The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-19
A MORAL MoNsTR0S|TY.
Details of tho Murderous Record OF
Deeming, Under Arrest In
Australia.
Planning for Additional Victims
Before the Last Was Made
Away With.
Victim, Who Escapad-Is lie tho
Ripper?

Ripper?
SAN FRANCISCO. April 18.-sydney and
Melbourne papers received to-day. show
that nothing since the early days of the set
tlement Of West Australia has stirred the
country a. the discovery OF Albert Deem
ing, murderer of his wife, and the subse-
quent developments.
All basiness was stopped at every place
through which peeminR passed on his way
to Melbourne. All olasses Of people turned
out to look at the criminal. The crushed
and manRlsd body of a woman was found
in a populous suburb Of Windsor, five miles
east OF Melbourne, March s, and a week
later Deeming was in custody, charged with
the murder. Tbs last occupant of tho
house was a man who gave the name Of
Dlow, and, hc disappeared suddenly. He
complained Of the leaky condition of the
walls of the house and told the landlord
that he WAS a practical man and if he
bought some cement would patch MP the
walls himself. He cemented his wife up in
one Of the walls.
Drew was apparently Of sporting pro-
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ion, WAS bedecked with diamonds and car
ried himself with tie air Of a lord. lie
wns traced TO the steamship Kaiser Viii
helm. whore he was identified as Albert
Williams.
Eight days after the crime WilliRmA
sought another victim through a matri-
monial agency In Melbourne, and went TO
Sydney BY sten On the voyaRe he
made desperate love TO a young lady pas
senger named Miss Kate Rounsfsldt, Of
Bathurst, who, when they arrived At Sgd
nsy, had promised to become his wife. He
was then travelling undor the name Of Baron
Bwanson. and in glowing terms pictured TO
hcr his vast estates and handsome raven uos
and made glorious promises for their flu
ture.
Step BY step detectives traced him, aided
in their search by his ostentatious display
Of diamonds and general bearing, and his
love entanqlements with Miss Roundfelt
eventually led to his capture. FL
At Sydney Swanson was identified as Al
fred Deeming, a plumber and gas filter,
who vas accompanied by his wife and two
children, and who had served a sentence at
D~arlinghurst for larceny.
Eventually the record Of tho man, under
the nannes of DeeAinG. Baron Swanson,
Drew, Williams and Lawson, has been laid
bare to the world. lie was tracked by the
police to tho Southern Gross mine in the
Yilgara gold fields, West Australia, where he
was working az an engineer. and was ut the
time furnishing a house in anticipation OF
his marriage to Miss Kounsfeldt. The lat
ter's father was a tradesman, who disd
and children. The eldest sister il 4
milliner at Bathurst, and Deemins's
fiancee had secured employment at the
principal ~stationers and news agents in
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brother to Broken Hill, and while thore was
taken sick and was obliged to return to her
gistor in Bathurst. It was on this trip that
she met Dseminr. She was q country girl
of IS and never doubted the sincerity of
Deeming's motives. The eldor sister was
go X with the alleged baron that she
READILY gave her consent to the marriage.
While Deeming was at the mines he wrote
this unauspactinR fiancee constantly, and
one of his letters, under date Of February
s. said he was in trouble, having had one Of
his bags stolen from his cabin with tl3O
worth in it. Further on he wrote:
Il must tell you, dear. what l have lone
since my arrival here. AS soon nv l got
here I put the advertisement in the paps
and ! have sent you one, by which you nee
that have been appointed engineer at 46
per week, with a house, for the frat six
months, and IS los rer week in the future.
Besides this. I expect to make So per week.
The mine at Vilgara is about 25O miles
from Perth. There is n fine tow and a
healthy climate and everything that can be
wished for for comfort. You must not
think it is like Broken Hill; far from it.
Soon as you get letter, denr, send me a wire
and let me know whether you can come at
once. ! will have a home for you and
everything arranged for our marriage on
your arrival. Don't keep me waiting, dsar;
30 long as We are to be husband and wife
why rot lot it be at once? There Is no ad-
vantage in waiting. / have written to your
brother to-day and told him of our COM
ter from him on the subject. You must
not think. dear. that We shall remain i'll
the gold fields all our life. / intend to
make enough money in two years to make
q trip to England, so you must look forward
to tho same. Please send me sydney pa
pers, and Melbourne if yon can get them.
Now, dear. with love to sister, / must CON
clude; from your ever-loying and affec-
~tionate BARON.
God bless you.
+. B.-Plsase write as soon az YOU get
this; shall get your lstter in ten days.
lSigned. b. S.
The young lady believed him in every
thing. and went about making preparations
for her wedding. Everything was ready
Tor her departure whom she news of her
betrothed's arrest came. crushing her COM
pletely. She was takon to Melbourne to
h1NG % eUnblLADly, HIO AHblbLVu nH nQC[t
us possible to bring the baron to Justice.
Deemlng, in spite of the damnlng proofs
against him, declares his innocence. A
number of photographs belonging to the
murderer may prove clews of value and
have beon handed over to the authorities.
One 10 a cabinet sizs and presents Il young
woman fashionably dressed. It ia believed
IT represents Mrs. Williams, the victim of
the Windsor tragedy. One il that Of Il
Young woman. another of u lad and another
That of an infant. On the photo OF tho
woman supposed to be the Windsor victim,
the Imprint appears to have been carefully
removed. Othsr photos, according to the
imprint on their backs. wore takena at
Sheffield, while others arc from Haben and
liverpool, England. Sydney, South
Wales, and Rockham, Quebec.
A number OF Doeming's hats are also
in possession Of tho police. He had high
hat and two feit ones. such as Williams
wore in Melbourne. While at Southern
Cross Deeming gave away piece of music,
on one corner of which can be deciphered
the namo of Albert Williams. Visiting
cards found among his effects have the
name OF the Commercial hotel printed on
them.. which. it is believed, will afford a
clew to the Rain Hill tragedy.
1t has not been established that Deeminp
IL the notorious Jack the Ripper but tive
moro brutal murders have been traced to
him, and the evidence thus far gathered
points to him az the Whiteohapel fend.