The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-23

MELBOURNE, May o3.-Dccming was
hanged at ono minute past 10 o'clock
this morning.
With the execution OF Decming therc
ended tho lile OF ono OF tho greatest
criminals tho world has ever known.
At tho beginning OF March last tho po.
lice at Liverpool received dispatch
from tho police at Melbourne stating
that tho murder OF woman had Just
come to light at Windsor, suburb
OF Melbourne, and that from certain
facts that had been revealed 1t was
thought that the Windsor murderer had
killed another woman Mt Rain Hill, q
suburb OF Liverpool, The police OF the
latter place at once started an investi.
CATION and soon n most horrible crime
was unearthed-literally unearthed, for
beneath the hearthstonc OF residence
known as Dinham villa at Rain Hill
there were found the bodies not only OF
q woman but also tho bodies Of four lit
tic children, all OF whom had been
buried in pit the murderer Ind dug be.
meath the hearthstone, and alter earth
had been thrown over them tho surface
was cemcnted and the hearthstone re.
laid. 1t was soon learned that the house
had been occupied by q man who had
given his name rs Williams, who was
subsequently ascertained was Frederick
Bailey Deeming, whose family resided
in Birkenhead.
Williams, or to call him by his
right name, had married at Rain Hill
u young and beautiful girl, Miss
Emily Mathcr, and had sailed for
Australia with her and it was her body
that had been found at tho Windsor.
She, too, had been buried under the
hearthstone OF the house there, and
her grave was covered with coating
OF cement. The police inquiries into
Deeminss career soon revealed that he
was a monster OF uniqity, guilty OF
nearly, il not all the crimes in the
calendar.
WAS HE JAcE TIE RIPPER?
Numerous swindling transactions
were traced to him, principally in min
ing lands. Detectives followed him to
England, where it was found he was
living in Birkcnhead. The detective,
gaining admission to tho house, found
it occupied by Mrs. Marie Decming and
the thrco elder children whose bodies
have been recently found at Rain Hill.
The fourth child was not then born.
'non,pipp boroyor h,J o,,,Joj H., ,,r
sucr, having left Birkenhead that morn
ing. The pursuit was continued, but
Dceming always managed to evade his
pursuers, in one instance escaping by
Just seven miles. 7z,
Deeming later appeared in Liverpool
under his alias OF Williams. He paid
addresses to number OF Liverpool Ia
dies, among, them one who, from his
conversation about the "Jack tho Rip
per" crimes, became terribly afraid OF
him. One night he had an engagement
to take tea at her home but he did not
appear and she never saw him again. 1t
was justaboutthis time thathe appeared
Mt Rain Hill, where his wife and family
subsequently joined him. Shortly after
ward Mrs. Deeming and the children
disappeared, but as Deeming had rep
resented tho woman as his sister moth
ing was thought OF their disappearance.
1t was not long after this that he mar
ried Miss Mather and sailed for Aus
tralia. During their voyage. no devel-
oped traits OF thoughtfulness and con-
sidcration, hardly in keeping with the
character of the man as seen in the
light OF subsequent developments. He
doctorod the sick aud saved tid-bits
from his table for the sick stecragc pas
sengers.
HIS LAST CRIME.
Tho subsequent facts in connection
with the murder OF the second Mrs.
Doeming are OF too recent dato to need
detailed mention. After DeCming had
killed her he became engaged to Miss
Kate Rouscville, who was on her way
to the Southern Cross gold fields in
West Australia to meet and marry him
when she learned oi.his arrest for the
murder OF his former wife. -.
A significant fact in connection with
the proposed marriage was that Deem
ing had already procured quantity OF
cement that was found Mt his homo in
tho gold fields, and this suggested in
q startling manner that he had already
made preparations to kill his bride
elect; that he was guilty OF many
other crimes, including murder, is
believed by every ono. He was Jail
bird. having served sentence in Guy
land and Australia for other otrenses.
When he was taken to Australia ho as
sumed jovial and careless air, but at
his trial he showed in his manner the
terrible mental strain he was under
going.
! After he had bcen condemned to
death he made q speech in court which
in part was:
~ haven't had fair trial. 1t is not
the law that is trying me, but the press
Tic case was prejudiced even before
my arrival by the exhibition of photo.
graphs in shop windows and it was BY
means OF these that was identified. l
leave tito the jury to say il it was not
tho case that there are hundreds OF peo-
pie in Melbourne whowould execute me
without q trial. ii l could believe that l
committed the murder l would plead
guilty rather than submit to the gus Of
the people in this court-the usliest
race OF pc lple l have ever seen. l am
told that whatever l say will not be be.
lievea, and even my own witnesses
have been kept out OF my way by my
counsel. People have sworn to seeing
me whom l have never seen in my life.
Another objection have TO this trial is
that no time has been allowed to COM
munlcato with witnesses in England
and India. 1t is not pleasant thing
to confess to disease, mental or other.
wise, but am determined todo so in
Justice 10 myself and tho community.
For weeks together ! have suffered