THE DEEMING CASE.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8156, 26 April 1892, Page 5

THE DEEMING CASE.

THB EN@tlEfi 19U0EDIES.

1UI& DETAILS BY THE MAO.

OPENING OF SHE INQUEST.

STARTLING. 'EVIDENCE.

STORY OF A BREAM.

CraOMOCBCOaUE3i>OK»KST.3 LONDON, March IS* .'"'Seldom has the telegraph done hatter Work in the detection of crime thaa ia the case of--the man Deeming or Williams, with whose atrocities at Rainhiil, in Eng*

laud, aad at Windsor, ia Australia, the world is now ringing. One of the first achievements of the electric telegraph ia this country was to secure tho capture of Tawell, the ex-Qaaker and ex-Sydneyito murderer; aad now, forty-seven year* later, the Anglo Australian cable has doao somewhat similar service in the cause o£ justice ia the case of another ex-Sydneyite j wife-murderer, but infinitely mor© dia- | bolicai Ho doubt without the cable tbe facte would have slowly filtered through by mail, and hava led to the discovery of th© Rainhul murders, when, perhaps, their perpetrator had, already expiated the Windsor crime. Bat it ia well,that the whole of the horrors should be concentrated as it were, aad that tho murderer should receive the full meed of Ms crimes ia one «* fell blkst" of universal execration —far mora horrifying to its object than the avenging rope. At first neither tho police nor the Press seemed to be able to piece i together the connecting links between the | Birkenhead bigamist, the Hull swindler, ' and the Melbourne assassin, but ■when "Bateiei," through its " * Times' specials," gave them th© clue by localising the Mather marriage at Rainhiil and supplying parti* cularaof the Deeming, Lawaoa and Swanson aliases a flood of light was let into the dark comers of the m&a'a career. Eroza what 1 caa gather, tho police in. Australia have constructed a pretty

