Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-05-26
BLOODY CAREER ENDED.
murderer Deeming Looses His Nerve On
the Scaffold

evening LoOSeS His Nerve on
the Scaffold.
MELBOURNE, May 23.-Frederick Bav-
ICY Deemlng was hanged one minute
after ~ O'Clock this morning. Seventy
reporters and physicians gathered in
'ne prison yard to witness the execn-
',oh, and IN front, outside the wall.
thousands upon thousands waited from
. O'Clock this morning to watch the
olack nag and wait for the signal that all
was over. When Deeming was led
INTO the yard and up to tie gaIlows
everybody was surprised to see
iiIat he was not chained, az
nao been expected. He walked un-
steadlly between the guards, and sew
erai times tottered as if ABOUT to fall
Ills lace was ashen and he shook like q
man with the palsy. He seemed to be
stupehed by his approaching death.
When his arms were pinioned he
"avered and would have fallen had he
not been caught by the warden. At
nrst he shook his head when his
last opportunity to speak was given
MN. Then he rallied from his stupor
ana a with strong effort called out:
Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" He
trled to say more and stood with his
AAesA1 opCu, Uut uO WOTuS came,
AS the moose was adjusted his knees
knocked together, and he would have
collapsed had he not been supported
until he was swung into mid-air. He
died without struggle and almost in
stantly.
A coroner's jury was empanelled,
the inquest lasting until noon. Death
was instantaneous. The tongue, it was
subsequently seen, protruded slightly
from the dead mans mouth, while the
Jaws were firmly set. His eyes showed
signs, apparently, OF recent heavy weep
ing.
All of Deeming's writ Is are in the
possession Of the authorities, and it is I'M
derstood that he made written confess
sion Of the Windsor murder. The bulk
of his literary efforts, however, are but
repetitions of his previous conflicting
statements.
Chaplain Scott said that he had ex-
horted Deeming yesterday to confess
his crimes. The prisoner, he added,
adhered fully to his former statement
that he had only committed the Wind
sor murder. He declared that if he ad-
mitted the Rain Hill murder he would
be lying.
The biography which report had it he
was going to bequeath to Miss Kate
Rounzville, his latest tiancee, is full of
rlbald illusions and fantastic vaporings.
He gave to Rev. Mr.. Scott farewell
letter dated yesterday, and poem en-
titled "To God | Call" In this letter
Deeming says: 81 am dying fully
penitent sinner and Christian. / was
unconscious of doing 50. l can only re-
gard my execution as a murder. Still
death will be relief. l should have
died happy but for this point" He
referred to Miss Rounzville in terms
that the Rev. Mr.. Scott declines to have
published.
The chaplain said that Deeming was
the strangest man he ever met in the
course of his long experience with GRIM
mails. He declared that he was doubt
full whether the murderer was splen-
did actor or lunatlc, but he was in
clined to believe that he was crazy.
When Deeming was praying in his
cell, just before the execution he was
overheard asking forgiveness for the
injury he had done his family. This is
construed as confession of the Rain
Hill murder