Mike Covell’s Blogg

Every year around this time I always post a Year in Review, showing the books, magazines, articles, TV shows and research that other Ripperologists have done throughout the year, but this past year has seen so many changes and I have been so busy that I have not really kept up with the latest developments.  Plus a major hard-drive explosion and the loss of several files didn’t help.  Luckily much of the material was on pen-drives.  So this year I thought I would write a year in review based on my research, rather than other peoples work, to show what has been done locally and nationally.

January
In January I was cast head first into the world of Frederick Bailey Deeming when it was revealed that a skull had turned up in Australia and was possibly his.  The find caused mush debate and discussion and was covered in blogs, newspaper reports, and even made its way onto TV.  At the time I was fortunate enough to have quiet a large collection of newspaper articles that showed the passage of Deeming’s skull, from the hanging in 1892, it being buried, dug up, allegedly stolen and through various hands of ownership.  It has to be the most talked about skull in Australian history, second only to Ned Kelly, and I am pleased to say that the skull turned out to be that of Ned Kelly’s and not Deeming as previously thought.  The case did mean that several members of the Deeming family came forward, and I certainly got a lot of messages and emails from people wishing to know more.

February
February saw me visiting Hedon and Preston in search of material for a book and articles on the murder of Mary Jane Langley.  Mary Jane was murdered in 1891 and at the time Frederick Bailey Deeming had just been released from Hull Prison.  His name actually came to light in relation to the investigation in 1892 when Deeming’s links to Hull and Yorkshire were explored in both the Hull and Beverley press and so it would only be a matter of time that I explored the case.  What was weird about this, is that some of the descendents of Mary had actually previously been in touch and mentioned the case to me, and asked if I knew anything, so it was lovely to be able to send them material and news every time I researched Mary and her family and to be able to answer some of the question and queries they had regarding the case.

March
March saw a trip to Beverley’s East Riding Archives, where I secured newspaper cuttings on Frederick Bailey Deeming and his frauds in 1890/1891, and the Rainhill and Windsor Murders of 1891/1892.  I also visited several locations associated with Deeming, and Helen Matheson and her family and secured interviews and photos of some of the locations.

April
April saw the discovery of Frederick Bailey Deeming in the Hull Watch Committee Minutes.  These proved invaluable as it put a price on the manhunt for Deeming after his frauds in 1890 in Hull.  Many of the books and publications mention Deeming in relation to Hull in only a passing manner, many of which erroneously state that he was married in Hull, and stayed at the Station Hotel in Beverley.  The Hull Watch Committee Minutes are a great find as they finally reveal how much was spent on following Deeming to Southhampton and Monte Video, and then returning him to Hull.  With this information I was able to find shipping manifests that showed Deeming on board with Detective Grassby of the Hull Police as well as several other documents that were created at the time and show the events that transpired.

May
May was filled with another Deeming related file. The Hull Watch Committee Minutes books also helped me discover the massive Hull Trial File, which is packed with primary sources from his time in Hull, and features letters, telegrams, and eyewitness statements.  It also made me realize that as well as Deeming and his alias Lawson, I should be aware that sometimes the authorities get it wrong and can often misspell names!  It also saw an exciting visit to the Hull Prison Exhibition which was fascinating.

June
June saw some newspaper based research, tackling Frederick Bailey Deeming and Robert D’Onston Stephenson from a different angle and helping me uncover 40 new articles associated with them, their lives in Hull, and the people whose lives they affected.  It also saw me get my hands on another Frederick Bailey Deeming file, the Home Office Files.  These featured 43 pages filled with material on Deeming and his life and the legal wranglings that were going on over his arrest in Monte Video.  This year I visited Whitby with my wife and took in the Lewis Carroll and Bram Stoker/Dracula locations.  I also managed to obtain several books on the duo, including one that links Stoker to the murders!  Stoker, it is claimed, was inspired by the Ripper Murders and stated so in an Icelandic Edition of Dracula.

July
July saw some research trips to the East Riding Archives in Beverley where I uncovered material on Robert D’Onston Stephenson, Frederick Bailey Deeming, and the murder of Mary Jane Langley.  I was also back in the Hull History Centre and found yet another file on Deeming, this time it was in the Hull Watch Files and covered Thomas Reynoldson and his quest for justice against Deeming.  Also at the Hull History Centre I found several reports on Deeming in the Hull Watch Committee Minutes, and Hull Finances Committee Minutes.  At the Hull Reference Library I discovered information pertaining to the ships that Thomas Sadler had sailed on.  This month saw the discovery that Deeming had been discussed in the House of Commons, and that police officers were sent to Australia from Scotland Yard, and asked to help with the Rainhill Murders.  Despite these snippets being mentioned in the local and national press to date there have been no files that cast any light on who went and why.

August
August was the month of Mary Jane Langley, with my article appeared in Ripperologist Magazine, on my blog, and the case attracting attention in the local media.  It also gave me a chance to finally meet Mary Jane’s descendants in a rather touching moment at her graveside.  This month some some material on Annie Deary/Stephenson surface.  I had been researching the events leading up to and surrounding her death and not only traced the location, but several other primary sources from the period.  I also managed to secure a photo of the building in which she died.  David Knott had found Annie Stephenson’s death certificate some years ago, and from the information contained within I was able to search the logs that were written when Annie died.  They proved quiet interesting and showed what she was up to in the latter years of her life in Lincolnshire.  August was also the annual Heritage Open Days and I once again visited the Customs House in Hull, filming and taking photos of the visit.

September
September saw a visit to London for material on both Frederick Bailey Deeming and Robert D’Onston Stephenson.  I had the pleasure of visiting the British Library and searching numerous books, periodicals and correspondence and came away with pages and pages of new material.  These included material on Robert D’Onston Stephenson and Grant Richards, Robert D’Onston Stephenson and Theosophy, Robert D’Onston Stephenson and the Workhouse, Robert D’Onston Stephenson and Betty May’s Tiger Woman, Robert D’Onston Stephenson and Highgate Hill Infirmary, Robert D’Onston Stephenson and the Islington Board of Guardians,   It was a lovely trip and I also had time to visit the British Museum, Natural History Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.  This month also saw some fascinating finds on Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s Religion that I posted on jtrforums.com.  Sadly the registers never had him down as a Black Magician!  Despite this numerous books have been released since that still claim he was a black magician!

October
October was devoted to researching some paranormal material that I had been working on for some time. I was able to secure interviews with key witnesses and appeared on West Hull Radio to discuss some of my research.

November
November began with an appearance on BBC Radio Humberside discussing the Central Library Lecture.  The interview went really well, and the lecture at the library was packed out.  I also met and spoke to a number of people that helped with my research, and got more bookings for 2012!

Sadly in early November I was back in hospital with my heart, investigations are ongoing, and hopefully next year the cardiologists will get to the bottom of it.

Other projects:
This year has seen Jack the Blogger, in Ripperologist Magazine, go from strength to strength, sadly the computer outage has stopped me for a while, but the column will be back in 2012 bigger and better than ever.  I cannot thank the gang at Ripperologist enough for their ongoing support.
The year also saw some new lectures at both the Hull History Centre and the Hull Central Library, both of which were well filled with every seat taken and great fun.  I have more lectures booked into 2012 so it should prove to be another good year.  I do not charge for any of my lectures and my time is free.
This year also saw me meeting with a film production crew making a documentary on Frederick Bailey Deeming.  Hopefully the show will air soon so I can discuss the matter in detail.  All that I can say it that it was great fun and the team that I had the pleasure of working with were all a lovely bunch and it was nice to have them in Hull and show them the sights.
I have also been approached about other possible future projects but cannot divulge what they are!!!
The books
This year has seen a number of developments with the writing projects, and a number of fantastic names are on board to write the forewords of some of the titles.  The first quarter of the year was devoted to the writing and research on the Mary Jane Langley project, which was a by product of the work on Frederick Bailey Deeming.  The same occurred with the Deeming newspaper book, and the Dawber history book which was created when editing the Robert D’Onston Stephenson book.
The decision to split the paranormal book into three was made when it was discovered that at its present phase it was just too big, so it was split into three.  Earlier this year a lot of the material was lost when a computer outage took over 100 pages of work, luckily I still had the research so it is being typed up again.

Jack the Ripper - From Hell, From Hull? Vol I Robert D’Onston Stephenson 261,423 words over 362 pages

Jack the Ripper - From Hell, From Hull? Vol II Frederick Bailey Deeming 207,113 words over 259 pages

Jack the Ripper - From Hell, From Hull? Vol III 66,493 words over 101 pages

Jack the Ripper - From Hell, From Hull? - Newspapers From Hull 104,379 words over 133 pages

Frederick Bailey Deeming and the Murder of Mary Jane Langley 101,831 words over 136 pages

Frederick Bailey Deeming in the International Press 175,320 words over 200 pages

Mike Covell’s Haunted Hull 133,521 words over 217 pages

Mike Covell’s Haunted Hull - The Press Perspective 31,256 words over 43 pages

Mike Covell’s Haunted Hull - Paranormal Hull 108,087 words over 155 pages

Emily Dimmock Camden Town Murder Project 37,633 words over 35 pages

The History of the Dawber family in Hull 1700-2000 15,296 words over 31 pages

Untitled Fact vs Fiction Project 161,669 words over 165 pages

Thank you for a great year:
All the staff at Hull City Council’s Hull History Centre, including the Local Studies and Archives.  All the staff at Hull’s Central Library, Reference Library and Holderness road Library for putting up with me.  All the staff at Hull Museums and the staff at the East Riding Archives in Beverley. Rob Nicholson of Her Majesty’s Prison, Hull.  Adam Wood and Chris George at Ripperologist.  Howard and Nina Brown at Jtrforums.com.  Ray from the Hedon Blog, All the staff at the Nags Head, Preston, the staff at the Hedon Museum, All the staff at the British Library, British Museum, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, for putting up with my emails and requests and for providing a brilliant service.  And a thank you to all my Facebook and Twitter friends that have supported me through what has been a tough year.  Here is to 2012!!

It seems like an eternity since I last discussed Robert D’Onston Stephenson or his family.  Here is a post about Stephenson’s father, Richard Stephenson Senior.

There has been some discussion of late regarding the role of Richard Stephenson Snr, Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s father, whilst in Hull with several sources claiming that Stephenson was the “Treasurer for the Hull Corporation.” This is misleading and quiet frankly a load of rubbish.

To fully understand the role of Water Bailiff’s in Hull one must look back at Hull’s history. Hull during the 1700’s and 1800’s had a dock system that was expanding at an incredible rate. As such the old harbour was no longer fit for purpose, and several inland docks were created around the old town of Hull. Because of this move there was quiet a shift in taxatation and how the local organisations could take advantage of this. This resulted in the Hull Corporation, Hull Docks Committee and Hull Guild of the Holy Trinity taking a slice of the taxes that were obtained from ships coming into Hull. Any finances paid were split three ways and as such all three organisations had their own collecters. Richard Stephenson Senior, Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s father was employed by the Hull Corporation to be their collector. He was never in the role of the Treasurer.

1866 The Hull Packet and East Riding Times features the following advertisement,

WATER BAILIFF. THE TOWN COUNCIL will on the 12 of January, 1866, proceed to Elect a WATER BAILEIFF and Receiver of the Corporation Dues, who shall make that his sole business a Salary of £120 per annum, with a further [illegible] of One percent upon the total amount of [illigble] received by him. Additional information may be known at the Clerk’s Office, where written applications for the role will be received up to noon on Saturday the 6th of January 1866, By Order- Robert Wells, Town Clerk.

1866January 12th Richard Stephenson becomes Water Bailiff for the Hull Corporation. He receives a quarterly wage of £30 plus commission and expenses. A letter held at the Hull History Centre reads,

Sculcoates 12th. Jan 1866. Gentlemen, I beg to thank you for the honour you have done me in electing me to the office of Water Bailiff and Receiver of Corporation Dues. It will be my constant endeavour to merit the confidence thus reposed in me. NB. My sureties are, Mr. Robt. Dawber, Linnaeus Street. “ J. Shirley Richardson, Parliament Street. I am Gentlemen, Your most ob. Svt. Richard Stephenson. To The Mayor
Aldermen and Councillors Kingston Upon Hull.

1866 January 12th The Hull Packet and East Riding Times carries the following,

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY. ELECTION OF WATER BAILIFF. The first business of the meeting was the election of a water bailiff to collect the corporation’s port dues. The salary is £120, with 1 per cent on the amount collected. 50 voted. Mr. Richard Stephenson, broker, was elected, having 26 votes.

Over the years I have read through the Hull Committee Meetings Minute books which features a quarterly rundown of the finances that Richard Stephenson collected, the money that he was paid, and the expenses that he was eligible for, including coal and stationary.

Furthermore, the following names can be found in the Hull and East Yorkshire Trade Directories of this period,

White’s Hull and District Trade Directory 1867
Water Bailiff Richard Stephenson
Borough Treasurer William Bolton Esq
William Bolton, Borough Treasurer, 4 Victoria Terrace.

Field’s 1876 Trade Directrory of Hull
Treasurer George Cobb
Receiver of Dock Dues for Hull Dock Company Mr. J. Wright

Kelly’s North and East Riding of Yorkshire Directory 1879
Town Treasurer Edward Headley Witty

White’s 1882 Hull Directory
Town Treasurer Mr. E. H. Witty
Water Bailiff Richard Stephenson

Kelly’s 1885
Town Treasurer Edward Headley Witty

Atkinson 1888
Borough Treasurer Mr. J. Thelwall

Images of the 1866 Minutes of Committee Meetings by the Hull Corporation can be seen here,

http://www.jtrforums.com/showthread.php?t=13208

Today marks the 120th anniversary of the discovery of the body of Mary Jane Langley. Hull Daily Mail, Monday August 1st 2011, features a fantastic article on the research I have conducted, and the thoughts of the remaining relatives here in Hull. Here is the article that featured in Ripperologist Magazine,

Frederick Bailey Deeming in Preston and Hedon

 Over the years a number of crimes have been attributed to Frederick Bailey Deeming, with claims that his criminal exploits were carried out in Germany, Africa, Australia, and Great Britain.  This article will not look at Deeming’s criminal career, or candidacy as a Ripper suspect, but will in fact explore a little known unsolved murder that Deeming was connected to by the press in Yorkshire.

