Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-15
SPENCER FOUND GUILTY
Jury cenviets Tango Teacher Slayer
on Second Ballot and Fixs. Penalty
at psath-Prisonsr cur.ss Everyone
In Court.

Chicago. Noy. 1k-Henry Spencer
was found guilty Of numbering Mrs
Mildred Allison Rexroat and his pun
ishment was fixed at death by Jury
last evening in the Dupage county cir
! cult court at Wheaton.
| Astonished that the demand" he had
voiced so loudly during the trial had
been granted. and that his secret hope
of verdict Of insanity had slipped
away, the slayer dropped his air OF
bravado and boastfulness.
His face turned a yellowish green
and his lower jaw dropped. In a sud
den frenzy he thrashed around, trying
to free himself from the handouts by
which he was bound to John Hester
| man, a deputy sheriff
Curses and Biasphemes.
He cursed the court, the jurors and
States Attorney Hadley. He called the
trial perversion Of Justice and reviled
anew all who had part in it.
| 1t was after Judge Slusser had polled
the jury that the slayer broke out with
D. Jergeson, foreman. held out the
piece of paper on which was written
the warrant Of death, Spencer arose
! speeches. Fear was written on his
face. When he passed the jury box
on his way back to his cell he told the
jurors he would like the pleasure" OF
/ beating them to death with the ham.
mer which he said he had used in kill
ing many of the twenty. three persons
he claimed to have murdered.
| After he had worn himself out with
raving against all who had been con-
cerned in his trial, and had demanded
that deputy sheriff go for his lawyer,
| Spencer cooled down and asked to be
left alone.
Precautions Against Suicide.
| Sheriff Kuhn took the spectacles
! from the murderer's face and Spencer
/ leaped up TO recover them. Guards held
! him while he was searched again, and
| even soft lead pencil was taken from
his cell. The sheriff will have guards
outside Spencer's cell door until he
/ IS. hanged and will spring the trap
| himself, he announced.
States Attorney Hadley. after thank
ing the jurors. said he would get them
tickets admitting them to see the exc
+! cution II they desired and Sheriff
Kuhn was willing The remark brought
renewed shrieks of rage from Spencer
Contrasted with this behavior was
his actions when the Jurors filed out OF
the court room at o'clock.
/ "Good-by, boneheads; don't be afrai6
to hang me-" he had called to them.
! The men who held his life in their
hands shook their heads as they closed
the door behind them. Spencer became
impatient as the minutes passed ant
no word came from the jury room.
At 5:S5 the flrst ballot was taken. All
voted for conviction, but one Juror fav-
ored fixing the punishment at life i'm
prisonment on the ground that Spencer
was insane
The second ballot was taken forty
seven minutes later. All Of the twelve
voted for conviction Of murder In the
first degree and agreed to send the de-
PENDANT to the gallows.
Bet a new suit Of clothes they don''
hang me-" Spencer said to Deputy
+, Sheriff FISHERMAN As he was taken into
court to hear the verdict read.
critieiseo His Attorney.
where's that fool attorney OF mine z
he demanded. Suppose he's on some.
where eating That's it-he rather cal
than look after q human life. Guess
he thinks less OF life than did wher
III used to hammer 'em. Ell ?"
Beside Judge slusser on the oenci