New-York tribune., 1922-10-11
antller w ont
Tell w no Called
Fiiancee Untrue
Statement Through Attor-
ney Says He Must Protect
Friends; Sorry Mrs. De-
houcheIe Revealed Facts
Woman Demands Justice
charge That She Received
Han in Her Room Was
Proved False, She Asserts

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ATLANTA, Oct. lo.--Names of per-
sass who furnished Asa C. Gambler sr,
atlanta capitalist, often called the
sCoea-Cola Multi Millionaire" with
sae inforpasion that prompted his de-
eision to break his engagement 70
nsrry Mrs. oneizema Deboucheie' o.
New Orleans, will not be divuigeo, ae-
eording to statement issued mere
early tonight by counsel Tor MI
Gambler.
The statement made public by W. D.
Thompson, personal attorney for M.
candler followed enc to-day by Mrs,
Deboucheie, whose engagement to the
elderly manufacturer and banker was
announced several weeks ago. In her
statement Mrs. Debouchele severely
criticized what she termed this "clun-
~ conspiracy and "hideous SANDER"
sd Mr.. Candler's refusal to divulge
bs sources Of information rejecting
rnon her character, which, she said. ho
ssse as reasons fer his failure to PRO
ssd with original plans for their
urriage.
Gambler DepIorcs Publicity
sMr. Candler sincerely regrets that
Nrs Deboucheie should have given
such publicity to an unfortunate pri-
ysts affair" the statement issued nv
III. Thompson read. "Certain friends
brought him information in confdence
which made it impossible for mar
rage between them TO have been q
happy one. He communicated this TO
Mrs, Debouchele. He has not and
would not disclose it to any one else.
He feels it would be unfair for him
to disclose the names of his friends
and thereby shift to them rcspon-
s!bility which he alone will bear, UNI
less these friends, at the proper time
and place, volunteer to repeat what
they told to him. ="
THE statements of Mr.. Candler's
friends are utterly unfounded and un-
irae and do not believe that they are
eyen believed by him. Mrs. De-
DVuchele said in reply to the state
msHt issued by Mr.. Thompson. "!At
say rate, the first statement in his
letters to me before came to Atlanta
accused me of receiving men in my
room during a visit here in 1910. This
disyroyed in the presence of Mr..
Gambler and his son. They then charged
me with pleading with a travelling
salesman 70 call on me in my room at
the Piedmont Hotel and only allowing
him to leave me OIL his promise to
see nc in New Orleans"
Mrs. De Bcucheie had a two hours
conference with Mr.. Gambler and his
son, Asa jrs. soon after her arrival
here on Sunday from Chattanooga.
Wedding OF by Telegraph
Shshad jouneyed to Chattanooga sew
efsi esys ago, Mrs. De3ouchele said,
aief AE Candlor had telegraphed
heF sc Reno that circumstance
p0snYely prevent my filing engage
nlrss With you on the Goth"
All arrangements had been COM
F!ead 10? the wedding to take place
at6otlock on the evening of Sep
lsaser 20, Mrs. Debouchelc said
auifal friends had obtained the
promise of the only Methodist ministey
n Rsno to remain over from vaca-
sloa ia order to perform the ceremony
IL sompliance with Nix. Chandler's
wishes
On Friday before the date set for
The wedding she received Mr.. Cand-
lsrs first telegram, stating his inabil-
ny to fill the engagement. She then
again planned to postpone it, as he
had written her he was busily engaged
u completing bank meyer and wanted
70 finish it before departing on the
Faliippine honeymoon they had planned.
In the second telegram, definitely
breaking the engagement, she said, he