Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-10-14
MURDER STORY HIT
HENRY sPENcER's CONFESSION
DIscREDITED-sAYs HE SLEW
DANCER AND OTHERS.
MADE $1,000 THIS YEAR
Fiend Arrested in Chicago as He Was
Plotting to Kill LandIady-Enticed
Mrs. Mildred Rexroat to Wayne,
ILL.,, and Shot Her.

Chicago, Oct 8-The wildly sensa-
fional story told the police in con-
fession on Sunday by Henry Spencer,
the latest suspect held in connection
with the murder of Mrs. Mildred Ali
son-Rexroat, telling how he had COM
united upward of twenty murders,
1umbled Monday like a'house of cards.
Dispatches poured into Chicago
from the scenes of his alleged crimes
stating in some cases that no such
crimes had been committed and In
Others that Spencer's completely in
them, was impossible. The hoax i'm
posed upon the police seems to have
no more foundation of fact than the
weirdest dreams of an opium fiend,
which Spencer confesses he is.
Henry Spencer, Mildred AllisOn-Rex-
Toth's slayer-who also is the confess
ed murderer OF no fewer than
a score of other persons-was ar
rested on Sunday as he was CALI
ing on a woman friend at 2215 South
Michigan avenue. He confessed in de-
tail the Staying of the tango teacher.
1t follows:
Mrs. Rexroat
Patrolraan Pennell, Chicago.
Patrolman Devine, Chicago.
Fannie Thompson, Chicago.
Woman whose body was found near
County hospital
Broker whose body was found in
Jackson park.
Woman found in room in Sangamon
street, Chicago.
Woman found in canal. Chicago.
Two girls at Delavan Lake, Wis.
Two girls at Paw Paw, Mich.
One girl at Belle Isle. Detroit.
One woman found back Of stock
yards, Chicago.
One girl at Fort Montgomery, New
York
One man in alleyway in Van Buren,
street, near Morgan, Chicago
One man and one woman five years
ago in rooming house, Chicago.
Spencer had $3.50 in his possession
when caught and states that he has
gained about $1,000 from murders and
robberies during the last year.
When asked how he killed his vic
tins, replied:
IF could get them coming upstairs
! found a hammer handy. If l was
alongside them | used a gun and some
times If the girl was not strong l
would tie her Up and choke her so as
to have the least trouble. l cannot say
how many persons l have killed"
Among his other crimes Spencer ad-
mitted being the burglar who tied two
women and u man to their beds over
a Milwaukee candy store recently and
setting fire to the house after shooting
one of them. The f1remen just sue
ceeded in rescuing the prisoners.
Il have been married four times and
killed two Of my wives. I got all their
money without having to kill them"
Spencer was arrested at 2215 Michi-
gan avenue, where he called to visit
woman.
Il had found that my landlady had
some money. and II l had not been
caught would have killed her" said
Spencer.
In telling of the Rexroat crime
Spencer said:
Il first met her about two months
ago at a South side park. She tried
to play me for a farmer and let her
think was one. l took some lessons
from her
"On Wednesday l made an appoint
ment with her to meet me at the Fifth
line, and we were going to Wayne to
see about starting a school there.
She left her glove off and I saw
her diamond ring.
1T was about 7:45 when we arrived
at Wayne. | took her arm and walked
her along a wagon road until we came
to the railroad viaduct Then ! just
drew my revolver and shot her in the
head. She did not scream or make
any trouble. l laid her body across
the track and after taking her ring
walked back to the railroad station.
A train came along about eight o'clock
and | came back to the city"
Discovery on Sunday near Argo, i'll,
Of the body of a woman, bruised by the
fingers of the murderer who had
choked her to death and stripped of
almost all its clothing presented for
solution a mystery remarkable in it's
similarity to the now solved Rexroat
case and even more battling.