Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-31
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tered the court room.
Il love you so much" the letter
said. ut has been a long time since
l heard from you. and your letters
are a source of much joy" The let
ter then referred to a move by Mrs,
DeBouchel to cancel the enga ge-
ment, relative to which the letter
was quoted as saying: II am salts
fled with the testimony given me of
your purity.
Yes, darling, my imprisoned
purpose in marrying you is to pro-
tect you. You love me, don't
you?"
Later on the letter referred to
alleged efforts being made to break
up the engagement as a fight and
spoke of them as nothing less than
an indignant fight against an indul-
gent brother"
The letter was signed, ASA"
Relatives on Hand
Several of Mr.. Gamblers relatives
were on hand, including Judge John
S. Gambler; his brother, and Walter
r. Gambler, a son. He is repre-
scented by the law firms of Gambler,
Thomson & Hirsch, and by that OF
Little, Powell, Smith & Goldstein.
Association of the latter firm in the
case was announced Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. DeBouchel accompanied by
Mrs. Lydia c. Wickliffe, Miss Sadie
Griffin and Colonel Louis P, Bryant,
all of New Orleans, entered the court
room promptly at 10 o'clock, and ten
minutes later both sides had an
nounced ready, Judge Samuel H.
Sibley, presiding, stated that he
would not be able to begin trial of
the case before II or 1870 o'clock.
Many Of the leading figures in the
case then left the court room, but
returned shortly before noon..
Former Governor Hugh Dorsey
and "P. II. Brewster, of the firm of
Dorsey, Brewster, Howell & Hey
man, were in the court room along
with Attorney Albert Howell who
is leading Atlanta counsel for the
plaintiff. 1t was stated that former
Governor Dorsey would aid in strill-
ing the jury. New Orleans attorneys
associated in the case in behalf of
Mrs. DeBouchel are Harry Gamble
and Harold p. Noise
Mrs. DeBouchel's Statement
Mrs. DeBouchel made the following
statement about the case Tuesday
night:
My last visit to Atlanta was on
October T, 1922. 1t was Immediately
after ] had received Mr.. Gamblers
letter, informing me that, on account
of certain very derogatory state
ments which he claimed had been
made to HIM and circulated here
about me, he was compelled to
break our engagement.
II had before L came here, vainly
tried to obtain from him the names
of his alleged informantS.
Il had hoped that Mr.. Gambler
would at least do me the justice to
furnish the names of slanderers to
me, as the only means by which [
would Vindicate my character and ex-
pose the fraud which [ then thought
was aimed against him, as well as
against me-
when Mr.. Gambler refused to give
me the names, | felt that, in Justice
to myeslf, it was necessary to give
the entire facts in the matter to the
public, through the press; hoping also
to locate the ambush.
Railing, [ have sought the onIv
available avenue of obtaining this in
formation and vindication, through
the courts.
THE entire matter is now in the
United States court and will, [ trust,
be fully investigated IN Wednesday.
ON this account it will, of course,
be Improper for me to submit myself
to any interview or to publicly discuss
any feature Of the case"
Met at Reunion
Mrs. DeBouchel charges in her
suit that Mr.. Gambler bEoke his en-
easement to marry her as the re.
suit of alleged information given
him 20 the effect that two men had
visited her in a room at a, hotel
during the 1919 Confederate reun-
ion in Atlanta 1t was during this
reunion, it was stated. that Mr.
Gambler became acquainted with
her.
Ms. DeBouchel paid visit to At,
lanta in October, 1922, when she an
nounced that the engagement to
marry had been broken off by Mr..
Gambler. She declared that she
came here to seek an explanation.
The suit was filed on February II,
1928.
In Mr.. Gamblers answer to the
suit, in which Mrs. DeBouchel
sought damages for the alleged
false accusations made against her
he declined to give the name of the
informants and deplored the fact
that she Lad seen fit to give public
ity to IAN unfortunate private af-