Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-11-09
SPENCER MURDER
CASE FOR MONDAY.
ACCUSED OF MILLING ANE RON.
BING DANCING TEACHER,
MtTIi.AriNG BODY.
CONFESSED MANY MURDERS
When Arraigncd for Crime, Made
f'ull Confession Ut Crimes aud
demanded Death
Sentence.


Special 10 The News
WHEATON, H., Nov S--All pre-
liminary arrangements have been
completed Tor the opening. mex,
Monday. before Judge Mallini Sut-
ser OF the Du Page County Court
OF the trial OF Henri Spencer. charg-
ed with the murder OF Mrs Mildred
/ Allison ReXroat. a tango teacher
Owing to the atrocity of the crime
and the sensational history OF the
! prisoner, who has confessed not on
/ ~ the murder OF MIS-. Reyroat but
several other murders committed ~
various parts @, This State during
the past year T more. is attracting
countrywide attention aud promises
to be extremely scnsd iona ~
Tho murdo Tor when S'0cer Is
to be tried, was committed vn he
evening OF Friday September 90 OF
this year Mrs lldred ReXroat OF
Chicago, a teacher OF tango dane
ing. was lured to a dark spot near
Wayne. H., murdered by being
choked ami shot through the head
and then placed on tae tracks OF the
! Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad.
whore train manTled her body
The crime war discovered boy the en-
/ ginecr of the train which ran over
/ the body Of The woman and he
promptly notified the authorities
/ The sheriff OF Du Page County
swore in hundred deputy sherilts
who searched The whole country for
the murderer
The body OF the victim was crush
ed beyond recognition. but by means
OF a breceli AMI. hand bag. contain
victim was identified as Mrs. Rex
roat II was also ascertalncd that
the woman had been robbed Of her
money and OF the valuable jewel
~ she wore. It was learned that the
victim was known as Mrs. Allison.
but she had been divouod from ,
Mr.. Allison. her first husband and
had recently married + 4. ReNroat,
farmer near Macomb. M She was
supposed 20 make her living a. a
dancing teacher
The police followed several clcws
and made soyera. arrests, but the ar
, rested persons were able TO prove al
Ibis and not until some time during
the first week Of October ala the Chi
cago police succeed ln arresting
Henry Spencer. who is said 10 be- a
Bohemian named Shortuu. followed
a clew furnished by some friends OF
The murdered woman II appeared
that Mrs RcNroat had an appoint
ment with a man named Spencer for
the evening of September &c She
was TO accompany him Go Wayne "a
teach a tango class which bee said he
had formed There The woman aud
Spencer were seen hv several persons
near Wayne aho furnished good
description OF The man
After the arrest Spencer was taken
TO Cook County iaiI aud there he
later made a full confession Of the
murder Of Mrs RoNroat giving all
= the details % To- ease and a graph
.c description OF the murder itself
he also claimed that boz had com.
mitted a number of other murders
and rohbcriDs In ,arIoUs sect ions Of
the state and created q tremendous
sensation hy giving detailed accounts
OF The numerous crimes which b.
% claimed f0 have committed care
ful Investigation hy che police au.
thoritics the .a1 that many 0t Spcn
GERS alleged confessions we're mer,
% fiction. as there was u0 record OF auy
/ crimes like those st.Gl hc described
that had boon committed 40 OH,
D times and localities dosisuatsd hl
him Later Spencer recalled his al
legged confessions. but the aulhori
ties are of the opinion that Spen
| Ger. although some of no alleged
crimes were 1rotahl, rgmonts Of ,
irug-orszed imagination. really a.,
not commit some % the other crime.
= v hich be confessed
when Spencer was arralgued be-
tore Judge slu.ser OF the Du Page
County Court he Vas not rrproseLtc,
By a lawyer We refused 20 plea
- not guilty and demanded that hr u
p tried on the spot and sentenced d
D. death BE refused Co employ c1un
= sci and became greatly excited ahri
Judge Slusser appointed lawrruc
= y. Conover o. Hinsdaic and John N
% Leedle o. West Chicago % represer
< the prisoner Tho Judge declare.
r. himself ready 20 hear the case vlth
. out a jury then aud there u Spence
fHmusEmmrH On pan.