The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-05-26
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His Career Of InfAmy Ended. o. the Gal.
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Crimes. nj b. x
MELBOURNE, May %. -Deeminr waa
hanged at 1901 o'clock q. IN. Deeminc
passed Sunday in writing, calmly dis.
cussing at intervals his approaching
doom. He said he had no intention OF
making II speech on the scaffold... On
Sunday night he thrice swallowed
eagerly small allowance of spirits,
after which he slept soundly until
he was awakened at Z O'Clock
this (Monday) morning. Then for the
first time since his arrest the mauacles
on his wrists were removed and, smok.
Ing cigar, he conversed with those
around him. He declared that he was
resigned to his fate and had no fears in
regard to the future. To the gov
ernor of the prison he said he
had made his peace with God. He
persisted in denying that he was
guilty of the Rain Hill murders. He
had never, he declared, lost his self.
control in Engl .rd as he had since his
arrival in Australia. He expressed
gratitude to the governor and all the
prison officials for the consideration
they had shown him and also to Mr..
Lyle, his counsel, and to all concerned
in his defense. He said he thought he
would not falter or make any scene on
the scAffold.
A few moments before the time
set for the execution Deeming was al
lowed glass of brandy, which he swal-
lowed at a gulp, and he was told that
he might have more if the prison doc
tor so ordered. The doomed man was
then led to the gallows and in few
moments all was over The drop was
feet.
The execution was witnessed by a
large gathering, including government
and civil officials, magistrates, police
and clergymen. There was an immense
crowd outside the prison from an early
hour in the morning until long after
the execution was over. Order was
maintained by a strong force of police.
With the execution of Deeming there ended
the life OF one of the greatest criminals the
world has ever SEEN At the beginning Of March
last the police at Liverpool received dispatch
from the police at Melbourne stating that the
murder of woman had just come to light at
windsor, suburb of Melbourne, and that from
certain facts that had been revealed il was
thought that the Windsor murderer had killed
another woman ut Rain Hill q suburb OF Liver.
pool. The police Of the latter place at once
started an investigation and soon q most horri.
unpArthp0 Ronpofh no hon !,
stone OF residence known as Dinham villa, at
Ra1n Hill, there were found the bodies of 4
woman and four little children.
1t was soon learned that the house had been
occupied by q man who had given his name as
Williams but who, it was subsequently ascer-
tanned, was Frederick Bailey Deeming, whose
family resided in Birkenhead, across the river
from Liverpool Williams, or. to call him by
his right name, Deeming, had married at Rain
Hill young and beautiful girl, Miss Emily
Mather, and had sailed for Australia with her,
and It was her body that had been found at
Windsor She, too. had been buried under the
hearthstone Of the house and her grave was
covered with a coating Of cement
The police inquiries into Deeming's career
soon revealed that he was monster Of iniouity.
guilty OF nearly all, If not oil, the crimes in the
calendar Numerous swindling transactions
were traced to him, principally in mining lands.
Detectives followed him to England, where it
was found he was living in Birkenhead. Deem
ing, however, had evaded his pursuers, hay-
ing left Birkenhead that morning The pur-
suit was continued, but Deeming always
managed to evade his pursuers in one instance
escaping by just seven minutes. Deeming
later appeared in Liverpool under his
alias Of Williams. He paid addresses
to number OF Liverpool ladies, among
about the Jack the Ripper crimes, became
terribly afraid Of him. One night he had an en-
gagement to take tea at her home, but he did
not appear and she never saw him again It
was just about this time that he appeared at
Rain Hill, where his wife and family SUISSE
quently joined him.
Shortly afterward Mrs. Deeming and the
children disappeared, but as Deeming had rep
resented the woman as his sister nothing was
thought of their disappearance. 1t was not
long after this that he married Miss Mather
and sailed for Australia During their
voyage he developed traits of thought
fulness and consideration hardly in
seen In the light of subsequent Developments,
he dOctOred the sick and saved titbits from his
table for the sick steerage passengers Miss
Mathcr relates that in addition to his medical
qualifications her husband was q skillful model
er and that he filled in a lot of his time working
at his models in their cabin
The subsequent facts in connection with the
murder of the second Mrs. Deeming arc of too
recent date to need detailed mention. After
Deeming killed her he became engaged to q
Miss Kate housewife, who was on her way to
the Southern Cross gold fields in west Australia
to meet and marry him when she learned OF his
arrest for the murder of his former wife.
When he was taken to Melbourne he assumed
]ovlal and careless air. but at his trial he
showed in his manner the terrible mental strain
he was undergoing. After he had been con-
dernned to death he made a speech in court in
which he confessed that he had killed his wife,
Miss Mather. He appealed to the Victorian
executive and to the British privy council for a
respite but both refused to interfere, and ac-
cordlngly ne has paid the full penalty Of the
law Had he escaped justice in Australia he
would have been taken to England, where he
would undoubtedly have been hanged for the
Rain Hill murders.