New-York tribune., 1922-10-12
Gambler Fiancee
Seeks Redress
For ISLANDERS
afrs. Debouchele and Her
Counsel in Atlanta to
Learn Who Caused Coeo-
Cola Man to Break Iroih
salesman Goes to Her Aid
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Danies Story She Invited
Him to Her Hotel Room;
She Doesn't Recall Him
COCO, r,;snat,h 70 re tribute

ATLANTA, Oct. 11.~-There were sew
eral Developments to-day IN the stua-
tior created by the breaking OH OF tne
engagement between Mrs onezinia
Debouchele, of New Orleans, and Asa
6. Gambler sry and her arrival in
Atlanta with the avowed purpose Of
obta;n;nv redress for what she termed
.shideous SANDER against her char
scter These Developments were:
/ The declaration of Wilbur Legette,
{. yas Angeles. that he is the travel
s.r man. referred to in charges that
Mrs DeboucheIe invited a certain man
n her room in the Piedmont Hotel
during the Confederate reunion here
in 1919. Lerette is quoted in dispatches
as declaring the charge to be damn
able lie"
Thomson, personal attorney for Asa G.
Gambler sr., refused to discuss the
Lcgette development, declining to state
whether Legette was known to the
Gambler family, and dcclarinr that 1--WE
are not going to be drawn into news
paper controversy with Mrs. De-
bouehele.1
She Doesn't Recall Him
/. Mrs. Debouchele declared that she
did not remember Mr.. Legette per-
sonally, but that he might have been
one Of many army officers at the Pied
mont Hotel during the reunion.
4 Harry Gamble, New Orleans at
,orney. who is representing Mrs. De-
bopchele, arrived a. noon to take
charge Of her case.
5. Mrs. Debouchelc gave detailed
hsitcry Of Mr.. Candler's courtship, be-
ginning with his introduction in the
Piedmont Hotel lobby during the re-
union and coming down to date.
Mrs Debouchele herself said she did
rot remember any man by the name
Of Legette, but that he might have
Scen any one of a number of army
oheers who congregated at the Pied
mont during the reunion and assisted
IN entertaining the sponsors, chaper-
ous and other feminine visitors.
After a short conference with Mrs.
bebouchele, Attorney Gamble gave out
short statement, in which he said:
sWhat her remedy is is matter for
he careful consideration of her attor-
nsys. We shall in all probability con-.
suit Georgia counsel"
aMr. Candler's family did not sue
tesd IL swerving him from his inten-
ton 10 marry me until they took him
slanasss against my character-and
then vhat did they take?" asked Mrs.
Dsbcushels.
7slis of Attacks on Her
An Debouchele seemed rather i'm
beryaasl as she discussed to-day her
tassgement with Mr.. Gambler, and the
brssking off of the engagement, and
hef battle in Atlanta to force the dis
talure OF the identity of the men
NO she says she is informed, have
Essled her to the man she was to have
kirrisd.
Their first objection was that am
dK That did not seem to swerve
tlA. Then they objected on the ground
lss / was divorcee and his Church
tipvned upon divorce. / suppose he
kminded them that no Church frowns
kpen divorce quite SO sternly as the
Catholic Church. Then they objected
lhat was Latin, descendant of
Mingled French and Spanish families,
Ehils he was q pure Anglo-Saxon
product. Still they did not swerve
So they decided that they would
nake him uneasy regarding the regu-
lsrity Of my divorce, and they sent
Ezekiel Gambler, the former Congress-
man from Mississippi, to search the
court records in Reno and see if he
could find flaw in the proceedings.
He reported back that the divorce was
bomb-proof, that my divorced husband
could not sue Mr.. Gambler for allenat-
Ing my affections, and that ! could not
% prosecuted for bigamy.
AT last came the setting Of the date
1.-THE positive announcement by Mr..
Sandles to his family that he really
tnt'nded TO 60 through with the en-
gagement. And then, in their final
desperation, they concocted this absurd
snd preposterous story about my un-
fuccessfui attempt to entice an un-
pamed travelling salesman into my
Eoom at night IN the Piedmont Hotel
% Atlanta during the Confederate Vet
0sns reunion in October, 1919.
the only coherent explanation they
save ever given as to why this myth
Person declined my invitation was
4 as ne was afraid of the hotel detec-
W They have not tried to explain
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