Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-03
.DEEM|NG'S DOOM SEALED,
His Trial Resulted in a
Verdict Of Guilty.
The Insanity Dodge Did Not 20
Down with the Jury.
He Spoke in His Own Behalf Before
the Case Was Submitted.
The Judge Immediately Pronounced the
Death Sentence on the Culprft.
The Prisoners We1l-Feigned
NOnchaIance.
Associnted preas nisnatcbes

MELBOURNE, May Zine trlal OF
Frederick Bailey Deeming for the muir
der OF his wife was resumed this morn
ing. The first witness was DIR. Spring
thorpe, who related Deeming's explana-
tion of how his wives disappeared.
Deeming said while he and his first wife
were living at Rainhill, near Liverpool,
a man named Ben Young told him his
(Deeming's) wife would leave him for
fifty pounds. He paid the money and
his wife left him. He supposed Young
killed her while he (Deeming) was COM
ing to Melbourne with his second wife
(Miss Mather) for whose murder he is
now on trial.
His second wife, Deeming said, con-
fessed that she was already married,
and left him in Melbourne, because she
was afraid of being implicated in tho
murder of his first wife.
The fact is the Rainhill murder was
known to no one save Deeming unit
after he killed his second wife. It wGs
the murder of his second wife herestils,
led the police authorities to notify thos !,
in London Of their suspicion that Deem,
ing murdered his wife and children 4
Rainhill therefore it may be seen thsst
his statement relative to his second
wife leaving him for fear of being impI.-
Gated in the murder of his first wife, is
false. a. e4 4s
After come further testimony by DIR,
Springthorpe, the defense announced its
case closed.
After the evidence was all in, Deem,
ing's counsel appealed to the Jury to
give the prisoner the benefit of any
doubt as to his sanity.
The crown counsel contended that
there was not particle of evidence to
establish the insanity of the prisoner.
DEFINING SPEAKS IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
At this point Deeming interrupted
the crown counsel. 1t was not the law,
he said, but the press that was trying
him. If he could bring himself to be,
ieve he committed the murder he would
plead guilty rather than submit to thh
gaze of the people in court. They weEs
the ugliest race he had ever seen.
Some witnesses against him deliber-
ately lied. Whatever he could say would
be disbelieved. 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 was allowed him to
communicate with witnesses in England
or India. 1t was not pleasant to confess
to diseases, mental or otherwise, but he
had determined to do go in Justice to
himself and the community. For weeks
together he suffered lapses of memory.
In his own mind he knew he was not
guilty. As long as Emily Mather had
been his wife he dealt with her as gently
and affectionately as it was possible for
any man to do.
AvERDIcT OF GUILTY WELCOME.
The prisoner continued: "I remem-
Der no incident which would lead to
this awful crime with which 1 am
charged. The statement that the body
found in this city was that of Emily
Mather is lie. My one comfort is the
knowledge that she is alive. The news
papers have ruined my life forever. If
were freed tonight 1 would drown N.Y.
self. do not fear death. do not ex-
pect justice from either the judge, jury,
or the public"
Deeming minutely criticised the evil
dence, and declared that verdict of
guilty would be the greatest relief to
him. He said the use of aliases was
fad with him.
The judges summing up was strongly
against the prisoner.
The jury in short time returned a
verdict of guilty, and adding that the
prisoner was not insane.
THE DEATH SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
After the verdict was announced,
Deeming asked the judge to refrain from
the usual exhortation. The judge COM
piled, and simply announced the sent
ence of death. Deeming responded
composedly: "Thank YOU"
Afterwards Deeming said the public
would know his real history after his
death. 1t was better the law should
destroy him than he should destroy
himself. In strong voice he continued
to ramble in similar strain for some
time, and concluded by swearing he was
innocent. He spoke altogether for an
hour, giving no signs of hesitation or
nervousness.
THE PUBLIC SATISFIED.
The courtroom was crowded with peo-