accurate summary of his colonial career. | This I shall endeavour not to duplicate, I and with this view shall confine myself to giving such particulars of his origin aad proceedings during his last visit to tins country as are pretty certain not to have been anticipated except ia a very general way by cable. I also add some details respecting the miserable wives of this modern "Bluebeard;" DEEMING'S ANTECEDENTS. The accused is the third son of the late Mr E. Deeming, who for many years carried on business as a whitesmith at Birkenhead, where hts two brothers, Albert and Waltor, still reside. According to the statements of Mrs Albert Deeming and - Mrs . Walter! Deeming to a reporter, the alleged murderer, j Frederick Bayley Deeming, was, from his j earliest years,, of a very roving disposidba. | When quite a boy he several times ran i away fro~m home, and appeared to be almost I beyond parental control. Before he vaaf out of his teens he -went to eea as EUr.v.sxtl, 1 "oa board a sstiiag ship tradiisg from Li\er-1 pool, Whils acting in this capacity he j visited various parts qI the world/tad j ultiroatelf left his vessel ia Australia. Hero I he appeared to have continued his I life, and aitong other pursuits besame a 1 gold digger. About the year 1830 ho re-1 turned to Birkenhead, ana took tip bis rais-1 deuce with his relatives, to ivhota he ap-1 peared to ba worth a considerable amouuo 1 of T&oaey, -he yossesaion of which ho I acoouated £o.* by stating that Bncee&sful hi tabling operations, lln £cr iicd 1 an attachment for Ma brother's wife's 3 sister, Mary James, a cook in j ' tha boas© of Mr Muirhead, Rodcoy strest, | Liverpool. Thoy woro marrkd at St.. j Paul's Church, Lower Tranmcre, in 1 B'sbruAty, 1881, aad for some time re- ded I in Birkenhead. Deeming, howevoT, t s-os I tired ol this country and returned to Am- S tralia, leaving Ms wife behind him ia | Birkenhead. After r*a alcsnce of several j months he aeat for bis wife, vreut to I jobs him iv Australia. Nothing further I was heard oi the couple by their Bur'tcn-1 head relatives! for sjevexal years. Abouc tho I year 1888, however, news csmo that Fred. ] ©genua? autl his wife cud family \?sro about} to retara, ha having, it was stated, au3j»a*oed f a considerablo fortune in trie colonic.:. At I this time Mr and Mrs Albert Deeming re-1 sided in Camden street, Bir&cahead/ bat! when Fred and his family arrived .hay 1 took tho horse in Canning street, the tr.o j brothers, ii is behoved, iorslshiß';; It 1 jointly. All 'wont well until a weak or j so alter the birth of the youngest child, 1 j *Marlha Lilla, when Deeming sad Irnly rli-s-1 I appeared, aad was n«fc heard of by to relatives as haviag uiarricd & young lady Mfca Helen Math'wa, daughter of a stut'oaer said nowesgert at Beverley, awa? Hull, with whom ha lived i some time, fijirly last year he rejoinefl his wife aad fausily at Birkenhead, Lat «x cover at home for many days together, continually going -and coming without i.i> relatives beLi3 aware of his %7herc , .b>at3. > In. the LKwuth of July he took the hocja iv : BaiaMll, and oa the last Saturday in July Mrs Jtxederick Doeming Mt Bukcnhcad ; with hfr oiuidrea, giving her sitter, Mri i filbert Deeming, to understand that, d.o J Was *y>;n£ to reads with her at I Eaisih'ill, wVje he had taken Dinhain "'ailr,, I m& wheco they intended to settle. 2*fo Aisjj I moro Was .irord of the family for several I months, wlen, towards the cud o! the yetr, 1 ft cams to the knowledge of Mr aad Mrs 1 j Albert Deeming aad other rccmbciscflh'j I family gone t*3ro«r'a tbj] ssrsmoay of with 2'lirj £Lsth%£. I Knowing o'.' his previous bigamous with 3.fe Ilathtson, of Bevuiiny, ilmj fed sot pay nauoh attention, to his latest matrimonial venture, h'li %vere ut.de? the i:rpre> sioa that h's h r id s;aiu taksa hio ixal wi£o and family abroad, aad had thsrs dessrted them. The account of tho discovery of the bodies by tho pablishecl m cm newjpapcrs •vroii tho first matter which, called their atKetiou to the missing sister cf hxsr family. f la yegly to a quaJtien as to what waa ths temper&meot' of tho accused, Mrs Walter Deeming stotad that hs always Ladie&a a J bad lad, atici c© good oould bo done with I Mm. I BEEBUKG'S UFE AT BAIHHIIX. Albert Oliver WiHiaros, &s IZzsxrJng ih-:n f called himwlf, first appeared st on | MoB«lay s July 2Xst, and turned up at the I Commerelal Hotel, ctee to r»ilr..iy | statioo, kept by Mr 32. 11. Short. 210 j if ha caula have &ccommoj?at£oa, f*st& ?>lt | Shott's housekeeper infoimul him ihr-t he | could. Ai therft In.d beta &3„r i mm £.*.*/- i the hot-el who bad beea foji'f.din J vsoik oa the railway, Hhi ltou-o-1 kw»?r cnguiied if I c w?n a> nwiwry n. cv oi* I had*ho &ja«t»biQ«3 to do with thei\wt ihZ:. *, | , os wai he goiug ih Lhe Afyltuc "£bh-! M.fc.2? j , oticrvatio i an jcrst! w? ;> ru> j • cp.»tl*cd, *' Bo I io«& liko oa? ol tliit i azi, V I iThe hoaa?h*:p'«r it there- | mirk thi'j &h® liked to kas%' who tb* y 3 wer*haviTij ia the house. \rnbas*jj rs-d 1 k eh>s wi-utcd any rcfcmju"» .*'!•'* m'?M I apply to Mrs Mather, aewsaqeat, 2-ire | 3datht? ww the sgtatior tbe aosst'c Din- I h-an YiEa, Law ton VC'lfirns! rc:stcfi from 2i« Hayes, of «*ud ft | ""ra rWs r."3oti"»i"->'j with Mn If Mbrr for f I the house tt«a? ha hs&wne tec with | I ta? yocog k.dy 7/hom ii i t f-cr r £<s j I ;frS'iortcon3.idcrc«l tlu, r:li.sufa | | sgttis&c'nrj? toS3/r,» at? *. VSTuiiiui <.s<."i t*p j | Zv&y 23?d 3 v lidy *r.*hoxa hs dc-Ciit-d *3 hj? I I ilji^ c-x4it,* fi*ia to :,j *)V.fulJ 1 |»ad *ea mrh. hln. "The Jiaie 1 mv & fci 1 s J two dsvi< In «*h;cc; io3 s-t °l- I? I**,1**, i' jrnd hu'c",.l rith hirs, hat wt-f es-.yf* I cud t?a3 seen | f | Wills*zns ssouestsd tksfe h- * °-"" I J U «at"wlth Mr SliorS aid IZs fatahy | I la the Miehto as he iSMa i lihu eatiaj hy | Abimeii; 31?gfeartol -cooeto ogosonMd,) w*4l »

