The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-07-07
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has been discovered that Thomas Neal,
now in London charged with poisoning
Matilda Choevy, is DR.. Thomas Neill
Cream, native of Quebec City, who
graduated from McGill college in Mon
treal and was sentenced to n lie term
il state prison Tor abortion.
Thomas Neill Cream, although he
has lived the most OF his life in the
American continent, was born, so thereg-
lister of McGill college says, in Glas Cow,
Scotland, on May -, 1850. While still
young lad his parents emigrated to
Canada and settled III the ancient city
OF Quebec, where old Mr. Cream NAH
aged to accumulate n comfortable COM
petence. Young Cream himself first
worked in the ship building trade as a
carpenter As he showed considerable
natural ability his father decided on
sending him to Montreal to study at
McGill college for the pro ession of
medicine. Cream went through his
chosen course with great credit to him
self nor did he then show any oi'those
traits which atterward made Inn so
criminally famous. 1t was in 1872 when
Cream entered college. In 1876 he
graduated and was iull-fedged NJ. d.
Creams criminal career commenced I'M
mediately alter leaving the university.
Beginning the practice of medicine in
Kingston Canada, before long whispers
were circulated regarding certain unpro-
.essional practices that were strongly |
inspected on the part of the young NJ. |
D. Rumor was made certainty when |
one morning the dead body OF a young |
woman was found lying in a she'd at
the rear OF Crram's office. The au.
thor;ties took the matter up and the |
coroners post mortem proved beyond |
q DOUBT that she woman had perished |
from the effects of a criminal operation. |
Suspicion pointed strongly to Cream as
the person who had performed the
operation, but the evidence was not
considered conclusive enough by the
police officials to warrant the arrest OF
the suspected physician. However,
public feeling was so stirred up against
DR.. Cream that he lost his entire prac-
tice and was compelled to leave King
ston. He then took up his residence
in Hamilton, Ont. Here, again his
illegal practices got him into trouble.
Shortly after Creams arrival in Hamil-
ton, another woman WAS found dead
from malpractice and this time the evil
ience pointed so directly towards
Cream that he was arrested and put on
trial for the murder oil tile woman.
The testimony was insufficient to con-
vict him. however. but Cream, disgusted
With Canada, emigra,ed and made Chi
,ago his home. This was in the latter
part of 1877.
Cream was evidently now confirmed
,bortionist The next time, however,
lie was captured at. his work. A con-
siderable sensation was caused in Chi
ago in 1873 by the death from NAL
practice OF Chicago lady. Cream was
lrrested charged with the crime, and in
his instance the facts were brought di-
'ectly home to him. The testimony Of
he maid servant, q negro who saw the
operation performed, convicted Cream,
md his career was brought to an end
1y being sentenced to imprisonment for
lie in the illinois state prison at Joliet.
;ream served thirteen years of his sem
ence, when he received a pardon on
ccount OF his ill health.
When Cream entered the outer world
nee more. he found himself the pos
essor OF comfortable fortune. Dur
ng his imprisonment, his father had
lied. A clause of his father will, in
which DR.. Cream was lett legacy, was
5 follows: / hereby begueath TO my
on, Thomas Neill Cream, the sum of
10, coo in the stock OF the Merchants
ank of Canada, for his own use. should
C ever regain his rights OF citizenship
Ia
o :he old country, and it was then ap-
arently that under the name of Thomas
'eill, he met Miss Sabittini who was
ne OF the most important witnesses in
he inquest now being held in London
ITO the death Of Matilda Clcovy In
1arch last, Cream again visited his
Id home in Quebec City, and came
ON there to Montreal, where he real
ed on his stock in the Merchants bank.
The identity of Thomas Neill, now
nder arrest in London Tor poisoning
Iatiida Cleovy with Dr. Thomas Neill
ream is conciusively proved by a series
letters now in possession of Mr.. D.
general railroad and steam
oat ticket agent at Montreal Mr. Bat
,rsby has number OF letters signed by
lollistS SlSdiii- ioI latItS IloLl
ew York to Glasgow and Liverpool
he letters were signed Thomas n.
ream, NJ. D., Blanchard's hotel, Quebec
ity.
1t will he remembered that after Neill
nd made his arrangements for the W ed
ing with Miss Sabitini, in London, he
1T her instructions to address all let
rs DR. Cream, care Daniel Cream,
hotel, Quebec" !" DR.. Cream
as at the Albion hotel Montreal, on
[arch 10Th last, and from there wrote
,ain to Mr.. Battersby. stating that he
ad purchased ticket on the steam
Zip Brittanic; that he expected par
j in Montreal, and asked Mr.. Bstters-
7 to forward it to Liverpool hy the
Labrador. When the parcel
me Mr. Battersby opened it. 1t con-