I must admit, that despite having a respectable knowledge of local crime and murders, I had not heard of the tragedy that befell Mary Jane Langley in Long-lane, Preston, despite visiting the area of Hedon, Preston, and Sproatley on numerous occasions.  I had friends and family for many years in these areas, and had often cycled out to the small villages on the weekends.  I first came across the case on a trip to the East Riding Archives to look for information pertaining to Frederick Bailey Deeming, under his alias Harry Lawson.  As I was searching I was asked if he had any known aliases, so with a wry smile on my face I informed the helpful staff that most people knew him as the notorious Frederick Bailey Deeming.  At this point it seemed to turn on a light switch in the minds of the staff, who quickly produced a large book packed full of newspaper cuttings, photographs and primary sources on Beverley’s rich history. [1] Among the cuttings were local historical announcements, parish reports, cuttings covering the Baccarat Scandal, and some fantastic reports on Frederick Bailey Deeming.  Whilst most of the reports covered the trial and subsequent hanging, there was one report that really got my attention.  The report featured in the Yorkshire Post that stated,

WILLIAMS AND THE NEWLAND MURDER A Hull correspondent says:- The coincidence between the discharge of Lawson in July and the mysterious murder of Mary Jane Langley at Preston, near Hull, the last week in that month, was remarked upon in Hull yesterday, when the supposition that Lawson was Williams and became known; but there is nothing whatever to connect the two events.  Supposing Lawson to be Williams, even then he was, according to the dates given of his movements, busily engaged in Liverpool. [2]

I searched for more references to Deeming and the unsolved murder and found another report from a few days later in the Sheffield and Rotherham Independant, the article stated,

DEEMING’S CONDUCT IN YORKSHIRE Deeming was allowed to leave the Hull Gaol on the 16^th of July, and remained in the vicinity for a few days to settle matters, it is stated, with the solicitors, Locking and Holditch, who had defended him, and it was during these few days that a horrible murder was committed about five miles from Hull, at Preston, but the police have been unable to trace the murderer of the young lady – Miss Langley – the daughter of a farmer.  The police have now a supposition that Deeming may have committed the crime. [3]

Given that newspapers have gotten it wrong, and continue to do so, I decided to dig a little further into the murder of Mary Jane Langley, and was surprised at what I uncovered but first I will cover Deeming’s antecedents in Hull and East Yorkshire.  It is a well ascertained fact that Deeming was in Hull in February and March 1890, this comes from the marriage between Deeming and Helen Matheson can be seen in the following marriage index entry,

Name: Helen Matheson, Year: 1890, Quarter: Jan- Feb- March, District: Beverley, County: Yorkshire, Volume: 9d, Page: 148

The entry in St Mary’s Church Parish Registers reads,

1890 Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of St Mary’s Beverley in the County of York, No: 462, When Married: Feb 18^th 1890

Married in the Parish Church in accordance to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church

The names of the father’s and their professions do not fit in with the known facts, and the marriage entry has a long black line, not unlike a cut, through the entry.  It is my opinion, based on the physical appearance of this document and the known facts, the bottom half of the entry is not part of the original top piece and added at a later date.  The entry is held on microfiche at the Treasures House in Beverley, a part of East Riding Archives, and the original document was unavailable for perusal so I could not ascertain what had happened and why the entries of the fathers did not match.

On February 22^nd 1890 the Beverley Guardian featured the following,

MARRIAGES Beverley- February 18^th, at St Mary’s Church, by the Rev. Cannon Quirk, assisted by the Rev. H. E. Gaussed, curate, Harry Lawson, younger son of the late H. Lawson, Liverpool, to Helen, elder daughter of the late Findlay Matheson, Inland Revenue.

Given that the names in the newspaper do not match the names of the fathers on the parish records, I believe in this instance that the newspaper article is actually right, for the simple reason that the parish records are damaged, and the record featuring the father’s names is on a separate piece of paper in the files.  This indicates that it was lost, or damaged, and that in the process of repairing the records, an unrelated record was added to the page.  What happened next is the subject of much debate, with some sources claiming that Deeming went down south before returning to Hull but do not provide a source for such a claim. [4] [5] What is known is that on March 15^th 1890 Frederick Bailey Deeming defrauded Raynoldson’s Jeweler’s and fled Hull for Monte Video via Southampton. [6] The case filled newspaper columns in Hull when Detective Grasby was sent to apprehend Deeming and return him to Hull, with Grasby’s own account of his adventures on the high seas making interesting reading and Grasby something of a local hero. [7] On October 16^th 1890 Deeming was brought before the Hull Magistrates and received a 9 month sentence for his part in the jewelry frauds and was subsequently sent to Hull Jail. [8] It was during his time in Hull Jail that the 1891 Census was taken with Deeming appearing under his alias of Harry Lawson, one of the reasons why researchers in the past have had difficulty finding him.  The Census entry reads, [9]

Harry Lawson      32           Prisoner                                Engine Fitter                       

Joseph Dawber    46           Prisoner                                Solicitor

Ripperologist’s will note that Joseph Dawber, Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s cousin was serving time for his part in financial fraud.  If one goes by Deeming’s sentence he should have been released by July 16^th 1891 with several newspaper articles stating that he was released “early July 1891” [10] with one source giving the exact date of July 16^th 1891. [11] It was the latter report that claimed Deeming remained in Hull for several days after his release to meet with his legal team.  It was during this period that a young girl was murdered on a small lane between Hull and the outlying village of Preston.

The Preston Murder

On the morning of Thursday July 30^th 1891 William Langley, a farmer residing at residing at West End Farm, Long-lane, Preston set out to Driffield with his wife in order to attend a farmers market and pay their rent.  The couple waved to their 18 year old daughter Mary Jane as they set off, taking note that she stood at the garden gate waving them off. [12] It would be the last time they saw their daughter alive. 

The family was registered in the 1891 Census residing at 110 North-road, Preston,

Class RG12, P3921, F47, P17, GSU Roll6099031

William Langley 53           Head Farmer

Mary                      44           Wife

Mary Jane             18           Daughter

William                  16           Son         Milkman

Frederick              11           Son         Scholar

Thomas                  9              Son Birth registration DRY/31/53

Rachel                   6              Daughter Birth registration DRY/37/367

Elizabeth               7              Daughter Birth registration DRY/35/451

Upon returning to their home at 6.30 they noticed that Mary Jane had failed to do any of the house work requested and made enquiries with their son William to ascertain where Mary Jane had gone.  William informed his parents that Mary Jane had left Preston for Hull with the purpose of getting a photograph of her self. [13] Some years earlier Mary Jane had left Preston unannounced to visit Cleethorpes, and Mr. Langley had recently found a letter from Albert Hall, Mary Jane’s boyfriend, that stated, “I shall only be too happy to go to Cleethorpes with you.” With this information Mr. Langley had assumed that Mary Jane had visited Cleethorpes for the day, and thought nothing of it. [14] On Friday July 31^st 1891 Mr. William Langley had still not heard from his daughter, finding this highly unusual he decided to visit Hull to speak with Mary Jane’s friends.  The family had previously resided on Southcoates-lane, off Holderness-road in East Hull, and still had friends in the area. [15] On the off chance that Mary Jane was staying with Arthur Hall, Mr. Langley also decided to pay the young man a visit, but upon arriving he discovered that Mr. Hall was not home, but he was in the town and not at Cleethorpes as previously thought and certainly not with Mary Jane.  It was also proved before the Hull Police that Mr. Hall was working in Hessle during the period in which Mary Jane had been murdered. [16] [17] By Saturday Mr. Langley had sent his son William to Hull with the purpose of finding out if Mary Jane had visited any of her friends.  William Langley Junior made enquiries at Mr. Edmonds Photography store in Witham, East Hull, and Mr. Edmonds confirmed that he had indeed taken Mary Jane’s photograph. [18] [19] Mr. William Mortimer Edmonds, had a photographic studio at 123 Witham which is a road connecting the town of Hull with Holderness-road and was easily reached by the tram service that ran east. [20] It is stated that she paid 3s and 6d for the photograph and left his studio at three o’clock. [21] It is unknown where Mary Jane went next, Mr. Edmonds had stated that Mary Jane had told him she was “to make for Hull then head to Marfleet via the train.” [22] The railway service that ran between Hull and Withernsea, taking in Southcoates, Marfleet and Hedon was opened on June 26^th 1854 and ran along 18 and ½ miles until it was closed to passengers, under the Beeching Axe, by October 19^th 1964, and finally closed to all transport on May 3^rd 1965. [23] The station named Southcoates stood on Holderness-road, between Witham and Southcoates-lane, places that Mary Jane was well acquainted with, but as the line ran from Paragon Station from 1864 it is quiet possible that Mary Jane set off from the main station.  Regardless of where Mary Ann set off from, a gatekeeper at Marfleet Station had claimed to have seen Mary Jane arrive at the station on the ten past five train from Hull on the Thursday evening although other sources refute this and claim Mary Jane appeared at the station at 2.19. [24] In later days a number of eyewitnesses were found by the police and the press, and one such eyewitness was Annie Severs.  Severs was the niece of Mr. Smith of Sycamore Farm, and the surrounding land.  Mary Jane had to pass across these fields to get home and severs remembers seeing a girl in a black dress who had got off the train from Hull at Marfleet just after two o’clock.  Severs recalled seeing her wearing her gold watch and chain, and that they engaged in conversation.  When pressed by the press Severs admitted to seeing a man pass by before Mary Jane, and described him as rough looking and tall. [25] Severs account was at odds with previous accounts and was ruled out by some. Another eyewitness was a man named only as Kitching, who was employed in a field with a rolling machine.  It was another field that Mary Jane had to cross, and Kitching recalls seeing a young girl in a black dress carrying an umbrella. Kitching recalls seeing no one else, nor hearing or seeing anything out of the ordinary after his sighting. [26]

With enquiries reaching a dead end, Mr. Langley had told his wife that he planned to go to the Hull police, but told his wife that he had a dream the previous night that a dog had ran from a ditch on the lane outside their property and that had gone into the ditch and found his daughter lying dead. [27] Mr. Langley had to pass the exact spot on the way to Marfleet Station, and with a feeling of dread he looked over the bridge into the drain below.  It was here that he discovered his daughter’s body lying dead. [28] A local man named only as “Taylor” was passing the scene and made a short journey to Lower Farm to raise help from Doctor Soutter.  Soutter returned to the scene and examined the body; his findings were reported in numerous press accounts as thus,

The ditch was perfectly dry, and there were no apparent signs of a struggle.  Deceased was lying on her left side, partly concealed from view under the bridge, with her head resting on her umbrella, and her clothes turned up as far as her knees.  A wet hankerchief was found near the body, and, singular to relate, her jacket and hand were found some distance away.  A jagged wound in the girl’s throat was discovered, sufficient enough to fit a persons fist, and it could not have been self inflicted.  The girls silver Geneva watch and gold albert were missing.  The body was left until between four and five when the East Riding Police arrived. [29]

Several police forces, including Hull, Hedon and Sproatley, joined forces and soon several suspects were arrested.  Among them was a James Parkin, who was found to have attacked and threatened two women out at Sutton, another small village on the outskirts of Hull, albeit four miles to the north.  The police arrested Parkin and on his person found two purses from the two women he had accosted at Sutton.  Eyewitnesses soon came forward and confirmed that Parkin was working when Mary Jane was murdered, thus ruling him out as a suspect. [30] Another suspect was soon arrested by the name of John Rennard, known locally as Jack Rennard or Jack Renny.  Rennard by all accounts was a family man brought up by a corn miller named William Rennard in the parish of Southcoates in Hull, the same parish that the Langley family had resided in. [31] By 1871 the Rennard family were living in Beeton-street, a location between Witham and the Southcoates railway station. [32] Ripperologist’s will also be aware that Beeton-street was the street where Doctor Frederick Richard Chapman’s brother resided!  The family appears again on the street in a trade directory with William Rennard, Miller, 87 Beeton-street. [33] By 1881 William Rennard had passed away and the family is still residing at 87 Beeton-street off Holderness-road in East Hull.  By this point John Rennard is working as a shipwright, [34] and by 1886 he marries Agnes A Bradley at St Andrews Church, Drypool. [35] By the 1891 Census the family is residing on Courtney-street, off Holderness-road in Mawson’s Court. [36] The street stood just one street east of Beeton-street and the Hull to Withernsea line ran between the two streets.  Standing opposite Courtney-street was the Nag’s Head public House, a place that Rennard was a regular drinker as we shall see soon.  It was claimed that Rennard had been drinking in Preston, funnily enough at another public house named the Nag’s Head and that upon leaving he had met with Mary Jane Langley in Long-lane, killing her, and wiping the blood on his pants before stealing her watch and making for Hull to drink at the Nag’s Head on Holderness-road opposite Courtney-street. [37] The problem here is that the police responsible for the apprehension of Rennard had not only got their times wrong, but Rennard had very good reason for his bloody trousers.  Rennard was known by many to be a quiet man with a passion for ratting, and would often take his dog into the fields around Hull at that time to capture and kill rats.  It was also stated in the same piece that Rennard would often visit Marflett, Hedon and Preston with his dog, and take the walk back to Hull. [38] Of course it didn’t matter if Rennard was ratting or not, it was soon revealed that he had an even better reason for having blood covered trousers, and his wife was quiet vocal about the blood stained trousers, even going so far as revealing that she had more than one pair of trousers that were smeared with blood. [39] It was revealed that James Rennard didn’t wear underwear and suffered from heat spots on his calves and thighs.  Rennard would sit and scratch the sores for hours until they bled.  It was a condition that was partially created due to the rubbing of his trouser lining with his legs.  Doctor Keelan testified that Rennard’s condition was a natural condition brought on by heat boils and excessive scratching. [40] Representatives from Hull Daily visited Rennard’s house and turned a pair of his trousers inside out, finding blood in the areas that his wife had stated, furthermore, the press spoke to several farmers in the region who all testified that they allowed Rennard to use their land for ratting. [41] Despite all the evidence showing that Rennard was innocent and a victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, the Hull Police sent him to Hull Jail to await trial.  It was also at this point that Mr. Edmondson admitted that Mary Jane could have left him earlier than he thought, and therefore could have caught the earlier train.  It was also revealed that the East Riding Police had discovered that Rennard had sold the coat he wore on the day of the murder to a man named Keegan, but upon inspection the coat revealed no trace of blood on it. [42] By August 15^th 1891 the newspapers were filled with remarkable stories about the trial of Rennard and how it collapsed. [43] Among the many facts that the police had been overzealous to tie to Rennard included,

• Footprints in the drain that did not match Rennard’s shoe size
• Bloodstains on the insides of his trousers only
• No bloodstains on the outside of his trousers or coat
• The watch that Rennard had in his possession was a mans watch, not a females
• Eyewitnesses described a “very rough looking man heading towards Long-lane” but this man could not be found.
• Eyewitnesses reported a bloodstained man wearing a felt hat on Beverley-road, but this man could not be found.

The jury returned a verdict of “Willful murder against person or persons unknown,” and Rennard was liberated, so happy were the locals that they took Rennard out into the street and pulled him around in a cab, with many locals starting a financial fund to help any financial costs that might have arisen whilst Rennard was in Hull Jail. [44] [45] 

Mary Jane Langley’s death was registered with the following information,

Name: Mary Jane Langley, Born: about 1873, Year of Registration: 1891, Quarter: July- August- September, Age: 18, District: Sculcoates, County: Yorkshire, Volume: 9D, Page: 101

 The Hull Corporation’s death registers, held at Hull History Centre, feature the following information,

 Compartment: 112, Grave: 92, Death Reported: 30^th July 1891, Burial Date: 4^th August 1891, Age: 18,

Trade: Farmer, Residence: Preston, Address: 1 Regent Place, Cause of Death: Found with her throat cut in Preston Lane, Informant: William Langley

 The grave, which can be found at Hedon-road General Cemetery reads,

 In affectionate remembrance of Esther, the beloved daughter of William and Mary Langley of Southcoates, who died August 2^nd 1883 aged 6 years and 10 months.  Also Harriet, sister of the above who died at Preston (in Holderness) March 20^th 1888 aged 21 years,  Also Mary Jane, sister of the above, who was suddenly cut down July 30^th 1891, aged 18 years.  It was not that our love was cold, that earthly lights were burning dim, But that the Sheppard from his fold, Had smiled and drawn them unto him. (A Middleton)

 The Hull Press featured several reports covering the scenes at the funeral, and the masses of people that turned up to pay their respects at both the graveside, and the location of Mary Jane’s death.  The causes of death, and dates registered are as follows,

 1883 August 6^th Esther Mary Langley, Daughter of William Langley, Cow Keeper, Farmer, Southcoates-lane, 6 years 6 months, brain fever.  1888 March 23^rd Harriet Langley, West End, Preston, 21 years old, dropsy.  1891 August 4^th Mary Jane Langley, North-lane, Preston, Found with her throat cut in Preston-lane.

Rennard went back to normal life and was later registered at Courtney-street in 1901 [46], and his death was registered in 1947. [47] There is no other mention in the Hull Press or Magistrates Sessions of Rennard and it appears as though he led a quiet life with his family.  His son, John Rennard Junior is listed in a list of enlisted men from Hull and Yorkshire fighting in the Great War. [48]

The case attracted quiet a lot of local and national press interest, and with that came some unusual claims.  Mr. Langley claims that he had had a dream that his daughter was dead, a day before he found her, and one church goer in Hull wrote to the press on several occasions to state that spiritualists should be brought in to solve the crime.  They were largely ignored.

