Show BURGLAR LOST HIS NERVE When Woman Shrieked He Shot Her But Did Not Intend to Murder Springfield Mass Laying La Laying ing his crimes to love of excitement and a amania amania amania mania for stealing caused by an injury to his head in boyhood Bertram Gage Spencer on Wednesday broke broJe down clown under twenty-four twenty hours of questioning questioning question question- ing and confessed he was the masked burglar who h had d terrorized Springfield for two years and aid had reached d the climax climax cli cli- max of his wild career career- by murdering Miss Martha B. B Blackstone on March 31 An element that entered into Spencers Spencer's crimes was a desire to secure secure se cure money to purchase elaborate furnishings fur for his home in inV V West st Springfield Springfield Spring Sprint field where he lived with his young young- and pretty wife While admitting the ki ling of Miss Blackstone Spencer said he did not intend to shoot her but but had lost control of himself when she shrieked repeatedly |