New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-06
Each person admitted 10 membership was solcmny
sworn 10 commit suicide when his name was drawn.
FIXING 1T ON DEFINING.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY AGAINST THE AL,
LEGGED WIFEMURDERER.
IDENTIFIED AT TIE INQUEST on MRS DEEM
ING's BODY BY FlFTY-Two PERSONS WHO
HAD KNOWN HIM UNDER FFrEEN
AuASES-DTsAMATI CIRCUMSTAN-
CBS ATTENDING HIS ARREST.


ALIASBs-DTsAMATIC CIRCUMsrAN-
CES AT-rENDING HIS ARREST.
Melbourne. April 15.-The inquest upon the body
OF Mrs. Deemng, formerly Miss Mather. which was
found buried beneath the floor OF the house occupied
by the Deemngs Windsor, suburb Of this city, and
for whose murder Deemng Is now in custody. opened
In the CITY Court room day. There was great
curiosity TO get a view Of Deeming, who seated him
self IN front of the prisoners dock where everyone
could plainly see him.
The first evidence submitted that Of the doctor
who had found the body. His testimony was read
The owner of the house In which the body was found
then Identified Decming as the man who had hired
the house from him, giving his name as Diouln
There intense excitement as the witness gave 'he
ghasty details OF the finding OF the body lhe polce
also gave evidence regarding the discovery Oh uie
body Several witnesses were called who Identified
Deemng as the husband OF the dead woman The next
witness was Mr. lIirschfeld who went to PERTH
Western Australia, to identify the prisoner. lie mar
rated conversation he had had with Deeming on
board the steamer on which the accused was con
veved from Pei til 20 Melbourne. Mr.. iirSched sald
that Dcemng had shown extreme curiosity 10 learn
how the body looked when 1t was found, ana mat
he had made several discriminating remarks. liirsch
field. also said that Dceming had said to him th't
II convicted he would publish history Of his life that
would astonish the world, and that he would give
Urschfeld the manuscript.
Mr. Holt, matrimonial AGENT dent'hed '"'
prisoner a who had applied under the name q"
Duncan for a wife. Duncan said he was about to
leave Melbourne for good appointment. lie promised
to call again, but lie never returned
At this point the inquest adjourned fr luncheoh.
Throughout the hearing Dcening wore a careless air,
and he laughed loudly AT some Of the statements made
by the witnesses Upon the resumption Of the inquest
Kate Rounscvc. who had been engaged TO be married
to Deemng after HE murder of Emily Ma'hcr' was
identified by a witness named Firth as woman hs
had seen in company with the prisoner in sydney
New south Wales, In the middle If January, Whel
Deeming told the witness that his wife was alive and
we'll and that she, WIS STAYING In sydney. An iron
monger named Woods and his wife both testified that
they had sold the prisoner spade a trowei ahd u
barrel OF cement December II.
To place the question N Decming's identity beyond
all doubt, he placed In the COURTYARD OF the lnil
with twenty other prisoners Here he was seen and
Identified by fifty two persons. who had known him
under fifteen aliases. As he returning 10 b,
cell through the corridor in which several Of the men
who had identified him had assembled he became "iid
with rage and. breaking fiOm the guards, he rushed
upon them and struck one Of them savage blow.
Ne attempted hit others. but they eludcd him. ana
finally the nfuriaed was overp)wcred by the
guards. who dragged him TO his cell.
1t is evident that Decning believes 'hc game mas
ended for him. and cloSe watch Is kept upon him 10
prevent him from killing himself.
Later details regarding Decmings arrest sh"" mat
when he was taken into custody nj the southern
Cross gold fields, where he employed as an en-
gtnoer at Fraser's gold mine. he was mnldng hnnl
ARA ngements for HIS marriage with Miss Rounseve.
who was on her way from Bathurst, New south
Wales, 10 jOin him He had already secured q house.
and his first act after taking p1Sscssi1 wns q purchase
a barrel Of cement. with which he had the nopr of
the main room cemented The circumstance Of MS
arrest were dramatic. lie was IN the act OF reading
a newspaper containing a brief account Of the dis-
constable suddenly entered, and without the least
warning arrested him on the charge Of murder For
the moment Decning dumfOunded. but he quick
" recovered bis self possession and, pointing to tie
paragraph, asked the constable n that was the Grim"
OF which he way accused adding; Il tink know
the party who murdered. she WAS good hiile
tting aud cannot believe that any would hurt
details of the crime, having merely been Instructed In q
general way to arrest Dceming on the charge of
murder The lattcr. however, In the course Of en-
ver,aiiOn after the arrest acquainted HIM with many
particular, Of tho crime. with which, IT was appar
cnt he was fully convcrSant.
Dccining, during hi- voyage from N'IhoIlI" u"
PERTH had IN his possession gGttn pcrcha air mat
trc>s I'm the centre of which there was dark 'tiil
which looscd liked blood. Th, stain the prisoner,
# is said usually explained away by rcmardng That
il had been produced by water. The m1ttr"-'
was sold nftpr his arrival Perth. Hnd all attempts
10 trace II have far been unsuccessful II j. sup
posed that II upon this mattrcs, that the murders
made TO obtain possession Of this important piece Il