The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-10-16
SPENCER RfC|TES
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT
OF GIRLS DEATH
Mrs. Rexroat's Slayer Takes Train to
Wayne and Shows How he
Shot Woman.
TELLS POLICE OF ANOTHER
MNRDER HE HAD FORGOTTEN

the murderer, was taken 10 wayne
las. n n'ght TO show exactly how he
committed the last of his crimes,
the murder OF Mildred Allison Rex
roat. the pretty tango dancer. He
went on the same car that had taken
hin there with the woman. 1t was
manned by the same crew. In Spen-
GERS coat pocket was the same revol-
yer. although this time it was not
loaded. And this time, instead of a
trusting woman, Captain Halpin and
two other members of the Chicago
Detective Bureau were with the
SLAYER.
after he had re-enacted the muir
der. illustrated every detail of the
stccy he had told OF 1t, he was sur
rendered to Sheriff Kuhn of Dupage
Cocnty. And as the Chicago detec-
tives departed ne gave them an al
most cheerful "Good-by-hope |
never see you again"
lie meant by those words that he
hoped there would be no delay Of the
death penalty which, as he has re
peatedly said, he is eager to pay,
Unmoved by Drama.
L have never seen such a man be-
for" declared Captain Halpin when
he anne back to Chicago Spencer
was absolutely unmoved at the scene
of te murder We got there at the
sana hour as that of the murder.
II vas dark night. like that of the
mu der We walked along the same
ropta--out over the pra!rles in the
niFht-to to the very spot whers
Spencer killed the woman. I had a
kim of creepy feeling myself--ani
I'm not given to that sort of thing.
eitl or, But Spencer? Why, all that
he showed was a kind of a boyish in
terest. oh, yes, he says, this is
whore I shot her. And he said it
as might Of said, over there's lot
VIII re I use to play baseball when
was n kid Spencer is the wonder
of ,riminology-I hope they get
sore competent man to study his
bra after he's hanged"
At $50 o'clock on the evening of
Sep ember 26 Spencer met Mildred
Re, roat at the Fifth avenue station
of the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago l1lec-
trio Railroad, greeted her with
smi and a whisper of love, took her
suit case and helped her to board
car FOR Wayne. His arm was linked
in hers. At 6.30 o'clock last night
Spe lcer started from the same sta
tioi and entered the same car, and
his arm was linked '-steel-linked
" ith that of Detective O'Keefc
CAPTAIN Halpin and Detective Trant
sat opposite O'Keefe and the prison
er
Coming back along this track
after killing her." Spencer said,
maj. aged to get rid of the things she
had in her suit case. You see, it was
warm night and | got by an open
window near the back of the car
whore ! could see everybody in It,
] had the suitcase on my knees and
| could lift the cover, reach in and
dro0 handful or stuff out of the
window without being seen. re-.
member the first thing | got hold of
was n night dress-all fused up
with ribbons What makes women
so flssy, anyhow? And then got
her store hair and her cold cream
and l don't know what all"
Identified by Conductor.
The conductor of the car, Walter
Blazer, was looking at Spencer cur
iouFy.
Know him?" asked Captain Hal
pin
Sure" said Blazer; II remember
HE iOdE utNu W dN nt Will a WO-
man and back to Chicago without
her on the night of that Rexroat
mu,der. He's Spencer, isn't he?"
I was very dark when the car
STONED at Wayne. The detectives
and Spencer got off and watched the
car disappear. 1t was the only light
ed object in sight, When it disap-
peared the darkness was total.
"It was Just like this that other
night ried Spencer. Maybe I
dor { knos bow to pick out place
for job like that? Isn't 1t perfect.
tho lgh?" There was a suggestion
of iomething like profession pride in
Spencer's voice.