Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-06

Chicaxo. Oct. 6-The police today
began thAar invssttgauon Of tho most
unparalleled confession last night OF
Henry Spencer. that he is the murder
er of twenty persons. Possession OF ev-
idsncs to support his admissions that
b, killed Adrs. Mildred Acknowledgement.
tho dancing Instructor. on Sept. rs. tho
nuthoritaas are convinced that tney
will In short time confirm Spencers
guilt a. to many II not all OF the crimes
Of his crimson career.
After his arrest last night for the
Rexroat murder. which was made at
the home Of = woman who had notified
the police Of his coming. the police
vent to his room, whore they found the
rattaan amt case which the tango
teacher had taken ON her fatal trip to
WAYNE. III. She was lured there on the
pretext that she was to instruct class
il the new dance. In the suit case was
unrt Of her clothing and in the room
vas the revolver with which Spencer
ended her LIE
Expsets 70 Hang.
En- route to tho detective bureau
srancer admitted to Chief Of Detective
Iohn j. HAlpdnr that you've got the
roods On mo. I know III swing for
Then BEGAN his extraordinary recital
- fae murders he committed. the hss
a victsxi. uuvin9 1enger 40 the oues-
ttoning conthusd
Iono List Of crimss.
BY morning Spencer had asserted
mat he had sent the following to their
graves:
Zion City, ILL.,, In the spring OF
1908; Pster Wisderrasisr: one OF
the ear barn bandits, who after
wards was hanged, killed the oen'
or, he said. Obtained $3.50.
Policeman Timothy Dsvine and
Charles PsnneII, shot in August
1902, when they surprised spencer
and man named Murphy oreak
ing into . house. Murphy no"
dead.
Fannie Thompson, body found
-. I. 1eoe: GAGGED and bound in
h.d In M;ehiaan avenue rooming
ho,,.e. Robbed of diamonds worth
81 200. 49,,
ha.ten TO death and body burned.
ehe w,.s = New York widow, name
forgotten. 80,
Former wife, near Fort Mont
aomsry, N. ", beaten TO death in
wood.. Robbed Of $500 and dia.
monds worth $500. Former mad
to Helen Gould.
Aoed man in Washington park
last sprins. Shot and body thrown
II I.oeon. Got t200 in cash.
Two airls at DsIavan lake, Wis,
I, June. Killed with hammer, and
bodies thrown In lake.
Woman in house near Cook
county hospital. Used hammer
and burned CLOTHES. Got $40 and
rings.
Haistsd streets, about eight nson'ns
400. Used hammer and burned
clothing. Robbed house.
aaIoonkeepsr on Van Buren
.4reet rear Aberdeen. Shot man
ana wounded wife while rohhins
Man shot and killed in alley
under soutl, side elevated about
year ago.
Mrs. connors, killed at st. Jo-
.eoh. Mich, and robbed Of js~elry.
Mra.. Mildred Allison Rsxroat,
shot near Wayne, Sept. rs, and
body placed on railroad tracks.
lda oiivsr, killed with hammer,
Nov. 8. 1912. Body thrown into
drsinaoe canal and recovered May
q, 1913.
oriiled Fourteen Hours.
After being carefully questioned 1or
:ourteen hours, during which he con-
iessed to having committed more than
twenty murders. Spencer, exhausted py
!he ordeal, was allowed to retire IN
cell at the central police station short
ly after this morning for few hours
sleep.
He had been questioned without In
,erruption by Captain Haipin and AS
sistant States Attorney Sullivan IN
regard to details of his criminal career
ever since his arrest at o'clock Sun
day night. After the long, siege he put
his bands to his head and said:
"I am too tired to remember any
more tust now. I have got to have
some sleep. Maybe when am rested
can remember some more. The truth
IL ! have killed 80 many can not re-
member all Of them. =
Wsds Gould Maid.
From an unofficial source 1t was
;.srced that he had amplieed his story
II the murder OF one OF hts wives. He
: aid her name was. Nellie but refused
% give her, surname.
4 was IN New York Fix years ag1
ma inspected the art gallery which
Helen Gould had Installed in the
~1.~6Na Waahfn9ton hotel for women.