South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-13

o. reflections on her character
announced today that Mrs. De-
loucheIle VIII return tonight 20
New Orleans but that Harry
Gamble OF New Orleans her
personal attorney. will remain here
10 consider legal steps.
IL Is not doubted that these legal
steps wIll carry the sensational az
'alr. which so far has been conducted
by means OF statements. into the
courts
What the nature OF the suit viii
De i- matter Of conjecture Breach
of promise 70 might be. but attorney
have indicated that SANDER viii
form the basis Of action and that
they VIII combine with this a plea
20 the court 20 Investigate the career
or Mrs Dcboucheue with a view 20
entirely rcpudiatinS aspersions which
they claim have been cast upon her
character.
Members Of the Gambler family
have not been directly charged
with having assaulted Mrs. Debou-
chelIe's reputation
Instead attorneys for the woman
and she herself have declared Asa
Gambler told his uancee statements
had beer given him by some one who
has gone unnamed to the effect that
Mrs. DebouchelIe had invited two
travelling statesmen TO visit rooms at
"a hotel here. Mrs DebOuchclle de
c.ared upon her arrival here Tues
day that she did not want one penny
OF The Gambler money. but that she
Intended 10 force Gambler - eudow
a home for children in New Orleans
and that she Intended 10 force him
TO name the persons who had at
tucked her good name. She has
failed to force even a word from
Gamblers lips. except a short state
meut from the personality of the
aged millionaire. who merely eX-
pressed regret that Mrs. Debouchelle
had seen ft 10 air I'm public her
grievances and 90 repeat a denial or
her relre-. .... the men who spread
the reports be named.
- ....tl asu aer Asa Gambler on
the street described him as 'the
iOneIiest man IN the world"
Prominent Atlantans are going 10 |
be given a chance. Mrs. Debouchele |
stated today. 10 explain statements /
they are said 20 have made TO the
effect that the Candler-De BOuchelle I
union was not only unfortunate, |
but also impossible.
Mrs. DeBoucheIIe-s trunks reached I
her hotel today after having been
lost Il could very well have done
without them" she remarked. "fOr
they were filled with my trousseau."
Mrs DeBouchelle said that. al i,
though she was returning 10 New
Orleans on advice Of her counsel
she was just beginning to fight.
The Gamblers have painted my
character black and they have paint
I'D it scarlet" she said, "but / do
not believe they have yet dared to
paint Il a yellow streak.
II hear It said that the Gamblers
have not replied to me because they
do not want to say things that will
hurt their brother and father. Why
did not they think about hurting
him when they started out deliber-
ately to destroy the one hope OF
happiness the poor old fellow had.
Mrs. DeBouchelIe smiled as she
recalled her meeting with Gambler
in an Atlantic hotel Monday night.
'I was really fond Of Mr.. Gambler
and felt so sorry for him when he
was here. at the hotel with his son.
He was so pitiful. His eyes We're
brimmed with tears. He has said
that he Is half crazed and believe
him.
That's the sort OF happiness his
family has brought him"
She told OF how Gambler called
her endearing names.
MY darlingi" she said he cried.
ct wiCh we could be married this
minute, but we can't. We just.
can't"
~And then" Mrs. DeBouchelle
said. Il thought his son would have
a stroke He almost exploded"