The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-06

| terruption by Captain Halpin and AS
sistant States Attorney Sullivan in re-
gard to the details of his criminal ca
reer ever since his arrest at O'CLOCK
| Sunday night.
After the long siege he put his hands
to his head and said:
Il am too tired to remember any
more just now, I got to have some
sleep. Maybe when l am rested I can
remember some more. The truth of the
matter is that L killed SO many
can't remember all of them
Police Captain Halpin said:
Spencer has confessed to more than
20 murders
Il went to New York six years age
and inspected the art gallery which
Helen Gould had installed at the Mar
tina Washington hotel for women said
Spencer.
There 1 met Nellie, Miss Gould s
maid. We were married three days Ia
ter. L told her 1 was wealthy trav-
cling salesman
"One day we took ride up the Hud-
son river to West Point and from
there went by bus to Fort Montgomery.
In secluded spot 1 struck her twice
with a hammer, killing her instantly.
1 took $500 from her clothing and re-
turned to Chicago.
The prisoner told the police of kill
ing two girls at Lake Delavan, Wis,
killed the other by hitting her on the
head with a hammer. He said both
bodies were thrown into the lake. Spen-
Ger said he robbed nearly every room
in the leading hotels at Delavan Lake
before committing the murders and flee
ing.
Enjoyed Stay at Delavan Lake.
''One OF the two women L killed at
Delavan 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-
way at Minneapolis Spencer SAID.
Il guess they were there on Vaca-
ton. 1 got acquainted with them.
They both had jewelry and money.
told them of an exclusive dance that
was supposed to be held and they
wanted to go. l took one AROUND one
side of the lake and shot her and the
other killed with a hammer and
pushed her body off a high pier:
Two other victims were added 10
Spencer's long list in his amphfleo
confession when he told OF ha1Ihs
murdered a man and woman a. a. oA
lake. Illinois, in September, 1911.
ct was working at Round Lake, IL
Iinojs." he said, land man and Wo-
man got off a train there by mistake:
They wanted to go to Fox Lake
quit nv job and got a horse ana pug
ev and drove to Fox Lake with them:
Then 7 took them around and shoWeu
them the country. One day l took
the man out and killed him. too
the woman her husband had gone "
Round Lake for the day ana tnen
took her out in a boat and killed her
and threw her body in the water.
previously I had thrown the mans
body in the lake. I used a revolVeI
and hammer in both cases :. Irst L
hit them with a hammer and then shot
them 7 robbed them after they were
dead. I enjoyed my stay at DelaVan
Lake.
1t was announced that conference
would be held later in the Gay DS
tain Halpin and States Attorney Hoyne
70 decide on details of Spencers pros
ecution. According to the oIIlcLais
Spencer may be prosecuted LOT me
murder of Fannie Thompson IN - ~
cago. instead of being turned over TO
the On Page county authorities for
the Rexroat murder
Victims Mostly Young Women.
"I believe robbery was the motive
for the murders committed by Spen-
GER" said Assistant states A,to!Lss
of iewelry and money were what ne
was after and in most instances ms
victims were young women WhoIiI ne
met at dances. He spent the money
ne obtained on new victims. IL was
~. endIes chain according to his con-
session. He finally admitted ne coulo
not tell the number OF his Vlclllns.
He SAYS it was a passion with Nun ~
-ob women of their jewels ana ne Q1u
not care how many he muroepeq 1919; me
aid the killing of a human pe1ns
oad no repugnance to him.
Four months ago Spencer says ne
was working as dishwasher ana was
<nown by the name of Hamilton. ne
1-as friendly with a waitress and had |
yiVen her a picture of himself ne !
aid The proprietresS of the restaur-
mi Mrs Laura jacobson, 1919 East |
nth street left a pocketbook contain
ng $500 on a counter one oay- Speh- |
,er said he seized it and ran Out uii-
observed. |
In connection with Spencer's state
nent that he killed a man under the |
;outh side elevated railroad STRUCTURE
he records show that Ernmett Nc
1hesney was slain there September L.
-911.
nalavan. Oct 6.-There have been no |.
Mysterious murders or deaths here dur
no the last summer with one excep-
ion. that of a man named Albert
ZONES. who was found dead in a lone
w SPOT near the lake on July "A, ac-
lording to the police authorities today |
A coroner's Jury rendered a verdict |
hat Jones death was caused by heart |
a ilure following a blow from the crank |
If an automobile. The police say there
s a bare possibility he was murdered,
as he was known to have considerable 1
No Woman Killed in 20 Years.
WaIkerville. Ont. Oct. Ga. B. Grif-
18th, the local chief of police, does not
believe Spencer's statement that one OF
his (Spencer's) murders took place in |
his city.
sGrhere has not been a woman killed |
1ere in 20 years. said the chief.