hk t&mh were suppl«*' < '<« | wher® he seemed to. cuv... .<» ..ryaoay t*y ■his gßisttesmffily bearing ati.l coarwoaa She' remarkable teiMu <.-.' -ho IklS pTOVO ttefe the man had phims.-J euudcc c! Ms wife and «M:drai hmm taking the house. It ran sa follow ;-*■ ** Memorandum of eareomcnfc, July 23ri 1891—la the town of RninhuL in tho county of Lancaster, between Mr Albert Owen Williams, o? tho first I art, «n« Mw Mary Ann Haycj, of the r,--ctmd port, ft m cited and aqyxcl tfonl- oa atid after July 23rd, 1831, tho cvd AIK rt Ouva Wnilmw become* tenant aad occupier of tho hintm Dumam villa, Lawtos lvwt, K?inhUl, at tho rental of 555 per annum, fivahlfi quarterly. for ids months*. At the c i six tasaths the said Alter J. V/il'ianu, ca behalf of Mr Baron Brook;!., to Iv&vc the oplioa «£ taking the Lenses for live j csrs, reat Io be agreed tpon, oc the $-d& Bar® Brooks to have the ©pUots of buyi»g $h« house aad lanl. In tho ovcu*»of the ©aid Bason Brooksi the house for thJS term, the e-dtl Mary Ana Hay<s io pay MO

for the gmSitmgs, eat! the said Albas*' Owen Williams agrees,, oa behalf erf- Mr B&roa Brooks, to coves.-" tho whole .of. the stone floors with one aad a-h&if ioch of flat cemeafe withia the time of ouit mouth after taking the villa. The a«d parties h&va agreed and placed their names to tho abof® agreement this 29th day of July, 1801." ' The document ia signed by Arthur 0w» Williams and Mary* Ana Haves, aad ia witnessed by Emmk Lydia Math®'. Wil« lisms paid six mouths' feat ia &dv&ocs, ott» tamed eotae furniture from the ma of Messrs Ray a ud Miles, of Losdoa road, Liverpool, and then set about his prefiara* tious for the reception of tho suytHtfeal Colonel Brooks. Ia tho meantime, aft was courting Mas Mather. HavLag ramidss*! at the hotel, about a forfcaujhfe, Wittiaa» went to live ia Lawtoa read,"and with Msa there stayed for & day or two tho lady ■whom he stated to bo Ms §Msr &ad some children. The lady- la described as, of very dark complexion, with dsrk h&1?.% aad -$fe«s children were quite young. WuUaina gwa oat afterwards that his sbter had gow away to join her husband at Fort sal 4 After sleeping at- Diaham Villa for two OS? three nights he returned to tho Comiß&cial Hotel and asked if he might have his rco& agsidn, as he could nob rsst alone at the house. He was told that hit. bedroom wm not engaged, aad ha put up once mom as the hotel. Williams' occupation at' this time was of a somewhat hucrut&ble char* ' actftr. Ho would freqneatly leavo lis® Commercial Hotel ia the momisig, atsd- wt coma back till evening. Ha hands if&m •then blistered, and he had tl»s appesraned of having been toiling laboriously at some dirty ; work. Ho explained that ho had , bota putting in sew floors at «;!is villa,, au*l his statement- was received without

