The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-04-13

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She said she lad met DeemiBg on a steamer
while going from Melbourne 10 Sydney. lie
had accosted her in q friendly manner and
with the usual absence OF social restrictions
that prevails among fellow-trayelers she had
entered into conversation with him. He treated
her with Rentlemanly courtesy and she became
very much interested in him. He had inn
pressed her with the belief that be was an in
diVidusl of some consequence. He told her
that he WAS Baron Swanston. This, by the way,
is the title be assumed while he was in the
Southern Cross gold fields. and signed it 70 a
letter he sent TO the managers of Frazer's gold
mine, demanding parfof his salary that he had
claimed was due him. He gave her o diamond
ring, which she has since learned belonged to
the murdered woman. Since his arrest Deem
ing has requested her to return the ring to him
SO that ne might sell il, and with the proceeds
help deiTay the costs OF his defense. She had
declined to surrender IL TO him as she believed
he was guilty of the murder of his wife. Shortly
after Deeming had given her the ring she prom
lsed to join him in western Australia. where Ii
was arranged that they should be married. She
was almost upon the point OF starting for Perth
when she learned of DeeminRs arrest on the
charge OF murder.
A letter written by Deeming to Miss Rounse-
vile after his arrest on the charge of murder
was read. In il he said he was wholly ignorant
OF the crime be was charged with and that he
would have no trouble in clearing himself.
Her love he knew was steadfast and he asked
His position, he added, contradicting, il will be
noticed, his former statement that he would
have no trouble In clearing himself, was
critical. Many an innocent man had been
hanged. If she was unable TO marry him
in consequence of the charge, then death would
be preferable 10 all else that could happen. He
concluded this letter with "But have always
trusted in God, and he will not forsake me
now. Remember me in your prayers" He
added a postscript IN which be asked her TO
To In Of
room Deeming was Jocular in his remarks con-
corning the proceedings. he made facetious
criticisms upon the aspect and statement of the
witnesses. The most important document thus
far produced is an invitation to a banquet
given by Deeming at the Commercial hotel at
Rain Hill. near Liverpool. witness testified
10 finding the card IN the kitchen fireplace at
the Windsor house occupied by Deeming. 1t
was this card that first suggested TO the police
here the link that led to the Rain Hill revela-
tons.
LONDON, April "A dressmaker living
in the east end of London has recognized
q portrait of Deeming as that of a man
who courted her under the name OF Law
son in the autumn of 1883. She states
that they were walking together on the
night OF Sept. 29 and parted from each
other at IL o'clock.
The following morning the shockingly
mutilated bodies of the women Stride and
Eddowes were found in the Whitechapel
district. Considerable speculation has
been INDUCED in as TO the possibility OF
Deeming being the notorious " hitechapel
Jack the Ripper" The last letter sent
by Deemings Melbourne victim TO her
mother showed that Deeming was skilled
IN the use of medicine, and it is believed
by many that if occasion arose he would
have shown that he was equally skilled in
ha ~ -
the physicians who conducted the post
mortem examinations on the bodies of
the Rain Hill victims said that these MUIR
ders showed that the person who commit
ted them had good knowledge OF anat-
omy and that the blow that caused the
death was just sufficient, and no more, TO
sever the carotid artery. Denials have
been made that Deeming was in England
at the time of these murders. but az a
matter of fact his whereabouts at exact
periods would be a hard question to de-
eide.
The whitschapel Murders.
The ten Whitechspel murders were
committed on April 8, Aug. Z, Aug. 81,
Sept. 6, two on Sept. so and Nov. 9, 1888,
July 10 and Sept. 10, 1889, and Feb. Is,
1890. During the year 1883 Deeming's
Whereabouts until November were quite
unknown. The dressmaker's statement
shows that for part of the time, at least,
be was in London, and this again arouses
the suspicion that he was there at the
times the other murders of that wear were
committed. There was nothing to prevent
him from being there from April to No
vember, 1888, during which time seven of
the murders were committed. 1t is
known positively that he arrived in Bev-
erly Feb. Is, five days after the last
Whitechapei murder.
His Strange Actions.
In the statement published in the Globe
the dressmaker says she met Deeming or
Lawson as he was known to her on the
afternoon of Sept. 30. They had a long
conversation on the subject of the White
chapel murders, and Deeming showed
that be was conveTsant with every one of
the horrible details A remark was made
concerning a suggestion contained in a
newspaper that the murders of the night
before were committed shortly after mid
night. Deeming seemed to forget to whom
he was talking, and said to the girl: Look
at the time. | could not have committed
the murders" The girl was very much
struck by this uncalled-fOr remark and she
has often since thought OF it. Throughout
TIC dlbciuOOn OccullUH Was NeIF muCu
agitated and eagerly read the newspaper
comments on the crimes. A few days
later he vanished and the girl has never
seen him again. Though the remark in
advertently dropped by Deeming, and his
subsequent actions, aroused a suspicion in
the girls mind that Deeming. perhaps,
was the murderer, she did not until now
communicate her suspicious TO the police.
The Globe concludes it's article with the
statement that the police have been I'M
able to trace Deeming's exact whereabouts
at the time of these murders. j. is thought
that with the clue furnished them by the
girl some startling developments may be
looked for and that the Whitechapel mys-
teries may at last be solved.
The Trial Proceedings.
MELBOURNE, April Notwithstanding
the fact that the jury was investigating
into the death OF Mrs. Deeming who was