Clarence Harwell pictured below offering a public apology before the press to Elvis for what happened at the Gulf Service Station he owns in which his manager Edd Hopper and attendant Aubrey Brown were arrested along with Elvis for the fist fight that took place a week earlier.
Clarence Harwell, owner of the Gulf service station where Elvis had his altercation with the two attendants, went out to the Presley home on Audubon Drive and apologized to Elvis and his parents on Wednesday afternoon, October 24th. Harwell at his own request, repeated the apology the next morning before the press. He said he would have to let hopper go. "I'm just a little operator, trying to get along. This thing has hurt me a lot, and business has been bad. "Elvis asked Harwell not to fire Hopper, because he didn't want to hurt him. "I'm sorry it happened. It was one of those things that happen in life. We regret it but it is too late," Elvis said. Hopper wasn't let go immediately, but stayed on a few days while he looked for another job
