The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-16
NELL ON THE GALLONS.
THE POISONEa OF FALLEN wO-
MEN PAYS TIE PENALTY.

The SisnEman Does His Work
Quickly and Without BungIing.
The Story Of Nsilrs Crimes and thu
Way His Guilt Was Brought Out.
LONDON, Nov. 15-Thomas NeiIl, other
wise Cream. murderer of Matilda Clover
and several other girls, paid the penalty of
his crimes at o'clock this morning. Not
withdrawing the fact that orders were is-
sued directing that the execution should be
strictly private a representative of the AS
sociaJed Press was accorded permission TO
enter Newgate prison, where Neill had been
confined since his conviction. He learned
that shortly before o'clock authority to
hang Neill was handed over by the high
sheriff of the county Of London TO Hang
man Ellington in accordance with the legal
form. AT S:57 O'Clock EKsoutioner Billing,
ton accompanied by an assistant. who car
ried the pinioning material. entered the cell
of the condemned man, where he found the
prison chaplain ministerinR TO Neill. With
out moments delay the hangman, while
courteously asking permission Of the
condemned man, deftly and rapidly
pinioned him, passing a broad
belt around his waist and securing his
elbows with two straps tightly drawn back
and fastened TO the belt behind. The
straps we're placed around the wrists and
connected with the body Of the belt in
front. This rendered Neill absolutely In-
capable of moving his arms or hands, The
condemned man did not utter a word dur
ing the process, which lasted barely
minute.
THE MARCH TO THE GALLows.
The procession TO the galIows was then
formed. 1t was headed by the chief war
den, who was followed by the captain.
who, as he walked, read the burial service
of the Church OF England. Neill came
next, guarded on each side by wardens
He walked firmly. A dead pallor over.
spread his features, but his face showed no
other trace Of emotion. Close behind the
prisoner walked the haugmau. As
the procession passed through the cor
ridor toward the scalfold, the tolling of the
bell Of st. Sepulchre's, which has marked
the last moments Of so many criminals
resounded through the prison. On arriving
on the scaffold white cap, which had been
previously placed upon the head If the con-
demned man, was pulled down over his eyes
EXecutioner Ellington then guided him on
the trap doors, beneath the cross beams
from which rope with a moose end was
dangling. The white cap was drawn down
so that it covered the chin, rendering 1t inn
possible for Neill TO see the final prepara-
tions for his death. This took but few
minutes. His legs we're pinioned with a strap
Nhub Was AdSteDtu bclOW bue kuBeb, L ne
moose was dropped over his head and
adjusted around his neck. The
ring of this moose was fixed
behind the left ear. In another second
the executioner stepped pace to the rear,
pressed a lever, and the trap fell. Neill's
body dropped five feet into pit. Execu-
tioner Ellington and other persons who saw
the execution concur in the opinion that
death was instantaneous. There were con-
vulsive twitchings of the muscles of the
back and limbs, which lasted few seconds
and then the body hanged motionless. just
prior 20 the cap being drawn over his face
Neill thanked the prison officials for their
courtesy and kindness.
A crowd lined the street outside the jail.
Not the faintest trace Of sympathy was
shown for Neill. On the contrary such ex-
pressions as: They will soon finish him
now and it will be good job, too" were
heard. Probably no criminal was ever ex-
ecuted in London who had less plying
mob awaiting his extinction. Neill died
amid general exeorations. When the black
flag was run Up on the Flagstaff, just as the
church clock ceased Ginning O'clock,
Rroans and half suppressed howls among
the ranks of the people testified to the state
OF feeling. Neill made no confession.
THE DOUBLE MURDER
On the night of April II last two girls
named Alice Marsh and Emma Shrivel,
aged respectively 81 and l8 years, received
a man in their apartments in Lambeth
This man remained with the girls until
o'clock the next morning. Shortly after
he left the house the two girls were found
in agony on the floor by the landlady of the
premises. The girls belonged TO the un-
fortunate class and were removed to st.
Thomas hospital. The Marsh girl died on
the way to the hospital and the Shriyel
girl died three hours after she was admitted.
1t was thought at first that the girls had
been poisoned oy timed salmon, of which
they had partaken, but it was subsequently,
learned that they had been
poisoned with strychnine. On
examining the rooms occupied
by the girls a letter was found signed
George Clifton but it afterward transpired
that the writer was known to the girls as
Fred. No trace Of the author could be
found, and for time the case was referred
to as the Lambeth mystery"
NELL ovERRGACHEs HIMSELF.
When the death Of the two girls came be.
fore the coroner for investigation that
official received letter which was proved
to have been in the handwriting of a
woman named Sabbatini, who Neill was at
one time engaged to marry. In this
letter the writer said she was
ia position TO give valuable information
which would show that the two girls had
been poisoned by young man named
Harper About the same time DR.. Harper
OK Barnstable received letter admitted to
have been sent by Neill. which he demanded
81 500 and an intimRtion that unless the
sum was paid the writer would give In
formation showing that Dr. Harper's son
had poisoned the Marsh and Shrlyel girls.
Young Harper was at that time a student
at st. Thomas hospital and lodged in the
same house as Neill Ia Lambeth On
charge Of attempted blackmail, preferred
against him by Dr. Harper, Neiil was ar
rested. Considerable interest was mani.
tested in the case and this was increased
when a newspaper published a story that
Matilda Clover had died in October, 1891,
under almost the same circumstances az at
tended the death OF tine Marsh and Shrivel
girls. The peculiar manner Of the deaths
Of these three girls called attention to the
fact that another girl named Ellen Dom
worth had died under suspicious circum-
stances, and further investigation by the
police revealed that DR.. Harper was not the
only person Neill had tried to blackmail It
was learned that he had written letter TO
DR.. Broadbent well-known London
practitioner, to Hon. w. II. ID. Smith
aud TO Counts & Russell. The
police made q close investigation.
They found that Neill was a Canadian. had
been medical student and had had nulner-