Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-31
PLAINTIFF Welded
AT TIME OF TR0TH,
CLAIM OF GAMBLER
Continued from Page u

TENDER 90, 1922, had been set as
| the date for the marriage and that
| the defendant was to have left At
lanta on September Is to join her
! at Reno, New, where the marriage
was to have taken place. We eX-
pect to show you that he had caused
her household goods to be shipped
from her home in New Orleans to
his home in Atlanta that flowers
for the wedding had been purchased
and attendants arranged for that
announcement cards and invita-
tons had been printed; that a COM
plete itinerary for a wedding tour
had been arranged by Mr.. Gambler
and approved by Mrs. DeBouchel,
| and that he had even engaged sleep
ing car and hotel accommodations
for the trip.
I'VE expect to show you that Mrs.
DeBouchel received a letter from
Mr. Gambler every day, almost with
out exception, in all Of which he
| protested his deep love for her and
complained of the efforts of his
family to prevent the match, adVis-
ing her not to talk about their we'd
| ding for fear these efforts would be
increased.
I'VE expect to show you that
these letters continued until Sep
TENDER 10, 1922, the letter on that
date repeating his protestations of
love and telling of his plans to leave
Atlanta two days later.
I'VE expect to show that the
next she heard from him was when
she received a telegram telling her,
without explanation, that it would
be impossible for him to leave At
lanta and telling her to expect a
letter. We expect to show that he
then wrote her a letter saying that
he had received information from
sources which he could not refuse
| to believe, that two men had visited
her room at the Piedmont hotel dur
ing the reunion.
Refused to Reveal Names
eve expect to show you thai
while he did not specifically charge
that these alleged visits We're for
improper purposes and did not name
the two men, he nevertheless broke
off the engagement.
1--WE expect to show that Mrs. De.
Bouchel then telegraphed him de
manding the names of the two men,
but that he refused to furnish them
to her or to make further eXplana.
ton, whereupOn she went to Chat
tanooga and then to Marietta under
the name of Mrs. Rogers to avoid
publicity, and, acquainting Mr..
Gambler with her address, again de-
manded that he furnish her the
names Of the men.
eve expect to show you that
when he persistenly refused to ac-
cede to her request, she finally
came to the realization that the
only way to vindicate her charac-
ter and publish the names of these
men to the world, if there We're such
men, was through the medium OF a
law suit
"She then came to Atlanta and
filed this suit, and that, gentlemen
of the jury, is the reason you are
here today"
Petition Is Read
Mr.. Howell then proceeded to read
the original petition of Mrs. DeBou-
chel, in which were contained the
charges outlined by him. The read
ing was by paragraphs, Attorney
Harold Hirschs of counsel for Mr..
Gambler, reading the defendants an
sWer at the same time.
Mr.. Howell continued with the
petition, alleging tina. nobody had
ever stated to the defendant or any
one else that she had invited men
to her rooms in the Piedmont hotel
or any other place for any purpose
other than that usually accepted as
proper under the sociaA code. Coun-
sci for Mr.. Gambler, in reading from
the answer, declared the defendant
denied this statement.
The petitioner further alleged
through her counsel that Mr. Cand-
Ter made no investigation Of the
rrmors he had heard, but accepted
them for their face value. The de
Tense denied this, stating that it was
verified that the alleged statements
were made by man in Atlanta.
The plaintiff contended that, as
her fiance, Mr.. Gambler should have
disregarded the reports as he knew
them to be false and that it was his
obligation to tell her and give her
details of the alleged incident so that
she might deny them to the proper
parties.
Love Letters Introduced
Attorney Howell next Introduces
a number of letters which he said
were written to Mrs. DeBouChel by
Mr.. Gambler in the early part Of
1922 and during the summer before
their marriage was TO have taken
place. Defense counsel agreed for
the letters to be introduced. reserV-
ing, however, the right to object
later to those portions which were
immaterial.
The first letter was dated Febru-
airy e, 1922, and mailed from Allan.
ia to Mrs DeBouchel who was
then in California
The salutation was:
My dear Sweetum:'
The letter then referred to a let
ter which Mr.. Gambler had just re
ceived from Mrs. DeBouchel and
complained that he had not seen her
for more than a month, declaring
that the time seemed so mIcn
longer"
Early Marriage Sought
But what l most desire" the letter
said, lis that you become formally
my wife at the earliest date possible
after April s.
The letter then referred to certain
arrangements that were Eeing made
in Atlanta to receive Mrs. DeBouchel,
and referred to the moving of her
household goods to Atlanta, stating
that the writer had great respect for
her sentiments regarding her own
furnishings but also did not wish 10
disturb the furniture of his chidren's
mother.
The letter then referred to the eff
forts of the writer to retire from
active business, stating that he had
meant to do so last November"
but had been unable to do so.
But l must abandon my business
this year" the letter continued. My