The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
CANDLER'S WIFE !, BLAMES N-LAWS.
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 Mr. Candler; who last week won the jury's verdict in a $5O0,000 breach of promise suit instituted against him by Mrs. Oneizma de Bouchel, of New Or leans. was silent today concerning the arrest of his wife, and his personal at torney, w.. D. Thompson, said Mir. Candler would make no statement about the incident.
 The city. however, was stirred to higher pitch of excitement than by the recent breach of promise suit; and out of town newspapers, which were ship ped into AtlQnta this morning with a detailed story of the arrest found a lively sale. None of the Atlanta pa- pers carried the story. sff
 The next development in the arrest is scheduled for Tuesday morning in police court, when Mrs. Candler, Mir. Stoddard and Mir Keeling will face charges of being occupants of a "dive," which is the all-embracive charge lodged by police against per sons, arrested in a place where liquor is being drunk.
 Liquor On Table
 Police Chief James L. Beavers, who sraided the apartment house at No. AS Juniper street, assisted by Police Cap tain A. J. HolcOmb, and arrested the three persons, stated that they were in an apartment on the second floor, seated around table on which stood bottle, almost emptied. of whisky. <.l A,,I ,ks,N. AZ E~ IL indicated that hearty meal had just been concluded.
 The police did not obtain the name of the person, to which the apartment was rented, and this could not be ob- tained today. Mrs. Candler, however, according to the police, said that it was occupied by woman friend. Her mother was not able to give the exact name of this friend. ....
 Chief Beavers was confined to his home today, with bad case of grippe" but at headquarters it was stated that the tip" on which the raid was made, was given by friends of the Candler family, and that Mrs. Candler. when informed she was under arrest, demanded to know who told the police she was at the apartment.
 Accuses Gamblers 0f Informing
 "Td just like to know. It was those Gamblers" she was quoted as saying" .
 The police declared she assumed a defiant attitude and did not appear em- barrassed, until taken to the station house in Chief Beavers personal car. There MT. Stoddard posted bonds of Q1 fz. and they were released, pending the police court trial.
 It was also stated at headquarters that MT. Stoddard informed Chief Beavers, at the time of his arrest, that Mrs. Candlef had been employed by him for six years while she was work ing as a public stenographer in this city.
 When he entered the apartment Chief Beavers said he told Mrs. Candler that he was embarrassed to find ner there, and that he was embarrassed to have to place her under arrest, be- cause he was a personal friend of Mir. Candler.
 Accused of Auto Ride With Stoddard
 He also inquired of her, it was stated today at headquarters, where she and MT. Stoddard had gone on an automobile ride, alleged to have been taken Friday afternoon, to which, it is said, Mrs. Candler replied
 well, we're not the only people in Atlanta doing such things, you know"
 1t was also stated by the police are three of us here," but that he later
 vhaE ts rr,tf fA would say about his being arrested.
 After taking the trio to headquar- ters, about one mile distant, Chief Beavers returned them in his private automobile to where their automobile was parked in the vicinty of the apart meIit, Mrs. Gamblers car, it is alleged being parked in front of fashionable north side church nearby, three blocks from the apartment.
 Before her marriage to MT. Candler, last June 20, Mrs. Candler was Mrs. May Little Ragan. The couple were married in the chapel at Emory uni versity, to which MT. Candler has made large bequests, and they left on a short wedding trip, returning to take up their residence at the mansion on Ponce de Leon avenue. They rarely have ap- peared in public together, however, and during the trial of the breach of prom ise suit in United States court, Mrs. Candler did not put in her appearance in the court room.
 ;. On the police docket. Mrs. Candler gave her age as thirty -four, while Mir. Stoddard gave his age as forty-four, and Mir. Keeling as forty five. MT. Candler is more than seventy years old and has been married once before. CTY DERCONQ APE