The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-15
DR.. Thomas Neill Cream Exc
cuted in London.
FOR POISONING YOUNG WOMEN,
His Crimes In 1ngiand and A0erSeo-
An Appropriate Resting Place for
the 0onsserss Bones.

Eascn mas teen Kept upon him at New
gate prison. The wardens vouchssfsd
early this morning only the information
that Neiil. though Ill. required 20 writ
ing throughout the day, frequently
leaving of, being obliged to rest.
He was silent, irritable and moody. Bill
ington, the hsngman, saw Neili today
through the inspection wicket. taking
note Of bis height and build while the
convict paced to and fro in his cell. Usu-
ally the hangman has an interview with
the condemned. making the closest possible
survey OF his physique and taking an eve
measurement, of the strength of his neck
and gauging the weight Of the body. This
appears to have been spared NeiIl. From
the cell to the ecafoId along the tagged
corridor is a minutes walk. The scatfold
wa. erected in the courtyard within the
enclosure. making it invisible from any
point on the surrounding buildings.
The instant the drop vas made a black
flag was hoisted on the prison flagstaff
TO make known to the outside world
that justice had been satisfied. A
formal inquest will take place at noon
and will be followed Immediately by
burial. The body will be incased in a
coffin filed with quicklime and placed
under the f1agstones over which the
doomed man trod on his way to the
scaffoid.
the world. Under the tagging of this cor
ridor have been buried the bodies of a
long succession of notable and obscure
criminals.
Neil had two interviews today with
Solicitor Waters. In the first he gave
instructions for drawing up his will. Wat
ers called again tonight with a document
for Nelll's signature. Neiil made no con-
fession, but Waters urged him TO give
heed to the ministrations of the chaplain
during the short time remaining to him,
and advised him, if he desired to unburden
his mind, to do so to the chaplain.
It was only when Winters finished
exhorting him that Neiil seemed to real
ize his position. He broke down COM
pieteIy and expressed his indebtedness to
the solicitor and admitted that the lawyer
had spared no effort to save his life. The
scene at the parting was painful.
Thomas Nsill Cream was executed for the
murder of Matilda Clover on October 81 last O.
n Lambeth Palace road, London Cream was
born IA Glasgow in 1855, and was taken to Amer
lea by hi, parent, when very young, where he
took degree at the college in Montreal He after
ward came back to London, where he attended
lectures at ST. Thomas hospital with q view OF
becoming an u. E C. s., but did not succeed
subsequently, he went to Edinburgh and took
two degrees, by which he became fully
qualified medical man Leaving London he
again went to Ontario. and, after practicing
there for short time, he went TO Chicago,
where be practiced IS Thomas Heill Cream At
eha hovfo inc nj neknhay IL ned
London and proceeded to Anderton's hotel,
where he stayed On the 9th and tn. From
there he went to live at No los
Lambeth Palace road until the 9th
OF the following January, and after.
wards went back TO America, where he re-
manned until the beginning OF April Return
ing TO London, he took up his residence again
in Lambeth Palace road from April Q 70 June 3,
when be was arrested on the charge Of b. ack.
mail October of last year was the first
occasion on which Cream met Matilda
Clover, and he was several subse-
quent occasions seen going in the direc
ton OF the house where she lived. Tho
next date of importance was October Is. when
Cream began 10 purchase nux vomica from Mr.
Priest, a chemist of Parliament street, in guam
titles ranging from one to four ounces, and also
ordered a number OF small. empty gelatine cap
sules. On the night OF October 70 A man accom-
panied Glover to her lodgings and she died IN
great agony in the early morning OF the 2lst The
only persons who saw the death of Clover were
Lucy Rose. the ssrvant, aud Mrs. Phillips.
whose real name was Vowles, the landledy, and
naturally they had not noticed the symptoms
were those OF poisoning by strychnine.
An extraordinary state of things was dis
closed at the inquest, by which was
driven TO the conclusion that at the end OF
October no human being could know how the
woman Glover had come to her death but the
who stated, in letter which he wrote
to Dr. Brosdbent, the particulars as to her
name, where she lived, how she died and
the nature OF the poison which killed her.
and used the information he possessed as a
means of attempting to obtain monev by
blaegmail. The dates in the case were very
material, because almost Immediately after
Creams arrival in this country the first
time two women, Clover ana Donworth,
met their deaths by poisoning, and when be
came TO Englaid a second time in April OF
this year, the two other women, Marsh and
ehrivell, died under similar circumstances
shortly after, having been seen in the com.
pany of q man who answered the description
OF the prisoner. Ellen DonwOrth suddenly
staggered and, falling in the street, dled
in great agony, and in her last moments accused
the man with whom she had been seen of Civ.
ing her some hing out of a bottle. THIS was a,
the time when Cream had the stryehnine,
but not The capsules which he al
legged were used few days later
for the purpose of poisoning Glover. When the
prisoners lodging were searched case belong.
ing TO the Harvey Drug Company was found
aid a numb r o. small bottles containing
sugar-coated pills. which, upon analy.
sis BY Dr. stevens. were found TO cog
tain about one twenty second of a grain
IF strychuine each. Il was found that owe,
twenty of these pills, which were very minute
would III into one OF the capsules obtaine
OF Mr.. Priest, or thirty If they were mashei
together, ana while nine or ten might
be q fatal dose, twenty would certainly
be So n each Of the four cases which ha!
come under the notice Of the police the muir.
derea woman hao received 8 letter by post Jus;
before her death. The envelope Of which could
not De 10 nd. aitd it SCENE % be the prisoners
plau 20 got possession of the envelOnss
waich had passed through the postotfce
IN order that some other Enclosure nigh;
DC put INTO them, which could De used for the
purpose of matchmaking persons as 20 whom i,
WAS suggested by Cream thst he was in posses.
sion OF lncri III mating evidence discovered while
searching the effects of the deceased woman
Cream also poisoned young girl in London
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