The New York herald., 1922-10-13
MRS. DE B0UCHEL
WILL SUE GAMBLER
He and Others to De Charged
With Defamation of
Character.
EX-FIANCEE STARTS HOME
Plans Return to Atlanta With
i'm Two Weeks-Letter
Made Public.
EX-FIANCEE STARTS HOME

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEw YoRK HERALD.
ATLANTA, Oct 12.-Afrs. Onezima De
Bouchel, principal in the Gambler De
Bouchel broken engagement case, will
return TO Atlanta within two weeks to
institute legal proceedings against Asa
G. Gambler, Atlanta capitalist, and 9TH
ers for alleged defamation Of character.
Harry Gamble, her attorney. stated to-
night just before he and his client
boarded train for New Orleans
Mrs. De Bouchei expressed deep appre-
citation for the kindness accorded her by
most of those she met here.
She made public a letter she wrote to
Mr.. Gambler September 2S announcing
her intentionn OF coming to Atlanta.
The letter said:
do you expect me TO let this hideous
slander go unIWnished? 1 will publish it
TO the whole world. and we will see IL the
world is as credulous as you seem to be
and as you expect me to be. If there are
any such men. and 1 certainly do not
believe there are, who make such state
ments, they .. shall go to the
This is n clumsy conspiracy that inn
poses on nobody but you. You must
divulge the name of tfiis person. Unless
you do. I'll go on the assumption that
there is no such person and :hat you
have been too willing to be imposed upon.
You know l have not a single male
relative in the world. I am not appeal
ing TO you as my promised husband and
natural protector. but just as man, II
you viii not comply with this request |
| will come to Atlanta at the risk of pub
lie misconstruction and against my
every inclination for I cannot and will
rot allow myself to be placed in this po-
! sition.
/ 'All 1 ask is plain justice.
"ONEzEMA DE BoUcHEL" i"
No utterances came from the Gambler
side to-day. A decision to maintain ST.
| lence was reached at conference Of the
three brothers. Asa G.. Cardler, Sr.,
Judge John S. Gambler and Bishop War
ren A. Gambler.
This has been painful orderl for
me-" Mrs. De Bouchel remarked just be-
fore departing. but II is not beyond my
expectation. / believe the process of
making up my mind to undergo It was
worse than the realization. But even so
/ have gone the limit of my strength
II must have rest. Had 1t not been
for the uniform and sympathetic kind
ness of the people that have met and
helped me 1 could not have gone through
with IL. Tears come TO my eyes when /
think of the gentleness of these strai1g-
ers. both men and women. ] did not ex-
| pect 1t. A woman in my situation is
heset with suspicion and doubt. know
all that and was and am prepared TO
endure II. ! must"
| NEW ORLEANS, Oct 12.-Mrs. Onezima
! De Bouchel on her way back here 10
plan suits for alleged slander, decided
on returning so she might go over the
love letters that Asa G.. Gambler of At
lanta wrote her before he broke off their
engagement.
The letters are said TO be in tender
strain, using endearing terms. 1t is saic
Mr.. Gambler was a prolific love letter
writer and that the missves TEEN with
loving expressions. The letters ar,
locked in the safety vaults of loca
bank
1t is rumored that Mrs. De Bouche
will demand $780, from the Gamblers
and also that the courts of Georgia con
duct a thorough investigation so as tC
clear her of any slander.