The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-11-21
night and I said: Good night.

night, ana l SAID. GOou ulSSuI.
And that is all there was to It,"
OF the three little children who
were trying to keep awake waiting
for Santa Claus on Christmas eve in
the home of Mrs. Helen F. Fisk at
SO Calhoun street, Springfield, Spen-
Ger recited this incident:
Eyes, it was the night before
Christmas; I remember the bed was
all covered with Christmas presents
and I started to pick up some Of those
presents, and the lady said: For
Gods sake, don't touch those; those
are my children's; and I said: "All
right, won't And I went away.
Regarding the robbery CT tho Rip
ley home at 266 Union street, Spring
field, he showed swift cunning. He
found husband and wife in bed.
"They awakened when flashed my
lantern. I warned them to keep
quiet" he said. Both Of them told
me they had not blessed thing in
the house; no jewelry or silver and
that the only money was two dol
lar and a half gold piece. He looked
at the date as he handed it to me
and it struck me in an instant, what
good would that two dollar and q
half piece do me. He had identified
the date and I could never pass 1t
anywhere. I handed it back to him,
talked few minutes with him about
tre troubles Of a burglars life, looked
out Of kindow, didn't see anybody,
talked few minutes more and left. -
He had lived nearly opposite the
home Of DR.. Ames in Seventh street.
One night the Ames family and "a
number of friends were sitting on the
porch. He made up his mind that
here was a good opportunity, went
to his room, hurriedly got out his
burglars outfit, and entered the rear
cellar door of the physicians home.
II looked around through the
rooms and found quite little jewel
ry and things and Iput them all in
handkerchief. In a few minutes
one. of the girls came upstairs. While
she was coming up ran into a bed
room and got down under the bed.
She went into another room. stayed
there few minutes and went down
stairs again. Pretty soon they all
came in and came upstairs.
"Mr. Ames was the only man in
the house. He went down the end
OF the hall into another room.
had all my stuff tied up, and I was
under this bed. No; l didn't have
any silverware. T hen l was won
dering all the time if they would miss
this stuff that was gone. They didn't
happen 10 notice. After had given
everybody time to go to sleep l lef'
the package that l had tiei UP in
the big handkerchief right next 10
tie foot of the bed and l came ont
and went iIic the girls room and
was looking in the drawer when ore
Ol lHeIu hlHueI SlSllSu etuI tulA ASu
over in bed.
Il was worried for a long time and
dec'ed to lay low but after six
months | guessed that the police
couldn't have got it and so one night
thought l would get into some 9TH
er house-that was the Dow home,
where | shot the two women"
Spencer then tells jauntily Of how
he would so out looking for houses
to rob as man might seek the en-
tertainmcnt of an attractive cafe.
In one place in this confession, he
admitted that the very revolver with
which he murdered Miss Blackstone
and all but murdered Miss Harriet
Dow was stolen. He stole it out OF
the locker of an officer of Company
F of the National yards of Califor-
mia, in an armory at Oakland.
Then he confessed fifteen burg
Iaries covering period OF nearly
four years in Springfield. Thirteen
times he committed depridations here
and escaped even suspicion.
The fourteenth time was when he
attempted the burglary of the Blair
e1ida 5ou,n 1olIor