The record-union., 1892-03-18
special TO the REconp-Uxro


LIVERPOOL, March 1.-THE excitement
caused by the discovery yesterday of five
bodies buried under floor Of a house at
Rainhill continues, and further develop
ments in the case are eagerly awaited. 1t
transpires that before the coming to Eng
land Of Williams, the man whose arrest
st Melbourne led to the unearthing Of the
bottles, he was living at Sydney. Shortly
alter he left that city his wife and four
children disappeared, and it was supposed
they had followed Williams 10 England.
Rumors of his intended marriage to
young girl named Mather had reached
Sydney, and it was naturally supposed
Mrs. Williams and her children had lofC
for Liverpool to prevent the c0nsumma-
ton of this crime. The police expect TO
prove that the bodies found yesterday are
those OF the wife and children, and that
Williams killed them in order to carry
out his intention 10 marry Miss Mather
Without mOleStatiOn. Williams did marry
the girl IN question and took her to Mel
bourne, where he killed her III order to
marry another girl.
The police have discovered a child's
copybooE in the house at Rainhiil. in
winch is inscribed the name Of Bertha
Deening. is now known that Williams
used the alias Of Deening when in Aus
trai.a.
The police are still pursuing investiga-
tlons at the house, which is surrounded
by an immense crowd. The authorities
have traced large, heavy box belonging
to Williams to the railway station at Ply
mouth. The DoN was addressed Mrs.
Holds" and has never been called for.
Much curiosity is felt TO learn the con-
tents.
To-day a gardener, who lives next door
10 where the bodies were found, recog-
nized the eldest body as that of the
woman he had seen III tue backyard of
Dinham Villa August Sd last. August
10th he heard the children screaming, bat
PAID no attention to il, thinking, perhaps.
some of the children had been hurt He
never saw the woman or the children
atterWard.
Another man recognized the body as
that OF Marie Deening, who had been in
the employ Of liverpool fishmonger.
Williams married her under the name of
Deening, at that time describing himself
as q mining engineer. Williams and wife
afterward went 10 Hull, whore Williams
was arrested, convicted of a forgery and
sentenced to one years Imprisonment,
On being discharged he married the
young woman III Hull, deserted her and
returned TO Marie. Accompanied by
Marie, Williams went TO Cape Town,
then returned to Berkenhead. The man
believed to be Williams was the same in
dlvidual who married a young lady
named Matheson at Bevarly in 1890, as
suning the name OF Henry Dawson. He
then described himself as large farmer
in australia and gave number of valu-
able presents TO Miss Matheson. He de-
serted her and absconded to South Amer
lea. Miss Matbeson swore out a warrant
charging him with the theft of presents
he had given her. He was arrested in
Uruguay, brought back to Hull and sent
to Jail for nine months. During the time
he was in prison it was ascertained he
married the deserted lady in Birkenhead
i'll 1883.
The more the facts are brought to light,
the stronger grows the belief that Will
Jams IS the moStConSummate, e,cold-blooded
villain this or any other country pro-
duced. The police believe he committed
the other murders.