El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-06
ADMITS MURDER
Of MANY VICTIMS
Continued from Page one.)

tCOul4uu6u II eA6S OAS-y
about two months ago and robbed.
Mrs Corners; killed al st. Joseph,
Does Not know Own Name
The man who claims this almost uE-
benevable- record i Chicago, prof.
uct. He does 1ot know his real name
and the first ne remembers he was
in the home for the friendless. 10
Gated within BLOCK Of The scene CT
his arrest last night l1e has spent
half of his 90 years in the state pen
Tertiary at yoliat. He was sentenced
twice for rObberies and was returned
twice following VIOLATION q paroles
Regular at Prayer Meetings..
He is short, weighs about 145
pounds, wears glasses and has the ap-
pearance of a clerk, whose life has
a worshipper at the prayer meetings
of the Emmanuel Baptist church and
attending the wedding of its pastors
daughter three nights before he ac-
road track near WAYNE and killed
The proceeds of Spencer's crimes
have amounted to more than $4,000
in the last year. according to his con-
fession. He has spent the money in
the Twenty-second street district,
where he said he has been big
spender in the cafes.
Ten Victims Are Women.
81 killed Mrs. Rexroat because she
was trying to make a sucker out of
me-" he said she told me 1 was re-
sponsibble for her condition and how
going east to be married but 1 de-
cided right then to put her out of the
way and save all that trouble. I didn't
murder her for the ring. I took it
Just because it was there"
Ten of Spencer's victims were wo-
men.
Details Killing of Policeman.
Spencer gave further details of the
f.F~ van IN n
mel in August, 1902, at West Congress
street and South Ashland avenue
st had pal named Murphy and We
were on back porch OF house down
there, preparing to enter the place,
said Spencer. Murphy knocked over
tub and We hid in a yard nearby.
Then the police came and Murphy and
I emptied our revolyers at them and
ran"
Tells of killing Two Women.
The prisoner told the police of kill
ing two girls at Lake Delaven. Wis,
last October. He said he shot one and
killed the other by hitting her on the
head with a hammer. He said both
bodies were thrown in the lake. Spen-
Ger said he robbed nearly every room
in the leading hotels at Delaven Lake
before committing the murders and
fleeing.
zone of the two women I killed at
Dela--en Lake was a school teacher
from Oskaloosa, Iowa, and the other
was the wife of the auditor of the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul rail-
road at Minneapolis" said Spencer. Il
guess they were there on a vacation.
I got acquainted with them They both
had jewelry and money. I told them
of an exclusive dance that was SUD-
posed to be held and they wanted to 60
1 took one around one side of the lake
and shot her and the other I killed
with hammer and pushed her body
off high pier"
s~k
Two other victims were added to
Spencer's long list IN his amplified
confession when he told of having
murdered a man and woman at Fox
Lake, H., in September, 1911.
4 was working at Round Lake, Ill,
and man and woman got off a train
there by mistake. They wanted to go
TO Fox Lake I quit my job and got
q horse and buggy and drove to Fox
Lake with them. Then took them
around and showed them the country.
One day I took the man out and killed
him. told the woman the man had
gone to Round Lake for the day. and
then took her out in a boat and killed
her. and threw her body in the water"
Spencer talked further of the killing
of two men number or years ago on
the shore of Lake Michigan, near Zion
City. Ill
'Niedemeyer, the street car bandit,
and ] killed the pair on the way 10
Zion City" the prisoner said. 1T was
not long beIOre NIeQemeVer was hung,
but I cannot remember the date.
The two men came to Chicago and
wanted TO go to Zion City Niede-
meyer started with them and killed
and robbed them on the way. We
placed their bodies on planks and
showed them in the lake.
Admits Killing Many Others.
Spencer confessed that he not
only killed Mrs. Rexroat, bur that
he had slain many other per-
sons He was positively identified
as the mysterious Mr.. Spencer" with
whom Mrs. Rexroat left Chicago on the
night she was killed. Mrs. Retreats
bloOd-stained suitcase was found in
his room, as was the revolver with
which he said he killed her.
Spencer's confession was so startling
that it probably would have received
no credence had not the revolver and
suitcase confirmed at least part of
his statement. All of the murders eX-
cepJ two, he declared, had been for
the purpose of robbery. The two, po-
hcemen Pennell and Devine, shot
to death II years ago, he said, he
killed to escape being arrested
7 Intended to kill Mrs. A. J. SEQ
field, the prOprietress of the rooming
house where 1 have been living" he
said. IF I had not been arrested at
just this time I would have killed her.
Says He Killed Two Policemen.