Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-11-19
PAID THE PENALTY.
Dr. Nciii Cream, the Noted Poisonor,
Hanged at London.

LONDON, Nov. 10. - Thomas Neill
Cream, the poisoner, was hanged in
Newgate jail this morning AT Q
o'clock the drop fell and the body of
the poisoner was dangling from the
gibbet. The execution was private,
only the Jail officials being
present The black flag was immedi-
atcly hoisted. The crowd which had
gathered on the outside OF the Jail
looked ut the suggestive flag and dis
appeared quietly in the fog. An extra
detachment of police surrounded the
Jail, but was not necessary.
[Neill though he was described as an Ameri-
can-whicn in England Is held to be synon-
ymous with u native OF the United States
was really u Canadian. In the course OF his
life he had been in close contact with the
police Of various cities In the United States
and Canada. In Canada Neil-or, as he was
known there, DIR. Thomas Crenm''-had an
unenviable reputation. He studied medicine ut
McGill college, Montreal and was graduated in
1870 He took up practice at Kingston, Ont
and had been there only short time before
he was suspected Of illegal practices. The
body Of o young woman was found in shed
back Of Neilrs ofIice and post-mortem ex-
animation showed that she had died from the
effects OF criminal operation. Though tho
formed the operation there was not legal evi.
dence enough to warrant his arrest. Public
opinion, however, forced him to leave Kingston,
and he went to Hamilton, Ont He was shortly
afterward arrested on charge Of killing q
woman, but the charge could not be proved
against him.
He removed to Chicago In 1887, posing as a
doctor and making his living out of the practice
| he obtained. He entered into partnership with
| q notorious woman, Hattie Mack, and entered
on course OF malpractice which resulted in
the death OF woman. The Mack woman con.
| fessed, but Cream got separate trial and WAS
acquitted.
He was indicted in November 1880, for send.
| ing obscene matter through the mails. He es
capped prosecution by jumping his bonds, bu,
he returned in 1881 when the affair had blown
| over. He then murdered Miss Ellen
| Stock by giving her strychnino in cap
| sules which had been filled by the druggist
| with some other prescription, and tried to
| blackmaii the druggist on the ground that he
had made mistake. The coroners jury found
| that Miss Stock came to her death by indges
| tion and collie.
| Cream next formed the acquaintance OF Mrs
| Stott, wife OF u station agent at Grand Prai
| rie, Ill. Tho husband was T3 years old ant
| his wifo 49, The woman employed DIR. Cream
| to treat her husband, and with such goot
| effect that the old gentleman died suddenly
| He was killed with strchnnc cap
| sules coroners jury implicated
| Cream and Mrs Stott and The woman finally
| confessed that she had been intimate with tn,
| doctor, and that after suing the prescribing
| druggist for $4,000 damages for false prescrip
| tion they were 10 be married. Cream wa!
sentenced for life to Joliet Gov. Fifer par
| doned him.
On being released the hend proceeded t
| London, where he murdered five women in u:
many months. He would in all probability no
have been found ont had he not tried to blacl,
mail druggist His scheme did not work ant
| he was arrested. Several women whom he sup
posed he had murdered testified against him
| The evidence was conclusive