Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-09
LoNDoN's PorsoNER.
Thomas Nein Cream Further Implicated by
Today's Testimony.

Thomas Nein Crrsm Further Implicated by
Today's Testimony.
LoSDoS. Aug. 9.--Thomas Nell. alias Thomas
Nell Cream, was brought up again today on the
charge u having murdered Matilda Clover BY
strychnine poisoning
Miss Laura Sabbath. young woman showily
dressed in black, with pink hat. WAS called TO
the witness stand She testified that che re-
sided at Chapel street, Barhampstead- In No
vember, last year, she was In London. Neill
was introduced 20 her Or. Thomas NELL
Cream. He said he was a doctor in America
but was doing nothing in this country. He saw
her frequently after the introduction and
shortly afterward proposed marriage 20 her and
she accepted him. The letter produced was
the one in which he made his proposal He
went to America on january =, this year, and
SAID he was going 60 see about his fathers
estate. Before he went he made . will in which
he described himself 80 Dr. Neill Cream The
witness. in whose favor the will was made un-
derstood that he left her all his property The
document Cprodnced( was Witnessed by her
sister. When he went away he gave her his ad-
dress: "Dr Cream. care Of Daniel Cream, Que
bee. Canada" He said he would be staving Mt
Blhnchsrds Hotel while he was away Neiu
came back at the beginning of April and she
saw him immediately on his return.
Mr.. Gill-"Did he ever ask YOU to write let
! ter for him?"
witness-"Yes"
Is this the letter (producing ~ you wrote?"
'les, and the envelope also"
Mr.. Gill handed the witness other letters and
envelopes which she said she wrote at the re-
quest OF Neill
The first letter was as follows:
LONDON. Nav 2. 1892
Coroner Wyatt. St. Thomas Hospital London.
Dear Sir: viii YOU please give the inclosed 20
the foreman of the coroner's iurv AT the inauest
on Alice Marsh and Emma Shrivell and obliee
Yours respectfully.
WILLIAM HENRY MrRRAy.
Mr.. Gin then read the following letter. which
the 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:
Dear Sir: beg 20 inform YOU that one Of the
operators has positive proof that William Har-
per, medical student AZ St. Thomas Hospital
son of Dr. Harper Of Barnstaple is responsihls
for the death Of Alice Marsh and Emma Shriv-
ell. he having poisoned these girls with strych-
nine. This letter you can have on having nv
bill for services to Judge Clarke. 20 Cockspur
street, Charlng Cross, TO whom I will give
proof on paying my bill
Yours respectfully.
WILLIAM H. MURRAY.
The third letter dated London NAV T.
IL was addressed 10 'George Clark, esd de-
tective," and was follows:
Dear Sir: III Mr.. Wyatt, coroner calls on Won
IN regard 10 the murder Of Alice Marshall and
Emma shriven YOU can tell him that YOU will
give proof positive 10 him that William Har-
rer, medical student Of st. Thomas Hospital,
and son of DIR. Harper OF Bear street Barn
staple: poisoned these girls with strychnine,
provided the coroner pays you well for.your
services. i viii give you proof when he comes
TO terms. will write You again in few days-
Yours faithfully,
W. MURRAY.
These letters. the witness said. were ali writ
ten at the same time. She wrote them at Bar-
hampstead. Nell was then STAYING at her
mothers house there. He dictated what she
was TO write, but gave no reason.
LOUISE HARRIS STORY.
There came from the back Of the court Q
girl of five or six and twenty, with a Drowned
skin and a profusion of dark hair smoothly
gathered up under hat trimmed with scarlet
flowers. She was dressed in heavy inery with
a rough blue cloth coat trimmed with beaver.
Louise Harris was this witness. none other than
Loo" Harvey. the woman whom NELL II said
70 have himself believed had been poisoned.
She told an interesting story. illus-
trating how Neil might have poisoned the
other girls. She said that in October last she
was living at a. Townsend street. ST Johns
Wood, with young man named Charles Har-
yey. She was known by his name as Loo
Harvey. At the Alhambra one night she was
spoken to by man. That man she now recog-
nized as the prisoner, CDR. Neill." That night
she stayed at the Paris Hotel in Berwick street
He told her that he was a doctor at ST. Thomas
Hospital, that he had recently come from Amer
ia anu nc 10 go Dack Win him TO
America. Her description Of his appearance
on that occasion was important in its bearing
on descriptions given by other witnesses. He
wore, she thought, but was not certain. black
clothes and a iat-topped black felt hat He car
ried gold watch with a silk or hair chain and
he was wearing gold-rimmed spectacles.
BACK FROM THE GRAVE
Now came the intensely dramatic part Of her
story. For if the obvious suggestion of her
ari1 +vrssh 10, q h. ..lo
tells is that Of one who has hung over the very
brink of the grave.
"In the morning before he left Won. said Mr..
Gill; did he say anything about some spots on
your foreheadY"
"Yes, and he said wanted some medicine"
did he say anything about seeing you
again?"
Yes; he made an appointment to see me on
the embankment near Charing Cross station At
30 the same evening"
did he say anything about medicine?"
''He said he would bring some"
He gave you three pounds2"
'Yes, sir"
=, when he left you that day did he know o;
the man you were living With"
''Yes, sir; end 1 told him what have told
you now"
.rS When hen I9e.;g he .gct' of giving you medicine
"Yes, and asked Harvey to 60 with me TO
the embankment that night he did 60 with
Had Neill said he would take you anywhere
that night?'
''Yes, to a music hall. and asked me where
would like TO go. / said the Oxford"
I'm the evening you went with Harvey, lsft
him and met Neill?"
"Yes, SIR"
sswhat did he say?"
Il have brought your pills"
did he say where he had got them made
up?'
Yes, in the Westminster Bridge road"
"Did he ask you to have a glass of wine?"
'Yes, sir. / asked hum whether should take
the pills then or with the wine. He said when
we took the wine. We went TO Q public house
and saw Harvey watching us. woman came
in with some roses, and said I would like
some. Nein said, Certainly. you shall have
your WISH and he bought some and gave them
10 me. He then walked back with me TO the
embankment, and said he could not 20 TO the
music ball that night, az he had 10 20 TO ST.
Thomas Hospital at O'Clock. and he would be
kept there until 1880. He would meet me out
side the Oxford At the dais. and We would take
the same hotel that went to before"
"0n the embankment did he give you soma
fgs?"
I "Yes- he said I was TO eat them afterfhs
pills He gave me two long pill. and saidi
Don't bite them; swallow them a. they are"
IL was in the most mstter-of-fact manner and