The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-09-01
4 Do NOT BLAME
OLIVE DECLARES
WALKERS F|ANCEE
Mrs. SlatOn Avows Love for
Slain Policeman Mrs.
Olive Keeps in Jail
With Husband
BY WILLIAM HAGGARD

81 don't blame Mr.. Olive for
killing Bunch Walker if the
deed was committed to protect
his wife, although l loved Mr..
Walker with all my heart"
This was the statement made
by Mrs. Carman Slaton, the
sweetheart of Bunch Walker,
chief of police of Brighton, who
was shot to death by Ollie
Olive Friday morning.
However" continued Mrs. Stanton,
81 do not believe Mr.. Walker would
have entered the Olive home without
encouragement There are few men
who will take advantage of woman
unless that woman has goven them a
reason for doing so. on the other
hand | do not blame any man for de-
Tending his wife, no matter what
measures he has to take in order to
do it,
Il have received mysterious notes and
telephone calls telling me that | had
best break the engagement with Mr..
Walker. The notes were not signed
nor did the voice over the phone give
any names, therefore | do not know
who the woman was. Mr.. Walker told
me that a married woman had tried to
get him to break our engagement. lie
never spoke sarcastic of any woman
in my presence. He told me of this
other womaE, l believed, because he
loved me.
II do not believe Mr.. Walker was
entirely responsible for the affair
about which he was killed. He was a
perfect gentleman throughout the
| time | knew him and that was for a
period of several years and l do not
believe he would have taken the ad
vantage of any woman. 1t stands to
reason that he was given encourage
ment 1 respected him most highly
and shall always honor his memory"
Il have no answer to make to Mrs.
Carmen Slatons alleged statement that
enticed Mr.. Walker into my home"
Thus replied Mrs. Ollie Olive yes
terday afternoon when asked about the
statement of Mrs. Slaton.
The statement was made at tho
county Jail where Olive is imprisoned
and where Mrs. Olive is almost con-
stantly with him.
Speaking in an assuring manner.
Homer Whited, brother of Mrs Olive,
and the first soldier of the A. II. f..
to win the croix de guerre, stated that
Mrs. Slaton would be required to re-
iterate her statement of previous date
at the preliminary hearing. Until the
date set for the hearing" he said I'VE
will have no. more to say in regard to
the unfortunate affair"
Mrs, Olive : said she had known
Walker from childhood and always re-
garded him as brother until he took
the advantage of her.
my wife made a clean and noble
confession regarding her relations
with Walker" said Olive, land | IN
tend to live with her when | have an
sweIed to the charge brought against
me- l love her and she recprocates."
Mrs. Slaton was cashier at the Tut
wiler cafe. She abandoned her work
when she heard of Mr.. Walkers death
and last night had not returned te it..
"My wife made clean confession
to me of her relations with Walker"
said Olive. "and it was more than I
could stand. I approached him about
the matter following the night my
wife confessed to me and killed him
when he reached for his pistol with
which to kill me-
Mrs. Olive visits her husband at the
county Jail frequently They declare
that the deepest of love exists be-
tween them and that they are living
in hopes that everything will come
out all right
Funeral services were conducted for
Bunch Walker yesterday afternoon and
We're attended by a large crowd of
/ friends and relatives. Walker was
popular in the Brighton community
| and was a member of several organ
| izations there.