The San Francisco call., 1913-10-06

the church, so he could attend serv-
ices regularly. He also asked them
TO point out the wealthiest members
of the congregation as they entered
and left the church.
Doctor Holt spoke of Spencer as
follows:
attention was called to the man
b e fervency of his worshiping.
He was wefl dressed and he looked
re squareIy in the eye when talked
him He talked well and gave
ny indication of being a straight
ard, clean living young man."
eNFEssTON GIVEN FREELY
believe that Spencer is telling
9TH said Captain Halpin. Il
sitive that he killed Mrs. Rex
r I am convinced that he killed
Fannie Thompson and Policemen Pen
nell and Devine, two of our most mys-
terious murder cases.
He is bloodIess and nerveless. He
is not a maniac, but a most remark
able criminal He is not suffering
from confession mania He Is ad
mittedly a drug fiend, but so far as
observe he has been little affected by
opium smoking.
Spencer smiled around the group of
detectives and newspapermen in Hal
pins Office.
EXPECTS TO HANG
There's only one thing coming to
me" he said, almost cheerfully, maxi
ing a gesture toward his neck That's
the rope" He sent a cloud of cigar
smoke into the air and said: And
don't care how soon.''
Spencer said he had been married
four times. Two of his wives he
said were dead, one murdered by
him.
Spencer told the detectives that he
was an associate of Harry Van Dine
and Harvey Niedemeyer. Of the band
of notorious Chicago car barn ban
dts who were hanged here. He said
Niedemeyer assisted him in the MUIR
der and robbery of two farmers near
Zion City.
He said that he was known as
James Burke, Henry Spencer. James
Burkholder Henry Scuripa and Harry
Spencer.
KILLED FOR VENGEANCE
Spencers long confession was given
TO the police in a night long session,
that was interrupted for brief inter-
walls to allow the prisoner to rest.
During the short respites given him
Spencer entered cheerfully into the
conversation, Joining in the laughter
at jokes related by the officers.
The unusual prisoner told the de-
tectives that he is the arch murderer
of history-that he is a lover of death.
He has killed, he told the detectives,
to avenge himself against society be-
cause of mistreatment he underwent
at the hands of almost every one who
knew him when he was a boy.
HAMMER 'FAyoRITE TOOL
The hammer, which he declares
bears the stains of nearly score Of
deaths, was carried over the country
as a cherished tool of destruction
This hammer was found at Wayne
where Spencer had planted" 1t. He
said he intended to lead Mrs. Rex
roat to the place where the hammer
was. and then changed his mind, de-
Gliding IL would be safer to shoot her.
The bloodstained hammer is being
held by Coroner Kopf of Dupage
county, in which Wayne, H., is To-
Gated. The hammer was affectionate-
" called by Spencer his "favorite
tool"
Il carried it all over the country
with me-" he said, "and I used it on a
lot of jobs, probably 20 killings. I
used the hammer whenever 1T was
handiest. because 1T don't make a
noise like a gun. And, too. 1t sure
works fast.
"A few days before ! was going to
kill Mrs Rexroat, 1 broke the handle
when / tried to crack open some slot
machines at Fox Lake. That was why
] had it wrapped with twine. 1t gave
it a better grip with the twine on it,
he continued with an air of one pos
eessed of technical knowledge.
Most ofehis victims were women.