The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-06

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Aliases--.Crimcs That Equal Those
OF Jack the Ripper...The Goodness
Of tho Bloodthlrsty villain Who
Married Women to Kill Them and
Bury Thom Under Cement...Iils
Dramatic Arrest and How He Gave
Himself Away..othcr Foreign Nows.
MELBOURNE, April 5.-The inquest up.
on tho body Of Mrs. Deeming, formerly
Miss Mather, which was found buried
beneath the .loor=occupied by tho
Deemings ut Windsor, a suburb OF this
city, and forwhose murder Deeming is
now in custody, opened In the city court
room to-day. The case has lost none Of
its interest TO tho people OF Melbourne,
who are thoroughly acquainted with all
the crimes attributed to the prisoner,
and the room was crammed with u
throng OF eager listeners. The greatest
curiosity was manifested to get view
OF Deeming and lie afforded the specta-
tors tho desired Opportunity BY seating
himself in front OF the prisoners dock
where every one could plainly see him.
The first evidence submitted was that
OF the doctor who had found the body.
His testimony was read. 81 slssi,
Tho owner OF the house in which the
body was found then identified Deem
ing as the man who had hired the house
from him, giving his name as Drouin.
There WIS intense excitement as the
witness gave the ghastly details Of the
finding Of the body, which he said had
been doubled up, evidently with the
object OF saving labor in digging the
grave and to allow: Its easier handling
by the murderer. The police also gave
evidence OF the recovery Of the body.
Several witnesses were called who iden-
tilted Deeming as the husband OF the
dead woman. Tho next witness was
Mr.. Eirschfeld, who went to Australia
to identify the prisoner. He narrated
conversation he had had with Deem
ing on board the steamer on which the
accusedtwas conveyed from Perth to
Melbourne. s. ~
Mr.. Hirschfeld said that Deeminq
had manifested extreme curiosity to
learn how the body looked when it was
found and that he had made number
OF incrimlnating remarks. At this
point OF the proceedings the inquest
was adjourned for luncheon. Through
out the inquest Deeniing wore care
less look and on several occasions he
laughed loudly at some of the state
ments made by the witnesses. EiI. G,
Upon the resumption Of the inquest,
Kate Roosevelt, ,-the; ;Gancee of Deemine
after his murder Of Emily Mather, was
identified by a witness named Girth as
a lady he had seen in company with
tho prisoner in Sydney, n. S. W., in the
middle Of January, last, when Deeming
told the witness that his wife was we'll
and that she was staying at Sydney.
An ironmonger. named Woods and his
wife both testified thtY. sold prisoner n
trowel and barrel of:cement December
IL. ~. Stt 80: ,fiEi64. k.sg
The place the question of Deeminc's
identification. beyond all doubt he was
placed in the court yard OF the Jail with
twenty other person. Here he was seen
and identified by fiitv-two persons who
had known 'himSunder fifteen aliases.
As ho was returnineto his cell through
the corridor where several of tho men
who had identified him had assembled, /
he rushed upon them and struck one of
them q severe blow. He attempted to-
hit others, but they eluded him, and
finally the infuriated man was over
powered BY the guards: who -draooed,
him to his cell. i5,:5' So,
! It is quite evident that Decminr be-
lieves the game has ended for him. and
q close watch is kept upon him To- nre-
vent him from killing himself as Il il
believed he would do ii the least chance
offered. ;..,5l.$a. ,'T.1 )
Later details regarding Deeminr's
arrest show that when 1ho wos toton
into custody at the southern cross gold
fields, where he was employed as an
engineer Mt Frazers gold mine, he was
making final arrangements for his mar
rlaSe with Miss Housewife, who was on
her way from Bathurst, N. S. W., to join
hin. He had adIalready secured house
and his stlrst act after taking possession
was to purchase barrel OF cement,
with winch he had the floor OF the
main room cemented,. 5'sEJ,3
ING circumstances OF: his arrest were
VI aIiNaia!lc ctiaFacter.Tz lie was IN the
briei ; - occonnt s n9hMsPgRpes conlaihins
Mather's BODY at Windsor when n cons @
stable Suddenly entered, and, without
inc II, least warning, arrested him on tho
% 6aem;ns - wns 11es dulInd but hUt the mgment
covered his soli possession, and point. mi
ino N tha ,,oreu.onhf% ,,I,a,l a. !...s. 4.