The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-18
THE RiiNHiLL MURDERS.
Identification Of the Victims of Williams,
the Australian assassin.

LIVERPOOL, March 1.-THE excitement
caused by the discovery Of yesterday Of five
bodies buried under the floor of house at
Rainhill continues, and further develop
men Is in the case are eagerly awaited. 1t
trans pires that before the coming 10 Eng
land If Williams. the man whose arrest at
Melbourne led to the unearthiDg Of the
bodies, he was living in Sydney. Shortly
after 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 MatheT had reached sydney, ard
1t was naturally supposed Mrs Williams aud
her children had le1t for Liverpool TO pre-
vent the conSummation OF this crime. The
police eXlect 10 prove that the bodies found
yesterday are those Cf the wife and children
|. ana that Williams killed them in order 10
carry out his intention 10 marry Miss Mather
without moleStatIOn. Williams did marry
the girl IN question and took her TO Mel
bourne, where lie killed her in order to
marry another girl. Tie police have dis
covered a chid'S cOpy-book IN the house at
kainhlli, IN which Is inscribed the name of
Bertha Deening. Ii is known Williams
used The alias OF Deening when in Australia.
The police are still pursuing inyestiga-
tions at the house. which is surrounded by
an immense crowd. The authorities have
traced a large heavy box belonging TO VIII
llamS to tie railway station at plymouth.
The box was addressed Mrs. Holds, and
has never been called for. Much curiosity
is felt TO learn the contents.
a Victim Identified.
To-day a gardener, who lives next door to
! where the bodies we're found. recognized the
eldest body as that Of the woman he had
! seen in the back yard OF Dinham Villa Au-
gust 3 last. August 10 he heard the chill
dren screaming, but paid no attention 10 IT,,
a
been hurt. He never saw the woman or
the children aflerward.
Another man recognized the body as tnat
| of Marie Deening. who had been in the em-
! ploy Of Liverpool tshm0nger. Williams
! married her under the name of Deeuing at
| gineer. Williams and wife afterward went
/ to Hull where Williams was arrested,
convicted of a forgery and sentenced
| 10 one years imprisonment On being dis
| charged he married young woman in
! Hull, deserted her and returned 10 Marie.
. AceomVauitd by Mar. Williams tv--.. -
/ Cape Town, then returned to Birkenhead.
! The man believed TO be Williams vas the
same Individual who married young lady
named MathesoD at BevaTly IN 1890. aSSunl-
/ ing the name of Harry Lawson. He then
/ described himself as a large farmer in Aus
tralia and gave a number OF valuable pres
| ents to Miss Matbeson. He deserted her
and absconded to South America. Miss
| MathesOn swOre out warrant charging him
/ with the theft OF presents lie 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 ii was as
! certained he married the deserted lady in
! BTkenhead in 1883.
The more the facts are brought TO ligh,
the stronger grows the belief that Williams
| is the most cOnsummate, cold blOoded villain
| this or any other country ever produced
The police believe he committed the Other
| murders,