The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-04-16 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TEE MELBOURNE MURDER.  YERDICT AGAINST DEEMING.  EXTRAORDINARY BEERVIOUR OF THE PRISONER.  The inquest upon the body of Mrs. Williams (Emily Mather) has resulted in a verdict of wilful murder being returned against the prisoner Deeming, who was supposed to be her husband. 'rite proceedings on the last day wet e noteworthy because of the extraordinaty callousness of the prisoner's demeanour. Wei ii ill g, who has lost dealt since his arrest, continued to treat the whole iuquiry with great levity. He laughingly cow versott with his solicitor. Scrutinising the occu• pants of the public galleries, he remarked in an audible tone, " All the good-looking girls are in front." He thereafter seemed extremely solicitous about his personai appearance, and carefully adjusted his collar and necktie, observing "1 wish I had some better clothes. I should then be ! inure presentable " He apparently paid no attention to the subject matter of the testimony which was being recited, but noticed all that was going on around Mtn. When Miss Rounsefell signed her evidence he called , excitedly, "Kate, Kate." The young woman, however, took no notice of him. As she stepped from the box he asked a conszable to get her to send him the flowers she wore on her breast. The prisoner's counsel wrote* pulite note conveying the request. Mica Hounsefell disdained to give any reply. "Williams" ejaculated, " Well, now, I would not have believed that of Kate. She it the prettiest girl in Ainorklia. Are you surprised at my falling in love wit her? What a grandly ttle wife she wouid have made me." He passedalther remarks of the same kind. While Mr. Wal4; tue solioitor for the prosecution, was addreseiugs the jury he interjected, "You've got a voice like a consumptive goat." St hen the coroner, whom he called a "poor oh man," had eunimned ir the evidence the jury retired to consider their verdict. During their absence the prisoner laughed and chatted with those around him. He stared. rudely at the ladies present, and addressed one who had been a witness by her christian name. To another he called out that she wiss '• a naughty girl," and as the jury a absence was prolonged, he turned to his solicitor and laughingly inquired whether he should go and assist them in arriving at their verdict. 'flue jury let urned after an absence of 40 minutes and gave their verdict in the following terms -We find that Emily Williams, whose body we viewed at the Morgue on March was on March 3 found lying , under the hearthstone in a rouse at 57, Andrew-stet, Windsor, and that the prisoner otheewise Deeming, did on or about December 25 last murder her by fracturing her skull and cutting her throat; and we, , therefore, find the ptisoner guilty of feloniously, wilfully, and maliciously murdering her. We eousider that the thanks ot the community are due to the , police for the manner in which they have work up this case. The prisoner listened to the verdict wit out flinching. Then turning to Mr. Lyle, lie remarked : " I could have done iu two minutes what it has taken them so long to decide." He was oommitted to take his trial at the Crittitual Court on the 22nd Inst. When the Coroner added '' I shall now issue my warrant," the prisoner turued and exclaimed in a load, insolent tone, "And you can put it in your pipe and smoke it." As boon as the proceedings were at an end, however, and he had b •ei again lodged in his cell, all his bravado deserted him.  is understood- the uefence will be ose criminal insacity.