Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-10-10
MURDER STORY HIT
henry sPENcER's CONFESSION
pIscREDITED-sAYS HE SLEW
DANCER AND OTHERS.
MADE $1,000 THIS YEAR

Eiend Arrested IN Cnica9o % TIC was
plotting to Kill LandIady-Entlced
Mrs. Mildred Rexroat 20 Wayne,
IIi., and Shot Her.
Chicago. Oct. S.-The wildly sensa-
tional story told the police In a 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
mitted upward Of twenty murders,
tumbled Monday like 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-
ruth's slayer-who also is the confess
ed murderer of no fewer than
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.
The list of his victims as he recalls
it follows:
Mrs Rexroat
Patrolman 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
j found hammer handy. II I was
alongside them used a gun and some
times If the girl was not strong I
would tie her up and choke her so as
20 have the least trouble. | cannot say
how many persons have Killed"
Among his other crimes Spencer ad-
mitted being the burglar who tied two
women and man to their beds over
a Milwaukee candy store recently and
setting fire to the house after shooting
one of them. The firemen just sue
cecaed In rescuing the prisoners
Il have been married four times and
killed two of my wives. got all their
money without having to kiln them"
Spencer was arrested at 2215 Michi-
gan avenue. where ne called to visit a
woman.
Il had found that my landlady had
some money, and II I 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 South side park She tried
90 play me for a farmer and let her
think was one. took some lessons
from her
ION Wednesday made an appoint
ment with her to meet me at the Fifth
avenue station of the Aurora & Elgir
line, and we were going to Wayne tc
see about starting school there
"She left her glove off and / 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
20 the railroad viaduct. Then | jus
drew my revolver and shot her in the
head She did not scream or max,
any trouble. I laid her body across
the track and after taking her rims
walked back to the railroad station
A train came along about eight o'eloeI
and | came back to the city"
Discovery on Sunday near Argo. Ill
of the body of a woman, bruised by tn,
fingers OF the murderer who ha,
choked her to death and stripped o
almost all its clothing presented 70
solution mystery remarkable in 1t
similarity to the now solved Rexroa
case and even more battling