The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-19
DEEMrx@s LAST FLAME
Misc Reanse~sn Tells the story OF Her AZ.
saaIntance With the Murderer.


Mise Rounseven Tells the story OF Her AZ
Susintance with the Murderer.
LONDON. April ia despatch from Mel.
bourne gives the particulars Of tho courtshir
OF Miss Rounsevell by the murderer. 7. b.
Deeming. as related by herself. Miss Rounse-
veil says that she was travelling from Ade-
laide to Sydney on board the steamer Ade-
laide. which called at Melbourne on Jan. IL.
After the vessel left Melbourne she was sitting
In the saloon. when q gentleman who was
passing stopped and asked her whether she
felt sick. She replied In the negative. The
same gentleman subsequently asked her to
join game Of whist. introducing himself as
Baron SWANSON. She consented. and in this
manner an acquaintance was formed.
At the time he wore moustache." Miss
Rounsevell continued. Next day he asked
me IL intended to stay at Sydney. said no.
that was going to Join my sister at Bathurst.
He then said that he was going that way. and
would branch of and stop ut Bathurst. too.
He explained that he was an engineer. and
had only recently come out from England On
our arrival at Sydney we went together to a
suburb Of that city. We met gentleman on
the way whom have since recognized as Mr..
Firth. Swanston stopped and spoke to Mr..
Firth. He afterward explained that no was
fellow passenger whose acquaintance he had
sHanep hs S s out e Esn
me- that Mr. Fifth was Very wealthy and owned ned
On Jan. Is travelled with Swanston to
bathurst On the way saw in newspaper n
on
saGieoth told mo Chat tho omission vas as ace
after going on board. While we were In sgd.
ney swanston gave me a ring. ,Un the after
MEN, f sat dr aid s not asfSS to
and Swnnston then asked me to keep the ring
as memento OF our acquaintance. He also
Journey to Bathurst swans on rkcd that
looked fatigued. and produced a small silver
iasx &c, c9ntninine brandy which 10 recon-
When we arrived at Bathurst my sister met
US at the station and introduced Swanston;
was admitted on the third occasion. He was
at the Royal Hotel. On the following dry he
called again and renewed his offer OF marriage
and two diamond rings. iio snid he had bought
the rings for q lady TO whom he had been on:
false to him ho had not given them to her
Ono OF the rings. have since been inform 3D.
nnd belonged sSid to his murdered wife and the
offered me II lot of clothes which he said had
belonged to n sister Of his. l am informed
that they We're tho property OF his murdered
The remainder Of Miss Rounsevelrs story
mas Alreu1y been told.
The report from America that Deeming was
In California in 1883 is not credited here. He
Is believed to have confined his operations and
his wandcrlngs to countries under British do
mnion.
Tho authorities are busy ascertalning the
facts Of Deeming's career in this country. in
order thntthey may be nbl to contradict the
plea Of insanity il offered at DcrminE's trial
IN Australia. They are now convinced that
IIeeIninG did not murder his former wife and
children IN order to marry Miss Mather. hut
because his former wife had knowledge of his
guilty career In South Africa Th- accounts
Tor a great dcal that has been mysterious in
the Deeming ease; as. for instance, that the
former Mrs. Doeming allowed herself to be
represented as Deemng's sister at tuinhll,
and AZ also kept herselI away from other. people.
There Is 10 doubt that she knew that her hus-
band was fugitive criminal. and thought Sc
ccrccy necessary to protect him from detection.
II is now also believed that Deeming's rela-
tivcs In Liverpool had an iden that he was a
fugitive from Justice which accounts for their
not having made more inquiries than they did
about the missing wife and children after they
had Disappeared. They probably thought that
the disappearanco was prcarranged between
husband and wife.