I questioning. There wa *i >% >10.«.bt that this was what he was acou'lly d<.ui# s for it wm afterwards found thct ha b w 11* Inn up the floors of tho kitchen aad two adjoudog rooms, end thej;e lis rcUhlviJh cimttttj taking the stuplus refute intt» tho K»ky&f4» When he had partly oxcavatod the iloort ba called in tho rldataueo of a tbouior u k tmed Ben Young, helped him to do tho rougher portion o£ iK* \»or!, i,nd whua this was doßo ho gevo c,u ordcf to a plaiiew* ramed Walter iioi&on i 3 .<»d"w him, as lie said it required a till*, d lait cr w> daii«h t*«g surface smoothly, ami vj - \s oa tble him* self to doit in a workmwhk'- 1 way. A|» tho cad of a foitnijut f rid Ws hotel bill ami west &v,ay, Hit he returned to B'HnMn, th. s time hi regit* mentals, sayirg La belong v. to titu BiM'jsl ! Cavalry. Will'atns showed thct Lo was abun» dantly scpoKcd vith money, "us Ao#»sfc Willifutt'i ywe it out th.'t In v...** to travel abroad lor a ccis'id? ivblo time, said it being understood tlut he virs bound fo» 1 India, aad that ho v ould ixtuta iv th© 1 faring to claim hi] WWo for <;ocJ,abanQU(3t | was held at tho CoumuoiU iiotol, to which IS the leading residents of tho place Woto 1 invited. The I, a copy of tho I imitation card issuod oa tmt ©ccaaiieji ;— * ["Mr A"-bor& 0. vvitHuni rcfluwts tho 1 pleasure o! the eciiijnuy o! —— at a S3cssl | banqueG at Mr 11 ll,' fcnio *o's Commercial Hotel, "fc,athilJ, era Ve'-!'. l»y, Au<jt?st» 2bth, 1091, previous w hh depvrturo from Eainhiil. 'jOhujc* r.t 7.20 p.m. Tho even* tag will vo v icL«c'e %r,l\ I'-aib, addresses, sosg!>, &&.'* Tlw <rid Tj&j atUillcally got up, B«d fa tho k>!C A .TirsjJ at tin faibJs was tho pHrcrcd iuU\U " W." ia «o£,« A >oif lu,p£\Y evening « wwi epvn<<, tad" ins bs&Uh ol tho fut*» I couple* v.-v 3 duly pblfei lit "was ar_*ac»..d ih.fc ;\"-Lh'C bcuqust I would fco I'd J at tho fuse hostslry I whoa chfi briCosj* com iyX >w.ci He ilulj i took hi:, tit-pa* tnro, lVifc ih v ~e; bill" am! I he iiew wens fjvthcr ibt'ii Li. la* I si "ad of c .iliac; ex, y~ct*, fit Lo H't I to do, WiKiam'J rotamed rJLl'.z a osy <&S 1 tv/o to IlsiuMll sud .o vt •/ a'tUu* I tiiro to h'w fUt«3EC la\lj* \~> A U SO v .'*flJ ! objected to her daughl.r jt* u*'*>jo> t "j ■'aaj.t.j'jt with tho doubiftil q'lKl'C'jit"4 &z v tiw. J o hotel V/il 1 *r • \*cnt to tv>.k'o her lioujO aa-1 rt&jed <j I »? tv.* 1 UwO I ksyt stores iv tiw vnl ;,*;e. H * j'SL |f» «6 I eight o'ckclc ca r fcf -nojui'-i,? or fit. j? I 23»d liforo tlif 4 pjoply h,. "j- if, in i:* j parLh ehtt*\h. !J'ir U\\ ».