| Show I Beauty Sues Beverage King for Half Million IBS ONEZIMA DE DB BOUCHELLE New Orleans society MUS S. woman and inset inse Asa G. G Candler aged millionaire principals principals principals prin prin- in a breach of promise suit filed by beauty against soft drink king 3 v i ri s 's 4 r Il f Mrs d de deBouchelle Bouchelle helle Files Action for for or Breach of of Promise Promis Against Asa sa saG GJ G G. J G d r ATLANTA Ga Feb 17 17 By By A. A P.- P. P. P Suit for alleging breach of promise to marry and claiming aggravated aggravated aggra aggravated damages was filed in the federal federal federal fed fed fed- eral court here today by attorneys attorney representing representing representing rep rep- resenting Mrs Onezima de of New Orleans well known in social circles circles circles cir cir- cles throughout th the South against Asa G. G Candler of Atlanta millionaire founder of the Coca Cola company Mrs de suit declared that Mr Candler broke their engagement on the eve of what was to have been their wedding date telling her in tn a aletter aletter aletter letter that he had hadr reports from sources he was bound to believe that she had received Improper visits from two men while attending the Confederate re reunion reunion reunion re- re union in Atlanta in October 1919 These charges the petition said are false Defendant has persisted the petition petition petition peti peti- tion said eald In his refusal to even di divulge divulge dl- dl to plaintiff In response to her urgent request and demands the names of tho authors of said c charges or of those by whom s said ld charges were conveyed t to him hUn Your petitioner therefore brings this action for damages damages damages dam dam- ages in order that the matters herein I set out may be freely Inquired into and determined by a jury of said disI district dis dis- I RESIDENT OF NEVADA Acom the petition on was a supporting affidavit by Mrs de Bou Bou- chel signed in Cook county Illinois before Gladys L. L Harvey a notary public I and dated February 13 In her petition the plaintiff says she is a citizen and resident of Nevada Mr Candler's answer is returnable to the March term and the case is expected to come to trial at the September Sep Sep- session The petition sets forth that Mrs de deBouchel deBouchel deBouchel and Mr Candler met durIn during the Confederate rate reunion In Atlanta In I 1919 at which t time me she was chaperon general for the Daughters of the Con Con- I At that that time she was the recipient of many favors and attentions attentions attentions atten atten- from Mr Candler r. r the petition asserted Their acquaintance ripened into friendship and an Intimate correspondence correspondence correspondence dence ensued the petition said and ultimately in his letter to plaintiff after her fully with many circumstances of his private life Ufe and the vicissitudes of ot his public career the defendant comm commented on the loneliness loneliness loneliness lone lone- liness of his liis home as a widower and urged plaintiff to become his bride INSPIRED HONEST AFFECTION Mrs de petition said that Mr lUr Candler so conducted himself both preceding and during the term of courtship as to win the respect and esteem of petitioner that his protestations protestations protestations protes protes- of ot affection were so earnest and his attention so thoughtful and so promising of future care and protection protection protection tion that she was Inspired with an honest affection for him She believed that a marriage with defendant would enable her to render material assistance assistance assist assist- ance In making the remaining years of ot defendants defendant's life as happy as they had ever been and happier than his lonely condition of ot widower could be Plaintiff thereupon In good faith accepted ac accepted accepted ac- ac defendants defendant's offer of marriage In subsequent correspondence the petitioned continued Mr Candler told Mrs de that certain members members members mem mem- bers of his family opposed their mar mar- marriage making it clear cleal however that fi the opposition was not based upon his plan to marry plaintiff but was based upon expressed opposition of said members of his family to his purpose to marry at all She promptly Informed Mr Candler the petition said that she was In to marry him in the face pf of such opposition but that ho he persuaded her he ho would be able to convince the Lam fam- am- am Continued on page 0 C. C t BEAUTY SUES t l Continued from page 1 1 lly Uy that his only hope for lasting peace comfort and happiness was based upon marriage to your petitioner petitioner petitioner peti peti- and repeatedly assured her that whatever opposition they they had manifested l would be removed by his marriage She said she accepted his protestations and assurances and again agreed to become his wife FAMILY INVESTIGATES I Mrs de in her petition said sald certain members of the Candler fam fam- ily ny visited New Orleans to investigate her het and that Mr Candler Informing I her of this said that the thorough Investigation which had been made had merely served to confirm his own high estimate of plain plaintiffs plaintiff's tift's character I The petition declared that it was at the Insistence of ot Mr Can Candler ler that Mrs de Bouc el set the wedding date for September 20 1922 the ceremony to take place at her residence In Reno Nev Nov At the request of Mr Candler the petition asserted Mrs de in advance of ot the wedding date sent her household furniture to defendant in Atlanta to comply with his express desire that her might be installed In Installed In- In st stalled lIed In his home Announcement cards had b been n printed and plans completed for a a. re reception reception reception re- re after the wedding at Mr Candler's Candler's Cand Cand- ler lers ler's s home the petition said the wedding wedding wed wed- ding itinerary mapped out a clergyman clergyman clergyman clergy clergy- man engaged wedding bouquets or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered and an elaborate trousseau made ready and Mrs d de had invited some of her intimate friends for the ceremony OPPOSITION RENEWED In II the meantime the petition as asserted asserted asserted as- as defendant had announced to tom m members of his family that the date for the wedding had been definitely fixed and that the wedding would take place upon the date assigned Thereupon Thereupon Thereupon There There- upon said members of the defendants defendant's family actuated by their own personal own personal motives renewed and desperately re redoubled redoubled re- re doubled their ruthless and determined effort to int Interfere with and prevent the expressed p purpose of the said Asa G G. G Candler to marry plaintiff Mr Candler had planned to leave Atlanta September 16 to be married September 20 the petitioned continued While plaintiff was happily engaged ip iy perfecting her personal arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for her marriage to the defendant defendant defendant defend defend- ant and after the time fixed for tor the departure of the defendant from Atlanta At- At At lanta to attend said eald wedding your petitioner received a letter from the defend defendant nt dated September 15 1922 announcing a change of his plans and andI I purposes in the premises |
