The Washington times., 1924-02-11
WIFE AWAITING.
GAMBLER s
MOVE
Arrested Mate OF Coca Cola
King Silent on Apart
ment Party.
By b. ". STURDIVANT,
International News Service.

SNAUDhhAPAAOA1aA
ATLANTA, Ga. Feb. 1.-THE
sensational arrest Of Mrs. Asa g.
Gambler, newly-wed wife Of Atlanta's 3
lged Coca Cola king and multi
millionaire, today presented choice
norsel Of gossip.
Social circles OF Atlanta were
waiting new developments as eyes
involuntarily turned toward the
oalatial Gambler mansion watching
20 see when, II ever, it's new mis-
ress, will make her reappearance.
After her arrest late Saturday she
went home to mother" In an
atlanta suburb and has remained
there since. .
Mrs. Gambler, Stenographer
,ntil her marriage to the capitalist
several months ago, was arrested
With two male companions In
fashionable apartment house on an
exclusive street here. The two
nen. w. j. Stoddard and @. w.
Keeling, also played important roles
IN Southern business and social
circles.
The three were carried as prison.
ers to the police station where
charges Of occupying disreputable
house were filed against them.
After making bonds Of 500 each,
the trio was released and left
police headquarters together. Chief
Of Police James Beavers. who made
the arrests personally, said that he
also found a quart bottle containing
some whskey In the room and that
efforts will be made to determine
its ownership.
Mrs. Gambler and her two com.
panions are to appear in municipal
court tomorrow and explain why
they were together in this apart.
ment, in violation Of a city law.
Chief Beavers expressed the opinion
that all of them will forfeit their
bonds, thereby avoiding trial.
Gambler Has Children.
In the meantime, the small twin
girls Of Mrs. Gambler, born before
the death of her first husband, are
living with their step-father "un-
status no one would say. -
When approached by Interna-
tional News Service, principals in
the scandal made the following
statements:
Mrs. Gambler: II can not say just
now what I shall do next. I am
awaiting Mr.. Gamblers move
Mr.. Gambler: II know nothing Of
the affair. Mrs. Gambler is not at
my home. That's all 1 have to
say"
stoddard: There win bs no OK
planatory statement from me. The
three Of us were merely holding q
business conference. that's ALL"
Keeling could not be reached.
Mrs. Chandler said they were
visiting the apartment Of a friend
who had gone away for the after
noon. She gave Chief Beavers the
woman's name but officers have
been unable to locate her. He said
she will be charged with operating
a disreputable house, If apprehend-
ed.
The police chief explained that
the raid" was made because Of
complaints from neighbors. They
telephoned, according to him, say.
ing that a liquor party" was being
staged in the apartment. Because
of the exclusiveness Of the residen.
tial section, he made the investiga-
ton in person, he said, carrying
only one officer with him. That
was the chief of the plain clothes
squad.
AtlanAR Papers Silent.
News Of the arrests spread slow.
ly in Atlanta. Candler's lawyers
appealed to all local papers and
to the various news services in an
attempt to keep II quiet" Nothing
Of the affair appeared in Atlanta
papers Of Saturday or Sunday.
- Other Papers Sold.
Nearby cities, however, took ad-
vantage Of this and sent thousands
Of extra editions into Atlanta yes.
terday carrying a full account of
the story and giving It a lead play.
One newsboy alone. according to
his own story, sold more than
5000 copies of a Macon paper.
Other extras" from Birmingham
were rushed hero but by night all
were taken and nothing but Atlanta
papers could be found at the news
stands.
Stoddard, besides being closely
associated with prominent financial
circles here, is president Of the
National Association of Dyers and
Cleaners. He refused to divulge to
International News Service the
nature Of the business" which the
trio was transacting when arrested.
Mrs. Gamblers arrest came upon
the heels Of the sensational De
Bouchel Gambler heart balm suit
in which Mrs. OneZima De Bouchel,
New Orleans beauty. sued the aged
multi-millionaire for $50O, 900, charg-
ing breach of promise. It was
Tuesday that the jury returned q
verdict in favor of the defendant.
She maintained that the two were
engaged in the autumn of 1922
after several months of violent
love.making. Love letters alleged
to have been written by him, were
produced in court to uphold her
contentious. She charged that five
days before the date of the wedding,
a letter came from. Gambler n
which he stated the ceremony would
be impossible because of certain
scandal" which had reached his
ears. This was to the effect, he
said, that she had invited two mon
to visit her In an Atlanta hotel.
Mrs. Gambler, at that time q
stenographer, took notes on the
case and IL said TO have met her
husband then. She is thirty-four
wears old. or thirty-elght years
younger than Gambler.
Worth $5,OO0,OO0.
II was brought out at the De
Bouchel- Gambler hearing that he is
I,,orth more than" SIS 900 900, al.