The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-08

tiOn TIC ASKS concerning tic Scnu-
Ing ofthe News of His Crimcs..Bcar-
Ing of the Most Iscmarkublo Crimi.
nal of the Century.
MELBOURNE, April 7..-Notwithatund.
Ing the fac: that the Jury which was in
yesti ;Ittng tho death OF Mrs. Deemins.
who was murdered at her home in
Win idar, suburb OF this city, yoster.
day returned 4 verdict OF wilful mur.lcr
against her husband, Deeming to-day
shows tho same characteristics that have
marked him since his arrest. A yerdic.
does not seem to affect him in tho least,
and he is in turn jocular or insclens.
Considerable speculation has l,cen in.
dulSed in ms to tho possibility Of Deem.
ing being the notorious White Chapel
"Jacll the Ripper" In the last letter
sent by Dceming's Melbourne victim to
her mother she said that Deeming was
skilled in the use OF medicine, and it is
believed by many that ii occasion arose,
he would have sworn that ho was equal.
ly skilIful in the use of surgical instrr.
mcnts. One OF tho physicians who con.
Quoted tho post mortem examination
the bodies OF the Rain Hill victims said
that these murders showed tha. the
person who committed them had cooi
knowledge OF anatomy anil the blow
that caused death waa Just sufficient
and no more,to sever tho carotid artery.
During the inquest yesterday tho
coroner read 4 note signed Lilly" in
which the writer said the coroner must
treat Deeming with great impartialitJ.
Ii he did nor get justice the writer
would take the coroner's life in open
court. The letter is supposed to have
been written by q crank or to be
hoax. %
Despite his semblance OF ease. Deem
ing in periods OF abstraction is visibly
haggard. lie has lost flesh and his fea.
lures arc becoming pointed.
The Jail wardens kept watch on him
atall times, for it is believed he will kill
himself i! he gets chance. lie has
been closely guarded ever since his ar
rest in tho southern cross gold fields OF
Vest Australia Tho only discngagcd
cabin in the steamer Ballaret, which
brought him from Perth to Melbourne
that could be allotted to detective Cav.
sey, who had him in charge, was on the
second class deck, the door being within
tour !cct ofthe bulwarks. 1t was there
tore necessary to take cxt.a precautions
to, prevent Deeming from throwing him
sell overheard. There were 200 marines
on board the steamer, four OF whom
were sworn IN rs special constaoles to
assist Detective Cawsey in keeping
watch over tho prisoner. Despite all
tho precautions taken many persons be-
llcve that Deeming, who is as cunning
as weasel, will vet ..outwit his k, cpers
anu do away with himself.
That his vanity is overwhelming was
shown during the inquest. During the
reading OF tho evidence against him,
every word OF which led him nearer the
EaIlows, he INDUCED in prolonged
scrutiny OF tho public. who filed tho
galleries OF the city court room, and
then turning to those near him he audi
bly, remarked, "Those are all good look.
ing girls in the front" He straiphtenod
up. adjusted hia collar and necstic. and
said; Il wish I had better clothes; l
would be moro proscntablc."
lie paid no attention to the evidence,
except at times, when he laughed at
certain statements that were made.
inc newspaper reporters were busiy
preparing verbatim reports Of tho pro-
ceed'ngs. and the representative OF the
Associated Press, who was prcsen. with
Inc correspondents OF other press asso-
cations, prepared his cable messages in
inc court room. After i timc Dccmins
noticed tho messengers OF tho cable
company passing and repassinc and
asked: What have people abroad to do
WIN murder committed hcrcp'
When Miss Rounseville, his Sydney
hancee went to tho table to sign her
testimony, Deeming callcdto her, saw
ing: Katie, come to me-"
Aiiss housewife paid not the lenst at
!sntIon to him. In nearly every place
ma, Deeming has been lie has shown
really valuable collection OF weapons OF
various kinds. At the inquest there
were produced n battle axe and u knife
whish Surgeon Mullins said lie thought
niiiSnt hGvo inflicted the wounds that
Killed Mrs. Belle Dceming.
When the taking o. testimony was
concluded :ho coroner ordered Deem.
.hS,so stand up. The prisoner, however,
.ooN no notice OF the command, an
parantsy having iallcr asleep. A police.
man who was standing nearby then
snooS neen,ins and he awoko with u
Startled look on his face. zsa 8
mo coroner repeated his order ior The
prisoner to rise, and when ho had done
~ thS coroner said: "What is your
name' IDceming did not answer the
question, but turned to ATr. lyle, his
ii"l!Ga,'or, i"a and said: ~ will say Moth
;, Ir. Lylc 'hcrcupon addressed himself
v !" ne coroner, saying: "Ie says ho
"Un 11 answer any questions"
INC coroner then put some formal
question and was proceeding TO ann nm
wh wen no was interrupted by Mr.. Lyle,
This abnormal offspring. Of moth
ers womb has 4 defense which will
opeh question tho whole English
SpeaksNg race must face and which has
T'saiy Trsy been dealt with by some
Aaaropeon countries.n
tile tne Jury was out half IN hour and re.
rur rorneH verdict OF wiliul MURDER Tho
.on,n soroher said, Il shall now issue a war.
tnn ,al'' Tho prisoner in IN insolcnt
vine ne replied, You can putt in your