Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-15
Murderer Deeming's Exploits
i'm Australia.
Crimes Committed Under Vari-
OuS Aliases.
His Windsor Victims Body Cemented
In the Wall of a House.
How He Attempted to Lure Miss Roun-
sefell to Her Death-The Fisnd
Believed to Be Jack
the Ripper.
A Associated Pres, DISPATCHES.

AlamcUd, WulCu dIIlVcu uoEc CllS uuOTu-
ing from Australia, brought the details
of the Deeming affair. Nothing since
the early days of the settlements in
West Australia has SO stirred the colony
to its depths. All business was stopped
at every place through which Deeming
passed on his way to Melbourne, and
people turned out to have a look at the
criminal.
The crushed and mangled body of a
woman was found in a populous suburb
of Windsor, southwest of Melbourne,
March 9th, and week later Deeming
was in custody charged with the mur-
der. The last occupant of the house
where the body of the woman was
found was man who gave the name OF
Drew, and he disappeared suddenly.
He complained OF the leaky condition OF
the walls OF the house, and told the
landlord that, as he was practical
mason, he had bought some cement and
would patch up the walls himself. He
cemented his wife up in one of the
walls.
Drew was apparently of sporting pro-
clivities, dressed in the height OF fashion
and bedecked with diamonds, and car
sled himself with the air OF lord. He
was traced to the steamer Kaiser Will
helm, where he was identified as Albert
Williams.
Eight days after his crime, Williams
sought another victim through matri-
monial agency in Melbourne, and went
on to Sydney by the steamer. On the
voyage he made desperate love to a
young lady passenger named Miss
Kate Rounsefell. of Bathurst. His man
ner captured the heart OF the fair pas
senger. aud when they arrived at sgd
ney she had promised to become his
name of Baron Swanson, and in glowing
terms he pictured TO her his vast estates
and handsome residences, and made
glorious promises for their future.
Step by step the detectives traced
him, aided in their search by his osten-
tatious display, diamonds and general
bearing, and his love ENHANCEMENT with
Miss Rounsefell eventually led to his
capture.
At Sydney, Swanson was identified as
Albert Deeming, plumber and gas-ft-
ter, who was accompanied by his wife
and two children, and who served SEN
tence as Darlinghurst for larceny, and
eventually the record of the man who
went under the names of Deeming,
Baron Swanson, Drew, Williams and
Lawson. was laid bare to the world.
He was traced by the police to the
Southern Gross mine, On the Yilgora
gold field, West Australia, where he WAS
working as an engineer, and WAS at the
time furnishing house in anticipation
of his marriage to Miss Rounsefell.
The latter's father was a tradesman
who died some years ago, leaving
widow and children. The eldest sister
is now a milliner at Bathurst and Deem
ing's fancee secured employment at the
principal stationers and news agency in
Brisbane. She afterward accompanied
her brother to Broken Hill, and while
there was taken sick and was obliged to
return to her sister in Bathurst. Itwas
on this trip that she met Deeming. She
was only country girl OF l9, and never
doubted the sincerity Of Deeming's
motives. The elder sister was so taken
with the alleged baron, that she readily
gave her consent to the marriage.
While Deeming was at the mine he
. wrote his unsuspecting tiancee constant
ly, and in one OF his letters, under date
of February Sth, he says he is in trouble,
having had one of his bags stolen from
his cabin with e130 worth OF goods in it.
Further on he says:
II must now tell you, dear, what
have done since my arrival here. As
ment in a paper l have sent you, by
which have been appointed managing
engineer at wage OF G6 per week, with
civ he
and &S los per week in the
future. Besides this. / expect
to make e3 per week from my mine.
Yilgarn is about 250 miles from Perth.
This is fine town and a healthy eli
mate, and everything that can be wished
for and comfort. You must not think it
is like Brown Hill; far from it.
'Now, as soon as you get this letter,
dear, send me wire and let me know
whether you can come. | will have
house for you and everything arranged
for our marriage on your arrival. Now,
don't keep me waiting, dear. So long
as we are to be husband and wife, why
not be SO at once? There will be no ad-
vantage in waiting. | have written to
your brother today and told him of our
coming union, and you will no doubt
get letter from him on the subject.
'Now you must not think, dear, that
We shall remain in the gold fields all
our life. / intend to make enough
money IN two years to take a trip to
England, SO you must look forward to
the same.
pleas to send me Sydney paper,
and one from Melbourne, if you can
get it.
'Now, dear, with love to sister, I
must conclude, From your ever loving
and afectionate BARON"
The young lady believed him in every
thing, and went about making prepara-
tions for her approaching wedding.
Everything was ready for her departure
when the news of her bethrothed's ar
rest came, crushing her completely.
She was taken to Melbourne to give
her testimony, and assisted as much as
lay in her power to bring the psuedo
baron to justice. She sent a letter to her
sister, in which she wrote:
81 suppose you know all the news now.
am 30 weary of nothing but reporters
and artists for papers. | think every
one sympathizes with me, but
I was very fortunate. | will
no doubt get work here, and then, per.
haps, might see you again, but | will
never return. Please, dear Liz, it will
be better for you to change our motor
ious name. Under my picture in the
papers is printed: "The Intended
Victim" l suppose they will put me