Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-11
HOW cANDLER-DENoUcHELE
 ENGAGEMENT WAS. BROKEN

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 10.-Names of per sons who furnished Asa c. Candler, .Sr., Atlanta capitalist with the information that prompted his decision to break his engagement to marry Mrs. oneizema Debouchele will not be divulged, accord ing to a statement issued here early to- night by counsel for MT. Candler.
 The statement made public by w. D. Thompson. personal attorney for MT. Candler, followed one today by Mrs. De- bouchele, whose engagement to the wealthy manufacturer and banker was announced several weeks ago. In het statement Mrs. Debouchele severely cri- ticised what she termed this clumsy conspiracy" and hideaus islander and Mir. Candlers refusal ito divulge his sources Of information rehecting upon her character which, she stated, he gave as reasons for his failure to proceed with original plans for their marriage
 Mir Candler sincerely regrets that Mrs. Debouchele could have given such publicity to an unfortunate private af- fair" the statement issued by NIT. Thompson read "'Certain friends brought him information in confidence, which made it impossible for marriage between them to have been a happy one. He communicated this to Mrs. De- bouchele. He has not and would not disclose it to anyone else. He feels it would be unfair for him to disclose the names of his friends, and thereby shift to him responsibility which he alone will bear, unless these friends, at the l proper time and place, volunteer to re- peat what they told to him. =
 1 '.The statements of Mir. Candler' E i friends are utterly unfounded and un- 1 true and do not believe that they are J,i 17a1e said in reply tN the statement issued by MT. Thompson. At any rate, the first statement in his letters to me before came to Atlanta accused me of receiV- l ing men in my room during the reunion i here in 1919. This I disproveG iii the l presence of MT. Candler and his son l They then charged me with pleading 1 with a travelling salesman to come ant sec me in my room at the Piedmont ho 1 tel and only allowing him to leave ii1e on his promise to come and see me 1T l New Orleans
 Mrs. Debouchele stated that she woult demand and would have a retraction O. slanderous charges against her charac ter and the names of the persons respon. sible for their dissemination in Altar ta and elsewhere
 I Mrs. Debouchele had a two hours con l ference with Mr. Gandler and hisS son Asa, Jr. soon after her arrival hert 1 Sunday from Chattanooga.
 She had ieurneyed to Chattanoeg1 several days ago. Mrs. Denouehele saiE after Mir. Candler had telegraphed he tat Reno. That circumstances positive r lg prevent my filling engagements witi you on the 2Gth."
 All arrangements had been completed for the wedding to take place at six O clock on the evening of Septerbeg 70
 Mrs. Debouchele said Mutual friend
 had obtained the promise of the enl Methodist minister in Reno to renal oyer from a vacation, in order to per form the ceremony in compliance wit Mr. Gamblers wishes.
 = On Friday before the date set for th wedding, she received Mr. Candler,s frs , telegram stating his inability to fiji rh :, engagement She then again planne to postpone it as he had written her, i
 was busy completing a. bank mer. / an wanted to finish it before leaving ua th Philippine honeymoon they had p.ar s ned.
 l. In a second telegram definitely break ing the engagement she said, he state y that he was writing full particular
 The letter told of the charge which ha . been made against her character. ' Then followed her efforts to have hi
 
 r which he had Steadfastly refused to d : With her attorney, Harry Gamble, = New Orleans, she again made efforts d obtain the names of the men who q l, cused her. MT. Gamble came to Atlant > from Chattanooga last week and it VIZ
 following his inability to obtain u 'r names that Mrs. Debouchele came to A n lanta.
 $ Mrs. Debouchele. in her statement t y day which followed the conference vii .e Nil. Candler, and his son, Asa, IT,, sa l. she could not understand the attitu, 10 of the capitalist. q felt sorry for him ;e her statement read. tHe told me he st r. loves me and wants to marry me, al n that he does not believe this hideo
 slander which has been taken to hil ol and yet he refused to give the name g. the man or men who accused me- r. "He told me he was wretched and u le happy and did not care whether he liv r. or died,' the statement said. t. T have come here against all n is training, against all my instincts, but. to good name is all that a woman has, a. in I mean to put the dastards who ha
 contrived this despicapIe scheme to q
 stroy me behind the bars if there is q
 justice in Georgia