Probable Blood Came From
Chicken—Alabama Brothers
Leave For Tennessee
CAMDEN. Tenn.. Now IS.—Officers
here were working tonight on what
they considered an interesting clue
concerning the mysterious disappear
ance of J. TT. Olive, manager of the
Standard Oil company’s local branch. ,
after a. bleeding chicken’s body w;, -
found in weeds near Olive’s office
and a note directing the collection of
an insurance policy. Officers now ;mv
of the opinion that Olive is aliv- . ami
/lave begun their search for him
Failing to return homo Saturday
night, search was begun Sunday j
morning for Olive, resulting in the 1
finding of blood stains on the office
floor and apparent evidence of a
struggle. On the* floor by his desk
was an unfinished report to the
Standard Oil company, and two notes, !
one with the initials. K. K. K., !
threatening his life, and the other, a 1
message to his wife, expressing his !
fears for his. own safety.
Authorities had discounted the i
probability of the Ku Klux Tvlan hav- j
ing been implicated.
Relatives Fear Robbery
PARIIISiT, Ala 7 Nov. u.--f
cial.)—That robbery was the motive ■
of those connected with the mysteri- I
ous disappearance of J. Harvey Olive. |
manager of the Camden, Term., branch 1
of the Standard Oil company, who
was taken from his office Saturday
night and is thought to have been
killed, is the opinion of Olive's rela
tives here. Olive’s parents*. Mr. ami
Mrs. .1. C. Olive, have resided here
for some time, and tlo y. and brothers
of the missing man all hold the view
that Olive was killed and that his
body will not be recovered.