 Frederick Bailey Deeming and the murder of Mary Jane Langley

 With the press response in 1892 claiming that Deeming could have been involved we must examine the similarities, if there are any, between the murder’s of Mary Jane Langley, Marie Deeming, Marie Deeming jnr., Bertha Deeming, Sydney Francis Deeming, Lilla Deeming, and Emily Mather.  It is also vital that we must check Deeming’s whereabouts during this period to see if Deeming was indeed in the district, or whether he had already left for Rainhill.

A brief look at the medical reports from each death is interesting, with both the Preston Murder and Melbourne Murder being covered in some depth in the press, although the official inquest reports from the Preston Murder have vanished despite a thorough search of the Hull History Centre, East Riding Archives, and Borthwick Institute in York. 

Without official reports, I am going to look at the published inquest testimonies as reported in the Hull Press.  The case was covered nationally, but I am going from the reports that were written by correspondents that were sat in on the proceedings.  The best report on the inquest on the murder of Mary Jane Langley came on August 10^th 1891, and featured Doctor Soutter, who was the first medical man on the scene. [49] He claimed, 

The wound on the right side of the neck extended five inches across to the left, the margins of the wound being an inch and half apart.  There was a scored incision of the skin of the left side continuous with the wound a quarter of an inch long.  The edges of the large wound were jagged in several places.  There was another somewhat similar scoring on the right side an inch long.  On looking into the interior of the wound the upper part of the larynx was in view, the trachea being divided, showing both cords.  The gullet was also divided.  The wound appeared deepest on the left side, but this was due to the larynx being pushed over to that side.

In the same article, Doctor Soutter made the following claims,  

There were no marks of violence on the thighs or genitals.

The wound had probably been inflicted by a right handed man.

The murderer had made attempts to hide the body in the ditch below the bridge.

The next report is taken from the trial of Frederick Bailey Deeming in Australia on the body of Emily Williams, recorded on the 8^th, and 22^nd of March, and 2^nd, 5^th, 6^th and 7^th days of April in the year 1892. [50] The report covers the testimony of William Lowell Mullen, and states,   

 William Lowell Mullen, states, I am a Doctor of Medicine practising at Melbourne

On the afternoon of the fourth instant at the Morgue in conjunction with Dr. Mollison I made a post mortem examination of the deceased.  Emily Williams.  The throat was found to be cut in two distinct places. These wounds began separately on the left side and ran into each other on the right side forming a large gaping wound. The Upper wound started immediately below the angle of the jaw on the left side and passed across the fron [sic] of the neck to the middle of the right side of the neck in a direction slightly downward to the right. Its deep direction was slightly upwards. The thyroid cartilage was cleanly divided transversely and the lower part of the pharynx was exposed. The Lower wound began on the left side an inch and a quarter below the lobe of the ear on the left side. It extended horizontally across the neck joining the upper wound on the right side; it had passed through the windpipe immediately below the cricoid cartilage and had also divided the gullet. The large blood vessels on both sides were divided by these wounds.

The report goes on and the following points are made,

On examining the vagina the hymen was absent, but there was a well marked fourchette. The generative organs were normal. In my opinion the deceased had never been confined of a child.

The immediate course [sic] of death was haemorrhage from the cut throat.

 The wording describing the wounds in the case of Mary Jane Langley are open to interpretation, sadly Doctor Soutter does not give any idea as to what side the wound began on, claiming only that The wound on the right side of the neck extended five inches across to the left.  From this are we to believe that the killer started from the right to the left?  Soutter also fails to mention whether the killer was in front, or behind Mary Jane, but does indicate that he believes the killer was a right handed man.  The two marks, or scoring, on either side of the throat are interesting.  Could this be an attempt to cut the throat in more than one place?  Sadly without official documentation and a sketch of the body we will never know.  Soutter also mentions that the killer had tried to hide the body by pushing it into a small space under the bridge. 

Mullen’s account of the murder of Emily Williams is a bit more thorough and goes into the murder in much greater detail, the full account can be found online at the Extraordinary Tale of Frederick Bailey Deeming website. [51] The main elements that make up the medical testimony from William Lowell Mullen are

• Emily Williams.  The throat was found to be cut in two distinct places. These wounds began separately on the left side and ran into each other on the right side forming a large gaping wound.
• On examining the vagina the hymen was absent, but there was a well marked fourchette. The generative organs were normal.
• The immediate course [sic] of death was haemorrhage from the cut throat.

The report does note that various fractures where noted on the skull, however; this was not the cause of death. 

In the case of the Rainhill murders it is again up the testimony in the press that helps us ascertain what happened to Marie Deeming and her four children, but again we are faced with difficulties in ascertaining the minutia, and instead left with the following, [52]

• The body of the first child was removed and taken to an upstairs bedroom where it was discovered the child’s throat had been cut.
• The body of a fair haired little girl, aged about seven, was removed and it was discovered that her throat had been cut.
• The body of a woman was discovered…her throat had been cut.

Another report features a quote from Doctor M’Lellan, who spoke at the inquest, which states, [53]

• The girl Bertha had been strangled, and all the others had died from wounds in their throats.  They were slashing cuts right across. 

The same publication also featured the testimony of Inspector Pattinson, which stated, [54]

• We first found the body of Maria.  She was lying face downward on the left side of her mother.  We next found the baby, lying face downward on the mother.  The bodies were removed upstairs.  We next found Bertha, at the foot of her mother on her right side.  When we got the bodies upstairs we found that the throats of three of the children and the mother had been cut, and Bertha had been strangled.

It is interesting to note in all cases that the cause of death, apart from Bertha, was that the victims had suffered a fatal wound to the throat.  That each victim was hidden from view, or at least that was what was attempted, and that each victim did not suffer sexual assault.

 Conflicting Testimony

 For every story that claims Deeming was in Hull during the period in question, there are also the stories that he was elsewhere.  Many of the stories differ, but some state that Deeming was back in Rainhill during the period when Mary Jane Langley was murdered.  If this is true, then we can conclusively rule out Deeming as a suspect.  We know that Mary Jane Langley was last seen alive on July 30^th 1891, but one source [55] claims that Deeming, under the alias Albert O Williams, was in Rainhill during this period.  The report claims, On Monday, the 21^st July, he [Deeming] interviewed Mr. E. H .Short of the Railway Hotel, adjacent to the Rainhill Station, and asked if he could be provided with accommodation.  It is further reported that Deeming stayed there for three or four nights but then returned to Mr. Short’s hotel.  It later states that Deeming stayed at the hotel for about three weeks.  Despite these claims appearing in the local, national, and even international press, no source can be found for the story.  Another source [56] claims that Deeming went to the villa for a few days but returned to the hotel, remaining a few days before returning to London.  Another source gives us a little more to go on when it was revealed that a ledger at Messrs Howarth and Co., St. Helens, revealed a ledger that featured Miss Mather, Rainhill, ordering a barrel of cement on July 23^rd 1891. [57] Some researchers and authors have used this as proof that Deeming was definitely in the area, but it is quiet possible that Deeming sent Miss Mather a telegram asking her to order the cement.  It is also stated that Mrs. Mather, Emily’s mother, was in charge of the letting of the property, so it is quiet possible that Deeming had asked that the cement be ordered prior to his taking of the property so that he may carry out his plans.  The report has many contradictions however, and does not tie in with Deeming’s movements in other sources.  Despite searching through the catalogues held at the National Archives, Liverpool Archives, and speaking with the very helpful members of the Rainhill Civic Society, no source can be found regarding whether Deeming was in Rainhill during the period in question.   

 Conclusion

 I will be the first to admit the only evidence linking Frederick Bailey Deeming to the murder of Mary Jane Langley is nothing more than circumstantial, but the case for Deeming being the murderer is certainly stronger than the case for Rennard being the murderer.  The distance between Hull Jail and Marfleet Station is a little over a mile, and with a tram service serving the distance between getting to and from Marfleet Station was not a problem, furthermore, getting to the Hull to Withernsea line was also easy as the line ran between Hull’s Paragon Station, the station that is adjacent to the Royal Station Hotel, where Deeming had earlier left his newly wedded wife to defraud Renyoldson’s Jewelers.  It is also possible for one to travel from Hull, via the railway, to Hedon Station, and walk the distance back along Long-lane at Preston to Marfleet Station which is a little over 4 ¼ miles away.  With Deeming inside Hull Jail for 9 months is it possible he was on the look out for female companionship?  Is it possible that Deeming came across a female that already had a boyfriend, and in a fit of rage killed her, then stole her possessions?  It is of course just a theory, but given that his chosen modus operandi was death by throat cutting, and that he always made efforts to hide his crimes, and that no other person was ever charged for the crimes, it seems likely that he could have been involved in this shocking murder.  Sadly we will never know, and any attempt to pin the blame on Deeming leaves us feeling like we have nothing but circumstantial evidence.

 When I began writing this piece I read over the many newspapers, both locally and nationally, that featured the case, and found tantalising mentions of official documentation, maps, diagrams and testimony being recorded.  It is still unknown where this information is, and whether it still exists.  The Hull History Centre certainly shows no information on the case; neither does the East Riding Archives.  National Archives and the Borthwick Institute at York also fail to show any official documentation on the case.  I have been contacted my members of families that were related to the police officers on the case, and a relation to Mary Jane Langley, and all offer their own stories and ideas on the case.  It is also interesting to note that the few books that mention the case all still believe that Rennard was the guilty party, despite the lack of evidence against him.  Whether Deeming was the killer or not is certainly open to debate.  I don’t claim to know the identity of the killer, but hopefully the research into this unsolved murder from 1891 will help bring closure to the family who still discuss the life, and death, of Mary Jane Langley.

 I will add this little point though.  When Mary Jane was murdered several of her items were missing, these were recorded by her father and brother, and mentioned in several press reports from the period.  These items were described as [58] A silver Geneva watch and gold albert, and her purse.  A later report lists the missing items as [59] gentleman’s gold albert chain and silver watch.  When Frederick Bailey Deeming was arrested in Australia, a thorough list of all his belongings were made, some of them were everyday items but the following appeared on the list [60]

• 1 Gold Albert with 3 pendants
• 1 Chronograph watch (silver) No. 48421
  4 purses

Yet another coincidence?

 Reference:

1              DDX1314/2 Newspaper Cuttings held at East Riding Archives.

2              Yorkshire Post March 18^th 1892

3              Sheffield and Rotherham Independent March 22^nd 1892

4              Most Unique Ruffian, A, J.S.O’Sullivan, F.W. Cheshire, 1968, P.44

5              Scarlet Thread, A, Maurice Gurvich and Christopher Wray, Fairfax Books, 2007, P. 107

6              Hull Daily News, September 1^st 1890

7              Hull Daily Mail, September 3^rd 1890

8              HO27, P217, P236Harry Lawson, Date of trial 16^th Oct 1890, Charge: Fraud, Sentence: Imprisonment 9 Months

9              Class RG12, P3925, F154, P2, GSU Roll 6099035

10           Yorkshire Post March 18^th 1892

11           Sheffield and Rotherham Independent March 22^nd 1892

12           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891 features an interview with William Langley

13           Ibid

14           Letter dated July 20^th 1891 is partially featured in the Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891

15           In the 1881 Census the family can be seen residing at Southcoates-lane, off Holderness-road in East Hull.  Class RG11, P4756, F38, P1, GSU Roll1342149

3 Southcoates-lane, Southcoates ward, Hull

William Langley                 43           Head                      Farmer

Mary                                      34           Wife

Harriett                                                 14           Daughter               Scholar Birth registration DRY/13/68

George Thornton                 12           Son                         Scholar Birth registration MYT/72/496 Registered as George Howden Langley

Mary Jane                             8              Daughter               Scholar Birth registration WES/32/394

William                                  6              Son                         Scholar Birth registration DRY/21/425

Esther                                    4              Daughter               Scholar Birth registration DRY/24/54

Frederick                              1              Son                         Scholar Birth registration DRY/27/484

16           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891

17           1891 Census, 2 Western Buildings, Williams-street, RG12, P3941, F56, P18, GSU6099051

Frank Duffill                         26           Head Coachman

Alice Duffill                          22           Wife

George Christopher Duffill 4

John William Ayscongh     17

Arthur Hall                            20           Boarder Dock Labourer Birth registration MYT/83/183

18           Hull Daily Mail, August 3^rd 1891

19           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891

20           1889 Kelly’s Directory of Hull and 1892 Kelly’s Directory of Hull list William Mortimer Edmonds, 123 Witham, Photographer.

21           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891

22           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891

23           Lost Railways of Holderness, The Hull Withernsea and Hull Hornsea Lines, Peter Price, Hutton Press Ltd., 1989, P. 8

24           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891 and Hull Daily Mail, August 6^th 1891

25           Hull Daily Mail, August 6^th 1891

26           Ibid

27           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th

28           Ibid

29           Ibid

30           Hull Daily Mail, August 3^rd 1891

31           1861 Census, Southcoates, RG9, P3580, F125, P25, GSU543155

William Rennard                                 37 Head Corn Miller

Jane Elizabeth Rennard    35 Wife

Robert Thomas Rennard    11

Mary Jane Rennard            10 Scholar  Birth registration DRY/5/98

Annie Rennard                     6 Scholar registration Birth registration DRY/6/234

William Rennard                                 4 Scholar registration Birth registration DRY/7/154

James Rennard                    2 registration Birth registration DRY/8/76

John F Rennard                   7 months Son Birth registration DRY/9/54

Wilson Lat                            22 Boarder Joiner

32           1871 Census, 11 Beeton-street, Southcoates, RG10, P4780, F88, P2, GSU847340

William Rennard                                 45 Head Miller and Grocer

Jane E Rennard                   46

Robert Rennard                   20 Miller

Annie Rennard                     16 Miller

William Rennard                                 14

John F Rennard                   12

Annie Boden                         9 Visitor

33           1876 Fields Trade Directory of Hull lists, William Rennard, Miller, 87 Beeton-street

34           1881 Census, 87 Beeton-street, Southcoates, RG11, P4755, F56, P9, GSU1342148

Jane E Rennard                   55

Robert T Rennard                31 Shipwright

John F Rennard                   20 Shipwright

Robert Sheperd                    19 Plasterer

35           Marriage Index 1886 lists John F Rennard marries Agnes A Bradley at St Andrews Church, Drypool, Hull, Ref JF/6/310

36           1891 Census, 4 Mawson’s Court, Courtney-street, Sculcoates, RG12, P3924, F62, P16, GSU6099034

John F Rennard Head        30 Shipwright Born Yorks. Hull

Agnes A Rennard                 27

William Rennard                                 4 Birth registration DRY/42/156

Tom Rennard                        2 Birth registration DRY/45/189

John Rennard                      3 ½ months Birth registration DRY/50/273

37           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891

38           Hull Daily Mail, August 5^th 1891

39           Hull Daily Mail, August 6^th 1891

40           Ibid

41           Ibid

42           Hull Daily Mail, August 6^th 1891

43           Leeds Mercury, August 15^th 1891, Daily News, August 15^th 1891, Freemans Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser, August 15^th 1891, The Standard, August 20^th 1891, Yorkshire Herald and York Herald, August 20^th 1891, Huddersfield Chronicle, August 22^nd 1891, The Blackburn Standard and Weekly Express, August 22^nd 1891. 

