Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-10-06

Saloonkeeper in Park Row kllle
about two months ago and robbed.
Mrs. Connors, killed at st. JOSEPH
Michigan.
The man who claims this almost III
tbelievable record is Chicago proc
tuct. He does not know his real nam
and the first he remembers he was i
the home for the friendless, locate
within block of the scene of his a.
rest last night. He has spent half G
his thirty-two years in the state pen
tentiary at Joliet. He was sentence
twice for robberies and was returne
twice following violation Of paroles.
He is short, weighs about IA
pounds, wears glasses and has tn
appearance Of clerk. whose life ha
known little excitement. He has beel
a worshipper at the prayer meetings
attended the wedding of it's pastor,
daughter three nights before he ac
companied Mrs. ReXroat down
railroad track near Wayne and killed
her.
The proceeds of Spencer's crimes
have amounted to more than $4,000
in the last year, according to his con
| fession. He has spent the money il
| the Twenty-second street district
where he said he has been big spend
er in the cafes.
81 killed Mrs. Rexroat because she
was trying to make a sucker out OF
me- he said She told me | was re.
sponsible for her condition and how
badly she needed $780, We intended
going east to be married but ! decid-
ed right then to put her out of the
way and save all that trouble. | didn't
murder her for the ring | took it
just because it was there"
Ten Of Spencer's victims were wom-
en-.
Spencer gave further details of the
murder of Policeman Devine and Pen
nell in August 1912, at West Congress
street and South Ashland avenue.
81 had pal named Murphy, and
we We're on back porch of a house
down there preparing to enter the
place" said Spencer. Murphy
knocked over a tub and we hid in
yard nearby. Then the police came
and Murphy and | emptied our revol-
vers at them and ran"
The prisoner told the police of kill
ing two girls at Lake Delavan. Wis,
Ia tal u cl,D ,,I
killed the other by hitting her on the
head with hammer. He said both
bodies were thrown in the lake.
Spencer said he robbed nearly ev-
cry room in the leading hotels at De-
lavan Lake before committing the
murders and fleeing
"One of the two women | 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
road at Minneapolis" said Spencer.
Il guess they were there on vaca-
tion. | got acquainted with them.
They both had jewelry and money. !
told them of an exclusive dance that
vas supposed to be held and they
wanted to go. | took one around one
side of the lake and shot her, and the
)ther ! killed with hammer and
pushed her body off a high pier"
Two other victims were added to
5pencer's long list in his amplitied |
confession when he told Of having |
murdered man and woman at Fox |
AXE, H., in September, 1911.
81 was working at Round Lake. ILL.,, !
md a man and woman got off a train |
here by mistake. They wanted to go
o Fox Lake. | quit my job and got a
lorse and buggy and drove to Fox
lake with them. Then | took them
round and showed them the country.
)ne day | took the man out and kill
ID him. | told the woman her hus.
'and had gone to Round Lake for the
lay and then | took her out in boat I
nd killed her and threw her body in
he water"
Spencer talked further of the kill.
ng of two men number of years ago
n the shore of Lake Michigan. near
ion City, ILL.,
"Niedemeyer, the street car bandit
nd | killed the pair on the way to
ion City the prisoner said
"It was not long before Nedemeyer
as hung but l cannot remember the
ate.
"The two men came to Chicago and
'anted to go to Zion City. Niede.
'eyer started with them and killed
nd robbed them on the way. We
laced their bodies on planks and
loved them in the lake"
One Murder Unverified.
Oskaloosa, Iowa, Oct. 6.--Investiga-
on here today disclosed the fact that +
0 school teacher or any other per- 7
N from here, had been killed at I
axe Delavan, Wis. last october or at {
ly other time as stated by Henry q
pencer, held in Chicago for the Rex !
,at murder.
May Have Killed Mcchesney.
Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 6.-In connection S
ith Spencers statement that he kill
| a man under the south side elevat- :
railroad structure, the records '
low that Emmett McChesney was II
ain there September ~, 1911.
No Auditors Wife Missing. +
Minneapolis. Mimi, Oct 6.-Officials s
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. d
- ! q
at road with headquarters in Mime II
'olis nor any travelling auditor living
ire nor has the wife of any official of 5
cir road been murdered or missing II
recent years. u
No Record of Murder. II :.
Goshen, N. Y, Oct. 6.-The Orange ii
unity authorities have no record of a !,
urder in recent years at Fort Mont ri