New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-03
DEFINING FOUND GUILTY.
THE JURY ALSO DECLARE TIE MELBOURNE
WIFE-MURDERER TO EE SANE.
sFSTENCE OF DEATH PRONoUNCED-TllE
PRISONER ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE AND

the Nentrdl (flUlual NouIt to-uS'S' A"'
returned verdict of guilty. and added that 'he
prisoner was not insane. Sentence Of death was
then pronounced
The first witness called on the case pelns "
sumed this morning was DR.. Springthorpe' VINO
related Deemipr's explanation of the manner III
which his wives had disappeared Dcenine sai'
that while hc and his first wife were living az
Rainhil neor Liverpool a man named Young iiau
told him that his Deemingsl wife would leaNc
him for e5O. He paid the money. and his wie
l.f, him lie supposed that Young had kllleo
her while he (Deemingl was coming to Meloourhe
nth his second wife Miss Mather). for whose
,,ur,,er he is now on trial His second wiie'
n.sm;no said. confessed that she was already
ma rrcd. and she left him i'll MelnonFhe' o'o'u''
she WAS afraid of being implicated IN 'he hiui"'s
=, ,;o first wife Deeming is noted as liar. and
the above is fair specimen OF Ills "on''' =" ''"
line ,;,s oo,,r-
After the evidence was all in Dcemlngs coui-
.el oppealcd to the jury TO give the prisoner '"e
henefit of any doubt that they might entertain do
% his identity or insanity. The crown 'ouii'o'
con;ended that there was not partlce OF evioen'o
Of the insanity of the prisoner, ana he si' '""'
;ury ought TO dismiss all such nonsense from '"eii
minds 49, Cro,,.r
A. this point Dceming interrupted the Orowh
Connsel II was not the law, he Shu' ""V .'''
nrcss. that was trying him. If he could ori'4 h''
self TO believe that he committed murder lie "ou''
.',ood cutv. rather than submit to the gaze OF the
peope in the cOurt-the uellcst race 1T h'"
so.n Some of the witnesses against him had de
uhertely lied. Whatever he could say wouio 'c
d,shclieved. His witnesses had been kept OUT 81
.Lo u,av Peoplc had sworn TO seeing him wh'n'
w. ,od rever seen in his life. No time had b en-
onoyc1 him 10 communicate with his wtneSSe IN
rnolapd and India. 1t was not pleasant to CO ess
o. disease mental or otherwise; but he no de-
,.rmined TO do so, in justice to himself ana V'ie
community For weeks together he had su erea
,arsas of memory In his own mind he Kne" he
was not guilty AS long Emily Mathel haa
hccn his wife he had dealt with her as gently anu
az afcctionately as it is possible Tor any nan u
deal with woman. II, 81
The prisoner continuing his remarks. san
rcmcmber no incident which would lead 70 'nls
oyful crime with which | am charged. ! XIV
rbot the people of Melbourne are so luuriIru LII
ona;nsf me that they would lynch me II tnel
had the chance That however, woaio be Ros state-
ment that the body found III this city was ."i.
of Emily Mathers is lie NY one foln'oi 1ys
tLe Knowledge that Emily Mathers Is ailNe, dus
newspapers have ruined my life Tor eVernoIISs er,Is
II I were freed tonight, l would drown mysen
have fought the blacks on tie Ia'npcsi anu nSa 60
encountered lions singehanded. l DO NOT lear %
death do not expec' 6usc 6usiTe iTu Instead Of the
;;r;ai being postponed ;, as 10 enable my counsel
70 collect evidence showing my lnnocencse o, ' unr
horrible crime for whid1 am her oei9 -. public was
anrooed aoainst me- Deeming nnnnfey cru.
