The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-03

- 3'f MURDERER DEFINING. 81, NJ 'sT
MELBOURNE, May 2.-The trial o.
Frederick Bailey Dceming for the mur-
der OF his wife was resumed in the Cen.
tral criminal court this morning. gt
The first witness called was Dr.
spr'ngthorpe, who related Deening's
explanation of how his wives had dis.
appeared. Deoming said that while he
md his first wife were living at Rain
Hill, near Liverpool, Il man named Ben
Young had told him that his Deem.
ing's) wiio would leave him for fifty
pounds. He paid tho money and his
wife left him. IIo supposed that Younl
had killed her, while he (Deeming) was
coming to Melbourne with his second
wife Miss Mather) for whose murder
no is now on trial. His second wife,
Dceming said, confessed that she was
already married and she left him in
Melbourne because she was afraid of be.
ing implicated in the murder OF his first
wife. 'ssIl'' - :
Deeming is noted for being a noto-
rious liar, and the above is Il fair speci-
men OF his ability in that line.
The factis that the Rain Hill mur-
der was known to no one save Deeminc
until after it was known that ho had
killed his wife here. It was tho discoy-
cry OF the latter crime that led the no.
lice here to notify the Liverpool police
Of their. suspicion That Dceming had
murdered his wife and children at Rain
Hill 1t will, therefore, be seen that
his statement relative to his second wife
leaving him for fear OF being implicated
in the Rain Hill murder Sisr without a
single grainIof trutl, tl,--1SS-'s..---1. ,1S'.----:-:1 ...
After some further testimony by Dr..
Springthorpe, that did not in any way
tend to clear the color OF tho crime
charged against him, the defense an
nounccd that its case was closed.
The crown counsel contended that
there was not a particle OF evidence OF
the insanity OF tho prisoner, and he
said that the jury ought to dismiss all
such nonsense from their minds. AT
this point Deeming interrupted the
crown counsel. 1t was not tho law. he
said, but the press that was trying him.
II he could bring himself to believe that
he committed murder he would plead
guilty rather than submit to the gaze of
the people in the court--the uglicst
race he had ever seen. Euo. n.
Some OF the witnesses against him
had deliberately lied. Whatever he
could say would bo disbclievcd. His
witnesses had been kept out OF the way,
People had sworn to seeing him whom
he had never seen in his life. No time
had been allowed him to communicate
with his witnesses in England and In
dia. 1t was not pleasant to confess to
disease, mental or otherwise, but he
had determined to do so in Justice TO
himself and the community. For weeks
together he had suffered lapses OF men,
ory. In his own mind he knew he was
not guilty. AS long as Emily NIathers
had been his wife. ho had dealt with her
as gently and as aliectionately rs was
possible for any man to deal with n
woman.
The prisoner continuing his remarks
said: =. ,-I'<
II remember no incident which will
lead to this awful crime of which am
charged. | know that the people OF
Melbourne are go infuriated against me
that they would lynch mo if they had a
chance. That, however, would not sct-
tle,the question of my guilt or inno-
ccnce. The statement that tho body
found in this city was that Of Emily
Mathers is lie. Ny ono comfort is the
knowledge that Emily Mathos is
alive. The newspapers have ruined
my life for evermore. III I were
freed tonight l would drown myself. |
have fought the blacks on the Sealnbisi
and have encountered lions single
handed. l don't fear death. I don't
expect justice from either tho Judge.
the jury or the public. Instead OF tho
trial being postponed so rs to enable
my counsel to collect evidence showing
my innocence OF the horrible crirno for
which lam being tried for my lie, It
was fixed to occur when the public was
enraged against me-" 5l.i 'I'E'lT
Deeming infinitely criticized the owl
dence, and declared that n verdict Of
guilty would be tho greatest relief TO
him. Ho said that tho use of assumed
names was fad with him. ,lf
The jury returned u verdict OF guilty
and added that the prisoner was not in
sane. 'ggE .nl6I.
Outside Of the court house largo
crowd assembled and they were clamor.
ously impatient for verdict They
finally became SO demonstrating and
that the police were forced to clear Tho
street. Tho announcement or tho fyer.
dict was greeted with expressions OF
general satisfaction, for no one believes
that there is q particle OF doubt as to
Deeming's guilt, not only OF tho murder
here, but OF those committed at Rain
Hill, near Liverpool t s.1 =.
After the verdict was announced
Dceming asked the Judge to refrain
from the usual exhortation. The iudre
complied with the prisoners wish and
simply announced the sentence ofdeath.
Deeming composedly responded "Thank
YOU"
When tho sentence of deoth woo ,ro-