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• Story 1: Cold-blooded murder
  - Kaiser Willhelm II passenger list, PROV, VPRS 947/P0 Inward Overseas Passenger List, unit 45, December 1891
  - Statement of Louisa Atkinson, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - No. 25376 Albert Williams alias Frederick Bayley Williams alias Deeming, PROV, VPRS 515/P0 Central Register of Male Prisoners, unit 46, folio 66
  


• Story 2: Body found buried under the fireplace

- Statement of John Stamford, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
- Report of Constable G. L. Webster 6 May 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
- Autopsy of Emily Williams, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
- Statement of Louisa Atkinson, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
- The Argus, 4 March 1892, p. 5


• Story 3: A man of many disguises
  - Police Report, 6 March 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Letter from Lancashire police 12 March 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Statement of Sydney Oakes, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Statement of Max Hirschfeldt, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Statement of Elisa Hirschfeldt, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Statement of John Featherston, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Letter from J.H. Lundager 31 March 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - The Australasian, 26 March 1892, p. 596
  - The Argus, 12 March 1892, p. 7
  - The Argus, 28 March 1892, p. 6
  


• Story 4: Deeming chooses his next victim
  - Sergeants Considine and Cawsey's summary of Deeming's life in crime, PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - Statement of Kate Rounsefell, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Copy of Baron Swanston's letter to Kate Rounsefell, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  


• Story 5: Capture at Southern Cross
  - Murder notice, Victoria Police Gazette, 9 March 1892, p. 69
  - Passenger list of SS Albany, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Selection of telegrams received and sent in Western Australian Police, regarding arrest and transportation of Deeming, WA Police Department, file 413/1892, Cons 430, State Records Office of Western Australia
  - Statement of Max Hirschfeldt, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - List of people recommended for share of £100 reward offered for capture and conviction of Windsor murderer, PROV, VPRS 506/P0 Inspector General's Office Outward Letter Books, unit 3, folio 100
  - Letter recommending Mr Lamonde receive reward for information essential in leading to Deeming's arrest, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Birth certificates found in Deeming's possession, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Telegram received from Western Australian Police confirming Deeming's capture, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  


• Story 6: Journey back to Melbourne
  - T. A. Walker to the Commissioner of Police regarding method for landing Deeming in Melbourne, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Selection of telegrams received and sent in Western Australian Police, regarding arrest and transportation of Deeming, WA Police Department, file 413/1892, Cons 430, State Records Office of Western Australia
  - Statement of Max Hirschfeldt, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - The Argus, 2 April 1892, p. 8
  


• Story 7: Was Deeming Jack the Ripper?
  - Letter from Lancashire police 12 March 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Statement of Henry Webster late Governor of H.M. Prison Hull, England, 1 April 1892, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, Unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Telegram from Secretary of State in England to Governor of Victoria, 17 March 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Coroner's report on Emily Williams, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Precis of career of Frederick Bayley Deeming alias A. O. Williams the Windsor murderer, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, Unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Newspaper clipping comparing Deeming's and Jack the Ripper's handwriting, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Letter from Henry Boardman, 16 March 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Letter to the Commissioner of Police from Harry Jones, 19 March 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - The Argus, 2 April 1892, p. 8
  - The Argus, 28 March 1892, p. 6
  - The Australasian, 26 March 1892, p. 596
  


• Story 8: Detecting the signs of insanity
  - Statement of Henry Webster late Governor of H.M. Prison Hull, England, 1 April 1892, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, Unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - The Argus, 2 May 1892, p. 7
  - Letter from Dr James Struthers, 3 April 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Letter from Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association 12 May 1892, PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - Letter from Marshall Lyle to the Governor of Victoria, 17 May 1892, PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - Lombroso research into criminal types, PROV, VPRS 8369/P1 Correspondence, Photographs and History Sheets of Certain Male Prisoners, unit 1
  - Letter from Marshall Lyle to the Governor and the members of the Executive Council , 10 May 1892 , PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - Trial transcript [PDF 11 MB], PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  


• Story 9: Preparing Deeming's defence
  - No. 25376 Albert Williams alias Frederick Bayley Williams alias Deeming, PROV, VPRS 515/P0 Central Register of Male Prisoners, unit 46, folio 66
  - List of exhibits produced at Deeming's trial, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Letter from Kate Jensen 4 May 1892, PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - Marshall Lyle letter, 15 April 1892, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - The Argus, 30 April 1892, p. 5
  - Letter from Marshall Lyle to the Governor and the members of the Executive Council, 10 May 1892, PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - Coroner's Inquest into Deeming's execution, 23 May 1892, PROV, VPRS 24/P0 Inquest Deposition Files, unit 597, item 1892/645
  - Memorandum for the Governor of Victoria, PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - Baron Swanston's petition to the Governor, 6 May 1892, PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - Sergeants Considine and Cawsey's summary of Deeming's life in crime, PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  - The Argus, 24 May 1892, p. 5
  - Entry on Alfred Deakin, Australia's Prime Ministers, National Archives of Australia website
  - Executive Council's decision to carry out Deeming's death sentence, PROV, VPRS 1080/P0 Minutes of the Executive Council, unit 29, folio 553
  - Trial transcript [PDF 11 MB], PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
  


• Story 10: Crime of the Century?
  - The Last Will and Testament of Frederick Bailey Deeming, PROV, VPRS 7591/P2 Wills, unit 205, 51/087
  - List of property found in Deeming's possession when arrested, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Precis of career of Frederick Bayley Deeming alias A. O. Williams the Windsor murderer, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, Unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Letter from Signor D'atorz, 10 March 1892, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case
  - Statement of Max Hirschfeldt, PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892
  - Kreitmayer's Waxworks Exhibition, Melbourne, Kreitmayer's, c. 1912, items 152 and 153 on page 10
  - Memorandum by Victoria Police regarding letter from South African Police, 21 April 1906, PROV, VPRS 807/P0 Inward Correspondence Files, Unit 290
  - Case Book entry for patient at Beechworth Asylum, citing the Deeming case as the cause for dementia, c.1907, PROV, VPRS 7396/P1 Case Books of Female Patients (VA 2842) Beechworth, 1878 - 1912

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The history of Bigamy, Theft and Murder