot to gain con.
troll of the Lebaudy millions, over
which Jacqueline, owing to her
marriage, will come into complete
control as soon as the facts are
established in tho American courts.
"JacQueline is Roger Sudreau's
wife. according to civil law, but
not by any religious ceremony, and
she will never be his bride"
Jacqueline's Mother Threatens .
Divorces. .......
When Roger got into oomnuni.
cation with his mother-in-law and
demanded his wife, Nine. Lebaudy
answered:
You will never sec her again.
She will divorce you in a month."
Over the telephone a vice that
sounded like Jsoquelins's said to
newspapermen:
Mothers statement Is perfectly
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est private detective agencies IN
France and a friend of many I'm
portant politicians.
At that time. II was stated that
the bride and bridegroom would
visit America shortly.
Jacques Lebaudy. whose fortune
is now I'm the balance, wus q wiid
picturesque figure. q born gambler
and adventurer. with q flair for
the romantic That he was insane
at times is commonly conceded
now. His father. a sugar masnate.
left him $4,000. 900, which Jacques
increased by investment and specu-
latfon.
In 1908. he conceived the idea of
founding an empire on a strip of
the Sahara, with himself as the Do
tentate. He announced the scheme
publicly. financed 1t himself, and
was In course of assuming the
throne, when q storm of interna-
tional protests caused the French
government to halt the ambitious
plan, and the magnificent peacock
throne, which he had constructed
of rare woods and precious metals
was never set up.
Showed Great Sasacify in Wall
Street. ..
He Travelled around the world,
then he came to New York and set
up q little domain in Phoenix
Lodge, Westbury, Long Island.
Here he used TO drill an "army" of
gardeners. messenger boys. me-
chanics, and anyone else whom he.
could employ. They rode with
broomstick and shovels for weap-
ons up and down the lawn, while
jacques reviewed them and grave
ly acknowledged their salutes from
the porch or horseback.
He showed amazing sagacity in
Wall Street. and rolled up millions
in profits. 1t was a pet custom
with him to carry around hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars with him
on the street. Weird and eccentric
to a degree. he was secretive and
cautious and was obsessed by the
fear that his relatives would seek
to put him in a sanitarium and OBJ
tain his wealth
Mrs. Lebaudy shot him during a
quarrel from the top of the stair
way of their home, while Jacque-
line was screaming In another
room. The father had asserted on
several occasions that the child
was not his, but a changeling
foisted on him by the mother, but
this was never made a question
In court in the litigation over the
estate.
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quittal of the charge Of Staying
her husband. am still admins.
traitor Of her affairs"
When reminded that he had
been reported to be preparing TO
marry Nine. Lebaudy, the detec-
tive replied:
That is true. She consented
once to marry me and viii again"
Father and son continue TO live
in the Lebaudy apartment, for
which the rental is $500 a month.
When informed that Mpe. Le-
baudy had declared that her
daughter N"I Laaa co-erced into
MARI s- -ue elder man said:
'T., untrue Il would have
been imrosa,bIe anyway on &C
coun ot tho mary technicalities
OF law. an o. wlAh were care
fully observed Moreover the
marriage took place in broad
daylirh, uaIors many witnesses.
"A % The divCfDe suggestion,
there are 10 funds for a
divorce Eation by Nine. Lebaudy
or her daughter. sgd no grounds
for snnv'n1ent elt. r. It was a
marrihE0 a. togs -id not OF In
teresr. -ac4uellna "a ro- Hroiy
to eLtC -. 90 not .h'nE
her r1c
The "a, Loves T7ls
.....
MAY grounds Tor
a dive n my s1ai.
part, Jsc7ue me living left his
house, but 70 s. certainly not
going 10 surt Givurce proceed.
ings because 10 .o'es his wife.
His ATTITUDE e acst shown by
the foot .lz lie als not tried
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100000 ESTATE CENTER OF TANGLE i'm ROMANCE OF
JACQUELNE LEBAUDY, HEIRESS bride OF CONVENIENCE
Squad of Detectives Watch Every Port In
France to intercept Mime. Lebaudy, Should
She Try to Kidnap Bride Mother Charged
with Plotting to Regain Fortune of Man
She Killed.

