The Calumet news., 1913-10-06
II Will Take Time to Prove the
Truth or FaIsity of All
Assertions
ROBBERY WAS HIS MOTIVE

Chicago, Hts oct. 6.--Whilc the po-
lice are satisfied that Harry Spencer
is guilty of many murders besides that
cf Mrs. ReX-Roat they were forced Ia
the conclusion today that his state
mrrD of numbering twenty persons is
an cNa" "gcration, Spencer is addicted
a. the opium habit, symptom of
which is a wicrd, grotcsquc imagina-
tiou. Some years ago he was sentence
ed to Joliet for larceny Tho prison
authorities regarded him mentally de
fcctivc and for some time ne was con-
fined in an mnrmnry. lie told fellow
prisoners he had committed several
murders.
Associated Press dispatches from
Detroit, Dclavan Lake, Wisconsin and
Goshen. y. Y, today. while not abso-
lutcl} disappearing Spcnccr's state
mcnts, indicated there was little like
lihood they were true.
Some OF the stories are probably
fiction said Captain Halpin
Late this afternoon the police
we're practically convinced that
Spencer had murdered only Mrs.
Allison Resrost and that the rest
OF his story was mostly the fiction
OF drug.crazed mind.
Fourteen Hours Of Questioning,
After bcinG continually qucS-
toned ror fourteen hours, dur
ing which hc confessed to having
committee more than twenty murders
Spencer, exhausted by the or
deal, was allowed 20 retire in his cell
u the Central station at o'clock this
morning for few hoIls rest.
Mrs Mildred Allison RcNroat, the
uluciu.s teacher who WAS shot to death
rcar " hcatou. H.. u week ago, was
The vi't.m of Spencer.
Tho man was autlI'utically idcnti.
ird as the mysterious Mr. spencer
with whom Mrs. RcXrpat left 'hCagu
On thu night she was killed Mrs.
IcNronts rattan suit case was found
in his room. as was the revolver with
which hC said he had Killed her.
Ait"r the long siege of qucstonng
spencer said this morning.
Can't Remember All Victims.
! an too tired To remember ANY
m'r" JuSt now. | have got To have
rest MaS-Dc when | am rested VIII
remember Scme more The Truth Is
that ! idllcd So many that | cannot
remember all of them"
Police Captain IIalpin said
spencer has confessed to more than
twenty murders"
From an unofficial source II is learn
cd thai Spencer amplincd the story Of
ihc murder uf one of his wives. H.
SAid iho woman's name was Nellie
but he refused to give the surname.
Tells OF Rcxroat Murder.
Mrs. RcNrOat WAS easy" said Spcn-
Ger. she thought she was winuinS
III" aud that was a farmer, like her
husband. Les her think 50. At hrst
was going to take her to Michigan
ana XIII her there. But finally | de-
'id"d II would br less trouble to take
l'r q little way ON the ,arfinc AMI
S'i II "'Cr in a 'buSiucsslikc' way.
Sh' thought W" were going to be mar
I'''' Nj" came along just as | told
icr
When We got ont ut the station Il
VAS nearly o'clock. We walked
around until we got whore 1t was
'ark took her by the right arm.
loaded my pistol and shot her through
'he head. Then laid her on the rail-
road track where she would he torn
UP ! took what few dollars she had
ana her diamond ring opened her
suitcase and dumped her stun out of
u and brought it back to Chicago with
me took the train back. about ten
minutes after ] shot her"
Killed Two at DsIawan Lake.
spencer gave further details of the