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FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM thursday evening Dee i I Classified 3324722 Circulation 336-8171 Other Depts 338-9271 eaw 0 Defendant ruled sane Today Paris man admits to Carla Walker killing Unheeded plea sparks paranoid into brutal act 4k)7''' ''t' '21 It -voi 1 8: tk '4 I 't '4 i l'41t '-'i 7 -44'1 toftwor l' -'''''l '1 0 ''7 11'1 at junior was discovered by two Fort Worth patrolmen with a search party A special fund containing several thousand dollars was set up for information leading to her murderer but was returned to the givers in late 1975 Adams said sheriff's investigators have questioned the man extensively and determined most of what he seems to know about the case could have been read in newspapers The captain said the man has told police he is subject to blackout spells The suspect is not being detained for the Carla Walker slaying at this time but is being held for non-payment of child support Adams said He said investigators have learned that the man was in Fort Worth at the time of the slaying Evidence that investigators have compiled is being presented to the district attomey's office and Adams said attorneys there will decide on a course of action Adams said investigators are taken the man's statements seriously but have not ruled out the possibility he may be a person who confesses to crimes he didn't commit By BINNIE FISHER Sisr-Telegram Police Writer A 32-year-old service station attendant from Paris Texas has told Tarrant County sheriff's authorities he killed Carla Walker whose body was found Feb 20 1974 in a culvert near Lake Ben brook Capt George Adams who heads the sheriff's investigation unit today said the man was arrested in Tennessee about two weeks ago "He went strolling into a police department there and told them he killed a woman at Lake Benbrook" Adams said Adams said sheriff's deputies took the man back to Fort Worth and investigators began questioning him The suspect thus far has given investigators only verbal statements pertaining to the Carla Walker case Adams said The 17-year-old Western Hills High School coed was abducted Feb 17 1974 from a bowling alley parking lot in west Fort Worth Miss Walker and her boyfriend Rodney McCoy were getting into a car when a man wearing a western hat gabbed the girl and fired a shot which grazed McCoy's forehead McCoy struggled with the man and was Eason These people that are living in my house right now their name is not on the lease I think it's in everybody's best interest and in everybody's best health that they leave immediately Griffin Well I want to know Ahy they're there in the first place Eason They're here they've paid rent They pay rent to you? EASON right They pay well they pay to the landlord or whatever but their name is not on the lease and I think they had better leave tonight Griffin Well why are you calling? Why do you want them to leave? 'em How's that strike you? Griffin Well I could care less if you tell them to leave I want to know why you're talking tkhy you want the police Eason I just told you the reason because I want them just to leave here peaceably Griffin Well sir you have to tell me what they've done Eason It's not what they're do it's what somebody's gonna do and I Just might do it Griffin Well you really haven't told me anything yet Why do you want these people Eason I just told you there just might be some very big trouble around here Griffin Well who are these people? Ms Master regains custody CARLA WALKER killed in 1974 hit in the face with a pistol and shot a second time in the head The bruised body of the high school Master has had custody of the children since Thursday when he took them while Ms Master traveled by jet to Colorado with Davis for a skiing holiday in Aspen The judge initially agreed to signing an order giving Master temporary custod of Walter Adrian Master III 9 and Chesley Joseph Master 6 The order stated the boys were not to be taken "around or near Cullen Davis who (Ms Master) is presently living with" In Wednesday's hearing Ms Master testified that Davis 44 has been a compassionate loving tender man toward her sons "well and beyond the call of a father" "He is very patient very tolerant and loving with (my) children" she said Davis she said is learning sign language so he can better communicate with Chesley who is deaf She denied allegations that she frequently leaves the boys alone with baby-sitters while she is with Davis Davis acquitted of a capital murder charge this month in Amarillo moved in with her at 4 Arthur Drive in September 1975 she testified QUESTIONING BY Master's attorney Odell Mc Brayer centered on the fact Davis resides at her home although he remains married to Priscilla Davis Today's chuckle Life would really be pleasant if people who have money used it the way people who haven't say they would if they did By ARNOLD MARKOWITZ linightRidder Nespapers MIAMI Less than three hours before committing the first of two ghastly murders last July Marc Eason called Miami Police to beg for help He said he might kill On grounds that his was a civil complaint he was refused Eason was ruled competent to stand trial in a hearing Wednesday His trial is scheduled to start Monday For most of his 30 years Eason's life has been a jagged chart of violent acts and gentle kindnesses A succession of psychiatrists has described him as schizophrenic and paranoid a split personality tinder a delusion that others were out to harm him Four years ago in Livonia Nlich he felt threatened by his mother and cut her throat nearly killing her By Friday night July 22 1977 he had taken all he could from Ronald and Donna FILL who shared his half of a duplex in Miami's Coconut Grove and nagged him about his sloppy habits BY SATURDAY morning both had been hacked to death: Donna by karate chops with the muscular Eason's hands Ronald by frenzied blows with a hatchet At about 10:30 Friday night Eason called the police emergency number In a voice straining at sometimes calm sometimes halting sometimes pleading he talked for three minutes and 15 seconds with a civilian communications operator named Marjorie Griffin The call like all calls to that number was taped This was the conversation: Griffin Miami Police Department Griffin Eason Uh would you please send a police car I can't hear you Would you talk a little louder? Eason All right Would you please send a police car to 3246 Bird? Griffin 3246 Bird? Eason Yeah That's Bird Avenue? Eason Right In Coconut Grove Griffin OK what's the problem there? 