Evening journal., 1892-05-23


risk OF publishing it. The result Of the post I
nortem examination of Deeming's brain .
will not be known probably for several days. +
Frederick Bayley Deeming was one of the /
most versatile and bloodthirsty wretches in 4
the history Of the worlds crime. That part I
Of his career which led Immediately to his I
arrest, trial and death at Melbourne, began
in Rainhill, a suburb of Liverpool, on July
q, 1891. He then took lodgings under the
name Of Williams at the Commercial hotel /
in that village and shortly began paying
court 10 Miss Emily AIather, whom he sub
sequently married. He rented Dinham villa,
on the outskirts of the village, during his
courtship, and there received woman and
four young children, who disappeared short
ly before his marriage to Miss Mather.
After the wedding on Sept. 22 he and his
wife took a short wedding journey and Oct
1T.theysailed for Australia. They went to
live in a house in Wiudior, q suburb of Mel
bourne. There on Dec. "a, nine days after
their arrival, he killed his young wife and
buried her under the floor. He then disap-
peared About ten weeks later, when new
tenants were about TO take the house, pc
culiar odor was noticed the floor was taken
up and the body Of Mrs. Deeming was
found. Marks on her head and neck showed
When this news reached Rainhill the po-
lice tore up the floor of Dinham villa to
satisfy their suspicion that the woman and
four children who had been seen there with
Deeming might have suffered the same tate
as did Emily Mather They found under
the floors, which Deeming himself had
ceuented. the bodies Of the woman and
children. The woman was his wife, nee
Marie James. whom he married in England
in. 1891. and the children were his own.
| Dae7ning was caught near Perth in Australia
late in March after he had advertised
through matrimonial agency, and had
made arrangements to marry Miss Rounces-
veil in Perth.
After his arrest and incarceration in Mel.
| bourne awaiting trial more or less evidence
was found tending to connect Deeming
| with dozens Of heinous crimes, including
those of Jack the Ripper and man who
knew Deeming in Halifax came forward
with proof that Deeming while there had
written TO the Eddowes woman, one Of the
Whitechapel victims. The exact truth Of
the charges was not and never will be as
certained, as Deeming was tried, convicted,
sentenced and hanged for the killing OF
Emily Mather only. An idea Of the mum
Der of crimes attributed to him, as well as
his whole remarkable career since 1851, may
be gathered from this condensed statement;
As Frederick Bayley Deeming.
| lssl-Feb.- Married Miss Marie James at st.
Pauls church, Higher Transmere.
Went alone to Australia
lsS2-Joined by his wife. Sent to jail for six
weeks for theft.
lss4-Numerous bank robberies took place in
Sydney, the perpetrators not being
detected.
lss5-More robberios, burglaries, mysterious
disappearance and tragedies.
lss6-Sets up shop in a large way, perpetuatei
a fraudulent bankruptcy and alb
seconds from sydney
lS87-Flies from Adelaide to Cape Town after
robbing two brothers Of eco.
| lsSs-Nothing known Of him. During this year
six Of the Whitechapel murders
were perpetrated.
| lsS9-Poses in Durham as a mining engineer
and obtains e60O by fraud
| June-Has e3 $40 advanced to him in Durbar
on bogus deeds obtains e42O wortl
Of jewelry and decamps. About the
same time two murders were com
mitted in the Transvaal the mur
ht derer escaping,
July 1.-THE eighth Whitechapel murder.
| Sept lO-The ninth Whitechapel murder.
september-Turned up unexpectedly in Birk
enhead, where his wife was living.
October-Is traced by private detective, VIII,
November-saiis for Australia Leaving tn,
vessel at Port Said. he doubles OF
his pursuers aud returns to Birken
head
As Harry Lawson.
1890 Feb ls-Arrives at Beverley and marrie
Miss Matheson a fortnight after
March l5-Obtains jewelry by false pretence
at Hull.
March l6-Sails from southampton for soutl
America.
April ARRESTED at Montevideo.
Oct iG-Tried at Hull assizes and sentenced Il
nine months imprisonment
1891, July 16-Liberated from Hull Jail.
July l9-Miss Langley was murdered at Pres
ton, near Hull the murderer escap
: ing.
July 2l-Makes his first appearance in Rainhill
July s2-Has tea at the Commercial hotel witt
a dark lady, who turns out 10 be hi
WIFE Mrs. Deeming of Burkhead
July 23-Lunches at the hotel with his wife ]
afterward accompanied TO Huytoi
by Miss AIather and signs the agree
: ment of Tenancy.
July 25-Mrs Deeining and four children arriv
r in lnham villa.
July 2G-7-The fvefold murder is committed
I Sept 22-Marries Miss Emily Mather at Rain
hill.
Oct l7-sails with his wife from London t
/ ANtAlailas
Nov. 27-1Iiss Mathcr's last letter posted on th
way out at Colombo
, Dec 2f-AIss Mather murdered
As Swanston.
Y is02-Jan Applied for another wife in a Me
, bosrne matrimonial agency. Pr,
poses to and is accepted by Mis-
: Rouncesyell at Perth Western Aul
tralia.
d Feb-Wrote 70 Miss Matheson at Beverley r.
S peating previously made reques
e that she should join him.
March s-Arrested on the eve Of his marriag
A TO Miss Rouncesvell.
- Deeming's defense at his trial was insanity
. but in their verdict the jury found expressl
+ that he was sane Subsequently Deemin
r confessed to the prison clergyman that b
n killed Mrs. Misunderstanding, but he did nc
g remember any of the circumstances. Deem
n ing was about forty-fve years old and Of
n respectable English family. The story {
g his life, written by him in prison, he LEI
i with his other effects to his lawyer, NJ
IS Lyle, with instructions that one-tenth {
e the proceeds Of the sale Of his autobiograph
e be given to Miss Rouncesvell.