The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-11
SPURNED FIANCEE
INVADES ATLANTA
TO SEE GAMBLER


ding They would. be said. follow
me wherever ! might 60 would
never be able 10 hold up my head
again.
This hldcous elandcr and Cnud.
ler's reception Of u and his saying
my future is ruined. have broken
my heart. but my viii is not broken
and I have faith that God viii give
me courage 90 defend myself
IL have come hero against an my
training, against AN my instincts.
but good name is an that woman
has, and ! mean tu pat the dastards
who have coutrlycd this dcspicahic
scheme TO destroy the hohind the
bars II there IL any Justice in Goorg
"a.
II havc always known tho Cnnd
lars opposed my marriage TO Caud.
Ter aud he will not deny that twice
after our engagement. long after
I offered to release him.
lie yohcmer'ly refused and cried
that I was cruel TO suggest 70.
who is cruel now2
at was never necessary on that
count To put this foul dlshouor on
me.
"But they have hluudcrcd.
IOollsh Slnndcr, She says.
This clumsy conspiracy fixes the
time 80 fortunately for me that /
can prove my innocence against all
tho pcriurors and hired asanHslns
they can bring.
Il was tho chaporono- general AZ
tho reunion OF the Confederate vet
erans I'm suite OF rooms with other
women Of unimpcachnblo character
and under conditions 80 highly hon
orablo 60 mo that none but despor-
ate, stupid dolts. or people recklcssly
certain Of their power iu Atlanta
would ever conceive the idea OF
making mo out a. common degraded
woman In the very hour that 1 was
crowned with the very highest and
NOSE e1Crcd honor that can como
to southern woman.
when I received Gamblers lottor
containing this shominahia charge
and saying | could not come tu At
lauth without insult, | imm ediately
loft for tho south aud came 20 Chat
tanooga for / was loatho to come
to Atlanta.
From there asked Gambler for
tho names of my accuAcrs and who
were his informants. lie declined
to give tho inforatlon and made the
astonishing statement that H. was
best for me not to know.
"A woman's reputation To be
stolen ana she TO accept ~ and to
bo dismissed with n goodygoody
pat on the shouldorl
II sent an attorney 10 represent
to Gambler the right 20 defend my.
self from these slanderors. II there
wcro any such persons, which | had
then begun TO doubt.
1T IN unbelievable but he still
refused TO divulge the names and
seemed 10 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
moro unsuspocting women,
THE only satisfaction given the
attorney was that those solicited
visits wero to be Understood not
merely social calls, but for improper
purposes; that one Of tho visitors
was travelling salesman.
Il do not believe any men or man,
has made any such statements but
II there are such they have boon
bought 10 tell this ylllalnous story
and | call on the respectable and
honorable class OF the travelling
salcHmen to investigate him or thom
and TO protect a defenHcless woman
against conspiracy and perjury.
"Why was this brought against
me IN Atlanta. distant from my
home and friends where the Cand-
lors are so powerful that people call
the city Candlerville
Already investigators and de-
tectivos have combcd my life In New
Orleans In vain.
Judge Gambler had gone there
early IN the summer.
mn "A d n - "a TB
OF ugly letters began to flow into
Atlanta, II is eaid.
Il know he employed detectives
My colored chauffeur who had
been with me nine years, was 40
bounded by repeated visits OF the
detectives to his home In the coun-
try, 40 miles from. New Orleans,
that the poor hoy vas brought into
suspicion with his wife and neigh
bors aud had TO leave home and
hunt work elsewhere.
1T Ia an honor 10 this negro boy
that he resisted the Inducements
offered him and went away TO the
heavy labor In tho rice fields rath-
er than sell his employer, who mad
never been otherwise than Kind 10
him.
with all thlr nothing was found
against me and the wedding was 20
iake place on September 20.
"Wiil any just human being be-
lieve that the trnnsfor of their In
famous attempts against me 10 A.
lnnta at the last minute iust 10
Zine % prevent Gambler from step
ping ON tho train. was other than
a last desperate attempt to break up
the marriage az the expense Of the
destruction Of n woman who had
never done them any harm and who
would have released Gambler a. any
time he would have asked for II Ia
an honorable way2
"t have humbled myself again
and again 10 entreat, 20 implorc
Gambler 20 place me whore can
protect myself.
81 never believed TN now that he
was, that he could be a party 10
this diBhOnornhle transaction.
I'm never submit
III the laws OF Georgia viii pun
i9h these ronepirators for their
crime against me--they shall be
Jailed.
"Only as a last resort have | Civ
on my consent 20 make this dis
closure, silence and retreat only
expose me more at future periods
Of my NE.
AN open fight against these un-