Evening journal., 1892-08-09

Examined and Important Letters
Exhibited.
IBy Telegraph to the Evening Journal
LONDON Ang. 9-Thomas Neill, alias
Thomas Neill Cream, was brought up
again to-day on the charge of having
murdered Matilda Clover by strychnine
poisoning.
Miss Laura Sabbatini, young woman
showily dressed in black with pink hat
was called to the witness stand. She
testified that she resided at Chapel street,
Berl1hampstead. In November last year
she was in London and Neill was intro
duced to her as "Dr Thomas Neill
Cream. He said that he had been
doctor in America, but was doing moth
ing in this country He saw her fre-
quently after the introduction and shortly
afterwards proposed marriage and she
accepted
He went to America on January 9th
and said he was going to see about his
fathers estate. Before he went he
made a will in witnesses favor, in which
he described himself Or Neill Cream
his property. When he went away he
gave his address, Or Cream, care of
Daniel Cream, Quebec, Can" Neill
came back at the beginning of April, and
she saw him Immediately on his return.
NeiI's Three Letters.
Mr.. Gill-"Did he ever ask you to write
letter for him 2" "Yes"
''Is this the letter (produced) you
wrote p 'Yes, and the envelope also.
Mr. Gill handed the witness other letters
and envelopes, which she said she wrote
at the request of Neill
The first letter was as follows:
LONDON. May2, 1872
CORONER WYATT St. Thomas hospital,
Dear sir:-wilI you please give the enclosed
to the foreman Of the corQner's jury at the
inquest on Alice Marsh and Emma Shrivell,
W 0''e9 VIM Henry Murray.
Mr. Gill then read the foil owing letter,
which the witness said was the first one
she wrote to the foreman of The coro-
ner's jury, in the case of Alice Marsh and
Emma Shrivell:
DEAR SIR:-I beg 90 inform you that one Of
the operators has positive proof that William
Harper, medical student at st. Thomas Hos
pital, son OF DIR Harper, of Barnstaple, Is re-
. sp0nsi0le Tor the death OF Ahce Marsh ana ana
Emma Shrivell, he having poisoned these girls
with strychnine. This letter you can have on
paying my bill for services TO Judge Clarke,
No. - COckspur street, Charing Cross, TO
whom l will give proof on paying my bill.
'' ". il. MURRAY
The third letter was dated London,
May 4th 1t was addressed to George
Clarke, Esq, detective, and was as fol
lows:
DRAR SIR:-If Wyatt, coroner. calls on you
in regard TO tho murder Of Alice Marsh and
Emma Shriven, you can tell him that you
will give proof positiye to him that William
Harper. medical student Of ST. Thomas Hospi
tai and son Of DR.. Harper of Bear street, Barn.
staple, poisoned these girls with strychnine
provided the coroner pays you well for your
services. l will give you proof when he comes
TO our terms. will write to you again in
few days. Your faithfully;v ,,..
These letters, the witness said, were
all written at the same time She wrote
them at Berlxhampstead Nell was theI
staying at her mothers house there. He
dictated what she was to write but gave
no reason.
LOO" Harvey Testines.
Louisa Harris was the next witness
called and there responded girl of five o.
six and twenty, with gypsy Drowned skin
and prOfusion of dark hair She was
dressed in heavy finery with rough b luz
cloth coat trimmed with beaver.
Louisa Harris was none other than the
Loo Harvey, who Neill is said TO have
believed, himself, to have been poisoned
She said in October last she was living
at No. A Townsend Road, st. johns
Wood, with young man named Charles
Harvey She was known by his name a
Loo Harvey
At the Alhambra, one night she wa
spoken to by a man. That man she nov
recognized as the prisoner "Dr. Neill.
hot t,ffrhf aha 81 NTH him af M
Paris Hotel in Berwick street. He toll
her that he was doctor at St. Thoma
Hospital, that he had recently came fror
America, and he asked her to go bac
with him to America.
Her description of his appearance O
that occasion was important in its bear
ing on descriptions given by other wit
nesses of the Fred of the Clover an
Stamford street cases. He wore, sh
thought. but was not certain, blac
clothes and a fat-topped black felt ha
He wore a gold watch, with a silk or hal
chain, and he was wearing gold-rimme
spectacles.
On the Brink of the Grave.
Now came the intensely dramatic pan
of her story. For is the obvious suggei
tion of her evidence has truth in it, III
tale Loo Harvey tells is that of one wh
has hung over the very brink of til
grave
In the morning before he left yor
asked Mr. Gill, did he say anythin
about some spots on your foreheadg'
yes. and he said that l needed som
medicine.
Did he say anything about seeir
you againl'
yes. he made an appointment TO Sc
me ON the embankment near Charm
Cross station at half past seven the san
evening
"Did he say anything about med
cineG" "He said he would bring some
He gave you three pounds q 'l