Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-18
FULLY IDENTIFIED.
The Liverpool Murderer Is Well
Known to the Police.
HIS CORRECT NAME IS DtEMING,
And His Career in England is Ne, Matter Of Mys-
tsry-Ths Sister Of His Dead Wife and CAl-
drea Identity Their BoiisS-A Brother Of
the Murderer Before the Corunsr.'

LIVERPOOL, March lS.-The excite
ment caused by the discovery yesterday
/ OF the five bodies buried under tho floor
OF house at Rain Hill, a part Of the
town OF Liverpool, shows no signs OK
abatement whatever, and further devel-
opments In the case are eagerly
awaited.
II has tranSpired that, before coming
TO England, Williams, the man whose
arrest at Melbourne, led to the unearth-
ing OF the bodies, was living in Sydney.
! n. :. w. Shortly after he left his wife
I and four children disappeared. and 10
was supposed they followed Williams
TO England. Rumors OF his Intended
marriage TO young girl named Mather
had reached Sydney, and IL was natur-
ally supposed that Mrs. Williams and
her children had left Liverpool to pre-
vent the consummation OF this crime.
! The police expect 10 prove that the
bodies found yesterday are those OF the
wife and children, aud that Williams
| killed them in order TO carry out his in
! tention TO marry Miss Mather without
moestation. Williams did marry the
/ girl and took her TO Melbourne, where
he killed her in order TO marry another
! girl, for which crime he was arrested
there.
The developments seem TO further
| myStlfy the case. The body OF the
woman found under the fireplace was
! To-Day identified as that.of Mrs. Deem
! ing, who formerly resided at Birken-
! head with her family Her relatives ara
! positive in their Identification. It's be-
/ lIeved that Mrs. d. eming was not mar
ried to the murderer, Williams. Ii has
! also come to light that boxes containing
! bedding, which, 1t IS supposed, bore owl
dcnce OF the commission Of the crimes,
were forwarded to Plymouth by Will
Jams. The police arc now making ef-
! forts 20 ascertain what became OF these
! boxes and their contents.
The police have discovered a child's
copybook In the house at Rain Hill, In
| which is inscribed the name Bertha
Deeming. IL is known that Williams
used the alias Deeming when he was In
Australia. The police are still pursu-
! Ing their Investigations AT the house,
and the place is surrounded by an i'm
mense crowd eager 10 learn everything
that can be learned OF n tragedy tho
! like OF which has never occurred here.
| The authorities are seeking TO trace
every movement OF Williams while he
was in this country. They have traced
large and heavy box belonging 10
! Williams 10 the railway station 0t Ply
mouth. The box, which was addressed
MRS. Holds" was sent by Williams.
| IL has never been called for and much
curiosity Is felt TO learn It's contents.
IL has been learned that the name OF
| Williams is assumed and that the muir
| derer's proper name is DesmIng, tho
name. under which he married the
! woman whose mutilated body was found
under the hearthstone at Dlnham Villa.
| Deeming has brother who resides In
| Birkenhead, just across the river from
Liverpool, and he was summoned TO az
tend the corOner's inquest on the bodies
| OF Mrs. Deeming and the four children.
| lie arrived at Rain Hill this afternoon.
| He bears a most striking resem blanco
TO his brother, and some OF the people
| in the crowd thought IL was the MUIR
derer himself.
The news spread with Ilghtning-llke
rapidity that the murderer had return
ed, in the excitement, no one recalling
that he was safely in the custody OF the
police at Melbourne. The crowd hooted
and yelled and finally made n threaten
ing rush for Deeming. The latter
thought that his lie was In danger and
wasted no time In trying 10 explain
matters 10 the infuriated mob. Hs
sought safety In flight, which was. no
doubt, the wisest thing 20 do under the
circumstances, and rushed 20 hotel IN
which be found shelter from the yelling
crowd OF men aud boys who followed
him 20 the very doors OF the hosiery.
Two sisters OF Marie Deeming to-day
visited the place where the bodies are
lying and identified the remains OF the
woman and also OF the four children,
whose names were respectively given az
Bertha, Marie, Lila and Sydney.
IL was ascertained that the murderer,
Frederick Deeming, is member OF a
good family residing in Blrkenhead.
He has always been OF n restless dIsposi-
tlon and has led rowing. un-
settled life. He married the woman,
Marie James 10 1850, and she accom-
panied him 70 Australia. She remained
In that country for a number Of year.,
and returned 70 England In July last.
bringing with her four children. The
woman and the children remained with
her sisters until they IDysteriously dis
appeared. The excavations 10 the Rain
Hill villa were continued throughout
the day, but In spite OF the closest
search no further discovery OF bodies
was made.
The more the facts In this strange
case are brought TO light the stronger
grows the belief that Williams Is tcs
most consummate, cold-blooded villain
that this or any other country has ever
produced. A theory has been advanced
that he Is insane, but there has been
too much method In his madness Tor
this theory 70 gain many supporters.
He certainly appears 70 have had mania
for marrying, and nothing seems 70 have
deferred him from putting his wives
out Of the way did they prove obstacles
70 bis contracting other bigsmous mar
riages.
The police believe that he has con-
mitted other murders than those known,
and the authorities at every place ne IS
known or supposed 10 have ever visitea
have been notified 20 trace his move
merts in their respective locslitiiies-
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