cised the evidence and declared Nl1y lie
OF guilty would be tie greatest fcncI 70 nm . ta6
said that his use Of assumed names was i"'
with him. Doov,;ro aetod
After the verdict vas announced UeeIing asH., .;H
the Judge to refrain from the usuai i and
The rdge complied with aatebna tine prS0pD psemng com
nosedly responded 'Thank yon: rro-
Wh'n the senterce OF aeatn am. HSn AZ death The
nounced Deeming said that AFTER nh oeaTi = was
nublic wonld soon know his real history: Wa Mas
bP Patter that the law should destroy him than tnae ina,
he should destroy himself He wonlq t; GnH ;,no- 'n
to know that Miss Rounsevel peiieVe ~ nm r,mb,.
cent. In strong voice he continued % nue1 rsu'e
in - similar strain for a long time lie concuIeu
bv swearing that he was innocent ne spGo dpt;on
altogether for an hSnr % fvns dgs no smng IN up was
..n vi noi arainst the prisoner While Deeming W s
speaking the scene was weird ,,,os one. haS to
the fading Of daylight, gas anG ea" %, nearly
he lighted The verdict was gwen a' h'"'i'
II was genenlly THOUGHT that the trlaa "C~,s ,~as
end to-day: consequently the co'i. "oncn,ent i"
f;,"-oll, m,ckel with rcOpie. The annouhcehncn'
~ ,Lo x,dct WIS erected with eXpressons o. Ee''-
cral satisfaction. for 20 one believes .i.' unt ONLY
particle of doubt as 70 Dechc ne III crncs committed
Of the murder lire. but OF 'Iie cil'Ao'
al Rainhill neal Liverpool ao,o, o,ecu,ion
London MAY a-Dceming can deiav eAtru, p1,io ios a""
by an appeal fi9m the verdict IN .nc oini2ini,i
,,hich anueal nnst lie heard by thc 'uhrItl
Committee of tie Privy Council II me 5ni. 5n,Gi.T
screde IN the rrttlon TO rehear further lnlutS t
will occur The last Instance oa 'pr po Hi"" ""'
case of the Canadian reDei, LOUIS hio''
s,-rn THE Max WHO HAD BErRIENDED HIN.
Iopdon MAY c--ic case Of BiGcIow as'. JehreSS
came nm for tria, before Justice Hawkins todN'
Counsel for the plaintiff said that MS Maria bSsi'"
W., the wife OF n who was iormerN co'n,o'e
with the United state Government Pnor 70 i0',
the Bgelows uv'd in a large mansion III ''o'."' " :"
Road and gave many social entertainments i"o,
h.c.,,e ,,volvc financial troubles and borrower
eIoo ..o,n regr tic defendant who was one OF the
most Intimate fds of the family. The Bigclow'
bousa AID fur wore finally sold by bill OF SAFE
Their friends ribed enough money TO enable them
10 take 4 ,ur1 at and Mrs. Bigelow supported 'hc
family bv dr making. Je'Ireys. who was unable u
recover IDS 'ic). obtained a judgment against inc
Byelows ar, levied upon the furniture ln the nav,
aree %, freslssS The Jury returned verdict IN avof
OF the defendant
MP Glad rN-;E's LETTER DIDN'T SUIT THEN.
London. May o.-M Il meeting OF worhingmen'S
delegates "a In this city last night letei" were read
rom Lor6 gsbury and Mr. Bafour saying that the
writ r. could not promise 10 receive deputauon to
set ri their claims for the establishment Of an
eigl iny.
q or was also read from Mr.. Gladstone. In II
he he would carefully consider ihe statement
OF vf rs OF the Trades Unions Council; but he
con 90 that the question not yet ripe and he
hon ,e excused from conversation from wlhch
10 ava tage could NJ present be derived, Alter me
rsafiae . Mr. GladStOnc's letter enc Of the dclcgae'
proposed that II be consigned to the waste basN"'
TIyf FRENCH MUNICIPAL ELECIlONS.
p,xss ct Prime Min Si'T
ard MqSer Of the Interior, NuN
bSosme1 tbc members OF the Cabinet
that tie returns OF the municipal elections
show continued increase In the number OF keprp'i
cn canddstes elected. The opinion now IS that Out
Of the ae4 conncs elected the Republicans VIII have