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Show MURDERER GIVES UP TO A WOMAN Novelty Too Great Lure 'for Slayer of Five, Texarkana, Ark. The novelty of surrendering to a woman sheriff has led Carl Kennle Wagner, twnty-three, again Into the hands of the law after five killings and an escape from the electric chair. Wagner explained his surrender on this basis after giving up to Sheriff Little Barber following the shooting of Sam, Will and Bob Carper. Sam and Will Carper died. The novelty and honoi of surrendering surren-dering to a woman sheriff appealed to him, he snld, and then, too, he declared de-clared he had nothing to fear from his last two killings and he was "tired of dodging people." The Carper brothers were, shot In a tight on a farm near here, Wagner stating he had to shoot to save bis own life. Only darkness saved Bob from the fate of his brothers, Wagner said. Wagner admitted In Jail that he had accounted for five men In gun tights In addition to wounding two others. He formerly wan an expert rttle and pistol performer with a circus. He admitted being wanted at Blountsvllle, Tenn., where be escaped fronr Jail while his appeal from a denth sentence for killing two Ten-nesNee Ten-nesNee officers, was pending. |