44           The Blackburn Standard and Weekly Express, August 22^nd 1891

45           Huddersfield Chronicle, August 22^nd 1891

46           1901 Census, 13 Courtney-street, Sculcoates, RG13, P4485, F21, P2

John Fishertoft Rennard   40 Head Shipwright Born Yorks. Hull

Anges Rennard                    35

William Rennard                                 13

Tom Rennard                        12

John Rennard                      10

Isaac F Rennard                 9 Birth registration DRY/55/295

Annie Rennard                     2 Birth registration DRY/69/109

Kate Rennard                       10 months Birth registration DRY/74/338

47           John F Rennard Died in 1947, his death is registered thus,

Name: John F Rennard, Death Registration: 1947, Age at Death: 87, Registration District: Hull, Inferred County: Yorkshire, East Riding, Volume: 2a, Page: 263

48           John Rennard jnr of 11 Garden Terrace, Courtney-street, Hull fought in the Great War.  In the ERF RE regiment number 157

49           Hull Daily Mail, August 10^th 1891

50           PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892

51           Site found here

52           Hull Daily Mail, March 17^th 1892

53           The Times, March 19^th 1892

54           Ibid

55           Liverpool Mercury etc, March 16^th 1892

56           Belfast News Letter, March 17^th 1892

57           Bristol Mercury and Daily Post, March 17^th 1892

58           Hull Daily Mail, August 4^th 1891

59           Hull Daily Mail, August 10^th 1891

60           List of property found in Deeming’s possession when arrested, PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case

Further reading on Frederick Bailey Deeming

Most Unique Ruffian, A, J.S.O’Sullivan, F.W. Cheshire, 1968

Scarlet Thread, A, Maurice Gurvich and Christopher Wray, Fairfax Books, 2007

Further reading on the Preston Murder

Hedon and Holderness, John Markham, Highgate, 1994

Killers at Large, AA Clarke, Arton Books, 1996

Websites

Hedon Blog  http://hedonblog.wordpress.com/

My Blog http://blog.casebook.org/mcebe/

Jtrforums.com http://www.jtrforums.com/

The Extraordinary Tale of Frederick Bailey Deeming http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/deeming/

19^th Century Newspapers online, the Times online archives, Australian Newspapers online archives, and New Zealand’s Papers Past website.

Acknowledgements:

Thank you to Ray Duffield of the Hedon Blog for all his help finding the right lane in Preston, and for the staff at the Hedon Museum for helping confirm the lane was the right lane.  There is nothing worse than standing on a long lonely lane in the open countryside with wind and rain flying in sideways and you’re second guessing the spot you’re stood in is the right spot! 

Thank you to Ali Bevan, Paul Gibson, Howard Brown, Jon Rees, Robert Anderson, Matthew Soare, the staff at the Nags Head in Preston, and all the Hull History Centre staff that have put up with me.  Thank you to all the staff at the National Archives, Liverpool Archives and Rainhill Civic Society for their help and input.  Thank you to my son Bradley who accompanied me to the grave of Mary Jane Langley.  He asked me to take his photo next to the grave as he wanted to pay his respects and took my photo that later appeared on several websites, and in the 2010 Jack the Ripper Conference pack.

This article was created by Mike Covell for Ripperologist Magazine. Any third party websites or tacky booklets featuring this information will be in breech of digital copyright laws.

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the East Riding Archives in Beverley, a wonderful modern building that houses the archives and local studies.  The problem with Hull over the years is that the Sculcoates district fell under the area of the Diocese of York, and as such a lot of the material from Sculcoates is held at the East Riding Archives.  Because of this any research on Robert D’Onston Stephenson, Frederick Bailey Deeming, and the Murder of Mary Jane Langley has to be conducted between the two centres, Beverley, and Hull.

On this trip I was trying to locate some maps that were used at the inquest into the death of Mary Jane Langley.  The maps were part of a bundle that fell under the Beaumont family, as Mr. Beaumont was the County Surveyor at the time, holding offices in both Hull and Beverley.  Mr. Beaumont was called upon to provide material for the trial to show the locations of the eyewitnesses, houses, Marfleet Station, and the spot where Mary Jane Langley was discovered.  As I was brought the map bundle the roll was placed on the table and rolled out, being held down with maps.  Several members of staff came out to aid the opening and laying of the maps, of which there was 5.  The problem was the maps were incomplete.  The location of Mary Jane Langley was missing from each map!  It appears as though these were used to show the inquest where the body was found, but subsequently this location was cut out and removed to the now missing official files, leaving us with only the 19th Century newspaper accounts of where the body was discovered!

I sat and spoke with one of the archivists who was really helpful, and set about looking at other material.

One of the reasons I travel to Beverley to research is because of the Matheson family.  Helen Matheson and her family had resided in Beverley for some years, owning several properties and businesses throughout the market town.  I was able to trace the families movement through Census returns, trade directories and newspaper articles.  One interesting point that was discovered was that Helen’s grandfather was a well known political man in Beverley, fighting corruption in the local government, and to this day a heritage plaque marks the spot where he lived, with Helen Matheson’s grandmother and mother!

I came away from Beverley with a folder of new material, including

Newspaper accounts of Frederick Bailey Deeming’s 1890 trial for fraud in Hull.

Newspaper accounts of the Hedon/Preston Murder.

Newspaper accounts of the life and death of members of the Matheson family.

Newspaper announcements of births, marriages and deaths of the Matheson family.

Photos of several locations associated with Frederick Bailey Deeming, Helen Matheson, Helen’s mother, and Helen’s grandparents.

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Hull History Centre and found some interesting articles.

February 1988 saw a number of articles that were published, in the Hull Daily Mail, looking at the life of Stephenson. These mention that Melvin Harris claims Stephenson is JTR. The first claims that Stephenson was a doctor, drunk, drug addict, black magician.

The second article in the Hull Daily Mail, using the name Roslyn D’Onson, claims that Stephenson became ill after the murders and booked himself in the London Hospital. It also claims that Stephenson killed 7 prostitutes.

On March 15th 1988 Andy Aliffe, wrote a letter to Hull’s Libraries and Archives asking for help on Stephenson. I have a copy of this letter in my files.

March features an article, in the Hull Daily Mail, that claims Stephenson resided at 5 Regent Terrace and later Norwood Terrace, that he was a customs officer, and that he was involved in smuggling with Thomas Piles. It then goes on to state that Piles shot him and Stephenson fled Hull, appearing in London to form the Pomp.

As you can imagine these addresses are erroneous, they were the home of another Robert Stephenson residing in Hull. The article finishes with an appeal from Melvin Harris, leaving his address at the foot of the page.

July features a report in the Hull Daily Mail, that I have posted here previously, about Ripper Tours in Hull.

August features a report in the Hull Daily Mail, that I have posted here previously, that once again looks at the Ripper tourism boom.

A short while later Peter Ainscough, the County Librarian writes a reply that claims that the only Robert Stephenson they can find is residing in Norwood Terrace in the City. He is a Outdoor Officer with the HMC. They also quote from the Eastern Morning News article. Although the letter is undated, the reply quotes the July and August reports. I have a copy of this letter in my files.

All is quiet until November 1989 when Stephenson appears in the Hull Daily Mail again. This time a small photo of him appears on the front cover! This article looks at the FBI profile against what they claim they know about Stephenson. It is full of “facts” such as Stephenson was a trained surgeon” and “Stephenson fought battles” and “Stephenson lived in Whitechapel,”

1994 saw the Hull Daily Mail publish a short overview of The True Face of JTR. Again the article featured a few facts.

The 1930’s Hull Times saw an article on Frederick Bailey Deeming. This include, an overview of Deeming’s time in Hull, Beverley and Hull Gaol. The article also carried some of the memories of Detective Thomas Grasby, as well as a picture of the man in later life. The memories include his trip to Monte Video to arrest Deeming. His memories of Charles Pearce in Hull, his memories of the Caughy-street Murder, where Councillor Richard Stephenson was very vocal of the Hull Police, and his memories of the Preston Murder of Mary Jane Langley.

The Hull Times in 1941 features a special titled “Swindler, Bigamist, and Murderer” about Deeming. The article, which covered the full page features details of Deeming’s time in Hull and Beverley. The interesting thing about this article is that several players from the period give us a little more information that wasn’t featured in the press of the period. They include the names of ships, dates, shipping lines, and names.

The following week the same publication featured a follow up article entitled, “How Coincidences Caught Callous Murderer” this time covering Deeming’s life in Rainhill and Australia. Henry Webster, former governor of Hull Prison is mentioned.

I was fascinated to see that my next Jack the Ripper lecture found its way into The Yorkshire Post.  The short piece reads,

“On November 11, Mike Covell will discuss the case of Jack the Ripper and its links to Hull. Mr Covell is a “Ripperologist” and historian, whose work has featured in Ripperologist magazine, and he has lectured across the UK on the subject of local history and Jack the Ripper.”

The full article can be read here, http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/localnews/Maritime-history-expert-to-launch.6578865.jp

For three years I have searched both documentation and with maps and plans of the Hull Cemeteries to try and locate Richard and Isabella Stephenson. I poured over the East Yorkshire Family History Societies grave transcription books, parish records at East Riding Archives, and through the family history records at Hull’s Carnegie Heritage Centre, Hull’s History Centre, and through the mass of documentation in the Local Studies and Archives. Finally, after three years, I found a card entry in Hull’s History Centre that featured the death of Isabella Stephenson in the second quarter of 1891. The card had the basics of her death, the quarter it was recorded, the date etc, but nothing of real importance, at least so I thought. That was until I noticed that on the rear of some of the cards, the transcriptions of grave stones had been added! I once again found Isabella Stephenson’s card and turned it over, to reveal the following information.

In Memory of William Stephenson who died Jan 31st 1858 aged 84 years and of
Mary Ann, wife of the Rev. George Gladstone, who died Oct 4th 1867 aged 59 years,
Also of Ann Lambert, who died August 8th 1872 aged 82 years,
Also of Richard Stephenson, who died January 4th 1889, aged 83 years,
Also of Isabella, wife of the above Richard Stephenson, who died April 19th 1891, aged 81 years.

Finally I had located the transcription, but just who was William, Mary Ann and Ann Lambert and why where they buried with the bodies of Richard and Isabella Stephenson? Here is the story of the Stephenson family grave.

In 1806 Richard Stephenson was born, and later Christened on September 12th at Hull’s Holy Trinity Church, a location that boasts the beautifully carved coralloid marble font which is still used to this day. The font is said to date from around 1380 and notable MP William Wilberforce was baptized here. The parish records state that Richard was born on July 28th 1806 to William and Ann Stephenson. [1] From this it appears that William Stephenson is Richard Stephenson’s father, and therefore Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s grandfather.
By May 1831 Richard Stephenson had met and married Isabella Dawber at St Mary’s Church, in the parish of Sculcoates. The marriage was witnessed by Robert Dawber and an M.A. Stephenson. The fact that M. A Stephenson was present at the wedding as a witness has caused problems for myself for sometime. Why wasn’t William a witness at the wedding, and who was M. A. Stephenson?
The subsequent newspaper report of the marriage failed to mention any witnesses [3] and the trial seemed to be going cold.
Searches for an M.A. Stephenson failed to throw any light on the mystery, but with the discovery of the grave transcription efforts were moved from the Stephenson’s onto the name of Gladstone. It was with this surname and the name of George that the marriage entry was found on Yorkshire BMD for George Gladstone marrying Mary Ann Stephenson in 1843 at Holy Trinity Church in Hull.[4] With this new found data I searched the newspapers again, and found the following on April 28th 1843,

Marriages

At the Holy Trinity Church, Mr. George Gladstone, corn merchant, Sleaford to Mary Anne, only daughter of William Stephenson of this place. [5]

M.A. Stephenson was not a man, as I had initially thought, but Mary Ann Stephenson, the only daughter of William Stephenson, and sister to Richard Stephenson, thus making her Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s auntie!
On January 31st 1858 William Stephenson passed away at his property on Norfolk-street aged 84. [6] The news was quickly covered in the press, both locally, [7] and nationally [8].
In 1867 more bad news would hit the family, when Mary Ann passed away, a newspaper entry read,

Deaths

October 4, at Leiston, Suffolk, Mary Ann, wife of the Rev. G. Gladstone, and only daughter of the late Mr. Wm, Stephenson, of this town. [9]

Again we see Mary Ann linked to William Stephenson of Hull and listed as his only daughter.
With the mystery of Mary Ann, and William solved, it was time to turn my attention to Ann Lambert, who had passed away in 1872. Sadly, no newspaper entry for Lambert could be found, and no register of her death has yet to be traced, but it will be found. The only clue that can be found at present, is that Ann Lambert was a friend, possibly even a relative of the family, as she was seen as a visitor in the 1861 census. [10]
And so, as a busy week of research ends, another begins, there are still as many unanswered questions as there are answers, and there is still a grave to be found and photographed somewhere in a damp overgrown Hull Cemetery.

Reference:
1] 1806 September 12th Richard Stephenson Christened, he is listed as son of William and Ann Stephenson. The service takes place at The Holy Trinity Church. There is a note that he was born 28th July 1806.
2] 1831 May Richard Stephenson of the parish of the Holy Trinity, Hull, Merchant and Bachelor marries Isabella Dawber of the parish of the St Mary, Sculcoates, Spinster by licence.
They are married by WM Keary, and the service was witnessed by Robert Dawber and M A Stephenson. The service takes place at St Mary’s Church, Sculcoates. (Sculcoates Marriages, January 1830- June 1837, East Yorkshire Family History Society, 2003, P. 13)
3] 1831 May 31st The Hull Packet and Humber Mercury publishes the marriage announcement of Richard and Isabella,

MARRIAGES

On Tuesday last at Sculcoates church, by the Rev WM Keary, Mr. Richard Stephenson, to Miss Dawber, both of this place.

4] 1843 Yorkshire BMD features George Gladstone, marrying Mary Ann Stephenson at Holy Trinity Church, Hull, Ref HD/5/341
5] 1843 April 28th The Hull Packet and East Riding Times features the following,

Marriages

At the Holy Trinity Church, Mr. George Gladstone, corn merchant, Sleaford to Mary Anne, only daughter of William Stephenson of this place.

6] 1858 January 31st William Stephenson dies aged 84. His death is registered in West Sculcoates, WES/10/296
7] 1858 February 5th The Hull Packet and East Riding Times features the following,

Deaths

Stephenson,- Jan 31st, at Norfolk-street, Hull, Mr. W. Stephenson, aged 84.

8] 1858 February 5th The Daily News features the following,

Deaths

Stephenson,- Jan 31st, at Norfolk-street, Hull, Mr. W. Stephenson, aged 84.

9] 1867 October 11th The Hull Packet and East Riding Times features the following,

Deaths

October 4, at Leiston, Suffolk, Mary Ann, wife of the Rev. G. Gladstone, and only daughter of the late Mr. Wm, Stephenson, of this town.

10] 1861 April 7th Census, Stephenson family, 135 Church Street, Sculcoates, Hull RG9/3582 F115 P25 R543156.
Richard Stephenson 54, Head, Mar (Oil*) Linseed, Rapeseed and Bone Crusher, b. Yorkshire Hull
Isabella Stephenson 51, Wife, b. Yorkshire, Sculcoates
Isabella Stephenson 23, Daughter, b. Yorkshire, Sculcoates
Richard Stephenson 21, Son, Ship Brokers Chartering Clerk, b. Yorkshire, Sculcoates
Robert D Stephenson 19, Son, Lieutenant Southern Army Italy Retired, b. Yorkshire, Sculcoates
Ann Lambert 71, Visitor, b. Lincolnshire Barton
Eliza Ward 21, House Maid, b. Middlesex Marylebone

One of the questions that does crop up quiet a lot when I meet or discuss Ripperology with true crime students and fellow Ripperologists is what sources do I use?  Well, here is a list of some of the sources that will be making it into Jack the Ripper, From Hell, From Hull?

