The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-24
Missives to His FamiIy-Letters from
His Victim.

When Spoons clothing was searched at
Renihan, Long & BlackweIfs undertaking
establishment several letters were found in
the pockets. Two of them, after being in
closed in envelopes and addressed he had
not mailed. One was to his mother, Mrs.
ID. l.. Spoor Asa Shonnard street, Syracuse,
N. Y, and the other to his sister, Mrs. G..
A. Wright $40 Marshall street. in the same
city. Both of the letters were written in
bright and cheerful humor He asked about
family matters, particularly the graduation
from school of another sister, Kitty, and said
that he hoped to visit his family in July
He said that his business was fair, and
that he had one man working for him. He
was evidently an old member of a military
company of Syracuse which joined the vol
unteer army, and had written to the captain
asking if he needed him. He said that he
expected to go to Columbus, o., in two
weeks.
Another letter had been written to an old
friend, III. w. Leslie, of Louisville. and was
dated April IL. 1t had been returned "un-
keep track of Rose Il don't think she
cares a whole lot for me- he wrote, but
ID like to hear from her once in a while.
Please look after her. I'm fool, know
Another letter was from the girl he muir
dered, and was dated Louisville. She said:
but such is not the case. l have been very
busy. Fred, please be reasonable. | expect
my contemplated trip will fall through, as [
for a big haul. Although we have been
parted long time, who knows what the
future has in store. l expect to go East
with this fellow, who is a Louisville doctor,
and is worth about $50 900, on condition that
he gives me $4,000. Write soon and 1 will
reply promptly always. With love. and
Kisses. am, as ever. your wife. Rose
"A short note indicates that Spoor visited
the girl at Louisville about April q. 1t
states that she left the note for him. ex-
pect1ng that he would call at the house
while she had gone out on an errand 1t
contains this sentence, WAS not successful
In getting that money for. you"
her address is given in her letters as
Rose Stout, GIG Green street, Louisville
Among the letters found in Spoons room
i las night were number of tender epistles
and one or two from his father. The let
tiers bore the Syracuse, N. Y, postmark
There was also letter addressed to him
from Louisville which had been written in
January last. This was presumably from
the woman he killed. 1t began with Dear
FRED, and one sentence ran: do not think
me STACEY, but as l write the words of j.
CarrollS song come to me like this:
''As through the weary world I wander,
My thoughts will always be of you,
In memory will see you ever,
L loved you better than you knew"
The housekeeper at 326 North Illinois
street said last night that Spoor had been
acting queerly. Yesterday morning she
passed through his room and spoke to him.
remark:
why, Fred. you must be going crazy"
He replied: 81 believe ] am" Mrs Terry,
the landlady, said that the day after Mrs.
Spoor left the house Spoor said to her that
his wife had gone and that it was impos-
Sible for them to get along together. Mrs.
Terry appeared to think well of Spoor and
was convinced that he had treated his wife
as kindly as he knew how. Mrs. Terry
thought he seemed devoted to the woman.