Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-18
A WESTERN DEFINING.
Career of a Marrying Nan Supposed
to Be the Australian Who
WENT BY THE NAME OF WILLIAMS.
He Nedded a Lo, Angeles Woman and
Deserted Her as Soon as He
GOT POSSESSION OF HER LITTLE 50 1000

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
Los ANGELES, April 17.-From facts that
have come to light within few days, there
is little doubt that the wife murderer, Deem
ing, of Australia, spent portion of 1887
in Los Angeles, married widow here, and
decamped with her savings, amounting to
&, 000 From 1886, when Deeming absconded
from Sydney, to 1888, when he was known
in South Africa, there is no trace of the
criminals whereabouts.
Los Angeles lawyer who saw Deem
ing's picture in newspaper recently was
struck with the great resemblance Of the
face to that of a man who went by the name
of Williams, and flourished in Los Angeles
five years ago. He found that Charles H.
Williams first came to Los Angeles with a
real estate agent named Shooter, from San
Francisco Williams was a good talker,
and during the big boom he tried to get O
loan from his friend to go into business, but
sary money from Mrs Nanny Catithsing, a
teacher of Sing Sing.
Williams Career in Los Angeles.
Williams, in January, 1883, married Mrs.
Catithsing, despite remonstrances made to
that lady by several friends who had sized
up the character of the man. Shortly after
the marriage Mrs. Catithsing gave her nus
band authority to dra W against 81 COO she had
on deposit III bank, her savings of years.
Williams drew all the money and decamped.
He has not been heard of since.
Williams came from Australia. He would
frequently tell of large sums he had made in
the mines in Australia. He professed to
have been great sporting man. There are
many small points in common between
Williams and the Australian murderer.
Williams had good voice and frequently
went to singing parties. He was a handy
man, with smattering of mechanics and
engineering. Like Deeming, Williams was a
Freemason. He was also q member of the
St George Society, and after he left with
drawal card from the Odd Fellows was
found in his effects bearing the name of
Mitchell.
Like Deeming. Williams refused to have
his picture taken: Mrs. Catithsing has no
pictures of him 1t is only by accident that
picture of the man is in existence here.
The Shooter family went to photograph
gallery, and Williams was one OF the party.
When a proposal to photograph the group
was made he could not well avoid being
taken with the rest, and he is shown in two
different views, which Shooter has in his
possession, representing the party grouped
In front OF the falls.
The California Man Desperate.
Williams, who has a revolver strapped
around his waist, looks in his outing cos
views his face bears striking resemblance
to the published picture of the Australian
murderer. Williams confided to Mrs.
Catithsing that he had been married in
Australia and had child. He referred in q
brutal manner to his previous wife, telling
how he had once left her sticking in
swamp up to her waist at a race track in
Australia, and had made faces at her, and
how, after her death, he had danced tor joy
on her grave.
Williams was a man who had great power
over women, who were attracted toward
him without any apparent reason. He was
always talking about marrying somebody
with money, and seeking introductions to
women of means. Once, when a lawyer was
telling how he had convicted q man in Iowa
who made practice of marrying women
for their money and deserting them, Will
liams became strangely excited, and from
his actions the attorney then formed the
idea that Williams was criminal with
dark past.
Several persons who knew Williams have
been struck with the resemblance of Deem
ing, but Mrs. Catithsing processes to see no
likeness. 1t is thought she does not like to
admit the idea that she ever lived with such
Il monster.
a cabIegram from Melbourne, Victoria,
says: "The members of the Medical Board,
The appointment of which was conceded by
the Colonial Government, at the request Of
the counsel OF Declining. for the purpose of
making an inquiry into Deeming's mental
express the opinion that the pris-
Oner is Shamming INSANITY" !"