Sources

The following courtesy of Hull Local Studies Library
Hull Poll Books as Directories, Robert Barnard, Local History Unit, Hull College, Park Street 1997.
Hull City Poll Book 1774
Hull City Poll Book 1780
Hull City Poll Book 1784
Hull City Poll Book 1796
Hull City Poll Book 1802
Hull City Poll Book 1806
Hull City Poll Book 1812
Hull City Poll Book 1818
Hull City Poll Book 1826
Hull City Poll Book 1830
Hull City Poll Book 1832
Hull City Poll Book 1835
Hull City Poll Book 1837
Hull City Poll Book 1841 L324-242
Hull City Poll Book 1847 L324-247
Hull City Poll Book 1852 L324-242
Hull City Poll Book 1857 March 28th
Hull City Poll Book 1857 17th November
Hull City Poll Book 1859
Minutes of Hull Town Council 1870-1871
Minutes of Hull Town Council 1871-1872
Minutes of Hull Town Council 1872-1873
Minutes of Hull Town Council 1873-1874
Minutes of the Hull Watch Committee 1870-1871
Minutes of the Hull Watch Committee 1875-1876
Resolutions of the Council 1872-1873

Electoral Rolls                     Record Numbers
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1837-1838
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1840-1841
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1843-44
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1844    123,124
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1845-46    261
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1846-47    265
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1847-48    257
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1848-49    259
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1849-50    284
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1850-51    283
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1851-52    276
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1852-53    258
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1853-54    268
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1854-55    260
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1855-56    268
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1856-57    270
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1857-58    275
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1858-59    293
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1859-60    269
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1860-61    303
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1861-62    303,304
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1862-63    301,302
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1863-64    314,315
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1864-65    310, 311
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1865-66    319, 320
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1866-67    313, 314, 315
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1869    1689, 2973, 2974,75,76,2467,4621,22,23,24
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1869-70    1689, 2973, 2974, 2975, 2976
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1871    1910, 1917, 3106, 3107
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1872    2003, 3232, 3233
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1873    1991, 1999
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1874-75    2150, 3768, 3769
Electoral Roles on Micro fiche 1875    2150, 3768

Mill Stone, The, 1929-1930 L665-3 BOC

Census Records
Record numbers appear in the text
1841
1851
1861
1871
1881
1891
1901
1911

The following courtesy of Hull Reference Library
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1858
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1859
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1860
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1861
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1862
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1863
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1864
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1865
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1666
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1867
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1868
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1869
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1870
Lloyds Shipping Registry  1871

The following courtesy of Carnegie Heritage Centre,
Baptism Records c/o East Yorkshire Family History Society
Marriage Records c/o East Yorkshire Family History Society
Burial Records  c/o East Yorkshire Family History Society
Cemetery Burial Stone Transcriptions c/o East Yorkshire Family History Society

The following archives courtesy of Hull City Council Archives
CQB/329/1466 1874 CR/A Magistrates papers
BHH/124 209 1874 L Letter
TLO/1/193 1884
TCP/1/606 1879 L Letter
TCP/1/605 1878
TCP/1/608 1881
CQR 311/1830 1869 CR/A Magistrates papers
CQB 310/1094/95 1869 CR/W Magistrates papers
BHH/98 540 1861/L Letter
BHH/119.775
TCM9 Hull Corporation minutes book 1866-1871
TCM10 Hull Corporation minutes book 1872-
TCC/1/9421/1851 L Letter
TCC/1/5250 1866
TCC/1/6010 1868 L Letter
TCC/1/5983 1868 L Letter
TCC/1/7315 1875 L Letter
TCC/1/7668/3 1876 L Letter
TCC/1/609 1883 L Letter
TAB 7,14,15,17
DBHT/2-12/14/15/16/18
CQB 69 CA
CQE/2/96 1749 CR
DMC 1865 Charity Work in the community/or links with charity
DBR-753/5/8 1882-1886 Rosedowns Order Books
DBR-760/2/4/6/8 1893-1895 Rosedowns Order Books
DBR-771/2/3/5/7/8/9 1903-1904 Rosedowns Order Books
DBR-780/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 1912-1913 Rosedowns Order Books
DBR-790/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 1926-1927 Rosedowns Order Books
DBR-800/4/5 1935 Rosedowns Order Books
DBR-713/4/7 1937 Rosedowns Order Books
DBR-820/3/4/7 1939 Rosedowns Order Books
DPM1 No 94 Nov 1872-April 1873 Wed 12th Feb 1873 Richard Stephenson Jnr Trial
CQB 235/573 CR/W 1850 Magistrates papers
CQA23 Page 405 Michalmas Sessions 1890
TLO/1/27 1866
CQB/202- 814-5 Robert Dawber
CQB/202- 811-3 Robert Dawber
CQB/202- 666-7 Robert Dawber
DFP/2964 Letter No 17 Col. Pease to Richard Stephenson Jnr.
WT/6/516 1862 Voucher for Dawber and Son Slating.
DBMB/5 1899 Tender for Dawber and Son Slating
CQB/982/891-912 Hirsch Hasckel Breitstein vs. Pauline Breitstein
Home Office Returns for Prisoners, March 1887
Calendar of Prisoners, April 1887
TLV/2 1889cc Samuel Dawber inquest
TAB/14 Dawber and Sons Planning application
TAB/20 Dawber and Sons Planning application
CQB 404/72 1892 C/W Mary Ann Dawber Court papers
CQB 404/1312 1892 Mary Ann Dawber Court papers
WYI/1/2 Eleanor Dawber Probate Records
WYI/AF 1900 Eleanor Alice Dawber Probate Records (Laceby)
WYI/AB/ 1890 Eleanor Alice Dawber Probate Records (Bridlington)
TAB/16 Joseph Dawber
TAB/17Joseph Dawber
TCC/1/7206A/ 1873L Tenny and Dawber letter
YTI/5/ C1868 Joseph Dawber
BHH120/931 1868L Joseph Dawber
BHH121/6 1868L Joseph Dawber
BHH105/159 1868 Joseph Dawber
TCP/1/605 1878 Joseph Dawber
TAB/2 Robert Dawber
TAB/3 Robert Dawber
WYI/7 Robert Dawber
WYI/2 1870-1883 Robert Dawber
CQB300/1173 1866cc Robert Dawber
WYI Joseph Dawber
T/U/AB 1870-1890 Joseph Dawber
WH/1/26/2 1882 Joseph Dawber
DPM/1/5 cc ( c ) 17/3/1837 Robert Dawber
CQB 404/71 1892 Samuel Dawber
TAB/20 Dawber and Townsley
TAB/27 Dawber and Townsley
TAB/28 Dawber and Townsley
DBR787 1915 Dawber and Townsley
DBHT 2114, 15, 22 Dawber and Townsley
TAB/6 William Clark Dawber
TAB/16 William Clark Dawber
TAB/17 William Clark Dawber

The following courtesy of East Riding Archives, Beverley
Robert D’Onston Stephenson Christening Entry,
Richard Stephenson and Isabella Dawber Marriage Entry,
Dawber family Christening entries,
Deeming Marriage Entry,
Deeming Newspaper articles
Stephenson family Christening entries,
QSF/485/F/5 1829 July 7th Conviction of William Dauber of Sculcoates, shoemaker
QSF/502/F/34 1832 November 27th Robert Dauber of Sculcoates, a slater, is convicted.
QAL/3/42/106 1833 File held at East Riding Archives
QAL/3/42/106 1834 Document held at East Riding Archives
QSF/508/D/10 1835 June 30th The following appears at East Riding Archives
ZDDX94/4/55 1872 April 15th  Letter held at East Riding Archives
DDHB/32/553
DDHB/32/555
DDHB/32/645
POL/4/10/12/1 Photograph of Frederick Bailey Deeming
DDX1314/2 Collection of newspaper clippings featuring information on Frederick Bailey Deeming and the Great Baccarat Scandal.

The following courtesy of the Public Record Office of Victoria
PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, Unit 511, Deeming Case- Bertha Deeming Birth Certificate
PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, Unit 511, Deeming Case- Maria Deeming Birth Certificate
PROV, VPRS 947/P0 Inward Overseas Passenger List, unit 45, December 1891- Kaiser Willhelm III Passenger list.
PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892- Albany Passenger list.
PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, Unit 886, case number 261/1892- Letter from Governor Webster of Hull Gaol
PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892- Letter from Marshall Lyle
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
PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case- Police Report, 6 March 1892
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- Letter from Lancashire police, 12 March 1892
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- 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- Letter from Harry Jones, 19 March 1892
PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892- Coroner’s report on the death of Emily Williams
PROV, VPRS 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892- 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- Statement of Kate Rounsefell
PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case- Copy of Baron Swanston’s letter to Thomas Rounsefell
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- 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- 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- Letter from J. H. Lundager, 31 March 1892
PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, Unit 511, Deeming Case- Letter from Dr James Struthers, 3 April 1892
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 30/P0 Criminal Trial Briefs, unit 886, case number 261/1892- Marshall Lyle letter, 15 April 1892
PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case- List of exhibits produced at Deeming’s trial
PROV, VPRS 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case- List of property found in Deeming’s possession when arrested
PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]- Letter from Kate Jensen, 4 May 1892
WA Police Department, file 413/1892, Cons 430, State Records Office of Western Australia
Telegram dated 10 March 1892 to Commissioner of Police, WA, received from Melbourne Station [Telegram 1]
Telegram dated 10 March 1892 to Commissioner of Police, WA, received from Treasury Melbourne Station [Telegram 2]
Telegram dated 11 March 1892 to Commissioner of Police, WA, received from Melbourne Station [Telegram 3]
Telegram dated 11 March 1892 to Detective George Gurney received from Southern Cross [Telegram 4]
Telegram dated 15 March 1892 to Commissioner of Police, WA, received from Treasury Melbourne Station [Telegram 5]
Copy of telegram dated 17 March 1892 sent from Police Department, WA, to Sergeant O’Connell, York, [Telegram 6]
Copy of telegram dated 21 March 1892 marked confidential sent from Police Department, WA, to Chief Commissioner of Police, Melbourne [Telegram 7]
Copy of telegram dated 23 March 1892 sent from Police Department, WA to Chief Commissioner of Police, Melbourne, [Telegram 8]
Copy of telegram dated 26 March 1892 sent from Treasury Victoria Station to Commissioner of Police, WA [Telegram 9]
Letter from Kate Jensen, 4 May 1892 PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming]
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 937/P0 Inward Registered Correspondence, unit 511, Deeming Case, Report of Constable G. L. Webster, 6 May 1892
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 1080/P0 Minutes of the Executive Council, unit 29, folio 553,  Executive Council’s decision to carry out Deeming’s death sentence
PROV, VPRS 264/P0 Capital Sentence Files, unit 21, Albert Williams [alias Deeming], 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], Letter from Victorian Branch of the British Medical Association, 12 May 1892
PROV, VPRS 506/P0 Inspector General’s Office Outward Letter Books, unit 3, folio 100, List of people recommended for share of £100 reward offered for capture and conviction of Windsor murderer
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], Memorandum for the Governor of Victoria, 18 May 1892
PROV, VPRS 24/P0 Inquest Deposition Files, unit 597, item 1892/645, Coroner’s Inquest into Deeming’s execution, 23 May 1892
PROV, VPRS 7591/P2 Wills, unit 205, 51/087, The Last Will and Testament of Frederick Bailey Deeming
PROV, VPRS 807/P0 Inward Correspondence Files, Unit 290, Memorandum by Victoria Police regarding letter from South African Police, 21 April 1906

The following courtesy of the Home Office (held in Public Records Office, Kew)
HO 144 220/A49301.A The suspects file
HO 144 220/A49301.B Contains information on rewards
HO 144 220/A49301.C The Police investigation
HO 144 221/A49301.D Foreign Office documents
HO 144 221/A49301.E Bloodhounds
HO 144 221/A49301.F Sir Charles Warren Letter
HO 144 221/A49301.G Police Officer Payment Records
HO 144 221/A49301.H Murder of Rose Mylett
HO 144 221/A49301.I Murder of Alice Mckenzie
HO 144 221/A49301.J Murder, Pinchin Street Torso

The following courtesy of Scotland Yard (held in Public Records Office, Kew)
MEPO 3 140 Contains reports, statements and other records on the murders,
MEPO 3 141 Letters of those involved in the investigation,
MEPO 3 142 Letters from the killer,

The following courtesy of Islington Local Studies/Archives
Islington Trade Directories 1870-1912
Islington Burgess Rolls and Polling Books 1870-1912
Islington Maps
Islington Newspapers 1870-1912

The following courtesy of the London Hospital
Drawing’s of Catherine Eddowes injuries and location of body, maps of Whitechapel area.
1888 Registry of Patients, featuring Roslyn Stephenson.
1889 Registry of Patients, featuring Roslyn D’Onston.
1888 London Hospital Annual Report LH/A/15
1889 London Hospital Annual Report LH/A/15
1888 Physicians, Surgeons, and In Patients LH/M/1/16
1889 Physicians, Surgeons, and In Patients LH/M/1/17
1888 London Hospital Standing Orders for Night Porters LH/A/1/17
London Hospital Medical Staff from 1849 LH/A/20/1
Register of Students at the London Hospital Medical College MC/S/1/1
Roll of Members of Staff of the London Hospital, William Bulloch, F.R.S., 1933 LH/X/25/2
A-Z of Victorian Diseases.
London Hospital Illustrated 250 Years, Claire Daunton, 1990.

The following courtesy of Corporation of London Records Office, Guildhall,
Coroner’s inquest into Catherine Eddowes, inquest number 135, 1888
CLRO Police Box 3.23 No 390, containing files relating to Robert D’Onston Stephenson

The following courtesy of the National Archives,
Piece details BT 31/5177/34995, No. of Company: 34995; Pompadour Cosmetiques Ltd.

