New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
DEFINING ASIA OK THE RIPPER
ALLEGED TO HAVE CONFESSED THAT HE
KILLED TWO WOMEN IN WIIITECHArEL
THE LONDON POLICE sCEPTCAL ABOUT THE
sToRY-sTILL ANOTHER SERIES OF MURDERS

STORY-STILL ANOTHER SERIES OF MURDERS
CHARGED UPON THE PRISONER.
Melbourne March o6-COnsideratlc excitement was
caused here o-day by statement published in Tine
Argus" which declared that Deemlng, the murderer
had made confession. There has been strong
SUI pclOn here and In England that DccDlng Is Jack
tho Rippcrn and his suspicion Is strengthened, apt
ONLY BY Deemng's appearance. which closely tallr'
with the description gwen Of the Whit"chapel murderer
but also BY hk alleged confession. THE Are'i;' Is
u Trustworthy nowsINp"r AID there is htue reason
to doubt IT, statement that Decmng has acknowlcdged
that he killed his wife and four children at Dlhham
Villa at Rainhlil near Liverpool, and that ne muir
dcred and nutilate1 the last two women whose bOdlc
were found IN the puTicus Of WhiteclapcL lie docs
not admit that he killed the other women, whose
murders at the time attracted the attention Of tne
whole world in his confession, The Arst- adds
Dcening makes no mention ~ his Obicct 81 mnnIihs
the bodies Of his Whitechapel victims.
II is said that Deenng made his confession TO an
Official al Perth, West Australia, AT which pace ht
was arrested on the charge Of having murdered MS
wife AZ Windsor, d suburb VI Melbourne lie 'oId
the Perth Official TO whom he made his confession
that he wac not guilty Of the Windsor murder Ills
wife he asserted. had elOpcd with another man.
II has been learned that the woman whose body
WAS found, together with the bodies Oi her iOnr
children under the door Of tie Ranlill house, was
not Deemings first wife. several years ago sensa-
pearance of the wife and two children Of man VINO
then went by the name OF Williams. but who turns
ont 10 be Decming The family then lived IN sydney
There was grave suspicion OF foul play at tic umci
but the bodies were not found ana the matcr WIS
allowed IN DROP Dceming subsequently "eh' 10
England where he married the woman whose murder
be now c0ufcsses
London March 20.-The papers here TO-DAY pnoi'ieo
,bo story of Deeming's confession. which wat cablcd
from Melbourne The story caused The most lh'e'i7c
excitement In whechapei. There l. much dihchnN III
fixing the two Whitechapel crimes to which Dccmhe
ia said TO have confessed. Altogether ten muderS are
doud whether the last committed by The same
hand that committed the other eight The lhsl Nho
CHAPEL murder that Of Frances C0lc occurred In lo5o
Her body was mutilated in The same manner rs were
rho bod,rs OF the other victims. The police Of the
| Ieman.t station assert that her murderer was no,
DremIng They admit that, IL the confession refers 10
the murder OF Alice Mackenzie which occurred IN lce3
and OF Mary Kelly, which committed ~ 1879 u II
possible that Dccming l. telling the truth Az the uc
Frances Cole killed, the police say, Deem'ng was
serving nine months sentence at HUI FOR Inc thei Oh
| lewelry. ,,. ,, no mai
vate information from Melbourne regarding the con
fe5son and they attach little importance " Dccmlige
statement that he Killed two Of the Whtechapel women
They say they believe Dcemlngs object In making ,ii'
confession Is 10 secure remand and ~ be brought To
England. THIS, they add - WciThho"H u'h VI
| Tie Liverpool police, who have charge OF the Rain
hill case. have further knowledge OF the confession
made Deening than that contained In the press dis
| match from Melbourne. The story OF the confession
las caused immense scnsation In the Rainhil dis
| trict.