Aftermath
A family acquaintance of the Mather family, Edward Thunderbolt, Melbourne’s Inspector of Public Nuisances, arranged a public subscription, and a monument to Emily Mather was erected at Melbourne General Cemetery.
As Australians struggled to comprehend the savageness of the Windsor murder, significant press speculation grew, suggesting Deeming was Jack the Ripper. The speculation was also found in overseas reports of the case. For example, on 17 March 1892 The New York Times reported the story with the headlines:
| “ | Perhaps Jack the Ripper. The Startling discovery made in Liverpool. A Man arrested in Australia. | ” |
Deeming's movements at many stages of his career are obscure, but it appears he may have been in England in late 1888, the time of the Whitechapel murders. Kreitmayer's Melbourne waxworks of 1912 probably reflected widespread public opinion when it depicted in wax Deeming burying Emily, commenting that it was suspected he was "identical with Jack the Ripper". Speculation that Deeming was Jack the Ripper continues today.
Deeming's death mask is on display at the Old Melbourne Gaol in Melbourne, where he was executed, and at the Black Museum at New Scotland Yard.
Read more about this topic: Frederick Bailey Deeming
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