The following courtesy of Greater London Records Office,
MJ/SPC NE 1888 inquest into Mary Jane Kelly

The following Misc Documents on Frederick Bailey Deeming
1881 Marriage Index Volume 8a, Page 584
1884 Australian Birth Indexes, Reg No, 4474
1886 Australian Birth Indexes, Reg No, 1053
1890  Marriage Index Volume 9d, Page 148
1890 Marriage Entry in St Mary’s Parish Church, no, 462
Sands Directories; Sydney and New South Wales 1858-1933 For the year 1886
Sands Directories; Sydney and New South Wales 1858-1933 For the year 1887
The United Kingdom Passenger lists 1878-1960, Class BT6, Page 8, Item 40
1890 Deeming trial, HO27, P217, P236

The following Trade Directories and Telephone Directories are from a number of sources,
1781 Bailey’s Trade Directory
1784 Bailey’s Trade Directory
1791 Battle’s Trade Directory
1792 Battle’s Trade Directory
1794 Universal British Trade Directory
1799 Universal British Trade Directory
1822 Battle’s Trade Directory
1823 History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, and Surrounding Districts
1823 Baines Trade Directory
1826 White’s Trade Directory
1829 Pigots Trade Directory
1831 White’s Trade Directory
1834 Pigots and Co’s Trade Directory
1835 Cragg’s Trade Directory
1837 White’s Vol 2
1838 White’s Vol 2
1839 Purdon’s Trade Directory
1840 Pigots Trade Directory
1842 Stephenson’s Trade Directory
1843 Perry’s Directory
1846 White’s Trade Directory
1848 Stephenson’s Trade Directory
1851 Freebody’s Trade Directory
1851 White’s Trade Directory
1855 Slaters Royal Commercial Directory of the Northern Counties Vol 1
1855 Melville and Co’s Hull Directory
1857 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1858 White’s Trade Directory
1858 White’s Trade Directory
1859 White’s Trade Directory
1861 Post Office directory of Hull
1863 Wright’s and Jones Directory
1864 Jones Trade Directory
1864 History, Gazetteer and Trade Directory of Norfolk
1865 Post Office Directory of Norfolk and Suffolk
1867 White’s Trade Directory
1869 Mercer and Crocker’s Directory and General Gazetteer
1871 Trade Directory of Hull
1872 Buchannan’s Trade Directory
1872 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1873 Buchannan’s Trade Directory
1874 Butcher and Son’s Trade Directory
1875 Butcher and Son’s Trade Directory
1875 Sheperdson’s Guide to Hull
1876 Hunt’s Directory
1876 White’s Yearbook
1877-1878 Kingston upon Hull City Yearbook
1878-1879 Kingston upon Hull City Yearbook
1879 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1880 The Commercial Directory and Shippers Guide by B.R.E Fulton
1882 White’s Trade Directory
1882 History, Gazetteer and Trade Directory of Lincolnshire
1882 The Municipal Corporations Companion, Diary, Directory, and Year Book
1885 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1888 Atkinson’s Trade Directory
1889 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1892 Bulmer’s Trade Directory
1892 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1893 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1895 WJ Cook and Co’s Trade Directory
1895 Bridlington Trade Directory
1897 Trade Directory held in Bridlington
1899 Trade Directory held in Bridlington
1901 Trade Directory in Bridlington
1901 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1902 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1903 Kelly’s Directory
1904 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1911 Bridlington and District Trade Directory
1930 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1933 Kelly’s Trade Directory
1936 Kelly’s Trade Directory
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Newspapers/magazines

Aberdeen Weekly Journal
Advertiser (Hull)
Advertiser (Adelaide)
Argus
Ashburton Guardian
Belfast News Letter
Beverley Guardian
Birmingham Daily Post
Blackwood’s Magazine
Borderlands
Bridlington Quay Observer
Brisbane Courier
Bristol Mercury and Daily Post
British Medical Journal
British Tariff Publication, The
Bruce Herald
Bush Advocate
Camperdown Chronicle
Clutha Leader
Colonist
Criminologist
Daily News (London)
Daily Telegraph
Dundee Courier & Argus
East London Advertiser
East London Observer
Eastern Counties Herald
Eastern Morning News and Hull Advertiser
Eastern Post and City Chronicle
Edinburgh Monthly Magazine
Epitome of Local and District News
Era, The
Feilding Star
Fortean Times
Freeman’s Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser
Glasgow Herald
Graphic, The
Grey River Argus
Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle
Hawera & Normanby Star
Hawke’s Bay Herald
Huddersfield Daily Chronicle, The
Hull Advertiser
Hull and East Yorkshire Times
Hull and North Lincolnshire Times
Hull and Yorkshire Times
Hull Daily Mail
Hull Daily News
Hull in Print
Hull News
Hull Packet
Hull Packet and East Riding Times
Hull Packet and Humber Mercury
Hull Packet and Original Weekly Commercial Literary and General Advertiser
Hull Rockingham
Hull Times
Illustrated Police News
Inangahua Times
Ipswich Journal
Lancaster Gazette and General Advertiser for Lancashire, Westmorland, and Yorkshire
Law Times, The
Leeds Mercury
Liverpool Mercury
Lloyds Weekly Newspaper
Lucifer
Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser
Marlborough Express
Manchester Times
Mataura Ensign
Melbourne Standard
Mercury (Hobart,)
Murder Casebook Magazine
Nelson Evening Mail
Newcastle Courant
North Eastern Daily Gazette
Northern Echo
North Otago Times
North Wales Chronicle
NZ Truth
Otago Witness
Pall Mall Gazette
Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times
Poverty Bay Herald
Preston Guardian
Queenslander
Reynold’s Newspaper
Ripper Notes
Ripperologist
Royal Cornwall Gazette Falmouth Packet, Cornish Weekly News, & General Advertiser
Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
Southland Times
Standard, The
Star, the (UK)
Star, the (New Zealand)
Sunday Times
Sydney Mail
Sydney Morning Herald
Taranaki Herald
Telegraph, the
Thames Star
Theosophist, The
Times, the
True Crime
True Detective Magazine
Tuapeka Times
Unexplained Magazine
Wanganui Chronicle
West Australian
Western Mail
Yorkshire Herald and York Herald
Yorkshire Post, The

Maps
Reprint of the first edition of the one inch ORDNANCE SURVEY of England and Wales, Sheet 23 Hull, Published 1824, Major Colby, Royal Engineers
Cassini Historical Maps Old Series Kingston upon Hull 1824-1858
Cassini Historical Maps Old Series Kingston upon Hull 1924
A-Z Kingston upon Hull Street Atlas
Jack the Ripper- Whitechapel Map, 1888, Geoff Cooper and Gordon Punter, ripperArt, 2003
A wide range of Hull maps from 1854 to 1889 held in the Local Studies Library, Hull.
Goads Fire Insurance Plans.

The following Godfrey Edition maps of Hull
Hull West 1908 Yorkshire Sheet 240.2
Hull West 1928 Yorkshire Sheet 240.2
Hull East 1928 Yorkshire Sheet 240.3
Hull Old Town 1853 Kingston upon Hull Sheet 12
Hull Alexander Dock 1908 Yorkshire Sheet 240.4
Hull Hessle Road 1928 Yorkshire Sheet 240.6
Hull and North Lincolnshire 1895 England Sheet 80

Booklets and Pamphlets and CD-ROMs
A Guide to the City’s Heritage Plaques, Hull City Council, Waterfront Communities Project 2007
The Treasures of  Hull’s Old Town, A Guide to the City’s Architectural Heritage, Hull City Council, Waterfront Communities Project 2007
Hidden Treasures, A Guide to Yorkshire’s Archives, Yorkshire Archives Council, 2003
Hull through the Ages, Manuscript Ltd, Hull Local Studies Library, CD-ROM, 2007

Local History Books
Architecture of the Victorian era of Kingston upon Hull 1830-1914, Highgate Press, Ian N Goldthorpe, 2005.
Aspects of Hull, David Goodman, (Ed,) Wharncliffe Books,
Aspects of the Yorkshire Coast, Alan Whitworth, (Ed,) Wharncliffe Books,
Aspects of the Yorkshire Coast 2, Alan Whitworth, (Ed,) Wharncliffe Books,  2000.
Breath of Sculcoates, A, Hull and District Local History Research Group, Heitage Lottery Fund, Developing our Communities, 2007.
East Riding Chapels and Meeting Houses, East Yorkshire Local History Society, David Neave and Susan Neave, 1990.
Evolution of Kingston Upon Hull, The, Thomas Shepard, A. Brown and Sons, 1911.
Forgotten Hull Kingston Press, Graham Wilkinson
Forgotten Hull 2, Kingston Press, Graham Wilkinson, 2000.
Georgian Hull, Ivan and Elisabeth Hall, William Sessions Ltd, 1978.
Historical Atlas of East Yorkshire, An, Susan Neave and Stephen Ellis, (Ed,) University of Hull Press, 1996.
History of the Town and Port of Kingston Upon Hull, James Joseph Sheahan, John Green Publishing, 1866.
History of the Yorkshire Coast Fishing Industry 1780-1914, Roy Robinson, Hull University Press, 1987.
History of Seed Crushing in Great Britain, Harold W. Brace, Land Books, 1960.
Hull and Scarborough Railway, C. T. Goode, Burstwick Publicity Services, 2000.
Hull Schools in Victorian Times, Pete Railton, 1995.
Illustrated History of Hull’s Railways, Irwell Press, M Nicholson and W.B.Yeadon, 1993.
Innes Heritage Collection of Hull, The, Michael Thompson, Hutton Press, 1994.
Lost Churches and Chapels of Hull, Hutton Press, David Neave, 1991.
Lost Pubs of Hull, Kingston Press, Paul Gibson and Graham Wilkinson, 1999.
Lost Railways of Holderness, the Hull-Hornsea lines, the Hull-Withernsea lines, Hutton Press, Peter Price, 1989.
Lost Trawlers of Hull 1835-1987, Alec Gill, Hutton Press, 1989.
More Illustrated History of Hull’s Railways, Challenger Publications, W.B.Yeadon, 1995.
Railways of Hull, C. T. Goode, Burstwick Publicity Services, 1992.
Sculcoates- Ancient and Modern, Christine Gould and David Knappett, Oriel Printing Company, 1991.
Seed Crushing in Hull, David F Dean, 1945.
Seed Crushing in Hull, David F Dean, 1957.

Books featuring Frederick Bailey Deeming
Albany’s Brush with a Mass Murderer: A Man of Many Faces - Frederick Bailey Deeming, Beth Martin,  Albany, WA, Albany Historical Society Inc., 1998.
Australian Murderers of Children: Max Stuart, Bevan Spencer Von Einem, Bega Schoolgirl Murders, Frederick Bailey Deeming, Martin Bryant, Books LLC, 2010.
Biography of Frederick Bailey Deeming, Anon, William E. G. Shackle and J. G. Sutton, Port Melbourne, 1892.
‘Canvas and Wax: Images of Information in Australian Panoramas and Waxworks, with particular reference to Melbourne 1849-1920′, Mimi Colligan, PhD thesis, Department of History, Monash University, 1987.
Criminal Man, Cesare Lombroso, translated and with a new introduction by Mary Gibson and Nicole Hahn Rafter, with translation assistance from Mark Seymour, Durham, NC, Duke University Press, 2006.
Criminal of the Century, The,  Melbourne, Rachel Weaver, Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2006.
Criminal of the Century, The, Australian Mining Standard Office, Sydney, 1892.
‘Damnable Deeming Esquire’, in Crimes that Shocked Australia, Alan Sharpe, Milson’s Point, NSW, Currawong Press, 1982, pp. 100-107.
Demon Killer, The, Frank Clune, Reigate Publishing Co.
Executed Australian People: Ned Kelly, Breaker Morant, Ronald Ryan, Frederick Bailey Deeming, Colin Campbell Ross, Books LLC, 2010.
Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Hull, David Goodman, Wharncliffe Books, 2005.
‘Frederick Bailey Deeming (1853-1892)’, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, Barry O. Jones,  Melbourne University Press, 1981, pp. 268-269.
Groaning Gallows, The, A. A. Clarke, Arton Books, 1994.
Hanged in Melbourne, They, Michael Lawrence, Swell Productions, 1970
History of Two Notable Crimes, The, Walker May and Co, Melbourne, 1892.
Kingston upon Hull, Murder and Crime Series, Douglas Wynn,  Tempus Publishing, 2008.
Life of Deeming, Murderer of Women and Children, The, John F. Williams, Melbourne, 1892.
London Companion, The, Jo Swinnerton, Robson Books, 2004.
Mismeasure of Man, The, Ringwood, Stephen Jay Gould, Vic., Penguin, 1996, p. 153.
Most Unique Ruffian: The Trial of F. B. Deeming, A, J. S. O’Sullivan, Melbourne, 1892; Melbourne, F. W. Cheshire, 1968.
Murders of the Black Museum, Gordon Honeycombe, Hutchinson and Co, 1982.
People Convicted of Murder by Victoria (Australia): Ned Kelly, Ronald Ryan, Peter Dupas, Frederick Bailey Deeming, Robert Farquhar son, Books LLC, 2010.
People Executed by Victoria (Australia): Ned Kelly, Ronald Ryan, Frederick Bailey Deeming, Colin Campbell Ross, Arnold Sodeman, Jean Lee, Books LLC, 2010.
People from Ashby de La Zouch: John Bainbridge, Joseph Hall, Frederick Bailey Deeming, Russell Hoult, Rosemary Harris, Francis Hastings, Books LLC, 2010.
People of Perth, The, Thomas Stannage, Perth City Council, Perth, 1979.
Police in Victoria 1836- 1980, Victoria Police Management Services Bureau, Victoria Police Force, Melbourne, 1980.
Prisoners Who Died in Victoria (Australia) Detention: People Executed by Victoria (Australia), Ned Kelly, Ronald Ryan, Frederick Bailey Deeming, Books LLC, 2010.
Prisoners Sentenced to Death by Victoria (Australia): People Executed by Victoria, Ned Kelly, Ronald Ryan, Frederick Bailey Deeming, Books LLC, 2010.
Policeman of Hull, A. A. Clarke, Hutton Press, 1992
Scarlet Thread: Australia’s Jack the Ripper, A True Crime Story, The, Maurice Gurvich and Christopher Wray, Fairfax Books, 2007.
Studies in Australian Crime, John D. Fitzgerald, Cornstalk Publishing Co, Sydney, 1924, 2nd Series.
True Crime Diary, James Bland, Time Warner, 1992.
World’s Most Bizarre Murders, The, James Marrison, John Blake Publishing, 2008.
World’s Most Bizarre Murders, The, James Marrison, John Blake Publishing, 2010.
‘You Don’t Know Jack’, Kathryn H. Ferguson, originally published in Helen Addison-Smith, An Nguyen and Denise Tallis (eds), Backburning: Journal of Australian Studies, no. 84, Perth, API Network, 2005, pp. 53-62.

Penny Dreadful’s on Deeming
Biography of Frederick Bayley Deeming: A Romance of Crime, Printed for the proprietors and publishers, William E.G. Shackle and J.G. Sutton, by the Port Melbourne Tribune Printing and Publishing Compy., Limited, [1892].
The Complete History of the Windsor Tragedy, Melbourne, Mason, Firth & Mcutcheon, 1892.
The Criminal of the Century: A Complete History of the Career of Frederick Baily Deeming, alias Albert Williams, alias Baron Swanston …: The Perpetrator of the Windsor and Rainhill Murders, Sydney, Australian Mining Standard Office, 1892.
Frank Clune, The Demon Killer: The Career of Deeming, Satanic Murderer, Sydney, Invincible Press, [1948].
The History of a Series of Great Crimes on Two Continents, Adelaide, Frearson & Brother, 1892.
The History of a Series of Great Crimes on Two Continents, second edition, Adelaide, Frearson’s Printing House, 1892.
The History of a Series of Great Crimes on Two Continents, third edition, Adelaide, Frearson & Brother, 1892.
The Life of Deeming: The Murderer of Women and Children, Melbourne, Williams, 1892.
The Windsor and Rainhill Murders, Melbourne, Walker May & Co., 1892.

Books on Lewis Carroll
In the Shadow of the Dream Child, The Myth and Reality of Lewis Carroll, Karoline Leach, Peter Owen Publishers, 2009.
Lewis Carroll, Derek Hudson, Longmans, Green and Co, 1966
Lewis Carroll, A Biography, Anne Clark, Dent, 1979.
Lewis Carroll, A Biography, Michael Bakewell, Heinemann, 1996.
Lewis Carroll, A Biography, Morton N. Cohen, Macmillan, 1995.
Lewis Carroll and His Illustrators, Collaborations and Correspondence, 1865-1898, Morton N. Cohen and Edward Wakeling, Macmillan, 2003
Lewis Carroll Diaries- Vol 1, The, Roger Lancelyn Green (Ed) Cassell and Company Ltd, 1953.
Lewis Carroll Diaries- Vol 2, The, Roger Lancelyn Green (Ed) Cassell and Company Ltd, 1953.
Mystery of Lewis Carroll, The, Jenny Woolf, Haus Books, 2010
Selected Letters of Lewis Carroll, Morton N. Cohen, Papermac, 1982

Books by Lewis Carroll
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll, MacMillan and Co, 1865.
Lewis Carroll-The Complete Works, Lewis Carroll, Nonesuch Press, 1939
Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll, MacMillan and Co, 1872.

Books on Walter Sickert
Sickert: A Biography, Denys Sutton, Michael Joseph, 1976
Sickert, Lillian Browse, Rupert Hart Davies, 1960
Walter Sickert- a Life, Matthew Sturgis, Harper Perennial, 2005

Books on Prince Albert Edward
Wilson’s of Tranby Croft, The, Gertrude M. Attwood, Hutton press Ltd, 1988.
The Importance of Being Edward, King in Waiting 1841-1901, Stanley Weintraub, John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2000,
The Living Past, John Markham, Highgate Publishing, 2001
The Centenary Book of Hull, John Markham, Highgate Publishing, 1997.
Princes of Wales- Royal Heirs in Waiting, David Loades, National Archives, 2008.

