New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-07
PART II.
APRIL ?, 1892.
THE DEFINING INQUEST.
NsoLENT BEARING OF THE ACCUSED
FURTHER EvlnENcE AGAINST THE ALLEGED
MURDERER GIVEN IN MELBOURNE

rryRrHER EVlDENcE AGAINST THE ALLFGED
WIFE MURDERER GIVEN IN MELBOURNE
MISS ROUHsFvILLE'S STORY.
Ne,hoprne April 6-The inquest into the death OF
Mrs Deeming was continued here to-day. An I'M
msnse crowd was present. The bearing OF Deemng
was insolent throughout the proceedings and nc CON
tnuay interposed remarks while the witnesses were
t.s,fvinC He conversed freely with the persons VINO
sat near him. ,n
The first witness called to-day was Mrs. Atkinson
who lives In the house next TO the one occupied oy
the Deemings at Windsor. She teStihed 10 nearing
man and woman quarrclling in the Deemins mouse at
about the time the murder Is supposed 10 nave Oeen
committed other evidence was gwen. showing u"'
DEFINING had sold quantity Of effects KNOWN 10 pave
be,onced TO his. wife. one witness. an Tohmo"se''
ead TINT he had bought Of Deeming pan ana epaue
on both of which articles quantity OF cement ""o
dried
80 pou,sevil,e who became engaged 10 be married
% Dean,,nr after he had murdered his wife here ana
who woud probably have met the same late ou' lor
his opportune arrest gave her testimony To-Day enc
Is n resident OF sydney. She said she had met pee"
inr on a steamer while going from MeiOo"rhe "
srdrov He had accosted her In a friendly manner
and she had entered into conversation with him' '
treated her with gen,lcmanly courtesy and she oe
came much interested in him. lie had impressed
hor with the belief that he was a nlah VI
some consequence. lie told her thai W w."
BARON swan,ton This is the title he assumed ""'V
bs WAS in the southern Cross god-helds' "o 90
bar a diamond ring which she has since iehr"'u NC
,orged 10 the murdered woman. After Ills "'oS'
Deeminp requested her TO return the riHs W ,
,ba no might ,e il and with the projects heiP u0'''
rho costs ~ his defence she had dechheu /" %
roder II 10 HIM. as she believed he was suiiS Vi Wv
murder of his wife. shortly after DeenhhS "au e'
bcr the ring she promised 10 JON MN J."
Australia where il was arranged they shouid DC '"a
r,od she WAS almost upon the point oil s'"''"s io'
Perth when she learned Of Deemnes arrest y" "'0
charge OF murder ,, ,z..o,tuo
A letter written by Deemng to MISS ho""'''' nv
.ar HE arrcs, WAS read In II he said tla' ne was
,bo,v innocent Of the crime he charged with ana
,bot he would have no trouble In clearing himself
Ior love he knew was steadfast yet he aSAed io'"
nov an assurance that 1t was still ulsIdAeh' ms
os,,ion be added-contradcting, II VIII De h"uoeu'
n,s former statement that he would nave no uVioie
q, clearing himself-was critical Many an innocent
NON had been hanged II she was unable 10 marry
him In consequence OF the charge then death wo"d De
x.o,erahe TO all else that could happen. lie Close"
mis- letter as follows: Bat have always uus'cu Ill
Cd and lie will not foI sake now. Remember me
=, vour prayers7 In postscript he asked piss
i;ounseyije 10 lend money to his sOncltOr' so. &
The most Important document tI's iaa Pr" =, nc
80 tnv,taHnp 10 A dinner gwen 10y Deeming al ule
annmarciol Hotel at Ranhill. near Liverpool. VII
csS testified 10 finding the caro- IN the heChen any
raca at The Windsor house occupied bN DecIMns' ~
Pa M card fiat first suggested TO the ponce nero
Wa ,nk that led to the Eainhill revelations.