The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-11
Gambler Refuses to Give
Source of Charges Made
Against Mrs. DeBouchele

MT. ddmDie came 10 Atlanta from
Chattanooga last week, and 1t was
following his inability to obtain the
names that Mrs. DeBouchele came to
Atlanta.
Her Statement
Mrs. DeBouchele came TO Atlanta
last night from Marietta, having
reached there on Sunday from Chat
tanooga. Before leaving Marietta,
she said that she called Mr.. Cand-
Ter over the telephone and asked him
to see her. on reaching Atlanta,
she said she engaged a suite OF rooms
at local hotel, and informed Mr..
Gambler over the phone OF her ar
rival.
Mr.. Gambler and his son. Asa q.
Gambler, Jr,, it was declared, came 10
the hotel and were in conference with
Mrs. DeBouehele for nearly two
hours.
Gambler Sorry
"Mr. Gambler was very much
broken up Mrs. DeBouchel said. Il
felt sorry for him. He told me he
still loves me and wants TO marry
me, and that he does not believe this
hideoub Islander which has been taken
to him, and yet he refused TO give
me the name of the man or men who
accused me. I cannot understand his
attitude. He told me he was wretch
ed and unhappy and did not care
whether he lived or died. He said he
would prefer for me to go home
and wait a while and announce the
breaking of the engagement and
give as my reason anything detri-
mental to his character that 1 might
see fit. OF course I would not do
such a thing for 1 know nothing
oh although / In
sist that he owes 1t 10 me to give me
the names OF those who accuse me-"
Mrs. DeBouchele stated that her
lawyer, Harry Gamble of New Or
leans, would arrive here late to-
night and join her tomorrow morn
ing. She said she would probably be
here "for some time" She declined
to state what action she would in
stitute. IL any. to force disclosure
of the identity of those she said had
accused her. Mrs. DeBoucheles state
ment follows:
"Mr. Gambler and I were to have
been married on the goth of Septem-
ber All arrangements were made,
clergyman engaged, cards of an
nouncement printed and We were to
be at home here in Atlanta on Oc-
tober 10.
"On September Is he wrote me that
It would not be fair to marry me
and bring me here where 1 would be
sighted on account of reports circu-
lated hero against me.
These reports. according to him.
were that during a Confederate re-
union in Atlanta three or four years
ago, when had the supreme honor
of being chaperohe general, and |
when ] was attended every moment |
I had solicited two men to visit me |
at the hotel at night
These reports had been brought |
to him, ne said, from sources he was |
bound to believe just before no was
to take the train for our wedding.
They would. he said, follow me
wherever I might go. I would never |
be able to hold my head up again.
This hideous Islander and Mr..
Gamblers reception OF 1t and his say
Ing my future 10 ruined. have broken
my heart; but my will is not broken
and l have faith that God will give
me courage to defend myself. !
az have come here against all my
training. against all my instincts; but
a good name Is all that a woman has
and mean to put the dastards who
have contrtved this despicable scheme
to destroy me behind tho bars II there
is any Justice In Georgia.
II have always known that the
Gamblers opposed my marriage to Mr..
Gambler and he will not deny that
twice after our engagement, long aft
or, offered to- release him.
"He vehemently refused and cried
that was cruel to suggest 1t.
who Is cruel now7
at was never necessary on that
count to put this foul dishonor on
me.
but they have biundered.
Gan Prove Innocence
This clumsy conspiracy fixes the
time so fortunately for me that l
can prove my innocence against all
tho perjurers and hired assassins
they can bring.
reunion of Confederate veterans in
a suite of rooms with other women
Of unimpeachable character and I'M
der conditions so highly honorable
to me that none but desperate. stupid
dolts, or people recklessiy certain of
their power in Atlanta would never
conceive the idea of making me out
a common degraded woman In the
very hour that / was crowned with
the very hskhest and most sacred
honor that can come to a southern
woman.
when I received Mr.. Gamblers let
ter containing this abominable charge
and saying l could not come to At
lanta without insult, 1 Immediately
left for the south and came to Chat
tanooga, for / was loath to come to
Atlanta.
From there ASKED Mr.. Gambler
for the names OF my accusers and
who were his informeVs. He declined
to give the information and made the
astonishing statement that it was
best for me not to know.
"a woman's reputation TO be stolen
and she OF accept it and to be dis
missed with a oody-goody pat on
the shoulder.
IT sent an attorney to represent to
Mr.. Gambler my right to defend N.Y.
self from these ISLANDERS, II there
were any such persons, which l had
then begun to doubt.
Refuses to BE Quiet
TT is unbelievable but he still re-
fused to divulEe the names and SEEM
ed to expect me to go quietly off in
some remote corner of the world to
hide and leave him and his family
triumphant here to snare more un-
suspecting women.
THE only satisfaction given the
attorney was that these solicited Wis.,
its were to be understood. not as
mere social calls, but for improper
purposes: and that one of the Wis.,
itors was a travelling salesman.
II do not believe any men, or man
has made any such statements, but
if there are such they have been
bought to this vileness and l call on
the respectable ana honorable class
OF the travelling salesman to investi-