Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-30
Chicago Police Believe Man
Known as "Mr. Spencer"
Killed Mrs. Rexr0at.
ONCE SERVED AS BOUNCER
AT AMUSEMENT PARLOR
Husband of Slain Woman, Suspected
of Crime, Convinces Authorities
of His Innocence.

CHICAGO, September 80. - Acting
upon an entirely new clue States At
torney Charles II. Hadley of Wheaton,
at the head of a dozen Chicago detec-
tives, today laid siege to a building on
the South Side where they hoped to
apprehend the slayer of Mrs. Mildred
Allison Rexroat. the tango teacher,
who was shot Friday night and her
body placed on railroad tracks.
The states attorney and Sheriff A. A.
Kuhn came to Chicago last night fol-
lowing statement from a young man
who asserted he knew the identity of
the murderer, who is supposed to have
used the name of Spencer The in
formant said the murderer formerly
lived at Bushnell. ILL.,, that he worked
as a "bouncer" at a dance hall three
years ago in an amusement parlor
where Mrs. Rexroat was employed. He
said the man attended the dance at
Oleson's Academy the Thursday night
that Mrs. Rexroat made the appoint
ment to go on the errand which led to
her murder. He described the man as
slayer, and said he believed him to be
passing under the name of Spencer.
The story was corroborated to some
extent by w. H. Allison. Mrs Retreats
first husband. He said his former wife
told him about the man and promised
she would drop him, as he seemed
deep and queer"
In the house which the detectives were
watching they found only woman who
said she had met the "bOuncer" Spencer
She inferred from scraps of conversation
that his home was Bushnell. States
Attorney Hadley and Sheriff Kuhn took
an early train for that city, leaving a
number of Chicago detectives working
on the local end of the case
Theory of the Officers.
That the murderer is a man who from
his familiarity with the vicinity of
Wheaton Is believed to have once resided
there is the belief of the officers. That
he must have learned of similar muir
der about two miles from where Mrs.
Rexroats body was found, which occur
The body of Mrs. Rexroat will be
buried by her first husband, William
Henry Allison.
She divorced me and married another
man, but at the last she wanted to come
back to me and | am going to take ca re
OF her body" lie said.
Everett \. Rexroat the Macomh
county farmer who was the second hus-
band of Mrs. Rexroat, yesterday told a
coroner's jury the history OF his life with
| Mrs. Rexroat. His testimony, together
with that of Allison her divorced
husband. and others who knew some
thing OF the circumstances in which
Mrs. Rexroat visited Wayne. failed to
| throw any light on the identity of the
slayer. An adjournment Of the jno,Iest
was taken until Thursday morning.
Searching for ''Mr. Spencer
Efforts of the police now are centered
| in search for the MIR SPENCER
| named. who was pupil in Mrs. Rex
roats dancing class. reported to have
been infatuated with her and said to
have arranged for her to teach a private
class at Wheaton and who accompanied
her from Chicago on the night she met
her death.
A switch of woman's hair and a number
of rats" found in the railroad Yards
were identified by Mrs. Victor l. Johnston
as having belonged to Mrs. Rexroat This
| is taken by the police TO Indicate that
! the murderer fled to Chicago, discovered
! the hair while looting Mrs Rexroat's
| SUIT ease and threw il away here
| ;. a. Goodman, who lives in Wheaton
and who occupied the seat in the train
in front Of Mrs. Rexroat, was one Of the
chief witnesses at the inquest
Overhears Conversation.
"The couple sat back of me-" he said
They mentioned the town of Macomt
several times. and the man said NV
father certainly knew how to make q
WILL The interest from my income Is
bigger than most fellows salaries. i,
sure supports me a lot better"
| The mysterious Mr. Spencer, described
| as a small town man" with a passion
| for the tango, is believed by the police
TO be the only one who can tell the rea
truth of the murder.