Books on Prince Albert Victor
Clarence, Was He Jack the Ripper?, Michael Harrison, Drake Publishers, 1972.
Prince Eddy, Andrew Cook, Tempus Publishing, 2006.
Wilson’s of Tranby Croft, The, Gertrude M. Attwood, Hutton press Ltd, 1988.

Books on Queen Victoria
Albert and Victoria, David Duff, Frederick Muller Ltd., 1972.
Early Years of the Prince Consort, The, Queen Victoria, William Kimber, 1967.
Queen Victoria, Juliet Gardiner, Collins and Brown, 1997.
Queen Victoria- A Personal History, Christopher Hibbert, Harper Collins, 2000.
Queen Victoria- Fifty Golden Years, Mrs. Craik, English Heritage.
The Illustrated Queen Victoria, Lytton Strachey, Bloomsbury, 1987.
The Jubilee of Queen Victoria-1887, Messrs A Brown and Sons, Hull, 1887.
The Queens Visit to Hull-1854, James Smith, William Kirk Printers, 1854.
Victoria: Young Queen, Monica Charlot, Blackwell, 1991.

Books on Joseph Lis/ Silver
Fox and the Flies, The, Charles Van Onselen, Vintage, 2008

Books featuring Robert D’Onston Stephenson, as the aforementioned or Roslyn Donston
A-Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, The, Harold Schechter, David Everitt, 2006.
Bedside book of Murder, Richard and Molly Whittington Egan, David and Charles Publishing, 1988.
BFI Companion to Crime, The,
Cases that haunt us, The, John Douglas and Mark Olshaker, Pocket Books, 2002.
Cheeky Guide to Brighton, The, Tim Bick and Dr. David Bramwell, Cheeky Guides, 2009.
Conspiracy Files, David Southwell and Sean Twist, Sevenoaks Publishing, 2004.
Dark Dreams, Roy Hazelwood and Stephen G. Michaud, St Martins Paperbacks, 2002.
Does your name add up to 666?, David Solamen, Xulon Press, 2004.
Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Brian Lane and Wilfred Gregg, Berkley Books, 1995.
Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Nigel Blundell
Free Energy Pioneer: John Keely, Theo Paijmans, Adventures Unlimited Press, 2004.
History of British Serial Killing, Martin Fido, Carlton Books, 2003.
Jack the Ripper - Black Magic Rituals, Ivor Edwards, Penny Publishing, 2001.
Jack the Ripper - Black Magic Rituals, Ivor Edwards, John Blake Publishing, 2003.
Magical Dilemma of Victor Neuburg, The, Jean Overton Fuller, Mandrake Publishing, 1990.
Mammoth Book of the History of Murder, Colin Wilson,
Mammoth Encyclopedia of the Unsolved, Colin and Damon Wilson, Robinson, 2000.
Masterpieces of Murder, Jonathan Goodman, Robinson Publishing, 1992.
Murderer’s “Who’s Who.” J.H.H. Gaute and Robin Odell, Pan Books, 1983.
Mystical Vampire: The Life and Works of Mabel Collins, Kim Farnell, Mandrake Publishing, 2005.
Profiling Violent Crimes, Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen T. Holmes, Sage Publications, 2002.
Psychic Detectives, Jenny Randles and Peter Hough, Silverdale Books, 2002.
Serial Killer Investigations, Colin Wilson, Summersdale, 2007.
Serial Killers, William Murray, Canary Press, 2007.
True Crime Giants, Jonathan Goodman, Parragon Books, 1999.
True Face of Jack the Ripper, The, Melvin Harris, Brockhampton Press, 1994.
True Face of Jack the Ripper, The, Melvin Harris, Michael O’Mara Books, 1995.
Ripper File, The, Melvin Harris, W.H. Allen, 1988.
World’s Greatest Mysteries, The, Chancellor Press, 2003
World’s Greatest Serial Killers, The, Nigel Cawthorne, Octopus Publishing, 2000.
World’s Most Mysterious Murders, Lionel and Patricia Fanthorpe, 2003.

Books featuring Robert D’Onston Stephenson, as Tautriadelta
Encyclopaedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, Leslie Shepard, Lewis Spence, and Nandor Fodor,
Haunted Mind, The, A Psychoanalyst Look at the Supernatural, Nandor Fodor, Helix Press, 1963.
History of Experimental Spiritualism, A, Cesare Baudi Di Vesme, Rider and Co, 1931.
Mammoth Book of the History of Murder, The, Colin Wilson and Damon Wilson.
My First Sixty Years, Maud Ashley Warrender, Cassell and Company, 1933.
Philosophy of a Long Life, A, Jean Finot, Kessinger Publications, 2006.
Rosicrucian Notebook, A, The Secret Sciences Used By Members of the Order, Willy Shrodter, 1992.
Theosophist - May July 1911- Sept 1911, Annie Wood Besant
True Tales of British India and the Princely States, Michael Wise, 1993.

Books featuring “Dead or Alive”
Borderland, A Casebook of True Supernatural Stories, W.T. Stead, University Books, 1970
Ghosts and Legends of Yorkshire, Terence W Whitaker, Granada Publishing, 1983.
Great Hull Stories, Len Markham, Fort Publishing, 2003.
Investigating the Unexplained, Melvin Harris, Prometheus Books, 1986.
Man’s Survival After Death Vol 1, Rev. Charles Tweedale, Psychic Book Club, 1909.
Phantasms of the Dead or True Ghost Stories, Hereward Carrington, American Universities Publishing, 1920.
Review of Reviews 1892. (New Year’s Extra Number), William T. Stead (Ed), 1892.
Sorry You’ve Been Duped, Melvin Harris, George Weidenfield and Nicholson Ltd. 1986.

Books by Robert D’Onston Stephenson under the pen name Roslyn D’Onston
The Patristic Gospels: An English Version of the Holy Gospels as they Existed in the Second Century, Roslyn D’Onston, Grant Richards, 1904.
The Patristic Gospels: An English Version of the Holy Gospels as they Existed in the Second Century, Roslyn D’Onston, Biblio Bazaar, 2009

Articles by Robert D’Onston Stephenson under various pen names.
“Who is the Whitechapel Demon? (By One Who Thinks He Knows)” Pall Mall Gazette, December 1st 1888, No signature by author.
“The Real Origin of “SHE” (By One Who Knew Her)” Pall Mall Gazette, January 3rd 1889, Signed under the pen name R.D.
“What I Know of Obeeyahism, By the Author of the Original “SHE” Pall Mall Gazette, February 15th 1889, Signed Roslyn D’Onston
“African Magic” Lucifer, November 1890, Signed under the pen name Tautriadelta.
“Dead or Alive”  Review of Reviews, New Year’s Extra Number, 1892,
“A Modern Magician” Borderland, April 1896, Signed under the pen name Tautriadelta.
“Elementals” Borderland, July 1896.

 Books on Garibaldi
England against the Papacy, 1858-1861: Tories, Liberals, and the overthrow of papal temporal power during     the Italian Risorgimento, C. T. McIntire, Cambridge University Press, 1983.
Garibaldi, Peter De Polnay, Hollis and Carter, 1960.
Garibaldi: An Autobiography, Alexandre Dumas (Ed.), Routledge, Warne and Routledge, 1861.
Garibaldi and his enemies, Christopher Hibbert, Penguin Books,
Garibaldi and the making of Italy, G M Trevelyan, Longmans Green and Co, 1911.
Garibaldi and the thousand, G M Trevelyan, Longmans Green and Co, 1909.
Lion of Caprera, The, John Parris, Arthur Barker Ltd., 1962.

Books on Global History
British India, Michael Edwardes, Sidgwick and Jackson, 1967.
Concise History of India, A, Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Oxford Illustrated History of Italy, The, George Holmes (Ed.), Oxford University Press, 1997.

Books on Victorian History
Britain in the 19th Century, Thomas Nelson and Sons, Howard Martin, 1996.
East End 1888, William J. Fishman, Five Leaves Publications, 2005.
Good Old Days, The, Gilda O’Neill, Penguin Books, 2007.
Great Victorian Lives- An Era of Obituaries, The Times, Times Books, 2007.
How Our Ancestors Lived, David Hey, Public Record Office, 2002.
London Underworld in the Victorian Period, Henry Mayhew and Others, Dover Publications, 2005.
Nineteenth Century Britain, A Very Short Introduction, Christopher Harvie and H.C.G. Matthew, Oxford University Press, 2000.
Nineteenth Century Britain, Jeremy Black and Donald M. Macraild, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Nineteenth Century British History- An Introduction, Michael Lynch, Hodder and Stoughton, 2005.
True History of the Elephant Man, The, Michael Howell and Peter Ford, Allison and Busby, 1992.
Victorian Diaries, Heather Creaton, (Ed,) Mitchell Beazley, 2001.
Victorian Girls- Lord Lyttelton’s Daughters, Sheila Fletcher, Hambledon Press, 1997.
Victorian World Picture, The, David Newsome, John Murray Publishers, 1997.
Victorians, The , A.N.Wilson, Arrow Books, 2003.
Victorians, The, Jeremy Paxman, BBC Books, 2009.
Victorians at Home and Abroad, V and A Publications, Paul Atterbury and Suzanne Fagence Cooper, 2001.
Worst Street in London, The, Fiona Rule, Ian Allan Publishing, 2008.

Books on Jack the Ripper- Non-Fiction
American Murders of Jack the Ripper, R. Michael Gordon, Lyons Press, 2005.
Beaver Book of Horror, The, Daniel Farson, Beaver Books, 2007.
Bell Tower, The, Robert Graysmith, Regnery, 1999.
By Ear and Eyes, Karyo Magellan, Longshot Publishing, 2005.
Clarence, Was He Jack the Ripper?, Michael Harrison, Drake Publishers, 1972.
Complete History of Jack the Ripper, The, Philip Sugden, Robinson Publishing, 2002.
Complete Jack the Ripper, The, Donald Rumbelow, Penguin Books, 1988.
Complete Jack the Ripper, The, Donald Rumbelow, Penguin Books, 2004.
Criminals and Crime, Sir Robert Anderson, Nisbet, 1907
Crimes and Times of Jack the Ripper, The, Tom Cullen, Fontana, 1973.
Crimes, Detection and Death of Jack the Ripper, Martin Fido, George Weidenfield and Nicholson Ltd, 1987.
Crimes, Detection and Death of Jack the Ripper, Martin Fido, Orion Books, 1993.
Crimes of Jack the Ripper, The, Paul Roland, Arcturus Publishing, 2006.
Diary of Jack the Ripper, The, Shirley Harrison, Hyperion Publishing, 1993.
Diary of Jack the Ripper, The, Shirley Harrison, Hyperion Publishing, 1994.
Diary of Jack the Ripper, The, Shirley Harrison, Blake Publishing, 1998.
E1- A Journey Through Whitechapel and Spitalfields, John G. Bennett, Five Leaves Publishing, 2009.
Epiphany of the Whitechapel Murders, Karen Trenouth, Author House, 2006.
Fame or Infamy, Steve Powell, Blurb, 2010
First Jack the Ripper Victim Photographs, The, Robert J. McLaughlin, Zwerghaus Books, 2005.
Fox and the Flies, The, Charles Van Onselen, Vintage, 2008.
From Hell- The Jack the Ripper Mystery, Bob Hinton, Old Bakehouse Publications, 1998.
Identity of Jack the Ripper, The, Donald McCormick, Arrow Books, 1970.
In the Footsteps of the Whitechapel Murders, John F. Plimmer, The Book Guild, 1998.
Jack the Ripper, Andrew Cook, Amberley, 2009.
Jack the Ripper, Daniel Farson, Sphere, 1973.
Jack the Ripper, John Mcllwain, Pitkin Guides, Jarrold Publishing.
Jack the Ripper, Mark Whitehead and Miriam Rivett, Pocket Essentials, 2001.
Jack the Ripper, Mark Whitehead and Miriam Rivett, Pocket Essentials, 2006.
Jack the Ripper, Susan McNicoll, Altitude Publishing, 2005.
Jack the Ripper- A to Z, Paul Begg, Martin Fido, and Keith Skinner, Headline Book Publishing, 1992.
Jack the Ripper- A to Z, Paul Begg, Martin Fido, and Keith Skinner, Headline Book Publishing, 1994.
Jack the Ripper- An Encyclopedia, John J. Eddleston, Metro Publishing, 2002.
Jack the Ripper- Anatomy of a Myth, William Beadle, Wat Tyler Books, 1995.
Jack the Ripper- And the East End, Alex Werner, Chatto and Windus, 2008.
Jack the Ripper- And the Irish Press, Alan Sharp, Ashfield Press, 2005.
Jack the Ripper- And the London Press, Lewis Perry Curtis, Yale University, 2001.
Jack the Ripper- Black Magic Rituals, Ivor Edwards, John Blake Publishing, 2003.
Jack the Ripper- British Intelligence Agent, Tom Slemen and Keith Andrews, Bluecoat Press, 2010.
Jack the Ripper- Casebook, Richard Jones, Andre Deutsch, 2008.
Jack the Ripper- Crime Archive, Val Horsler, National Archives, 2007.
Jack the Ripper- End of a Legend, Calum Reuben Knight, Athena Press, 2005.
Jack the Ripper- His Life and Crimes in Popular Entertainment, Gary Colville and Patrick Lucanio, McFarland, 2009.
Jack the Ripper- Infamous Serial Killer, Filiquarian Publications, 2008.
Jack the Ripper- In Fact and Fiction, Robin Odell, Mandrake Publishing, 2009.
Jack the Ripper- Letters from Hell, Stewart P. Evans and Keith Skinner, Sutton Publishing, 2004.
Jack the Ripper- Light Hearted Friend, Richard Wallace, Gemini Press, 1997.
Jack the Ripper- Location Photographs, The, Philip Hutchinson, Amberley Publishing, 2009.
Jack the Ripper- Media, Culture, History, Alexandra Warwick and Martin Willis, Manchester University Press, 2007.
Jack the Ripper- One Hundred Years of Mystery, Peter Underwood, Blandford Press, 1987.
Jack the Ripper- Quest for a Killer, M. J. Trow, Wharncliffe True Crime, 2009.
Jack the Ripper- Revealed and Revisited, John Wilding, Express Newspapers, 2006.
Jack the Ripper- Revealed at Last, Terry Weston, Swordworks Books, 2010.
Jack the Ripper- Scotland Yard Investigates, Stewart P. Evans and Donald Rumbelow, Sutton Publishing, 2006.
Jack the Ripper- Summing up and Verdict, Colin Wilson and Robin Odell, Corgi Books, 1992.
Jack the Ripper- The 21st Century Investigation, Trevor Marriott, John Blake Publishing, 2005.
Jack the Ripper- The 21st Century Investigation, Trevor Marriott, John Blake Publishing, 2007.
Jack the Ripper- The American Connection, Shirley Harrison, Blake Publishing, 2003.
Jack the Ripper- The Bloody Truth, Melvin Harris, Columbus Books, 1987.
Jack the Ripper- The Celebrity Suspects, Mike Holgate, History Press, 2008.
Jack the Ripper- The Definitive History, Paul Begg, Pearson Education Limited, 2004.
Jack the Ripper- The Facts, Paul Begg, Robson Books, 2006.
Jack the Ripper- The Final Chapter, Paul H. Feldman, Virgin Books, 2002.
Jack the Ripper- The Final Chapter, Paul H. Feldman, Virgin Books, 2007.
Jack the Ripper- The Final Solution, Stephen Knight, Harper Collins, 1994.
Jack the Ripper- The Murders and the Movies, Denis Meikle, Reynolds and Hearn Ltd, 2002.
Jack the Ripper- The Mystery Solved, Paul Harrison, Robert Hale, 1993.
Jack the Ripper- The Satanic Team, Karen Trenouth, Author House, 2007.
Jack the Ripper- The Simple Truth, Bruce Paley, Headline Publishing, 1996.
Jack the Ripper- The Uncensored Facts, Paul Begg, Robson Books, 1989.
Jack the Ripper, The Whitechapel Murderer, Terry Lynch, Wordsworth Editions, 2008.
Jack the Ripper- Unmasked, William Beadle, John Blake Publishing, 2009.
Jack the Ripper- Walk, The, Paul Garner, Louis London Walks, 2002.
Jack the Ripper- Whitechapel Murders, The, Kevin O’Donnell, Andy and Sue Parlour, Ten Bells Publishing, 1997.
Last Victim, The, Anne E. Graham and Carol Emmas, Headline Publishing, 1998.
Lighter Side of My Official Life, The, Sir Robert Anderson, Hodder and Stoughton, 1910.
Lodger- Arrest and Escape of Jack the Ripper, The, Stewart P. Evans and Paul Gainey, Century Publishing, 1995.
London of Jack the Ripper Then and Now, The, Robert Clack and Philip Hutchinson, Breedon Books, 2007.
London of Jack the Ripper Then and Now, The, 2nd Edition, Robert Clack and Philip Hutchinson, Breedon Books, 2009.
Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper, The, Maxim Jakubowski and Nathan Braund, Constable and Robinson, 1999.
Mammoth Book of Jack the Ripper, The, Maxim Jakubowski and Nathan Braund, Castle Books, 2005.
Man that Hunted Jack the Ripper, The, Nicholas Connell and Stewart P. Evans, Amberley, 2009.
Many Faces of Jack the Ripper, The, M. J. Trow, Summersdale Publishing, 1997.
Murder and Madness- The Secret Life of Jack the Ripper, David Abrahamsen M.D., F.A.C.Pn., Avon Books, 1993.
Mystery of Jack the Ripper, The, Leonard Matters, Arrow Books, 1964.
News from Whitechapel, The, Alexander Chisholm, Christopher Michael DiGrazia, Dave Yost, McFarland And Co, 2002.
Portrait of a Serial Killer-Jack the Ripper-Case Closed, Patricia Cornwell, Little Brown, 2002.
Portrait of a Serial Killer-Jack the Ripper-Case Closed, Patricia Cornwell, Time Warner, 2003.
Portrait of a Serial Killer-Jack the Ripper-Case Closed, Patricia Cornwell, Berkley International Edition, 2003.
Prince Jack- The True Story of Jack the Ripper, Frank Spiering, Jove Books, 1980.
Public Reactions to Jack the Ripper, Stephen P. Ryder (Ed) Inklings Press, 2006.
Ripper and the Royals, The, Melvyn Fairclough, Duckbacks, 2002.
Ripper Code, The, Thomas Toughill, Sutton Publishing, 2008.
Ripper File, The, Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd,  Futura Publications, 1975.
Ripper File, The, Melvin Harris, W. H. Allen and Co., 1989.
Ripper in Ramsgate, The, Christopher Scott, Michaels Bookshop, 2008.
Ripper Legacy, The, Martin Howells and Keith Skinner, Sphere Books Ltd, 1988.
Ripper Suspect, D. J. Leighton, Sutton Publishing, 2006.
Ripperology, Paul Begg (Ed) Barnes and Noble, 2007.
Ripperology, Robin Odell, Kent State University Press, 2006.
Saucy Jack- The Elusive Ripper, Paul Woods and Gavin Baddeley, Ian Allan Publishing, 2009.
Sickert and the Ripper Crimes, Jean Overton Fuller, Mandrake Publishing, 2003
Search For Jack the Ripper- A Psychic Investigation, Pamela Ball, Midpoint Press, 2006.
Secret of Prisoner 1167- Was this man Jack the Ripper?, James Tully, Robinson Publishing, 1998.
The Prince, His Tutor, and the Ripper, Deborah McDonald, McFarland and Company Inc. 2007.
The Trial of Jack the Ripper, Euan Macpherson, Mainstream Publishing, 2005.
Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook, The, Stewart P. Evans and Keith Skinner, Robinson Publishing, 2001.
Uncle Jack, Tony Williams and Humphrey Price, Orion Books, 2006.
Uncovering Jack the Ripper’s London, Richard Jones, New Holland, 2007.
Victims of Jack the Ripper, The, Neal Stubbings Sheldon, Inklings Press, 2007.
Whitechapel Murders Solved, The, John Plimmer, House of Stratus, 2003.
Will the Real jack the Ripper, Arthur Douglas, Countryside Publications, 1979.