courts OF Chile, whence the
widow came. France. Bolivia,
Great Britain and other coun-
tries concerned. as welI' as the
American courts.
Allowance Fixed at 5000 .
Month.
Surrogate Howell In Nassau
county, Long Island, was petit
toned by Mime. Lebaudy to grant
her enough money to educate
Jacqueline. An allowance OF
$1,000 a month was finally fixed
by the court. but this was held
up, and for twenty months moth
ing was granted, pending the set
tlement OF other litigation. The
surrogate hesttated long before
he signed the final order. say
ing;
"I want 20 be sure where this
money is going. My concern is
not only In the preservation Of
the estate. but in this child. II
this girl Is to be allowed to
travel around the country, vast
ing money as she goes, want
TO know about it"
II was only when Nine. Le-
baudy pledged that Jacquelins
would be sent to a convent near
Montreal that the money was
allowed. The child was sent to
the convent. but when her
mother went to France soon after
she took Jacqueline with her. and
neither has returned since. In
the meantime the bulk of the
estate Is tied up by court orders
here and In other countries.
The marriage of the daughter,
when properly attested to. would
release large portion of the
funds, but an annulment or annul-
ment proceedings would cheok the
release before the money was made
available. The payments Of $4,000
month are still made to the
chiId's mother, as her guardian, for
Jaoqueline's education and sup
port.
The English estate of Jacqueiine
Lebaudy is estimated at $4,000, 900
on a preIwar rate of exchange. The
French estate Is larger. and the
property largest Of all.
Marriage Was Secret for . Few
Days.
The child's marriage was con.
Quoted with secrecy and no infor-
nation concerning 1t was sent Tor
publication 20 America until the at
torneys for Mrs. Lebaudy gave out
a formal statement several days
after the ceremony. The bride
groom was then declared to be the
son Of the chief of one Of the iarg-
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fesrfully worried because I had TO
neglect you for a day. wonder
IL you are going to believe that It
was only seeming neglect, and al
though / wasn't at the hospital,
there was not a minute-no, not
a second-when both my mind and
my heart were not brimmins full
Of my Mary"
Baby Girl, God has dealt ME
just two heart-crushing blows in
my lifetime when He took my
mother away from me and now,
when He has seen fit to rob me.
even temporarily. Of my Peggy.
"of course. know that in the
fulness Of time you will come back
to me, know that IL cannot be
longer than two weeks at most.
When you do come back. I think
you'll find a somewhat different
Don-more loving, more consider
ate, tenderer. For this suffer.
ing of yours, whatever else 1t has
accomplished, has taught me the
real value of my wife, has shown
me, so clearly that your love is
the most precious treasure In al.
the world, and that you are necss-
sary to me as the air I bresths.
Peg, I didn't realize till now
how absorbingly do love you. I
knew that you were far dearcr
than any other girl had been-I
know really loved you, but I
didn't even dream how much.
WINGED WITH HEART ACHE.
"All day I've been living in retro
spect, the three months you
made so marvelously happy fer
me, and I vince. with real heart
pain, when I think OF the mary
times I have hurt you by speaking
rashiy. Dear. this is a promise.
From now on I am going TO
put a close curbed bit on my un-
ruly tongue, and you win never
hear another word spoken sharply
but I think I won't really need
the curb, because, when get you
back, IN be SO eststically happy
that I'll never feel sharp.
Peg, dear. don't let anything
cause you 10 think that I'll ever
wsver in my love for you, no mat
ter what may happen, promise that
you will believe that I'm trying to
do my level best-snd that when
these present storm clouds roll By,
there win be long years Of tsndsr
love and ineffabie happiness for
Pesxy and HER DOM
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some coming to me, though, and
should be able to pay my debts
here and have enough left over
to give US a good start in SYRIA
cuse.
THEY BELIEVED HIM.
Have confidence in me, he said
20 Ellen. Just as he said II TO the
others. and the amazing thing Is
that they did have the confidence
he asked. The man dealt in oon-
fidencs, understood how to obtain
It, spread IL to the best advantage
and capitalized II to the limit.
Technique? Joseph Donald Graf
ton had that and everything else.
When George Grafton, father of
the philanderer. was asked to COM
ment on the amorous adventures
OF his son and heir, he replied,
tartly:
~ hOh hbV" aAl nbObk
him and don't want to know any
thing about him. I've washed my
hands Of him years ago, and I
don't even want to listen 10 any
questions you might want to ask
about him"
But DON told Peggy Davis and
most of his other fsir~hsired flames
that he was at heart a soldier, that
he had fought in the Philippines,
Mexico. Cuba and the world war,
wherever bugles blew or tents were
pitched In the last twenty years,
'They believed him, too. He told 1t
90 well.
Peggy Davis told how thrilled
she was by his account of his cam
paigns In the world war with Prin-
cess Pats Own Regiment. and how
he had been the last survivor in
one battle and In another had by
his quick wit turned the tide of
the struggle on some river. Peggy
couldn't remember just what river
Il was, but the thrill of the recital
came back to her and she glowed
as she told II. Like othello. this
only was the witchcraft he had
used, and like the same soldier,
when he found his occupation gone
he turned from war to women.
"PLL NEVER WAIVER"
What could a girl DO about a
fellow who sent her such letter
as that which follows, when she
was in the hospital.
My Darling: It's now night. I've
lust returned from Philadelphia
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10 force her 20 leave her mother,
hut he's only sought 10 Dersuads
aes."
jacques Leb7uEg' trr mad
Emperor OF tho SlsaE-, was
NIiied by Nine. Lebaudy In West
bury, L. L, Just three years be-
fore the day his daughter was
married to the detectives son.
She was freed after the grand
jury refused to indict her. fol-
lowing her plea that she acted
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in defen Sc ot hGl sr'' and her
daughter. Jlnae other women
who hao F,aIa their husbands
had been IreH 'rr 7'y trl-I at great
expense - grr couu'v and all
were aoq' -,rd, whiys q under
stood to he been cor sidered IN
connection With tho Lebaudy
case.
After IL vtfs rera'ned her
freedom tNe huge av lte was
plunged I'M litigation nth the
The Washington times., 1922-04-23
ACTUALLY
FALLS i'm LOVE AFTER
THEIR MARRIAGE

