, 1892-05-11

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lowing statement. 4 We k before Christmas,
he says, a lady who had o gentle and refined
manner applied to him fora furnished cottage
which she proposed to occupy. She explained
that she was unable to give any references,
as she had only arrived from England in the
Kaiser Wilhelm II. few day before, and was
a perfect stranger in the colony Since her
arrival she had quarrellel with her husband,
and had determined to return to England. but
She wished to take advantage of the opportu-
NIFTY to see Melbourne, as She had saved enough
money to make 4 short stay and pay her pas
sage home. Being very favourably impress
ed with the woman 5 manner and appearance,
Nh. MHail agreed to dispense with refer
ences, and expressed his Willingness to let the
cottage. Thelady left, promising to write to
him definitely IN a day or two, but this she
failed to do, and, shortly after, Mr.. M'Hail
met her alone, and looking very downcast. in
SWanton street.-the street in which the goal
is situated, and from which no doubt. the
prison er took his latest alias. Mr.. MHai
STOPPED her ami inquired whether she had de-
clded to take the house. She replied in lha
aft nmatlve. but while they were con
Nerslng a man wearing an angry scowl ar
preached and beckoned to the lady. Who
started neryously and went away with him.
Mr.. NJ Hail was so struck with this incident
thath he took particular notice Of Tho newcom-
En-, and observed especially that he had very
cruel-looking eyes. When shown Decmings
portrait he at once declared that he had no
difficulty in identifying it as that Of the man
IN question. The description 81 the lady
which he has furnished to the police also
corresponds with that Of Mrs. Williams. MIR.
MIlal never saw her again, but he saw the
man on two subsequent occasions once alone.
and once walking With a tan woman.
Detective Brant saw Williams in his cell.
and at once identified him as the man he
knew in johannesburg. who was suspected
OF the murder Of Graham and The two natives
IN lsSS. Mr.. Webster. the Governor of Hull
Gool. also states positively that he is the same
man as Lawson, who served a sentence of
nine months at Hull in 1880.
In the course ot the voyage Deeming asked
to be allowed to see Mr.. Iirschfeldt who went
to Perth with the detective CawSey for the
purpose Of identifying the prisoner, and
whom tire latter then pretended not to recog-
nlZe. On Mr. IIrschicldts going to Deening's
cabin he was surprised to find that the
pretencc OF not KIN wing him had been ADAM
doned. Deemng at once entered INTO CONVEX
sation, and piled hnn with questions as to tho
WINDSOR muIder With an cagcrness which
hesmade no attempt TO conceal the accused
liquiltu now, NHells ana DN NlOtl TIE BODY OF
the murdered woman had been discovered.
how it looked how the cement had been taxi
en- up. and how the whole Investigation had
been conducted.
Deemmg strongly objects to being called
Williams, and asserts that his true name was
Swanston. From his appearance one would
Judge him to be a mechanic Of a low type.
The latest version which he has given Of his
relations with Miss Mather is that on arriv-
ing in Melbourne he found that she had been
guilty Of bigamy in mar ying HIM at Rainhill,
and was not legally his wife. He Processes
that he was mortified at the discovery, and at
once left her. She disappeared Immediately
afterwards, and he did not again see her,
Deeming, in the course Of conversation
with the constabIes, talked Of Miss Rounsevell
in affectionate terms, and said that the
poor little girl was breaking her heart ov
the postponement Of their marriage. Des-
pite this, It appears that on the voyage from
Melbourne to Perth, he proposed to a Miss
Branch at the very moment when he was os-
tenslbly preparing to marry Miss Rounse-
veil.
Mr.. Lyle, his solicitor, had d long CONVEX
sation with Deeming on Saturday. The
interview, during which both sat at a small
table, took place in the open air-in the pris-
on quadrangle. A warder was stationed a
short distance behind the accused Just out
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