Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-18
The Mania of Liverpool's
Bloodthirsty Bluebeard
Just Identified.
THE MYSTERY CLEARING.
More Matrimonial Exploits Laid to
the Rascal of Rain Hill.
SCHNEIDER, THE VIENNA WILLIAM,
Dies MIST Horrible Death at the Hands of
Outraged Justice.
NEWS FROM THE FOREIGN CAPITALS

LIVERPOOL. March Ill has transpired
that, before coming to England, Williams,
the man whose arrest at Melbourne led to
the unearthing of the bodies, was living in
Sydney, N s. w Shortly after he left
his wife and four children disappeared, and
it was supposed they followed Williams to
England
Rumors of his intended marriage to a
young girl named Mather had reached Sgd
ney, and it was naturally supposed that
Mrs. Williams and her children had left
Liverpool to prevent the consummation of
this crime. The police expect to prove
that the bodies found yesterday are those of
the wife and children, and that Williams
killed them in order to carry out his inten-
tion to marry Miss Mather without moles-
tation. 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 body of the woman found under the
fireplace was to-day identified as that of
Mrs. Denham, who formerly resided at
Blrkenhead with her family.
1t is believed that Mrs. Denham was not
married to the murderer, Williams. 1t has
also come to light that boxes containing
bedding, which, it is supposed bore evil
dence of the commission of the crimes, were
forwarded to Plymouth by Williams.
The police have discovered child's copy
book in the house at Rain Hill, in which is
inscribed the name Bertha Deening. 1t is
known that Williams used the alias Deem
ing when he was in Australia
To-day a gardener who lives next door to
Dinham Villa, where the bodies were found,
recognized the eldest body as that of
woman he had seen in the back yard of Din
ham Villa August 9. The next day he
heard children screaming. He paid no at
tention, thinking perhaps some of the chill
dren had been hurt He never saw the woman
or children afterward. Another man recog-
nized the body as that of Marie Deeming,
who had been in the employ of Liverpool
fshmonger. Williams had married her
under the nape of Deeming at that time,
describing himself as mining engineer.
Williams and his wife, the man said, after
ward went to Hull, where Williams was
arrested and convicted of forgery.
More Matrimonial Exploits.
The man believed that Williams was the
same man who married a young lady named
Matheson at Beverly in 1890, at that time
assuming the name of Harry Lawson. He
then described himself as large farmer in
Australia. After his marriage to Miss
Matheson he deserted her and absconded to
South America. Miss Matheson swore out
a warrant against him. charging him with |
the theft of the presents he had given her, |
and he was arrested in Uruguay. Williams |
was brought back to Hull and was sent to |
Jail for nine months During the time he |
was in prison it was aseertained that he had |
married and deserted lady IN Birkenstead |
in 1880. |
The more the facts in this strange case are |
brought to light the stronger grows the be- |
lief that Williams is the 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 |
for this theory to gain many supporters. He |
certainly appears to have had mania for |
marrying, and nothing seems to have |
deferred him from putting his wives out of |
the way did they prove obstacles to his con- |
tracing other bigamous marriages
Other Murders Are Suspected
The police believe that he has committed |
other murders than those known, and the |
authorities at every place he is known or
supposed to have ever visited have been |
notthed to trace his movements In their re-
spective localities.
1t has been learned that the name of |
Williams is an assumed one and that the
murderer's proper name is Deeming, the
name under which he married the woman
whose mutilated body was found under the
hearthstone at Dinhanville. Deeming has
brother who lives in Birkenhead,
across the river from Liverpool, and
he was summoned to attend the
Coroner's inquest on the bodies
of Mrs. Deeming and the four
children. He arrived at Rain Hill this
afternoon. He bears most striking resem-
blance 10 his brother. and some of the peo-
pie in the crowd thought it was the mur-
derer himself The news spread with light
ning-iike rapidity that the murderer had
returned, in the excitement no one recalling
that he was safely in the custody of the po-
lice at Melbourne.
Narrowly Escaped Lynching.
the crowd hooted and yelled and finally
made threatening rush for Deeming. The
latter thought that his life was in danger,
and wasted no time in trying to explain
matters to the infuriated mob. He sought
safety in flight, which was, no doubt, the
wisest thing to do under the circumstances,
and rushed to hotel in which he found
shelter
1t was ascertained that the murderer,
Frederick Deeming, is member of good
family residing in Birkenhead. He has
always been OF a restless disposition, and
has led a rowing unsettled life He mar
ried the woman Marie James in 1880, and
she accompanied him to Australia. She re-
mained in that country for a number of
years, and returned to England in July,
bringing with her four children. The
woman and her children remained with her
sisters until they mysteriously disappeared.
The excavations in Rain Hill Villa were
continued throughout the day, but, in spite
of the closest search, no further discovery
of bodies was made.