The chronicle=news. (Trinidad, Colo.) 1898-current, 1913-10-06

today. further SHOOK official tatn ]"
the confessions. Investigations NJ
these points. while not absolutely dis
proving spcneer's statements. indi-
eatad that there was little Likelihood
that they werotrnc.
some time will BE- necessary. til"
police say. before the truth in spcn-
GERS story can be slfted.
Some. Of his. stories are probably
fiction" said Halpin today. but on
tho whOleI believe he H. almost ar
great q criminal as he claims TO be"
The woman Spencer uaid he muir
dsred near the county hospital was
shown BY police records today 20
have been Mrs. Annabcli Wright.
who was beaten on the head last De-
|ecmber. robbed Of $50 and two din-
moud rings. and who succumbed Ia
her injuries June IS last.
Spencer gave further details Of the
murder of Policemen Devinc AMI
Pcnneii In August. 1909. at West
Congress street aud South Ashland
avenue.
II had pal named Murphy aud
we were on n back porch OF u h Gus:
down there preparing to enter the
place." said speneer.
Murphy knocked over u tub snh
We hid In a yard nearby. Then the
police. came and Murphy and emp.
|Si&d our rrvoivers at them and ran"
The prisoner told the police Of
kiiiiug two girls nj Lake Deiavan.
Wisconsin. last October. Hc said he
shot one aud killed the other by hit
Ting her on the head with u hammer.
He said both bodies were thrown In
tho lake. Spencer said he robbed
nearly every room In the leading ho-
tells ~ Dciavan Lake before commit
ting tn. murders and fleeing.
Ono Of the TWO women ! killed al
Dclavan Lake was \ school teacher
from Oskaioosa. Iowa. and the othc.
was the wife Of the Asditor Of the
Chicago. Milwaukee { 81. Paul rail-
road NJ Minneapolis. said spencer
~ kucss they were there gu yaca-
tion. got acquainted with them.
They both had Jewclry and money.
told them Of nm exclusive dance th,,
WAS supposed to be held and they
wanted TO go. took one around on.
side oS, the Lake aud shot her and the
the OTHER ! killed with n hammer aud
pushed her body off a high pier"
Two other victims were added 10
Spenccrs long list In his snplificd
when he told Of having
murdered man snd woman At Fox
Lake. III. In September. 1911.
~ was working Al Round Lake.
Illinois. and = man and woaas got
on ! train there BY mistake. They
wanted to 10 to Fox Lake. quit nv
job and Eot' horse aud buggy and
drove TO Fox Lake with them. Then
Z took them around and showed them
tho co,sotry. One day took tn.
man out snd killed him. ! told tn.
woman her husband had gone to
Round Lake for the day and then I
took her out In boat and killed he.
and threw her body In the water
Spencer talked further OF the KILL
Ing OF two men number OF years
ago on tho shorc Of Lake Michigan.
near Zion City. Ills.
"Sicdemcycr. tho street car BAN
did. end I killed the pair on the way
to Zion CITY," the prisoner said.
ut WAS not long aftcrwsrd Nicd,-
meyer was hung but I cannot re-
tho date.
Tho two tdcn came 10 Chicago aud
wanted to go TO Zion City. Nicdc-
meyer started with thcm and killed
and robbed them on the way. We
placed tsieir bodies or planks and
showed them In the lake
It WIS discovered In the police
records this aftcrnoon that Spencer
was In prison ut Joliet when Fannie
Thompson was murdered. January !,
1908. The records show thar nc
went to prison In 1906 and was no.
paroicd until 1910.
II is practically certain also tina,
he was behind the bars at Joliet
when detectives Pennell md Dcvine
were murdered. Local records which
will b. compared 9th those a.
Joliet. show that Spencer was In pris-
on from April 4. 1902, until 1905,
while the murder OF the detectives
confessed to In detail was committed
August II, 1909.
In couneetion' with Spencer's state
lnent thas he killed II man under the
South Elevated railroad structure.