The Windsor-Ramhill Tragedies

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 139, 21 May 1892, Page 2

The Windsor-Ramhill Tragedies

By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright [per united press association I London, May 18. When Deeming's case comes on before the Privy Council Lord Halsbury, Lord High Chancellor, will preside with a full Court, the House of Lords adjourning for the purpose. If the appeal is granted, the order for respite rests with the Colonial Office. The Privy Council will first decide as to the right of appeal in Deeming's case. Two eminent criminal lawyers have beon retained on behalf of the appellant. May 20. The Privy Council has unanimously refused Deeming's appeal against his death sentence. The Times, referring to Deeming's case, said there had been a failure to discourage the pestilent medical supeistitution of the fact that insanity is a mixture of morbid sentiment and false psychology and physiology. When Deeming's case came before the Privy Council his solicitors urged that evidence was forthcoming to show that the condemned man was not responsible for his actions. Lord Halsbury, Lord Hi eh Chancellor, replied that the Court had nothing to do with the affidavits or Deeming's journey to Australia, and went on to say that the Council never inter* fered wiih the business of the colonial Courts unless proceedings were irregular which had not been shown to exist in this case, had been done to the appellant. Six Lords concurred with Lord Halsbury. Deeming's solicitors prayed Lord Knutsford to order Lord Hopetoun, Go« vernor of Victoria, to stop the execution, but he refused to do so. Lord Knutsford has refused to consider the Deeming appeal. Melbourne, May 19. The gaol authorities have decided not to allow Mr Lyle to visit Deeming without special permission. May 20. Deeming now denies he confessed to the Windsor crime. His statement is ready, and has been handed to the Gaol Governor, with a request for it to be published aiter his execution.