Show r I I I pi ode fold by fJ A T A Ga March 7 1 Mrs AT ATLANTA Clyde Byfield sobbed on the I witness stand yesterday as asI I she recited the the- Intimate de deI details details de- de I tails of ot an alleged attack on her by bythe bythe 1 the wealthy Walter Valter Candler son soa Of t tAsa Asa Candler soft drink king whom she is suing for damages Mrs Byfield was near a collapse and for five minutes minutes was u unable able to resume resume her sensational story of happenings In in her stateroom while she and h her t husband were the guests guest of ot the thio son of ot the multimillionaire multimillionaire soft drink king on on a a voyage voyage voyage voy voy- age to Europe a year ear ago The pretty young wife took the ther witness stand stand in her own o defense after two family physicians had hadI given technical al testimony as to toI her condition at the thel time of the alleged attack Mrs Byfield told how on the last night of oC the voyage she her husband husband husband hus hus- I band and Candler had dined with friends and then danced until late and anti she had gone to her stateroom while her husband her h husband remained to excuse excuse ex ex- I cuse them S I She told the jury she w was s half as asleep with the lights out when I someone entered the room and startled startled star star- tIed her She Walter II Candler's voice she she declared declared as he grabbed he her her- herb b by the shoulders and tore off her nightgown In a frenzy Screaming at him Mrs Byfield said she warned My husband will kill you If It he finds rinds y you u h here re Walter Waiter seemed to be crazy sh she said and persisted while I screamed Then Clyde came running In and demanded to know y what t Candler was doing there t The witness nearly nearby broke down as she approached the climax of her story and then as she he told of the entrance of he her her- enraged husband husband hus hus- band silo she gave hersel over over to uncontrollable uncontrollable un un- un- un controllable ble weeping I When she w was s able to t resume s sume me her herI I testimony Mrs Byfield told of ot the fight tight tha that l between en the two men J tf 1 Clyde hit him and Mr Mi- Ii C Candler fell to the the- thedoor floor door she said al between sobs and Walter Walter- said Im Tm drunk I In fhe the he fight tight Mrs Byfield said Continued on page 9 9 I STATEROOM EPISODE Continued from page 1 1 her i h husband sand In his his fury struck her I l Walter didn't raise a hand to protect me me me she saM said The defense in outlining its Us case caseto caseto caseto to the tho Jury charged blackmail and said It would prove that Candler en entered the stateroom to bid the goodnight as had been the regular custom and finding only Mrs Byfield there had started back to his own stateroom when her husband entered and accused him demanding In order to quiet the raving man Candler agreed to give o Byfield Byfield Byfield By- By field a check for the tha amount and after that the they were all friends defense attorneys s contend During the tour of ot Eur Europe pe Byfield Insisted that Candler cash the check and finally persuaded him to pay 2000 2000 In cash and g give ge e a note for the balance the Jury was told An injunction suit to stop use of ot the note was filed flIed Immediately on Candler's Candler-a return to America |