The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
Mrs. Walker Says DR.. Beers
Filled Niche in Her I'm
happy Life.
Gives Detailed Story of Trou-
Bile With Husband and At
fair With Man Slain.

Events Of yesterday have disclosed the
lines of action which will be taken by the
several parties to the Beers Wall1er-Law-
renee affair. Bail was denied at Ogden
for the two men who are charged with
first degree murder. The men will stay in
Jail until the case comes up for trial in
the, district court in about two weeks.
Mrs Walker in an interview at Los An
geles gave out her side of the story. 1t
, is apparent that she and her stepfather,
5. A. Jacobson, are now together in that
city Mrs Beers has employed w. L. Ma
ginniS an attorney, to aid the state in the
prosecution of Walker and Lawrence. All
! the compromise talk has blown over All
parties are determined to fight and one of
the bitterest and most sensational trials
| ever held in Utah is promised. The wea-
pons will be every detail of the life stories
of two women, and the stakes two mems
lives
Lawrence Closely Involved.
Mrs. Walkers statement made in Los
Angeles is perhaps the most sensational
| of the days developments. She admits
| that she loved Beers but denies all
thought or action of guilt. She threw new
| light on some of the incidents just preced-
ing her departure for Los Angeles
Every thread which is being unwound
| from the tangled skein of events seems
to weave a net about Ed Lawrence. His
connection with the affair. which seemed
at first to be merely that of an accidental
spectator at the fight, has been made more
important by every disclosure subsequent
| to the inquest In Mrs. Walkers narra-
| tive he appears almost as often as prin-
cipal in the affair. He was present at the
| celebrated interview between Beers and
1 Mrs. Walker at the Colonial hotel in Og-
| den. AS stated in the account in The
| Herald the day after Beers death, this
was the crucial interview leading up to
the tragedy Lawrence had not before fig
| ured In the accounts of any of the par
ties as present at this interview. Also
| Mrs. Beers did some startling things not
! before of record.
| Mrs. Walkers Story.
Here is her story in her own words.
! It was given at her apartments at 102l
| Albany street. Los Angeles, Cal.
OF the Ogden interview Mrs. Walker
! said:
1--WE, Mrs. Beers and I, went up to DR..
Beers office at the Colonial Ed Law
what his wife had said. 1 then asked
/ him: is it true that I love you or that
you love me- He answered: I don't
/ know as to the first part, but the last
| part is true. 1 do love you.
| Mrs Beers turned to Mr.. Lawrence
and asked him If he could not do some
thing to keep for her the love of her
| husband. Mr.. Lawrence said she was
/ fool and that she could not hope to keep
| his love by carrying on the way she
AT that Mrs. Beers picked up knife
| and held IL against her throat We all
knew she was bluffing, she made a
| bluff at poisoning herself once before,
| and made no attempt to interfere. She
| laid down the knife but later picked it
up and stabbed herself in the left side
until blood came.
| ''Angered at her exhibition DR.. Beers
| told her to pack her trunk and leave i'm
| mediately for Salt Lake City. She refused
| and DR. Beers added that If she would
not go then he would, as he was done
| with her. He hastily threw a few things
| in a grip and as he stepped into the hall
| she beat him numerically with an UNI
| brella. Their separation became complete
at that time"
| This was on Monday morning, Sept s.
/ As stated in The Herald's previous ac
/ counts. Mrs. Walker had gone to Ogden
| Saturday, taking her little girl with her.
! She registered at the Healy House,
| across from the station, as Mrs w. w
| Wallace of Salt Lake City. The assump-
ton has been that she went to see Beers.
Trouble With Husband.
/ In this Interview she says she went to
| see lawyer about getting divorce
! from Walker. She admits what has been
printed-that she had previously been
/ turned down by a Salt Lake lawyer, who
/ told her she had no cause. A portion of
/ her interview is devoted to showing what
| cause she had for such complaint against
her husband She said:
ITO start at the beginning, Mr.. Walker
I anu L were llidIEltu Du NV y loJJ. we
| had known each other for many years.
! During our engagement Mr.. Walker had
/ displayed a very Jealous disposition,
! though he had no cause for jealousy.
/ Within a year after our marriage our
| daughter was born. As years succeeded
! Mr.. Walkers Jealousy disappeared. as
| he learned he could trust me.
But there were other difficulties. From
| the first his family and ! did not agree
and trouble ensued. Then there was
| trouble over finances. We had spats
| which grew more and more frequent IN
| til my life became more and more I'M
| happy. Within the last year there was
| talk on both sides Of separation
| Il first met Dr. Beers in August
| though he had been a doctor of este
| opathy in Salt Lake for about two years
| Our meeting came when he came to the
Hotel LennOx with his wife to live, nv
| husband and making our home at that
! hotel. Mrs. Beers was acquainted with
many of my friends, and in a short time
| Mr.. and Mrs. Beers and husband and
myself were going about a great deal