Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-06
CONFESSION
Of SLAY|NG
% PROBED
Chicago Police Inclined to Believe
Mans Statement That He
Killed Many Women.

CHICAGO. oct. 6.-Hcnrv Spencer.
slayer Of Mrs. Mildred Allison Rex
roat. and confessed murderer Of more
than twenty PERSONS, made second
and new confession to-day in which
he related 25 killings.
He was uncertain as TO two Of the
murders. but told Captain'Halpin, Of
the city detectives. logical story Of
each Of the others.
He made the second statement aft
er he had been kept awake all night
reCitlng what the detectives declared
TO be the most remarkable tale Of
crime in history
Il hit EN- with = hammer or shot
EN-, whichever was easiest" he said
Il believe that Spencer is telling the
truth said Captain Halpin. Il am
positive that he killed Mrs Rexroat.
] am convinced that he killed Fan
ME Thompson and Policemen Pen
nell and Deyinc. two Of our most
mysterious murder cases He is blood
less and ncrveless. He is not "A ma
MAC, but a most remarkable Grim
inal.'
Crimes He Confesses.
With uncertainty as TO the exact
dates, Spencer told Of the following
murders which he committed either
with a revolver or small black
smiths hammer:
Prior TO September 70, 1912:
Man shot to death for a few
dollars about fourteen years ago.
Policemen Timothy Dcvlne and
Charles Pencil Chicago, shot
when they surprised Spencer and
a man named Murphy robbinE a
store. Murphy died in the peni-
Tertiary, Spencer said.
Fannie Thompson, Chicago
rOoming house keeper killed with
hammer and robbed OF $1,000
In jewels
Between September y, 1912. and
September 26, 1913:
Two Weber girls. Paw Paw.
Mich, beaten over the head their
bodies thrown INTO the lake.
Girl at Delavan Lake. Wis, last
June killed with hammer and
her body thrown into the water.
Aged man, Washington Park.
Chicago, last spring. shot To
death robbed OF $500 and his
body thrown into the swan pond
Woman, in roOming house.
Chicago, killed with hammer.
clothing burned and house robbed
of a few dollars
Woman, roominG house keep
er, killed with "a hammer, robbed
Of rings and $40 in cash
Bartender in saloon on Park Row.
Chicago. beaten with a hammer
Unidentified man walking along In
diana avenue, Chicago. shot by Spen-
Ger FOR brushing against MIN.
Two tormers beaten 90 death at
Zion City, H., and their bodies thrown
into Iuke Michigan.
Man and wife AT Round Lake. who
had lost their way trying TO walk To
Fox Lake beaten TO death and robbed.
Woman, Belle Isle, Mich. whom
he met In New Lork Took her
money after beating her TO death
Did not remember her name
They all lie TO YOU" he ex-
planned
Woman. Fort Montgomery. y
Y. Married her beat her 90 death.
took $500 cash and $500 worth Of
diamonds
Ida oliver Chicago. beaten to
death with hammer, body thrown
into drainage canal on November
9. 1912.
Man shot when he resisted
hold-up in downtown alley. chi
Cago.
80 ""nheyl' 'hiCaeo, KILLED
LOU "VuHu'u lis "Ile "Ailt rod
Ing s"'C9n.
wi n ~! Gu AI1,Soh HeNroat
SnVl u''t wayne. Ill., robbed OF
Soou ul'ilouG ring ana her BODY
lHlvNH On VIC Ita'hS OF inc I'll
gin 'o''yL anu Eastern hal!roao,
where a freight train mutllatcd IL
a few minutes later
Mrs, \. J. Schohold. at whose home
spencer was HNlEE, was To nave ben
hlIeu lo-uaN ana hei mouse robo- ].
aSVoI"InE TO lnt ln"TdeTtrs comics
sIoH. ne S"Iu ne ntahheu L" get TIE
Woman 10 t"i'e TO ms room, where NJ
Nou'" h'1l heF I" ueath, take ha-
money ana 'Eth leave chicago for q
lev GAYS.
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