THE WINDSOR TRAGEDY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4063, 15 March 1892, Page 2

THE WINDSOR TRAGEDY.

Eiatory of tJio Wiliiamsos'Karrlago. ! Sho Accused About to Remarry. ' [Per Press Association,] 1 London, Marob 12'. 1 _ It lias been ascertained that Williams, who is in custody in Australia on the charge of murdering his wife ( at Windsor, arrived at Rainbill, a < village in Lancashire, in July last, I He pretended that he wanted to rent a house in the township for his sister, who however, was never seen, -Wil- I Hams, who appeared to have no occupation, declared himself to be an i inspector of army stores, and said his father, wbo was a colonel in the army, was killed in the Crimean war, He also gave out that an uncle of his was a man of very considerable means, but this must have been a myth, as no one had ever seen him. On 24th September last he was married to Emily Lydia Mather, the ceremony taking place during his stay at Eainbill, The villagers are said to have been greatly impressed with him, but some of them had their doubts about the man, because it was 1 known that prior to his marriage 1 to Miss Mather he was visited by a woman who was reputed to be his lawful wife. After the : wedding ceremony Williams enter* j tained the villagers at a banquet in i honour of the event, but none of his 1 friends were present at the festivities—a fact which caused some com* • mont, Miss Mather's father keeps a i small Bhop in Rainhill, and is highly 1 respected by all classes of the com- \ munity, ' The family wore unaware of the , terrible fate which had befallen Emily , until oneoftheagentsof the Australia i and New Zealand cable service called 1 on them with reference to the subject, On hearing the awful newß the mother l fainted. It was ascertained from ■• members of the family that Williams ' left Enghnd in company with his wife (nee Mather) on the pretence that he had been commissioned to 1 take charge' of the army stores at ' Bombay. Mrs Mather stated that she had received ■ affectionate letters J from both the parties, and she j found that their destination was [ Melbourne and not Bombay, f Mrs Williams' last letter bore tho ! Colombo postmark, while the | husband's last communication, which , was dated Melbourne, 29th Dec, informed the family that ho and his wife had spent a happy Christmas. ' He also remarked that "Emily was 1 the happiest woman hehadeversoen, t andshe did enjoy herself thoroughly." i Ho announced that he had been ap- , pointed manager of a large tea i business in Hong Kong, and that he c and his wife were to sail, for their new home on 4th January. Nothing 3 is known regarding Williams' antet cedents. 3 Svdsbv, March 18, f Williams became engaged to a Bathuwt lady, who was en route to a Perth to rnarry hiin when he was • arrested. She handed over to the l Melboumo police a quantity of 8 jewellery which Williams had given her, and this has been identified us 1 belonging to the murdered woman. ' _ March 14. i' ' Williams resided in Sydney in » 1882, and served a sentence for n larceny here, He was subsequently s arrested for fraudulent larceny, and t absconded from his hail. He then I had a wife and family, whose present ' whereabouts are unknown,