The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-25
MAN. ATTACKS EDITOR .,,;sARBON HILL.
Assault Said to Have Grown Out of Damage Suit Filed by Maner Against
 Walker

MontKeMery, June 24.--(spe-
 ciaI)--En route to Montgomery
 on Pan-Amerscan. c. c. MAner,
 principal in c. K. Walker affair
 at Carbon HIlI. Saturday aus
 thori&ed the following state
 mentt
 sI gave c. R. Walker every op-
 portupity to retract the lfbeious
 statement he published in kis
 paper relating to my wife. ana
 when the proceedings were dis
 missed I instituted against A.ns.
 | did what any red-biOCded man
 would under the circumstances.
 I sm sorry hurt Aim, if he ia in
 m dangerous condition, but that
 can't be helped.
 "I used only my bare fists on
 htna and I don't think he ia bad
 ly injured. However. before |
 struck him I removed from him
 the Klnsses he wore.s
 Carbon HiII, June 74.---(Spe-
 cial.) .)--In an effort to make good
 his alleged threat in the circuit
 court room st Jasper Friday
 afternoon. 0. .E. Maner of
 Montgomery rushed into the
 office of c. R- Walker, editor of
 The Carbon HilI Journal at zs3o
 o'clock this afternoon, aIiEhtins
 from taxfcab, and assaulted
 the hitter with a hickory club
 and then followed up tho as-
 sault with fist blows, which
 completely disabled tho editor,
 who wns tHekn completely by
 surprise. Editor Walker wan in
 serious condition at his home
 at n late hour tonight, but
 physicians predicted his re-
 coyery.
 Maner. who came into Carbor Hill in the taxicab from Jasper onls a few seconds before making tho Assault. beat his victim to the flool of his office, which had beer by all the employees eariiel In the afternoon. and hastily re- turned to Jasper. where he wal placed under arrest upon advicss re. seived from Deputy Sheriff c. Nd 1iesiey of Walker county. His bono was fixed st $500. and he immedi. ately left for Birmingham through he country. so officers stated MT Hiesley notified the Jasper authori- ties, however, that this bond was for such an offense and ordered Maynor recaptured at Sir. minsham.
 Chief Of Police Fred McDuff oi was notified at once and motorcycle police werc placed of either side of the Jasper -Birming. iam highway to affect Maner's ar. rest and confinement until officers rom Carbon Hill can take him ir ,harke.
 The assault made on Editor Walk IT grow out of an ineffective suit for ibel filed az inst the editor some ime ago by Maner. charging him with having published slanderous about Maner's wife, who s candidate for the legislature rom Montgoi lery county. Mra raner was at Gorgas at the tims he senatorial Investigating commit- ee was there in the interest of the Muscles Shoals prepertie- and the everai bids for leasing the s.-me. During the course of the visit Mrs dansr made some statements to members of the committee. accord ng to repoi ts. and these. 1t is said we're the basis of the remarks made }. Mr. Walker in the columns of his paper.
 Maner filed complaint in the court # common appeals at Montgomery md Walker was arrest by Mir. and made bond of $500. TLe ase was dismissed. however, with ut trial, and was then brought Unto he circuit court. where a hearing ras held Friday and an order of dis iissal again executed from Judge . J. Pettus,
 At the conclusi~a . of the proceed ngs Maner Is reported by Walker O have threatened to kill nim -ater After the court hearing TT. w-iker eturned to his home here and was itting in his office alone this after loon when the attack was made.
 Although the editor was said by attending physicians to be in very 'erious condition late tonight, il vas believed that unless complica- ions set in he will rect yer. His in- uries consist of a bad lacerntion oi he head and face. badly swollen eyes ind probably internal injuries as blood was flowing from his mouth b physicians stated.
 The rearrest of Maner was ex- ,ected to occur in Birmingham to- light.