The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-10
NELL BELIEVED HER DEAD.
n SUPPOSED vIC1IM OF THE POIsoNER
TEsTIFIES AGAINST him.

Loo Harvey Tells n Thrilling story OF Her
Esoape from Death-Shc Took the Long
Pnis Prepared for Her by Neiii and Pre-
tended TO Swallow Them-she Threw
Them Away and Thus Avoided Death.
LONDON, Aug o.-Thomas Neill alias Thomas
Neill Cream. was brought UP again to-day on
tho charge OF having murdered Matilda Glover
by strychnino poisoning. Miss Laura SAB
batini. q young woman SLOWLY dressed In
black with n pink hat. testified that she re-
sided in Chapel street. Barkhampstend In
November last year. she was in London. and
Neil was introduced to her rs =" DIR. Thomas
Neill Cream" He said he was n doctor In
American but was doing nothing In this
country. He saw her frequently after the In
PRODUCTION. and shortly afterward proposed
marriage to her. and she accepted him. The
letter produced was the one in which he made
his proposal. He went to America on Jan.
OF this year. and said he was going to see
about his fathers estate. Before no went. on
Jan. 5. he made will In the witnesses favor
in which he described himself DR.. Neill
Cream" The witness understood that he left
her all his property. The document produced
was witnessed by her sistor.
When he went away no gave her his ad-
dress. DIR. Cream. caro- OF Daniel Cream.
Quebec. Canada" He said he would be stay
ing at Blanchards Hotel while he was away.
Neill came back at the beginning OF April and
she saw him Immediately upon his return. He
asked her to write several letters. the first OF
which was produced read as follows:
Loxpos May 2. 1892.
ooronsr Wyatt. 81 TAosnais Hospital. London.
DEAR SIR: viii you please give the enclosed letter to
the fore of tho Coroners Jury at the inquest on
Alice Marsh and Emna Shriveil and oO!ige yours re-
spectfully. WILLIAM HsSRr MURRAY
Mr.. Gill then read the following letter. which
tho witness said was the first one she wrote to
the foreman Of the Coroner's Jury. in the case
Of Alice Marsh and Emma Shrivell:
DfAs Sia: IbeR to inform You that one OF tho oper-
a,ors has positive proof that William Harper medical
student at st Thomass llosp, son Of Pr liarper OF
b t tho esan Cd H Mes. a
b Tor services. 70 Judge Clarke 20 Cocs.pur street
bill Yours respectfully. W. IL MURRAY.
The third letter was dated LondIon May ~ T.
Detective" and was as follows:
III: y . sai
KIN 's ss. s MhP1.% hssp.s $.
:,!sss s.5s:iSH,s ps:es:% ss..s girl; Yin s!ys5
you again in " fHY Hy. SssI'
These letters. the witness said: were all
sSa.s sS.r. IL h Ses ssaS Whs
she SO Ess ssd M Calling the
81 Of s. g. W s
Drowned skin and . PROPULSION q dark hair
heavy flnery. with a rough blue coat: trimmed
h Goo Hs4Sey Mh IS sa Ghs5
have, himself believed. had been poi
The other girls she said that 9cs9bsp Hs
W. Wood. With TIA a young man named Charles Har-
Hsivey: AZ the 1lhSmbra one PRiEht she sI was
asS Hoes in 'Br
iIS% En- S SnsElcs; sa M; he asked her to 60 back
Mr.: aiII. "aid h ssy sensthins about some
""Yes: and he said wanted some medicine.
He made an appointme mt to see me on the en- n
near chaTIns Cross station at 1880
81 jsis ssif Il s T9Hid 6Fins some Hssa7'
pa YOU see Charles i. Harvey that day. the
sine he frightened me. and asked Harvey TO
I.
He went with me. but loft him and met Neil;
got them made up In the Westminster Bridge
load asked him whether should take the
pills then or later with wine. and he said not
house, tho Northumberland. and I saw, Harvey
watching US. 4 woman came In with some
roses. and said woulk like some. Neill said.
Certainly. you hall have your wish. and he
bought some and gave them to me: lie then
night. as he had to be at st. Thomas's Hospital
at o o'clock. and he would be kept there unit!
1890 He would meet me outside the oxford
at IL. he said. and would take mo to the same
hotel as we went to tho night before"
Yes. In a bag. and said was to eat them
when had taken the pills, He gave me then
two Iona pills. and said. Don't bite them.
",uWore you afraid to take them7" asked Mr..
"Yes." she explained. F." I threw them away"
1t was in the lonely haif-darkness Of tho EN-
bankment that this scene took place: The
hind her and passed them into her left.
Then she nut her, right hand into
her mouth and pretended to swallow them.
while she threw the capsules away with her
quite certain that she had swalowed tho cap
Sules. for he made her show her hands She
showed him her right hand AS she brought it
safely away from her mouth. and then. when
she had dropped tho things. she showed hin II
girls head to be afraid Of those two long pills.
Loo Harvey identified tho long pills which
ahe received rs being similar to the capsules
found In Neils possession when no was ar
hat IA pr,t oh nod 4 ra1 fhuH ngn