■" .*w I ecribed ?u iu?reuLy-Js: y ''. »-'' {^,i t n/1 1 WillifiißS pat hinv&ib* d*."v» . j Ih'ity iour f j although h*> loohod j :uili o" *ci. Axttr iha I Xor LflU'lon ec routo ;.; whets I WillinnM ".;•? to ft «'"ib Mi f f a v Bisptoutf- of l*,u*'.uoC i/* s* Ii tl ntaumsd oa hij hrufc ti»»v.«,i iv I^tialiiiL wcrj roc rv ? »' o.* t'- , v.- w J* ?n portj at rJiich they /.Olcl, ?dvits»s <|i s^jfe« I t'oiu of tU?ir iournoy ooi t.' h&[t}/'i ,z Tiic ti-.'-t ktl"? *cm! \r> >vn Mather by Sier d taglites v»v. t. k i vlej.* bouino, *cf'>J, 'itH, ■"*: V ,s ».-_,- \ >f two prior to h.3? tuthSe n miv t. I that tho v^ 1 viiv «>£ ;U» joinui,; viJh has rMed t?.*<. ef. )i! a Woaiinoiid »%.*» ohilt-'fji veto i<»„>i *lrcsp :r,!iepLr? b»*«lv r ii!b r-i 'I'tt'J f be Vie » ! >"orr tn whosi ii" ct>f\ »cd '< c't st thu SiO»us I that itT.ia probable th. t *...'« >i vitacCt ] fui'iM. j * ' i I abodt Ifeitthul, J»owcv*».*, f.y| v*/ *r» j I L.y»» "Utur Ib'j uar ( ? or -<i 1 1«. >t? f?J j I fj'-cn hv i» s 3-!"""* e j \ b x \ % l\ -. *?" '\? Will' urw tv>oJ: it to tii-* v«U , anl h~ s} I h<aid rhou< hi \ tvJ ,'• •, , Jr-nr V I grave, »rj»*.si, v <u<, i f h tb „» it yoiiiir; -s./o!i\ »n in. tH'j t> \ l< »n Willibsft': if- 'I • but it *' Ji\_,af«t ' 'im uf tt.? he i'A !v>)j! 4 j j' ii ''.nil ""s "< for roirio littlo ihn l*sl* . v.: il4 '»*,•*& mtMw( J vnv)i'V tv Uc " Ji's l rt , }.. \i .L t> Us p"~C V'o Ih ' ;■» '1 «* va of tho brnl 'U*y of m: t ! *.'. * n ll "• n ou'.»hieb ,vHls».'\!., „-?■ <J 5 >, ,b- ,« r o Plymouth Au'jir-j t« 'i. ,»' <\ -f,)i* Eatsis au'l his iVvnf t-> 2j.v Ji.a * ,«-,; tho mam.;,* ill- fr 5 5 * L v? Mather receive 1, roju, f4 ,~hh,,» w<;\ • ,ilu» I able, my./cr'o ju.lv -st.» '..'i. ft ' i;s never Cowm'l. V h r> " » Williomi »lot .• mnd .-oht i f > v, It» is oviJ!<2t f v Vi r r, rX -"- :-. * vc*isd Ms tftK- en't-uc'.'r to L*i hi , f wifis, tli'3 vle f i.„£?l I'.e .is -is l~ > A it-tt.r frorrt ft i Cy '/to 'w^onto^rsl SisUf Willi w., r-.J ' ->- H'l to Il> t_J<? - M i^^Uji'itJ I 13V7& .* 4 1*! tcH n , M_J<»«* fan !'I rttttkiS'l rutu ft v . n \p, i -.. 1 C f tj-C-i'J hj- 3-*' k'' 1«. '." '"""' '1 %%,-i JVer -.-"-v« iJvt ij-ohad dtt-r f.Ji. i ; j .-» j l "' i>! i t±l r.t.im 131* .'j'">»*. / CL.o \j ,j* \%ji.7.t> j>v: "jrjH. \\'t it* "c/ !*.' i »»«% ' Errand ? *.<im M«l 5 iiH* V-' n y ;i»ls ' «o-ildnot j)t,r w *." v j *if r %i«»i> lilal* t ll>. " s i*"Hl • fj, w C«« y^a st*r-yi%r bouid sVLa,.' 'j.,1. j"iW(, rt K^ , Bl,d «Oio3Ci 1 f -" tO £Of- '1.. TTi' r | J( ir,