Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-02

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your homer"
Always"
'Have you ever heard anything
said in this community derogatory
to the character Of Mrs. DeBouchel?"
81 have not"
''What is her general reputation,
during the period of time you have
known her, in this community. for
chastity?"
Every good"
The deposition Of Miss Rhea Bach
emin, of New Orleans, followed.
The high points as brought out by
question and answers were as fol-
lows:
do you know Mrs. Onezima De
Bouchel, who was Mrs. Adolph Roc
quet-"
Ultimately"
"How long have you known herr"
81 knew her a very, very long
time, but intimately have known
her since 1916"
During the period that you have
known her. in what way have you
known her, and under what circum.
stances? Just state generally"
II have known her as a sister, and
I mean by that, that we have been
very often together since 1916"
you do not mean as a matter Of
fact that she was your sister, but
was like a sister to you. Under what
circum stances?"
"WelI, I would go to her house, or
she would come to mine very fire.
quently. We would go out together
very frequently.
Tells of Reunion
Miss Bachemins deposition then
went into detail about the Confed-
crate veterans reunion in Birming-
ham in 1916 which she attended,
chaperoned by Mrs. DeBouchel. She
also went into detail about a similar
reunion in Atlanta in 1919, which
both she and Mrs. DeBouchel attend
ed. She testified she did not accom-
pany Mrs. DeBouchel, but met her
often at the same hotel.
Did you visit her in her room?"
every often
do you remember the circum-
stances in respect to whether or not
they kept open house?"
"All the young girls would come
in and so out,-they came to pay
their respects to the ladies'. and were
generally entertained; she was the
Caperon generate; everybody con-
graduated her; they would do moth
ing except just come in and go out"
do you remember any of the de-
tails with respect to the location of
the rooms, or anything of that sort?"
We'll, the rooms were on the sec
ond floor"
do you know whether or not
Mrs. DeBOuchels party, if she had
a party, occupied one room, or
more?'
We'll, she was in one room; the
other room was not taken. The
young lady who was to take it did
How long did you remain in At
lanta?"
Il remained until Sunday"
Prominent Persons Laud Her
Attorney Gamble continued with
the reading of dispositions from New
Orleans people attesting to the good
character of Mrs. DeBouchel. Miss
Florence Heberwald stated in her
in close contact with Mrs. De
woman suffrage in Louisiana. She
said Mrs. DeBouchel had been an ac-
tive woker and had rendered val
liable service. She said Mrs. De
Bouchel was very fond Of Mrs. Bris.
bane and enjoyed her poetry very
much. Miss Huberwald declared
Mrs. DeBouchers character to be
good
AnotheT deposition sworn to by
Mrs, Horatio Wylie, stated that she
had known the plaintiff Intimately
for eleven years and considered her
character Of the best.
DR.. Oscar Bowling, president of
the Louisiana state board of health,
deposed that he knew Mrs. De
Bouchel as a leader in the social life
OF New Orleans and that she was a
constant attendant at the Mardi
Gras festivals to which only the best
people were invited.
John Legier, president of the
American Bank and Trust company,
Of New Orleans, deposed that he had
known the plaintiff since childhood
and that he had never heard a word
detrimental to her character.
Doctors Deposition
The concluding deposition H-om
New Orleans was made by DR..
Joseph \. Danna, who said he had
practiced medicine for 81 years in
New Orleans, had known Mrs. De
Bouchel Tor number of years and
considered her an admirable woman.
AT this point Attorney Howell sub.
mitted dispositions taken in Reno,
New. The first was from Fred ].
Longehamps, an architect of that
city and formerly head Of the Ne
vada state department of architect
ure. HIS deposition said that hq
and his wife met Mrs. DeBouchel in
June. 1922, and became close friends.
Mr.. Lonchamps deposed that during
his acquaintance with plaintiff she
had never mentioned being married
and II she was she did not see her
husband for several months at