"... PARIS April o. -
TWENTY millions of dollars are at stake in the
n struggle pending before the French courts over
the estate of the slain Jacques Lebaudy,
Emperor of the Sahara The conflict has been brought
to crisis by preparations made by Mrs Marie
Lebaudy the emperor's widow, to annul the marriage
of their daughter Jacquene to Roger Sudreau Harris
son of a Paris detective.
There is a truly Gaelic twist to the in its present
controversial condition. with hint of comedy sug-
gestion of tragedy and denouement revealing
tricksters out-tricked. ..,
Jacqueline is seventeen and heiress to the
fortune of her father but under the law she could not
spend penny of it except court order before she
came of age-unless she married Therefore Jacquelne
was married to Sudreau Harris who had been the con-
fdental adviser and general secretary of her mother
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What could a girl DO about a
fellow who sent her such a letter
as that which follows, when she
was in the hospital.
MY Darling: IT'S now night. I've
lust returned from Philadelphia,
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

preparation OF various dairy products
The smallest licensed cigar factory in
the world turns out a cigar for smokers
in seven and one-half seconds from an
automatic electrical contrivance. select
ing the filler, laying the binder and APP
plying the wrapper in one continuous
operation.
The results of the world series game
were broadcast on the floor of the exposi-
tion by radio. A whole section of the main
floor is devoted TO radio. Twenty-Five
manufacturers and dealers have exhibits
OF the most improved wireless equip
ment. A section of telephone switch
board is operated to show telephone
users just what goes on behind the
scenes in a telephone ONCE. A cross
section OF typical street in Manhattan
reveals the maze of wires ard conduits
beneath the feet of hurrying pedestrians.
The various types of electric trucks,
passenger cars and industrial vehicles
will be demonstrated in parade on
Tuesday, in which more than lS0 trucks
will be in line. The show will be open
from IL A. NJ. to 1890 =. NJ, until
October IA, except to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
ELECTRICITY SHOWS
WONDERS IT CAN DO
Grand Central Palace Exhibit
Reviews Forty Years of
Progress.

Forty years effort in searching out
new tasks for electricity in the home,
the office, the factory. in all depart
nents of civilized life. were summed
up in the fifteenth annual Electrical
and Industrial Show. which opened at
the Grand Central Palace yesterday to
10000 visitors. Three exhibition tlocrs
and LOG booths are devoted to showing
the place of electrical appliances in
modern life.
New electrical devices for tightening
the burdens of housekeeping are demon
strated by means Of model apartments.
A complete laundry, an immaculate
kitchen, a comfortable living room and
pantry demonstrate to housewives the
place OF electricity in the home. The
industrial exhibits show how electricity
Is used in printing. in candy cooking,
soap wrapping, elevator operation. en-
velope making. soda bottling. toomak-
ing, water sterilization and in the
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
TRINITY FINDS FOUR
FAKE CERTIFICATES
College Heads Fear FOrgers
Do Extensive Busi-
fneSS.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 6.-Rev. r. b.
Ogilby. president OF Trinity College. has
unearthed what seems to be a scheme
to supply preparatory school students
with fraudulent certificates for admis-
sion to college.
Four students who tried to enter Trim
ity this fall have been thwarted in their
efforts to use alleged counterfeit certifi-
Gates. President Ogilby said to-day.
College authorities who nave handled
mo admission of students are of the
opinion that the scheme may have rami-
fications reaching other institutions.
The four students through whom the
fraud was discovered sent to the regis
trar of Trinity apparently valid certifi-
Gates from reputable preparatory
school. After suspicion had been aroused
In the registrars office it was discov-
cred that what purported to be the sig
nature Of the head master of the school
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

that she stole a diamond ring valued at
$4,000 from Mrs. Elsie Frimi, wife Of
Rudolph Friml. a music composer. OF
500 Riverside Drive. A charge of grand
larceny was made against her at the
West 152d street station.
Miss Rosari. known also as FREDDY
Rogers" had called often at the Frimi
home to visit Mabel Edwards. a friend.
who Is employed there as a nursemaid.
Miss Rosari is said TO have explained
that she was out of work and in need
OF money.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Thieves Take Finest
of Judge Gary's Hens

