London, March 17. Inquiries prosecuted by the police show that Frederick Deeming, alias Williams, was born near London. He served as a steward in various, sailing ships during the early part of his life, and in 1881 married a woman named Mary James at Birkenhead. They had two children—Bertha Mary, born in Sydney, and a boy named Sydney, born at sea. Williams returned to England in 1890, and a baby named Dila was born at Birkenhead The bodies found at Rainhill are those of the wife and children. A copybook found in the house bears the name of Bertha Deeming. In 1890 Deeming, under the name of Harry Lawson, an Australian farmer, lodged with Mrs Matheson, of Beverley, and married her daughter. In|May of that year he gave her a large quantity of jewel lery, but afterwards decamped and eventu ally deserted her at Hull at the end of their honeymoon. He took away with him the jewellery he had given her, and articles which had been obtained from local trades men under false pretences. A warrant was issued against Lawson, who was arrested in Uruguay and extradited to Hull, where he was imprisoned on the charge for nine months. During the pro ceedings it came out that he had been already married at Birkenhead. Williams was released last July. Many robberies occurred in the vicinity of Rainhill and St. Helen's last year. From the position in which the bodies were found it is supposed that cement was poured on them wet. The police arc now digging in the pantry, which also bears traces of being newly cemented It is believed that the heavy luggage Williams is known to have sent away con tained the blood-stained ulothe3 of his vic tims It is supposed the murders were committed on August 10, a few days after the villa was rented.
