The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-02
BY H. 0. HAMILTON, International News Service Staff
 COFreSDOndent.


 Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 2.-In the Su- perior Court of Fulton County, where such things are practically unknown, the most sensational suit in the staid and polite "Old South," was to go to trial here to day when Clyde K. By field, automobile dealer, was to show cause why he should not be perman- ently restrained from realizing on a note for $20,500 given him by Wal ter T. Candler, millionaire sportsman and capitalist and scion of the South s wealthiest family-the Coca-Cola Gamblers.
 The basis for the suit shifts back to the night of July Is in the North Sea, where the Cunard liner Beren- garia was drawing near the shores of France in voyage from New York. Aboard her were MT. and Mrs. Byfeld, Walter T. Candler and Cand1er's two young daughters. The last night aboard ship there was party on deck and then the stories begin to diff fer.
 Candler in his suit alleges that much champagne floated about the party table and that he, feeling "dazed,' arose and went below. The next thing he remembers, he said, was that he had wandered into a state room and found that it was Mrs. By fields. His own stateroom adjoined.
 No sooner had he found out where he was. Cand1er alleges; than Byfie1d came rushing in and shouted.
 Nov I've got you where I want you, and I've been ,suspecting this for six months! You must pay me twen- ty-five thousand dol1ars!"
 Then, Candler asserts, Byfield struck him and also fell to beating his wife, Dazed, he said, he gave a check for $25,oo0. Later. he said, this was exchanged in Paris for a note for $20.5OO, some cash and can which Byf1e1d had borrowed from Candler. He also exhibits letter. which, he says, was given him by By field, and in which Byf1e1d absolves Candler from blame.
 But Byfield lost no time in replying to this accusation of b1ackmail.
 Bydeld declared that he left the party aboard the ship with his wife where Mrs. Byefield ninistered to one of the Candler children who was i1l- Then. he said, he returned to the party. He stayed only a short time, the stateroom and was hurried in his journey by hearing his wife scre cam.
 Entering the stateroon, Byfield de- clared, he found his wife there in her night-c1othing. which was dishev- eled, struggling with Candler. Cand- Ter, he said, pretended to be drunk. Byfield stated he beat Candler and wife. q was not armed" said Byfeld. T d1d not even have a pocket knife, out I did my best to kill him with my bare hands!'
 Arriving in Cherbourg, Byfeld said, he party proceedd to Paris, where Candler wanted to exchange note for the check and asked the eXonera- ing letter in return. Byf1eld admits giving him the letter, but contended t was signed under duress
 Following the sensational charges n the CandIer suit and in Byfeld's statement Mrs. Byf1eld added sensa- ion by filing suit for s10O,O00 | against Candler, alleging assault. She ,sserted she had been confined to her ped by illness ever since the attack"
 Candler is next to the youngest son if Asa G. Candler, founder of the Coca-Cola company and also has lmassed a great fortune of his own. He is president of the Central Bank Z Trust Company of Atlanta
 Mir. Candler has been twice married. His first wife has been dead some years, leaving two little daughters. Candler married again, this time talk ng his stenographer to the altar. Prior to the trip to Europe Candler sent Mrs. Candler to California with her own child and is- said to have given her a settlement of $250,000. Ganaratad