THIEVES entered the hennery
of Ebert III. Gary. chairman
of the board of directors of
The United States Steel Corporation.
at Jericho. l.. l.. Friday night and
took from his pens $50 of his finest
Leghorn fowls.
No noise was made, and yester-
day morning w. Goldsmith. super
intendent, notified Sheriff Smith of
the robbery. Deputies from the
Sheriff's office are making an in
vestigation which they think will
result in the capture Of the thieves.
for which Mr.. Gary has offered a
reward of 800.
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had been affixed by another person, CIV
ing credit for work to whichthe students
were not entitled. Inquiries showed that
in at least one case the student had not
attended the school from which he pre-
sented a certificate.
All four certificates presented at Trim
ity are said to be the work of one per-
son. Some information points to the
theory that this is an older man, who
makes a business of supplying such cer-
tificates to students insufficiently pre-
pared to enter college. The preparatory
school of course is not in any way to
blame
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
NURSEMAID, OUT OF JOB,
STEALS So, 500 DIAMOND
Takes Ring From Home of
Rudolph Frinsl, Composer.

Frederick Rosari, 25, nursemaid, of
319 Baltic street, Brooklyn, confessed
when arrested last night, police said,
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
COATS

A splendid coat of fine quality
Normandy with collar and cuffs
Of fashionable Fox fur. The sides,
back, and front are neatly en-
broidered, while the new wide
sleeves lend a youthful touch to the
entire costume. In colors OF
Black, Navy and Brown.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
SUITS

Combining expert workmanship
with the finest materials, these two
charming Lane Bryant originations
aptly portray every whim of style.
One is a strictly tailored model of
Mochatex. The other is of Poirct
Twill, side Sits finished with silk
embroidered arrows.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
DRESSES

Every new style tendency is mani
tested in these modish straightline
creations Of Canton Crepe. The
panels are trimmed with silk and
bead embroidery, while the new
drapc effect is also charmingly
introduced. Procurablc in all the
latest winter shades.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-28

the supply of nursery stock will be
largely over-subscribed Many farmers
are among those who are putting in
orders. The city Of Rutland and the
state forestry department viii be the
largest planters this year as formerly,
| il Is expected. The advice Of the for
estry department in regard to plant
| ing the nursery stock is to put them
| in az soon after the frost is out Of
the ground as possible, provided there
| il no further danger Of frost which
might heave the seedlings out Of the
ground
A Mrs. Hill of upper Elm street is
reported TO have suffered scratches on
her forehead and nose and a sprained
wrist as result OF falling or being
thrown from team she was driving on
March 25. Charles Conyear has report
ed 10 the secretary Of state that while
driving car owned by G. Z. Scribner
he overlook Mrs. Hills team and that
later the team passed him with no
one in it. He did not collide with the
team either time. Mrs. Hill was taken
to her home.
Samuel Jenit of Graniteville has re-
ported to the secretary of state that
one fender of his automobile struck
Truman Robinson as he was crossing
Depot square in Barre on March %,
throwing Mr. Robinson down. The re-
port states that Mr.. Robinson stood up
without assistance and stated that he
was not hurt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-28
BETHEL

Judge S. C. Wilson of Chelsea was
here Friday to preside at the trial OF
a suit, Silverman vs.. Healey, left with
the court at the December term OF
Windsor county court. The lawyers in
| the case were NJ. M. Wilson and
Charles Batehelder. The case was set
tied by the withdrawal of disputed
bill for 500. and the payment of the
remainder of the claim, something like
1926.
Charles Batchelder was in Randolph
last week to conduct a chancery suit
before Judge Stanley G. Wilson Of
Chelsea, in which Albert Tatro of Ran
dolph, formerly of this town, snes for
the title to the farm on which he has
lived many years, based upon a ver-
bal agreement alleged to have been
made in 1908. Other disposition of the
farm was made by the will, which was
warmly and vainly contested by the
son in Orange county court.
d. s. Conant of st. Johnsbury was
here last Friday on business for the
Bethel Tannery, Inc.
Mrs. H. r. Perkins, who had been
at the sanatorium for two weeks fol-
lowing minor operation, went Sun
day to the home Of her parents in Ran
dolph. She is making satisfactory
progress.
Following steady thaw Sunday
and yesterday, the streams rose con
stantly last evening and apprehension
Of freshet began to prevail Both
the river and its main tributary are
subject to overflow at this place at
times OF rapidly melting snow, re-
CARELESS of the absence OF ice.
DIR. r. A. Slader. optometrist. win
be at Bsscom house Wednesday, March
20. See him for glasses --adv.