The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-29
DEEMINGS TRIAL BEGUN
SETERAL WITNESSES TESTIFY.
Direct Testimony as to the Finding OF tho
Body of Mrs. Williams Under tho
Observation-Disclosures Events.
SETERAL WTTNEs

MELBOURNE, April 2s.-The Judge Of the
central criminal court decided that the Deem
ing trial must go on. Thereupon BIr. Lyle.
solicitor for Deeming. withdrew from the
case. and Mr.. Furlongs, barrister, took charge
Of the Defense receiving instructions directly
from Deeming.
The latter looked pale and more hollow
checked than when in prison. but he kept up
the appearance of GOODNESS and glanced
around almost with defiance at tho orowc
that thronged the courtroom. The decision
OF the judge refusing "a postponement WAS
given upon hearing the testimony OF the
official medical inspector to the effect that
Deeming was sane.
Mr.. Stamford the owner Of the house at
Windsor IN which the body was found. testi-
fed that a man who gave the name of Drouin
took the house for week on Decem Der 18th
and afterwards renewed his tenancy through
an agent for further period OF six weeks
On the I'd of March the witness was
showing a lady through the house when
ne detected very disagreeabie smell in one
Of the rooms. On making an examination
his attention was directed 10 the hearthstone,
which seemed slightly raised Having sent
for his agent be had the stone lifted. and dis
covered the body OF the deceased embedded
in cement underneath. The witness identi-
fed Deeming as Drouin.
TIE WITNESS coRHo8oRATED.
Mr.. Connop. the agent testified TO letting
tho house and the discovery of the crime.
The witness went to the house with Mr.
Stamford. He noticed a terrible smell in tho
bedroom. aud the police having been sum-
moned, the hearthstone was taken up with
the result already known. lie identified tho
prisoner as DrOuin. remarklng that he bad
since grown thinner and removed his NOUS
tache.
Police Sergeant Loughln swore to discov-
erng the body of the deceased encased in
cement and lying in n hole beneath the
hearthstone. measuring two feet SIX inches by
one foot six inches, and two feet six inches
deep.
Mr. Stokes. who was a passenger with the
prisoner and his wife on board the steamship
Kaiser Wihelmn H.. during the outward
voyage in December last. said he lad identi-
fed the remains as those of Mrs. Williams. "
He had also recognized canary bird and
cage which formed a part of the property
which the deceased had on board ol the
vessel
Williams seemed very kind and aiectonate
to bis wife during the voyage. He ldentled
the prisoner as the man he had known as th
husband of the deceased. lie saw him after
landing on the 9th OF January. They met in
Bourk street. Melbourne and had glass of
ale together On his asking him where his
wife was. the prisoner replied that she had
gone 10 Sydney on a visit
Mr.. Hirshfeldt. who also made the outward
voyage to Melbourne identified number OF
ings he had seen the deceased wearing
The Melbourne Standard states this morn
ing positively and without reseryeth Deem
ing has confessed TO have committed the
greater number Of murders in London attrib-
uted to Jack the Ripper The general i'm
preston in Melbourne is that Deemlng Is
claiming to have committed the crimes with
the view of establishing defence of homi-
cidal mania