A CONFESSION.
ADMITB THE BAINHILL MURDERS AND THE LAST TWO "JACK THE RIPPER" TRAGEDIES. BUT DENIEB THE WINDSOR MURDER. (Received March 26, 11 a.m.) I Peeth (W.A.), This day. Swanson, alias Williams and Deeming, has left for Melbourne. A confession of tho accused is alleged to have been made to TSjf Haynes, who is defending him. Mr Haynea demanded to know tho whole strength of Swanson's defence, and the latter replied that he would make a clean breast of it. Ho said ho was guilty of the Kainhill murders, but on the subject of the Windsor murder careful reticence was observed on toth sides. Mr Haynes then asked on tlio subject of tho Whitechapel murders, and dosirod to know whether his client was or was not " Jack the Rippor." Swanson replied that he had committed the last two mnrderß in 1890, but knew nothing of thobe previously committed. Prisoner bases tys
defence to the "Windsor murder upon the fact that the crime is alleged to have been committed on the 24th December, while ho can produce witnesses to show that ho was seen in Melbourne on the 29th, five daye later. He will assert that his wife cleared out with another man.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6414, 26 March 1892, Page 2
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202A CONFESSION. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6414, 26 March 1892, Page 2
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