Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-30
Illinois Town Home of
Man Sought in Tango
Dancers Death.
OFFICERS GONE THERE
Rexroat Satisfies Coroner He
Is BIameIeSs in Case and
Inquiry Is Adjourned.

Chicago, Ill, Sept 30.-Search of
the house here in which detectives
hoped to find the slayer of Mrs. Mil
dred Allison-Rexroat resulted only in
finding a woman who said she knew
he man whom the police are searching
for under the name OF Spencer" She
inferred from talks with him his home
was in Bushnell, III. States Attorney
Hadley and Sheriff Kuhn left today
for Bushnell, leaving Chicago detec-
tives to work up local ends of the
case.
Chicago, Ill, Sept. 30.-Failure of
the testimony to develop definite clews
that would warrant an arrest for the
murder of Mrs. Mildred Allison-Rex-
roat, the tango teacher slain at Wayne
Friday evening, caused postpone
ment until Thursday morning of the
coroner's inquest, after several wit
nesses were heard at West Chicago
yesterday.
By that time the officials of DuPage
county believe they will have placed
together the tangled ends of the in
formation now in their hands and thus
be within reach of the mystery's solu-
ton.
Developments tended to establish
the fact that the murderer lives or did
| live in Wheaton or vicinity.
He appeared to have been acquaint-
ed with A L. Spencer, known as Lin
coin Spencer, and to have been IA
miliar with his history and his fam
! ily's financial affairs.
He knew Wayne, its railroad situa-
ton, the freight schedule of the Ell
gin, Joliet & Eastern road, and the
time cards of the different railroads
that run through upper DuPage and
lower Kane county.
He also must have learned of a sim
liar murder one mile north of Wayne
over the Kane county line, which oc
CURED two years ago, and for which
no solution ever has been offered.
SAID HE HAD ESTATE SHARE.
States Attorney Hadley and Coro
ner Hopf yesterday began to work Oh
this theory. While not arousing un
due comment at the inquest, the
states attorneys questions to identify
the man who called himself Spencer
were directed at certain residents o
Wheaton, who have been under sus
picion as having been implicated
either directly or indirectly, in the
Staying of Mrs. Acknowledgement.
. The testimony that gave the theor!
a significant appearance was that o
c. A. Goodwin, a Wheaton resident
who sat in the car in seat ahead o
Mrs. Rexroat and her companion Fri
day evening.
/ Goodwin, who was a voluntary wit
ness, said he had occasion to motto.
the man because he talked loudly ant
seemed endeavoring to make an i'm
preston on the woman. The man
he said, emphasized the point that hi
father had left an estate capable o
supplying every need, but had "tie,
it up so he could spend only the in
terest.
REXROAT NOT GUILTY.
The inquest itself was an "elimina
tion contest" All suspicion attaches
to Rexroat fell from him as thougl
he were shedding a cast off garment
according to Coroner Hopf and Sherit
Kuhn.
! Rexroat, who was taken to Wheatol
) yesterday morning practically as
, prisoner, was allowed to return t
: Macomb a free man last night H
was accompanied by his attorney, I
! H. Miller, also of Macomb.
Rexroat was subjected to the ia
miliar test of suddenly confronting
man under suspicion with the bod
r of the victim. Accompanied by Shel
t if Kuhn and States Attorney Hadle
: he was led to the Norris undertaken
, establishment and then to the sid
r of the victims body.
HUSBAND soBs GRIEF.
Rexroat stood stolidly and silentl
gazed at the woman
do you know her?" asked Hadle!
NO" was the answer.
Well" said Kuhn, "do you reco,
nize her by that gold tooth?"
Rexroat looked a minute longe
gave a scarcely audible assent, the
j broke down. His body shook wit
y dry sobs, but he uttered no word.
S When the first grief had passed b
was questioned closely by States A
S torney Hadley, and before he wa
/ placed upon the stand the official
d we're convinced that he not only ha
e nothing to do with the actual murde
) but that he had deeply loved the dea
= woman.
The inquest was opened with til
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