Evening times-Republican., 1913-10-06

There met Nellie. Miss Gould's maid.
We were married three days later.
"One day we took a ride up the
Hudson river to West Point and from
there went by bus to Forr Montgom-
cry. In a secluded spot struck her
twice with a hammer. killing her in
.tant1y. took $500 from her clothing
and returned to Chicago.
"a few days later robbed cloth
ing store Of forty-flve suits which
sold. Then for awhile stole bicycles.
getting about $50 Of them. Then the
police made 1t SO hot for me that beat
it out Of town."
Adds Two More Victims 70 List.
Spencer this morning told his In
terrogators Of two more victims, one
Of whom he said he had shot and killed.
and the other he said he struck down
with hammer. One Of his victims
was an unidentified man who acci-
dentally brushed against him at In
diana avenue and East Forty second
street and whom he followed. robbed
and shot dead. He dragged the body
into an alley and fed. This was last
spring.
Two months ago he Is said to have
entered Park Row saloon. where he
formerly was employed as porter.
and killed q bartender With ham
mer. He did not give the bartender's
name but said he robbed the man OF
several hundred dollars
Product Of Chicago.
The man who claims this almost un-
believable record is q Chicago product.
He does not know his real name and
the first he remembers he was in the
home Of the friendless located within a
block Of the scene Of his arrest last
night. He has spent half Of his 80
years In the state penitentiary at
Joliet. He was sentenced twice for
robberies and was returned twice fol-
lowing violations Of parole.
Unparalleled Hypoerite.
He Is short, weighs about las pounds
wears glasses, and has appearance of
clerk whose life has known little
excitement. He has been a worship
per at the prayer meetings of the Inn
manuel Baptist church and attended
the wedding Of its pastors daughter
three nights before he accompanied
Mrs. ReNoat down q railroad track
near Wayne and killed her.
In an unconcerned manner Spencer
sat with detectives and newspaper men
in the Office Of Captain Halpin and told
Of the lives he had taken. Details as
to names and dates he could not al
ways supply but as to whether he "beat
'em in the head with hammer" or
"shot 'em to death" his memory was
better. He also remembered approx
imately how much jewelry or money he
got from his victims.
Sore on The World.
He said he did not drink or smoke
except opium. He repeatedly assert
ed that he had not touched a pilr' for
for two days. and a physician who ex-
amined him declared he was not under
the influence of the drug.
My head Is as clear as a bell"
Spencer said. you have got me dead
to rights on the Rexroat murder and
know that shall be hanged in a
couple Of months. That is why / want
to tell everything else. I want to tell
all and then be treated decently un-
til they pull the rope
II have been in and out of prisons
since I was boy. / have been hunted
and haunted all my life. am sore on
the world. My own life doesn't amount
to much and nobody's life has meant
much to me-"
years Plunoor S1O,OVU.
The proceeds Of Spencer's crimes
have amounted to more than $4,000
the last year. He has spent the money
in the twenty-second district, where
he says he has been big spender in
the cafes.
Il killed Mrs. Rexroat because she
was trying to make a sucker out Of
me-" he said. She told mo was re-
sponsible for her condition and how
badly she needed $500. We intended to
go east and be married but I decided
right then to put her out Of the way
and save all that trouble. didn't
murder her for the ring. took 1t just
because it was there"
Ten Of Spencer's victims were
women. Two. he said, came from
New York. He said he had married
four times and had killed two wives.
He had always mutilated his victims
with the idea Of preventing identifica-
ton.
Married to Hslsn oouId's Maid.
II married Helen dould's maid in
New York" he said. II took her to Fort
MONTGOMERY and killed her in the
wood near by"
Spencer said he killed three persons
with the revolver found IN his room.
The jeweiry he got he sold to the dem
izens of the district he frequented an.1
did not go to pawnshops.
shortly after the murdcr of Fannie
THOMPSON ne said ne Wss arrested sc- ssc-