Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1892-03-31
1T is JACK.
Mverpool's Notorious Murderer Con.
fesses to an Officer In
Australia.
He Admits That He Is .sJack the Rip.
per-" Of White.Chapel
Notoriety.
Deeming Also Acknowledges That He
Killed His Wife and Chill.
dren.

Considerable excitement was caused
at Melbourne q few days ago by q
statement published by the Argus,
which declared that Deeming, the
murderer, had made a confession.
There has been q strong suspicion
entertained at Melbourne and in Eng
land that Deeming is none other than
the notorious "Jack the Ripper" the
slayer OF the Whitechapel, London,
outcasts, and this suspicion is borne
out in a measure not only by Deem
ing's appearance, which closely tallies
with the description given to the White
chapel fiend, but by his alleged confess
sion. The Argus is aireliable newsps-
per, and there is no reason to doubt
the uruthfulness OF the statement
it makes that Deeming has ecknowl.
edged that he killed his vile and tour
children at Dinham villa at Rain Hill,
near Liverpool, and that he murdered
and mutilated the last two women
whose bodies were found in White
chapel. Although he has confessed
that these two victims to his mania
for murder, he, while not denying,
does not admit that he killed the 9th
er Wnitechapel women, whose muir
ders, at the time attracted the atten-
ton OF the whole world. It's believed,
however, that when ne finds all hope
OF escape from the clutches OF the law
cut off he will confess, not only these
murders, but Others OF which the 20
lice know nothing. In his confession,
the Argus says Deemlng makes no
mention OF his object in mutllatlng the
bodies Of
HIS wHnECHAPEL VICTIMS
and removing certain of the organs,
but, it adds, there is scarcely q doubt
that the man is afflicted with q dis,
ease similar in some respects to nym-
phomania. The case is a most pecu-
llar one in all respects, and public curl.
osity is excited to the highest pitch to
learn all the details OF Deemings man.
ly crimes. 1t is said that Deeming
made his confession to an official at
Perth, West Australia, where he was
arrested on the charge OF having muir
dered his vile at Windsor, q suburb
OF Melbourne. Deemin2 secured coun.
gel and made a strong fight against be-
ing taken back to Melbourne, but the
court ordered his surrender to the au.
thorities OF tbs city ard he started 10
custody OF officers on his return. He
told the Perth official TO whom he
made his confession that he was not
guilty of the Windsor murder. His
wife, he claimed, had eloped with an.
other man.
It has transpired that the un!ortu-
nate woman whose body was found,
together with those OF her four child.
rem, under the floor of the Rain Hill
residence was not Deeming's first vile.
Some years ago q sensation was
created liz Australia by the myster.
ious disappearance OF the wife and
two children OF q man who then went
by the name OF Williams, but who
turns out to be Deeming. The family
then resided IN Sydney. There was
grave suspicion OF foul play at the
time, but the bodies were not found
and this essential proof OF murder
being lacking the matter was allowed
to drop. Deemipg subsequently went
| to England, and then it was he mar.
ried the woman whose murder be
now confesses.
A PERrLSG or REL!EF.
The papers OF London published
the story OF Deeming's confession
which was cabled from Melbourne
The story caused most intense excite.
ment IN Whitechapel, and the papers
sold there like wildfre. Ever since the
series OF murders, which started In
that district, women OF the class
to which the victims belong
ed have peen in mortal terror OF their
lives. Driven by absolute poverty OF
innate depravity to ply their hideous
vocation they have never known at
what moment they might fall beneath
the keen knife OF the assassin, whose
nom de guerre OF "Jsck the Ripper
was sufficient enough to cause them to
tremble in their shoes when they were
fortunate enough to possess them.
Though no Ripper" murder has oc
CuCGO III w ulleCudptl lOC SOuS lAIlle
time, the report that the assassin had
at last fallen into the hands OF tbs pc.
lice removed q load from the minds
OF the unfortunate denizens OF that
district.
There is much difficulty in fixing the
two Whitechapel murders which Deem
ing is said to have confessed. AL.
together ten murders are attributed
to "Jack the Ripper" but there is
much doubt as to whether the last
two were committed by the same
hand that committed the other eight.
The police OF the Leman street station
do not place much belief in the con.
fession that IJeemins committed these
two last crimes. Thelast Whitechapel
murder, that OF Frances Cole, occurred
IN 1890. Her body was multiIated
in the manner of the other victims,
and certain Of the organs had been
taken out.
THE BODIES OF THE OTHER VICTIMS
| were found on the streets where they
had fallen after the murderer had cut