The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-11
MD HE MURDER THE WOMEN?
ruouis NEIL SUSPECTED OF KILL
lyG TWO LONDON GIRLS.
IRA wa. IN Saratoga Last spring sporting
,,., Names The Evidence that IL
Th,urht 10 Connect Hin, with the Mys-
uc,.,n,,r Mt Stamford

~. was In Saratoga Inst spring Sporting
,,,n Name. The Evidence that IL
,rn,,rbt to Connect Him with the Mys-
,c,Iou- Poisoning ut stamford street.
ro<nox June 10. The police to-day sprung
.,n sensation which they have had in store
,e,o,iyc to tho murder OF the two girls. Shrivell
.rl Marsh Tho suspected poisoner Is the
ir,or,,nn named Murray Neill. otherwise
Thr-,a, Ncili. under arrest for cndeavorng to
.,,or, money from DR.. Harper OF Barnstaple.
Neil. was br ught UP in tho Bow Street Police
Court again to-day. Tho police produced q
ru,nlor u Strychnino capsules which they had
io.na at Nell's lodging place.
Tho Girl, arc supposed to havo boon poi.
sonoI with strychnine capsules Alice Marsh
VA, u years of age and Emma Shrlvcll IL.
They were girls Of tho street. but had
th,ir own lodgings. at which they enter
taincl callers. Tho lodging place where
they wrro poisoned was Mt 11S Stamford
,,rcct Waterloo road. On the evening OF April
1lamau named Fred. called BY tho deceased
girls doctor. had tea with them by arrange
mont. aud hc was let out of tho house the next
nornins about . O'clock by Shrivcl. About
$50 o'clock tho same morning n policeman
was called to tho house and found both girls
III. Marsh was lying in the passage In her
FULLY dressed. but lying upon tho floor. Tho
officer administered an emctic to each and
then removed thcm to st. ,Thomas's Hospital;
Marsh died in the cab on the way and Shrivell
In the course Of tho morning.
When they were being conveyed to tho nos
initial Emmu Shrivell said that thoy had met u
man named Fred. who had given them some
'"NSc,iI. il is snid wrote to DR.. Harper. saving
thnt Ii is son, who Is n student at st. Thomas 8
HoslitaI. was the murderer OF tho two girls.
ssd TRS h "ssr @as s to sfo
Sel.' Ncill denies positively that he is the
au;hlr It tho letter. but tho police 9re satis-
bort TO comlaro tho blnrkmniling letter with
thu letter f0GnI ut the lodgings OF tho girls.
These exports. i was said In court to-day.
Ecro not yet ready to como to q decision.
Tho Mn!laiy. Mrs. Vogt, OF the stamford
street house. wns rut on tho witness stand.
magistrate rcmandSd Nciil without bail.
The G ns P b,v 70 haSs te
Erarhel to America; and are making inauirios
n various PARTS Of the United KINGDOM. whore
NELL has been traveller Nsiil is described g.; BE-,
entity o. llarvcY Wray i Go. Of Saratoga
springs, New York. The police are convinced
capsules. and tho finding Of strychnine. oap-
suIes in Neills room. is. in their opinion.
strong evidence of his connection with tho
SARATOGA. Juno 10.-Thomas N. Cream. alias
Thomas Neill. who is under arrest in London
charged with the murder OF two girls. was
never in tho employ Of any drug firm here.
Hewas in Saratoga in March last. but for a
iew hours only While here he call ed on the
g. F. Harvey Company. manufacturing chem
fists. and bought case Of SAMPLES Of medi-
cincs IT their compounding. He said he was
doctor in London; that he Ind been for some
time in Quebec to settle his fathers estate.
end that. on his return. he stopped in Saratoga
to get samples Of medicines from tho Harvey
COMPANY. There Is no such concern In Sara
toga rs Harvey. Wrav x Co.
Cream told Dr. Harvey. President OF the com
pany. that at home he was known as Dr.. Neill.
1n3 Lambeth Palace Road London. England.
lie said he took this name because in England
q man was not permitted to practise medicine
and at tho same time he engaged in other
business and that in his real name. Thomas
Cream. he was engaged in other pursuits.
Cream. alias Neili. was never tho accredited
agent of the q. T. Harvey Company. who have
no representative abroad. After his return to
with the Ii. I. Harvey Company. and they have
his letters. They arc signed Thomas N.
Cream. lie wished their replies to be adj
dressed to him as DR.. Ncil. saying he re-
cciv"d his mail under that address. but the
Harvey COMPANY became suspicious OF him
and declined 10 keep up the correspondence.
which they now believe was intended by
Cream 70 make il appear that he was their
ag"nt. As Mr.. Harvey remembers him. he was
line looking man. OF good address. and
about ~ years old,