Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-13
SLAYER ASSURED.
HE'LL Be HANGED
Spencer Makes Contract With
Coroner and Jury to Be Sent
to the Gallows.
AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY
VIII Produce Abb and Carry Fight to
Supreme Court II Compact Is
Not Fulfilled.
AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY

ice ne Is al least thrice q murderer,
and perpetrator In innumerable rob-
berries, claimed added distinction as a
ghoul today. He said at the time of
the Iroquois FIRE In Chicago, In which
500 Hves were lost, he was among
the first on the scene and assisted in
carrying bodies from the place. One
woman he bore out was richly gown
ed. =. burned beyond recognition.
That night he obtained a woman &C
complete, went to one of the temper
airy morgues and identified" the body
as that OF his accomplice's siste-,
Nellie Skarupa," Skarupa being one
OF Spencer's aliases. They obtained
the body and buried it. I'VE got
$1,000 worth of jewelry and s1,1oO in
cash on her." recited Spencer.
Chicago, Ill, Oct. 13.-Henry Spen-
Ger, confessed murderer Of Mrs. Mil
dred ReUoat, and the coroner and
coroner's jury Of DuPage county. have
entered into compact Of death.
The agreement was made in the Of
fce of Captain of Detectives John J.
Halpin at the detective bureau. The
details first were made public yester-
day.
Spencer was the party Of the first
part DR.. W. G. Hoph, the coroner
and the jurors representing the au-
thorities Of DuPage county, were par
ties OF the second part. Captain Hal
pm was a witness.
Now, let US understand one another,
gentlemen" said Spencer in business
Ike manner. He was sitting beside
Captain Halpin. and faced the other
contracting parties. He punctuated his
remarks by digging the index finger
Of his right hand INTO the palm of his
outstretched hand.
I'll agree to plead guilty If you will
assure me That I am hanged" ne said.
TN go TO DuPage county and stand
trial on the Reuoat case. ] viii ex-
pedite matters as much as / can by
repeating my confession and showing
you where 10 get any verifcation re-
quired by the law. I'll agree TO do
this and save you all the expense to
the county that I can.
For your part, you gentlemen must
agree TO assure me the death penalty.
! know that you viii have enough in
fiuence with the Judge 20 arrange that,
and-it will only be question of you
living up to your agreement I'm max
ing this contract because | want
quick trial and a quick hanging Now,
let II be understood that If you start
20 shoot in any alienists and begin to
weaken and figure me out for the in
cane asylum or life down at Joliet, I'll
repudiate my confession. present an
abb, and fight the case by a new trial
and appeal Is the agreement salts
factory"
AGREE To GALLONS STIPULATION.
Coroner Hoph nodded affirmatvely
IN the silence that followed, Spencer
looked into the faces of the Jurors, one
after another. Most OF them FUN bled
their words as they announced their
assent TO the agreement Spencer
alone appeared able to keep UP the
bnsiness-like tenor OF the transaction.
We'll, then, | guess that's all" he
said as he was taken from the room.
See that you keep your word
Yesterday Spencer talked for two
hours with Captain Halpin and George
Renehan, proprietor OF the Avon inn
at Round lake, where the prisoner
worked. After a week Of disbelief the
police and the authorities OF Lake
county have begun 10 place some ere
dence In the mans story that he muir
dered a man and woman at Fox lake
and disposed OF their bodies in the
lake there last April.
There's three feet OF mud on the
bottom OF that lake where ! put them
IN" said Spencer, and the bodies
ought TO be there yet OF course, Il
you can't End them. IL isn't my fault
and | don't care whether you believe
II or not. ! can only show you where
] put them"
RENEHAN coRRoBoRATT1s sPENcEE
Renehan corroborated Spencer OF
the nature OF the lake bottom and thu
probability that a body placed Their
would remain imbedded IN the mud
Captain Halpin received the same in
formation from other Fox lake resi-
dents
Renehan and Captain Halpin discuss
ed the plausibility OF q visit 10 tn
scene OF the murder and using dyna
mite or graphing hooks. Spence
agreed TO point out the spot II takei
there. Captain HAlpin said he had tn
trip under consideration for today.
Spencer is giving US invaluabl'
aid in clearing up these mysteries,
said the captain. ~and frankly admi
believe he is telling the truth.
There is no object for him 70 II
about It II he says he put the bodies
IN there. and II the lake bottom is a
they say Il is, don't see why we can
ind the bodies there.
1T is possible that the man an
women were chicagoans and are nov
being sought as missing by thei
friends and relatives. BY recovering
the bodies We might be able to clea
Up the mystery Of the two disappear
ances-
More evidence in connection with tn
Fox lake confession was remembers