The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-11

The statement, made public by ".
d. Thomson, personal attorney for
Mr.. Gambler, followed one given out
earlier in the day by Mrs. DeBouchele,
whose engagement to the wealthy
manufacturer and banker was an
nounced several weeks ago. In her
statement, Mrs. DeBouchele severely
criticised what she termed This
clumsy conspiracy" and "hideous
SANDER" and Mr.. Gamblers refusal to
divulge sources of information re-
flectinR upon her character which,
she stated, he gave as reasons for his
failure to proceed with original plans
for their marriage.
"Mr. Gambler sincerely regrets that
Mrs. DeBouchele should have given
such publicity to an unfortunate
private affair" the statement Issued
by Mr.. Thomson read. Certain
friends brought him information in
confidence. which made It impossible
for a marriage between them to have
beon a happy one. He Communicated
this to Mrs. DeBouchele. He has not
and would not disclose It to anyone
else. He feels IL would be unfair for
him to disclose the names of his
friends and thereby shift to them
ltNDOnsibiAiAN WAtAOh ho dAOiI VIZ
bear, unless these friends. at the
proper time and place. volunteer to
repeat what they told to him"
Untrue, She Says
"The Statements of Mr.. Gamblers
friends are utterly unfounded and
untrue and I do not believe they are
even believed by him." Mrs. De-
Bouchele said In reply to the state
ment issued by DIR. Thomson. "At
any rate. tho first statement in his
letters to me before came to Atlanta
accused me of receiving men in my
room during the reunion here in
1919. This is disproved in the pres
ence of Mr.. Gambler and his son.
They then charged me with pleading
with a travelling man to come and
see me in my room at the Piedmont
hotel, and only allowing him 10 leave
me on his promise to come and see
me in New Orleans"
Mrs. DeBouchele had a two-hours
conference with Mr.. Gambler and his
son, Asa. Jr.. soon after her arrival
in Atlanta Sunday from Chattanooga,
Tenn, and Marietta, Ga.
Mrs. DeBouchele stated that shs
would demand and would have q
retraction OF slanderous charges
against her character, and the names
OF the persons responsible for their
dissemination in Atlanta and else
where"
She had journeyed to Chattanooga
several days ago. Mrs. DeBouchele
said, after Mr.. Gambler had tele
graphed her at Reno that "circum-
stances positively prevent my filling
engagement with you on the goth"
Ready for Wedding
All arrangements had been COM
pleted for the wedding to take place
at o'clock on the evening of Sep
TENDER 20, Mrs. DeBouchell said Nu-
tual friends had obtained the prom
Use of the only Methodist minister In
Reno to remain over from a vacation
in order to perform the ceremony in
compliance with Mr.. Gamblers
wishes.
On Friday before the date set for
the wedding she received Mr.. Cand
1er's first telegram, stating his in
ability to fiji the engagement. She
then planned to again postpone it,
because he had written her that he
was busily engaged in completing
bank merger and wanted to finish It
before leaving on the Philippine
honeymoon they had planned.
In n second telegram definitely
breaking the engagement. she said.
he stated that he was writing full
particulars. The letter told of the
charge which had been made against
her character.
Attorney Fails
Then followed her efforts to have
him give her the names of the in
formants which he had steadfastly
refused to do. With her attorney,
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