Show fes- fes fi 7 AT OWN REQUEST K M L. L A. A Arrests Suspect As Phantom Killer LOS ANGELES May 23 INS INSA A A styled self-styled suspect in the mysterious mysterious mysterious mys mys- slayings slaying of six Texarkana Texas residents in recent we weeks ks was booked in Los Loa Angeles county jail Thursday at his own request on suspicion of murder The suspect identified himself as Ralph B. B Baumann 21 discharged discharged discharged dis dis- dis- dis charged army air forces veteran of ot Boston Mass Baumann who carried no identification identification iden- iden iden iden- papers said His Ills mind was a blank from March 23 when he started a fight during a newsreel newsreel newsreel news- news reel showing at a Texarkana theater theater theater thea thea- ter until May 3 when he heard a aradio aradio aradio radio broadcast describing the phantom killer as a redhead The redheaded freckled green- green eyed veteran precipitated his own own arrest shortly after midnight when he ne offered to sell Bell the city editor of ot the Los Angeles Examiner some murder information for 5 5 and an hours hour's start I IThe The Examiner said a sealed note I Baumann left at the newspaper I office read i On a a. certain day In March I L Iwas I was in in a Texarkana theater watch watch- ing a Pathe News picture of ot war tear When a party of persons acted wise and said overacting it kind of got me I followed them home I killed them them- within a period of three days Following his arrest in a Main st st. shooting gallery a short time later however Baumann refused to admit any of ot the killings Detective Detective Detective De De- De- De Captain R. R H H. Stites said Baumann merely acknowledged he I Ir r might have done it and wanted to be locked up until his conscience conscience conscience con science was WM cleared Stites said Baumann told him himin himin himin in detail of th the theater incident recalling that the newsreel showed the division in action in the Pacific When a group near him started laughing Baumann asked them what was so funny They replied it was overdone or overacted and Baumann told Stites he replied Get up and fight Fisticuffs ensued Baumann said and he managed to withdraw and watch the crowd fighting Stites reported Baumann said he waited outside until he saw the group leave followed them but doesn't remember what part of the city It was then returned to the business district t and got Into a fight with a drunk I After Ater that he says he dOC doesn't nt remember anything until May 8 3 the detective captain said adding frankly Its a screwy tory story |