Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07

CHICAGO. oct. 6.--Henry Spencer
slayer Of Mrs. Mildred Allison Rex
roat, and confessed murderer Of more
than twenty persons, made a second
and new confession to-day in which
he related 25 killings.
He was uncertain as to two OF the
murders, but told Captain Halpin, OF
the city detectives. a logical story OF
each OF the others.
He made the second statement aft
er he had been kept awake all night
reciting what the detectives declared
TO be the most remarkable tale of
crime in history.
Il hit EN- with a hammer or shot
'em, whichever was easiest" ne said
Il believe that Spencer is telling the
truth" said Captain Halpin. u am
positive that he killed Mrs Rexroat
] am convinced that he killed Fan
ME Thompson and Policemen Pen
nell and Devine, two of our most
mysterious murder cases He is blood
less ana nerveless. He is not a ma
nice. but a most remarkable Grim
inal'
Crimes He ConFesses.
With uncertainty as to the exact
dates, Spencer told of the following
murders which he committed either
with "a revolver or a small black
smiths hammer:
Prior to September 70, 1912:
Man shot to death for a few
dollars about fourteen years ago
Policemen Timothy Devine and
Charles Pencil Chicago. shot
when they surprised Spencer and
a man named Murphy robbing a
store Murphy died In the peni-
Tertiary, Spencer said.
rooming house keeper killed with
hammer and robbed OF $1,000
in Jewels.
Between September IL, 1912, ant
September 26, 1913:
Two Weber girls. Paw Paw,
Mich, beaten over the head, their
bodies thrown into the lake.
Girl at Delavan Lake. Wis, last
June, killed with a hammer and
her body thrown into the water.
Aged man. Washington Park,
Chicago, last spring, shot to
death. robbed of 5000 and his
body thrown into the swan pond.
Woman, in roominK house,
Chicago. killed with hammer,
clothing burned and house robbed
Of few dollars.
Woman, rooming house keep
of rings and $40 in cash.
Bartender in a saloon on Park Row
Chicago, beaten with a hammer.
Unidentified man walking along In.
diana avenue, Chicago, shot by Spen.
Ger for brushing against him.
Two farmers beaten to death a
Zion City, Ill, and their bodies thrown
into Lake Michigan.
Man and wife at Round Lake. whC
had lost their way trying TO walk L
Fox Lake, beaten to death and robbed
Woman, Belle Isle, Mich, whom
he met in New Lork. Took her
money after beating her to death.
Did not remember her name.
They all lie to YOU" he ex-
planned.
Woman, Fort Montgomery, n.
Y. Married her, beat her to death.
took 5000 cash and $500 worth OF
diamonds.
Ida oliver, Chicago, beaten to
death with hammer; body thrown
into drainage canal on November
8. 1912.
Man shot when he resisted
hold-up in downtown alley, Chi
cago.
Saloonkeeper, Chicago. Killed
him, wounded his wife while rob
Mrs. Mildred Allison Rexroat,
shot near Wayne H.. robbed of
$3.50 diamond ring. and her body
thrown on the tracks OF the Ell
gin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad,
where a freight train mutilated it
few minutes later.
Mrs. A J SChofleld. at whose HON
Spencer was living, was to have be =
killed to-day and her house robba
according to the murderers confes
sion. He said he planned to get tn
woman TO come to his room. where h
would beat her to death, take he
money and then leave Chicago for
few days.
Spencer said to-day that he ha
been a thief all OF his life He wa
released from the Illinois peniteu
.lary at Joliet thirteen months a Z
gfter serving a short term for thief
lie said to-day he expected TO %
hanged and that he didn't care.
SpenCer's statement that he took u
worship in the fashionable Immanut
Baptist Church, on Michigan Boule
ward, when mis- hands were hardl