0 SS EASON There is no problem now However there might be a very big problem in a little while So I think it's best that Griffin Well I think you'd better tell me what it is first Eason Well the two people that live in this house they don't have their name on the lease My name is on the lease Griffin I'm sorry sir Can you talk right into the phone? Rule 1: don't forget helmet la 1 1PP Larry Oreglia of Del Mar Calif High School hasn't learned to keep his helmet on when the trouble starts Page 1C He helps his workers read f1-5P -c 4 digt Al Davis of the city water depart ment keeps a learning corner in his office complete with a tape recorder and study materials for work ers who have trouble reading Davis knows the problems of those unable to read for he was once in the same situation Page 18 Carter has pretty helper Page lE A Weather: 741e11 FREEZE! 7d Fort Worth-Dallas area Freeze warning tonight Generally fair through Friday Warmer daytime temperatures A little cooler tonight High temperature today in mid 50s Low tonight near freezing High Friday in lower 60s Wind northwesterly 10 mph today light and variable tonight Rain to date 2694 inches normal through December 3230 Sun sets 5:22 today rises 7:13 Friday High temperature Wednesday 54 overnight low 39 High humidity Wednesday 93 low 57 24-hour National Weather Service radio 16255 mHz The Index Page Amusmts 1011C Graham 58 Business23F Classified4-13F Comics 6D Crossword 4F Dear Abby 3E Deaths 4F Ed Brice 2A Editorials 28 Page Food 1-20D Horoscope 6D 1 See By 13A Lifestyle1-7E Metro 58 Reflections 3B Scram-lets 5B Sports 1-9C TV 12C Trinkle 18 THINK IT Release all your yesterdays to an understand-mg forgiving Father share each of your todays with a constant caring Companion entrust all your tomorrows to I loving all- wise Father WM A WARD 97TH YEAR NO 304 84 RAGS IN 8 SECTIONS whom he is charged with having shot during a shooting spree in August 1976 "He is your adulterous lover isn't he Ms Master?" Mc Brayer asked "He's my boyfriend" she answered She evaded several questions by asking McBrayer to define such terms as "adultry" "morals" and "morally wrong" She said both children have had physical problems since a 1971 car wreck Chesley has epilepsy and possible cerebral palsy in addition to being deaf and hyperactive she said Walter who is called Trey has undergone nine brain operations since the accident she said Both boys need constant care and should remain in her custody she said Dr Richard Yantis a child psychiatrist testified that children of that age have no real conception of the legal meaning of adultery and said abrupt changes in their lives could be detrimental to them "I think the best way these two children could be handled would be for them to be with their mother" he said He said he did not personally examine the boys A psychotherapist Dr Harold Brindle testified that both Master children seem to be emotionally deprived fearful guilt-ridden and repressed "I recognize a strong emotional relationship between the children and the father" he said and added that the older boy wishes to live with his father not with his mother Brindle said he gave the children three hours of personality tests Saturday after Turn to Ms Master on Page 2 41p 4 '140 li'At JJ 4 te 1 4 t- 3tvei tlceo72ratfr4 tk't 744:11 to emtAt i A' wsaut rowrit1' li pi 1111116 11 ti 7 73es 7 4' 4 i 7 i '''t94'4' irti 4 'i 144 'r04 01 A I it kl 7 i'Lli 'v 'N' A4T' 4 9a 4i 'Ali 4-t gX i 0 ''c 1-1 41 ''Sk '101 2a til4Citl t- 4 41-cl'0 4-1-r- 44t1414''''' orwoAt 1)Isk otsr Dog steals school officials' hearts The two sons of Ms Karen Joyce Master to have been returned to her early this morning will remain in her custody at least until 9:30 am Tuesday A hearing is scheduled at that time to determine whether the children of the girlfriend of Cullen Davis should be permanently taken from her District Court Judge Joe Eidson at 8:30 pm Wednesday ordered the two children returned to their mother at 8 am today The action rescinded a restraining order issued Monday by Eidson The earlier order had directed that the two boys be taken from their mother and given to their father Walter Adrian Master Eidson announced the ruling after six hours of testimony about Ms Master's continuing relationship with Davis the children's extensive medical problems and the fact that Master 30 has fallen $9275 behind in child support payments since 1974 0 THE JUDGE SAID he considers neither Ms Master nor her ex-husband to be ideal parents In the hearing Edison asked Master how he reasonably could expect the court to award him custody of the boys "when over the years you've accepted none" of the responsibility by failing to make the $330-per-month payments? The judge cut him off when Masters attempted to explain again about his job changes and address and confused mental state after the 1973 divorce "I didn't ask you for reasons" Eidson told him "I don't think you have any" Strangler