The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-11-24
As.CAREER OF CRIME,
THE EXECUTION OF A MONSTRuOS
MURDERER. IN LONDON.

her OF Young Women, Pays the Pena lty
or Ills Crimes-The Story of hIs Lite md |
of Ills Death on the Gallows.
LONDON, November I5.-Thomas
Neil, otherwise Cream, the murderer OF
Matilda Glover and several other girls
pald the penalty Of his crimes at o.
CLOCK this morning. Notwithstanding
orders were issued directing that the
execution should be strictly private q
representative of the Associated Press
was accorded permission to enter New.
gate I'rison, where Neil had been con-
hhed since his conviction. lie learned
thaS shorIly before 8 o'clock authority
high sheriff of the county of London 70
Hangman Ellington in accordanco
WIN legal form. At three minutes to
Dllhngton, accompanied Ivy an assist
ant, VINO carried pinionlng material,
entered the cell of the condemned man
"nere ne found the prison cbanlain
mlnlstering to Neil. Without q mo-
ment,s delay the hangman, while cour.
teously asking permission OF the con
demned man, deity and rapidly min
ioned MIN, passing a broad belt around
us WALSH ana securing his elbows with
Two StrlpS tightly drawn back and fns
teheu 10 tne Delt behind. Straps were
pt;MGea around the wrists and connected
with the body belt in front, Tins rem.
dered Neil absolutely incapable of NOV
ing MS arms or hands. The condemned
man did not utter Il word during the
process, which lasted barely q minuto
!, me procession to the gallOWs was
tnen formed, 1t was headed bv the
cnle1 warden, who was followed by the
cnap'aln, who. as he walked, read the
Durial service Of the Church of Eng
lano. Neil came next, guarded on each
sue ny wardens. lie walked firmly.
deadly pallor overspread his features,
ouI ms lace showed no other trace of
enn4tI9h: close behind the prisoner
Walked the hangman. AS the process
sion passed through tho corridnr TO-
Waros the scafrold the tolline Of the
passing bell of st. Sepulchre, which has
marked the last moments of so many
CRIMINALS, resoun led through the pIis.
On ARRIVING at the scatfold the white
cap, which had been previously niortI
upon the head Of the condemned man
was pulled down over his eyes Rl]l,,
lnBlon then guided him on to 81 tran
uoor beneath cross beam from which
;GGiope WIN moose end was danp)ino.
.h hne "nlte cap was drawn down 50
..i"' ~ C0Vcfed ms chin, rendering il
aration for his death This took INF =
rev minutes. His legs were pinioncG
WIN strap that was fastened below
inc knees. The moose was tir0rnpd
over MS mead and was adjusted around
us neck. Inc ring of this moose WAS
nxed nehlnd the lett ear. In auothrr
second the eXecutioner stepped q pace
70 o!he rear, pressed lever and ,hr iran
pit " Il iee' 'l''"
Bllllngton and other persons who SAW
cne execution concur in the opmiOu
.' Cin1 uealn was instantaneous. There
& Mele CoilVulslVe tWitchingS Of the mus.
cles or the back and limbs. which 1aatnd
lew seconds. and then the Lodv hnnr
motlonless. Just prisr to the ca1 heinz
urawn over his fa:e Neil thar. .ked the
PRISON officials for their courtesy anI
kindness. i'''S anu
"a crowd lined the streets outside the
lall. Not the faintest trace of sv,nn,.
thy was shown with Neil. Nntne com.
traly, snch expressions rs "rhcv viii
SOON lnlsh him now and il will hr =
good Jon, too were heard. Probably
io criminal was ever executed in Lon.
uoi VINO had less pitying mob await.
dns niS extinction. Neil died amid
general execratlons. When the black
u" "t was run up on the flagstaff ius
"roan. "T 'ne church clock ceased Ginning $,
groans and half suppressed hrwiS
aiohg the ranks Of people t,stilje1 "a
the state Of feeling. Neil made NO
confession. ''""e ITO
IN the night of April IL last two
girls named Alice Marsh and Emma
Shrlyel, aged respectfully 2I and iS
YEARS, received man in their aDart-
ments IN Lambeth. He remained win
tnem until o'clock next morn,ng
Sn0rtiy after he left the house the two
glr!s We're found in agony on the lloor
py tne landlady of the premises. The
SIiis pelohged to the unfortunate class
,aita, "uu "e1S removed to st. Thomas Hos.
TO the hospital, ana tho Shriyel eirl d;aS
IhTee hours after she was admitted
~ was thought at first that the girls
nua peen poisoned by timed salm3I Of
iS imnicll they mad partaken, but it was
lealneu mat they had been poisoned by
StiScilllhe. ON examining the rooms
occupied by the airls a letter was tonnd
signed George Clifton, but it aftcrwnrds
tlansplred that the writer was knawm
" the girls as Fred. No trace of tho
author could be found and Tor a time
Ine case was referred to as the DAM
beth mystery" '~ i1"'i'-
When the death of the two girls came
tT ueaore me coroner for inyestigaflon
.na .nat oiiicial received letter which wns VS.,
proved to be in the handwriting Of ~ q
woman named Sabbatina, whom Neil
,si was at one time engaged to marry In
thlS ietter the writer said she was in -
position to give valuable infyrmotion .t "
which would show that the two ~ir;s
raa pee4 poisoned 10y a young mln
ApouC the same time DIR, JIarncr nr
baLnstable, received a letter ndini,ind
~ nave been sent by Neil, in whjch h.
ueHaahued $1,000, AID intimatinp that
;nfoS uuiess tnat sum was paid he wonId rive
Information showing that DR., Uarnnnr,.
stn had poisoned the Marsh and ShrIvnj
girls. Young Harper was at the t ti'nd irN Ni
student at st. Thomas IIospitaI nmS @
Lambeth. 40 Nell III
IN charge of attempted blackmai,
preferred against him by DR., IIarn"r
Nell was arrested. ConsiderahIa irtor'