Books on Murder and Crime, including Serial, Sexual and Ritualistic Murder
Bedside Book of Murder, Mike James, Pan Books, 2003.
Born to be Killers, Ray Black, Futura, 2007.
Capital Punishments, Steve Jones, Wicked Publications, 1992.
Chronicle of Crime, The, Martin Fido, Sevenoaks, 2003.
Crimes and Criminals, Time Warner Paperback, 2002.
Crime and Criminals of Victorian London, Adrian Gray, Phillimore and Co, 2006.
Cold Blooded Evil, Neil Root, John Blake Publishing, 2008.
Cult Killers, Frank Moorhouse, Allison and Busby Ltd, 2007.
Dead Men Do Tell Tales, William R. Marples, and Michael Browning, Souvenir Press, 1995.
East End Murders, Neil R. Storey, History Press, 2008.
Gangland- The Early Years, James Morton, Time Warner, 2003.
Great Unsolved Crimes, Omnipress, 2007.
Hunting Evil, Paul Harrison and David Wilson, Sphere, 2008.
Illustrated Police News, The, Steve Jones, Wicked Publications, 2002.
Infamous Murders, Time Warner Paperback, 2005.
Killer Doctors, Colin Evans, Michael O’Mara Books, 1994.
London- The Sinister Side, Steve Jones, Wicked Publications, 1995.
London- Through the Keyhole, Steve Jones, Wicked Publications, 1991.
Mad Frank’s London, Frankie Fraser and James Morton, Virgin Books, 2002.
Masterpieces of Murder, Jonathan Goodman (Ed.), Magpie Books, 2004.
Maybrick A-Z, Christopher Jones, Countyvise, 2008.
Mrs Maybrick- Crime Archive, Victoria Blake, National Archives, 2008.
Murder by Gaslight, Leonard Piper, Michael O’Mara Books, 1991.
Murder with Venom, Brian Marriner, Pan books, 2003.
Murders of the Black Museum, 1870-1970, Gordon Honeycombe, Hutchinson Books, 1982.
Murders of the Black Museum, 1870-1970, Gordon Honeycombe, Arrow Books, 1984.
Mystical Murders, John Dunning, Arrow Books, 1989.
Occult Murders, John Dunning, Senate Books, 1997.
On Trial For Murder, Douglas Wynn, Pan Books, 2003.
Poisoned Life of Mrs Maybrick, Bernard Ryan and Rt Hon Lord Havers, Penguin Books, 1977.
Serial Killers- The Growing Menace, Joel Norris, Senate Publishing, 1997.
Serial Killers- They Live to Kill, Rodney Castleden, Time Warner Books, 2007.
Signature Killers, Robert d. Keppel and William J. Birnes, Arrow Books, 1998.
Unnatural Death and Unsolved Murders and Mysteries, Michael Baden M.D. with Judith Adler Hennessee, and John Canning, Time Warner Books, 2003.
Unsolved- Classic True Murder Cases, Guild Publishing, 1987, Article by Colin Wilson P. 11.
Vanished, Danny Collins, John Blake Publishing, 2008.
Wicked London, Steve Jones, Tragical History Tours Publication, 1989.
World Famous Murders, Colin Wilson, Magpie Books, 2005.
Yorkshire Ripper, The, Roger Cross, Harper Collins, 2005.

Books on the Occult, Symbols, and the Paranormal
Ancient Wisdom, Cassandra Eason, Parragon, 2002.
Beyond the Occult, Colin Wilson, Watkins Publishing, 2008.
Circular Evidence, Pat Delgado and Colin Andrews, Guild Publishing, 1989.
Crop Circles, Steve and Karen Alexander, Arcturus Publishing, 2006.
Confusion of Prophets, A, Patrick Curry, Collins and Brown, 1992.
Cosmic Connection, The, Michael Hesemann, Gateway Books, 1996.
Decoding Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Bridget McDermott, Duncan Baird Publishers, 2001.
Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, Eliphas Levi, 1855.
Element Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Hauntings, The, Theresa Cheung, Harper Element, 2006.
Element Encyclopedia of Secret Signs and Symbols,  The, Adele Nozedar, Harper Element, 2008.
Element Encyclopedia of Vampires, The, Theresa Cheung, Harper Element, 2009.
Guide to the Occult and Mysticism,  Geddes and Grosset, 1999.
Keys to the Temple, The, David Furlong, Piatkus, 1997.
Mysteries, Colin Wilson, Watkins Publishing, 2006.
Occult, The, Colin Wilson, Watkins Publishing, 2004.
Occult Tradition, The, David S. Katz, Pimlico, 2007.
Paranormal, The, Stuart Gordon, Caxton Editions, 2000.
Rough Guide to the Paranormal, The, 2nd Edition, Bob Rickard and John Mitchell, Rough Guides, 2007.
Servants of the Supernatural, Antonio Melechi, Arrow Books, 2009.
Supernatural Murders, The, Jonathan Goodman, (Ed.), BCA, 1992.
Table Rappers, The, Ronald Pearsall, Michael Joseph Ltd., 1972.
Table Rappers, The, Ronald Pearsall, Sutton Publishing, 2004.
Tutankhamun Prophecies, The, Maurice Cotterell, Headline, 1998.
Witchcraft, Geddes and Grosset, 2005.
Witches Bible, A, Janet and Stewart Farrar, Robert Hale Publishing, 1984.
World’s Most Bizarre Murders, The, James Marrison, John Blake, 2010.

Fictional works that have some link to the case
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and Other Works, Lewis Carroll, Marshall Cavendish, 1987.
Ayesha- The Return of She, H. Rider Haggard, Wilco Publishing, 2007.
Dear Boss- A Fortean Chronicle of Jack the Ripper, Eric Woolfe, J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing, 2008.
Fatal Incision, WR. Park, Black Rose writing, 2010.
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, Edited by Herbert A. Wise and Phyllis Fraser, Book Clun Associates, 1982.
Jack the Ripper, Mark Daniel, Signet Books, 1988.
Jack the Ripper, Mark Daniel, Penguin Books, 1988.
Jack the Ripper- A Confession, Geoff Cooper and Gordon Punter, Alphagraphics, 2005.
Jungle Book, The, Rudyard Kipling, Wilco Publishing, 2007.
Kim, Rudyard Kipling, Wilco Publishing, 2007.
Legacy of the Ripper, Brian L. Porter, Double Dragon Publishing, 2009.
Ripper, Michael Slade, BCA, 1994.
Ripperologists, The,  John Gaspard, Albert’s Bridge Books, 2009.
She, H. Rider Haggard, Wilco Publishing, 2007.
Study in Red- The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper, A, Brian L. Porter, Double Dragon Publishing, 2008.
Tales from the Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling, Ladybird Ltd., 1953.
Yours Truly Jack the Ripper, Robert Bloch, Weird Tales, 1943.

Books on Aleister Crowley
777 and other Quabilistic Writings, Aleister Crowley, Edited and Introduction by Israel Regardie, Samuel Weisner Inc, 1998.
Aleister Crowley, Beast Demystified, Roger Harrison, Mainstream Publishing, 2006.
Aleister Crowley, Magical Record of the Beast 666, The, John Symonds (Ed.,) and Kenneth Grant (Ed.,) Gerald Duckworth and Co. 1993.
Aleister Crowley Scrapbook, The, Sandy Robertson, W. Foulsham and Co. Ltd., 1988.
Book of Law, Aleister Crowley,
Confessions of Aleister Crowley, Aleister Crowley, Edited by John Symonds and Kenneth Grant, Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979.
Do what though wilt, Lawrence Sutin,
Great Beast, The, The Life and Magik of Aleister Crowley, John Symonds, Mayflower, 1973.
Legacy of the Beast, The, Gerald Suster, W.H. Allen and Co., 1988.
Magical Record of the Beast, Aleister Crowley, Edited by John Symonds and Kenneth Grant, Duckworth, 1972.
Magik Life, A, Martin Booth, Hodder and Stoughton, 2000.
Riddles of Aleister Crowley, Amando Crawley,

Books by Blavatsky, Collins, and Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Blossom and the Fruit, The,  Mabel Collins, 1888.
Idyll of the White Lotus, The, Mabel Collins, 1890.
Isis Unveiled: A Master Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology, H. P. Blavatsky,  1877.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan, H. P. Blavatsky, 1880.
Key to Theosophy, The, H. P. Blavatsky, 1889.
Last Days of Pompeii, The, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1834.
Light on the Path, Mabel Collins,
Morial the Mahatma, Mabel Collins, 1892.
Occult Writings of Mabel Collins, Kessinger Publishing.
Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy, The, H. P. Blavatsky, 1888.
Star Sapphire, The, Mabel Collins, 1896.
Story of Sensa, The, Mabel Collins, 1913.
Strange Story, A, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1862.
Suggestion, Mabel Collins, 1892.
Through the Gates of Gold, Mabel Collins,
Voice of the Silence, H. P. Blavatsky, 1889.
Zanoni, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1842.

I had a busy day yesterday, despite the new medication which is giving me awful wind, I tracked down the following snippets of information,

• Several Australian Trade Directory Entries for Frederick Bailey Deeming showing both addresses and business interests.

• Frederick Bailey Deeming and Marie James wedding entry in the Wedding Indexes.

• Frederick Bailey Deeming and Marie James Marriage.

• Criminal Registration papers on an early case concerning Frederick Bailey Deeming from his teenage years.

• The Deeming family in the 1891 Census.

• Deeming’s Brothers family in the 1891 Census.

• Deeming’s daughter, Bertha, in the Australian Birth Indexes.

• Deeming’s Daughter, Marie, in the Australian Birth Indexes.

• Bertha’s Birth Certificate.

• Marie’s Birth Certificate.

• Deeming, as Harry Lawson, on the UK Incoming Passenger lists for 1890 showing his extradition from Monte Video.

• Detective Thomas Grassby of the Hull Police on the UK Incoming Passenger lists for 1890 showing him accompanying Deeming from Monte Video.

• I also tracked down the Census entries for a family that has some connection to the Deeming case.

Other information found and greatfully received yesterday and today include,

• Frederick Richard Chapman in the Census.

• Frederick Richard Chapman in the British Medical Registers.

• Frederick Richard Chapman in the Hull Press.

• Frederick Richard Chapman in the Hull Trade Directories.

The largest and most exciting find, however, is the Victorian Library Reader Ticket of Robert D’Onston Stephenson, under the alias, Roslyn D’Onston Stephenson.

It has been a week of newspaper research and some great finds have been discovered especially on Frederick Bailey Deeming.

Over the past few days I have uncovered,

30 International Newspaper reports on Deeming’s bancruptcy trial in Australia in 1887 

30 International Newspaper reports on Deeming’s trial for fraud in Australia in 1887-1888

12 National Newspaper reports on Deeming’s trial for fraud in Hull in 1890

45 Newspaper reports looking into the Hedon/Preston tragedy, some of which look at Deeming as being the assailant

It’s not all Deeming though.  Over the course of the week I have also uncovered

12 National Newspaper reports on James and Florence Maybrick.

40 National Newspaper reports on the Baccarat Scandal.

40 National Newspaper reports on the Cleveland-street Scandal.

This week I have also taken delivery of 7 books that feature Robert D’Onston Stephenson, or in one case Stevenson, and each looks at his life and connection to the murders.