may have been seen StarTelegram Wire Services LOS ANGELES The father of a woman believed to be the tenth and latest victim in the Hillside Strangler case has withdrawn his story about two men dragging his daughter from her car but police say a similar story from a neighbor is providing fresh clues Joseph Wagner said he had tried to report Lauren Rae Wagner 18 missing Tuesday morning but police told him she was not gone from home long enough to warrant an investigation Wagner said he concocted a story of his daughter being dragged from her car to get police to investigate "Neighbors said the car had been there since 10 o'clock (Monday night) and another car had been seen there with persons inside it" Wagner said "SO I told the police she was dragged from the car That story came from me The police came out right away" Tuesday morning Lauren's nude body was found on a winding narrow road on Mount Washington overlooking downtown Los Angeles She was 20 miles from her San Fernando Valley home where a neighbor reported seeing her rust-colored Mustang pulled over and two per93n3 escorting her into another car at 10 the night before POLICE LT Edwin Henderson who heads a 32-member strangler task force said he didn't know why Wagner's story was so much like the neighbor's report Henderson characterized the neighbor's report as "the only eyewitness description of the person or persons involved in these crimes" "The problem with these cases is that Tura to Father on Page 2 Ginger keeping lonely vigil Di to ANITA BAKER 1011MIEMOINO IP' EASON They're well I don't they're very well you know I just don't understand I don't understand at all And all I know is they'd better leave tonight and I don't ever want to see 'em around here again Griffin Are you married to one of 'em? Eason I'm not married to any of 'ern They're married to each other Griffin Well why ohy are they in your house? Eason Well they been living here Griffin Well did you invite them in? Eason They been livin' here payin' rent Griffin And now you want to get them out? Eason They'd better get right out of here Griffin OK I'll give you a number to call Eason (partially unintelligible) or somebody might Griffin Wait a minute now wait a minute We don't EASON (unintelligible interruption) Turn to Admitted on Page 2 A few words tell of wish for Christmas (List on Page IBI By CATHERINE GUNN SLArTe le gram 4 riter -Well I won't write a lot of words because all it takes is a few words to ask for help so I will close here Please come to my kids if you can" This is the way one mother closed her letter to the Star-Telegram Goodfellow F)ind a letter that could mean Christmas presents for her children She had said in the letter that she uould GOODFELLOWS really appreciate it you come" to her children this year "because I would like for them to have something on Christmas Day" Goodfellows contributors to the fund have a way of making something almost magical happen to many families who let you know either briefly or in a roundabout way they would like to have a happy Christmas too Contributions are to be either mailed or brought to the Star-Telegram irk Deadline All letters of application for Christmas amistance from the Star-Telegram Goodfellow Fund must be postmarked no later than Dec 6 It is necessary to set this date to give the fund's investigators ample time to visit each family to tiate need 1 LL) 140 'k: ''f71401AZ 4 'a '04-1 Ill 7 it i 1- I -4' V- iyk cif ''''''''A 't 1 '3 4-fil-e 0 40 4 4 Nsslot 14 "Pt 1 4k 11 ''1 Z11: 11c1Si st144Atvt orAl 1 4 40 4 )41 4 l'Ic I (orilr il As i 4 8 t4 kklt 1- i 1 I btf -4)221t 1 tyk ita0 4 it-! -1In i7i7441144 tet4 ii 114 srk LA tt k1 -1tv 1-4 -eat-- 1z1-z-1 ta At I i 4 4 IP Not 1 1 10 '414477P qv Airr't I I 11 1 tr4' v44 14 1 4 41:1 tie "A 7: iv II! 111 A 44 Itt i irtr i 111141 liah la a I 1 4-1444'4 Annadgek 3 a I i a i I 4 I'VZVA14t: 4e1111: (A yk A 44 1'416AG 116 '1171sa- T-Tat sw -4 14110 By Star-Telegram nter Ginger sits on the comer of Lancaster and Arch Adams keeping her lonely vigil She appears lonely despite dozens of new friendships she has made since she appeared at the spot Ginger only one of several names she has been given is a dog obviously part chow She's stolen the hearts of administrators secretaries maintenance workers and others who work at the Fort Worth school administration building located on that corner "It's like she is waiting for someone" Mrs Louise Shepard curriculum secretary said Ginger appeared about six weeks ago after a horse show ended at Will Rogers Coliseum across the street SHE'S GENTLE Her eyes show But she's not completely trusting and the closest any of her new friends can get is about five feet Step any closer and she Everyone in the building knows her bounds because each has tried to get close enough to pet her Each morning she is waiting on the parking lot to greet employees but she always keeps her distance At first because they were afraid she would be hit by a car they called the Tarrant County Humane Society But none of the society officials could get close enough to catch her So she has remained on her corner Her friends have placed water under her favorite tree At first she drank from the Kimbell Museum fountain She has a bowl for food and its filled frequently In fact word has spread to other parts of the school system and the Tuts to Dog on Page 2 Ibehlogron Pio N'EW RESIDENT Ginger has taken up residence under a tree on the corner of the Fort Worth school administration building Altleugh she won't let the dozens of school employees who have taken her under their wings any closer than about five feet she does acknowledge the new friendships by greeting them on the parking lot each morning She was presented with a new doghouse this morning.