The Dickinson press., 1892-11-19
HANGED THIS MORNING
THE TRAP is SPRUNG AT 9
O'CLOCK.
NeIlt. the American Doctor Who
Poisoned Several Girls. Expi-
ates His Crime on the Gal
lows in NeWgate Prison
This Morning.
Jerked Into Eternity.


London. Nov. 15, 0 a. m.-Prompsly
at . a. IN. the black flag was hoist,.d
over Newgatc prison, indicating that
Neill had been executed.
Scilfs Last Night.
London, Nov. l5.Ali the preparations
for the execution tomorrow morning of
Thomas Neill, otherwise Cream, nre cou-
plrte'l. The execution will be strictly
private, the only persons who will, b"
present bcin. Kynaston Nn,calf. uu,l Il
sheriff OF the county of Lon,lon: the eN-
ecutioncr and the prison officials. Sine"
Neill was sentenced l!r closest watch
has been kept upon him mt Newgatr
prison. The wardens wil ,.ot permit ar
cess to the prisoner beyond the eur
rider which leads TO the condemned
mans cell. Through this corridor Nc,l
VIII pass alive Tomorrow 10 be brought
BACK corpse soon afterwarl. Ta
warlcns vourhsafed only the infor-,s-
tion that Neill, though ILL., had recurre.l
to writing throughout the day, frequently
leaving off. being obliged TO rest. He i.
silant. irritable and moody. The war:lcns
hail their early relief from the response
bility of their charge. Their vigil has
b'rn one Of anxiety md they are haunt
cd with the suspicion that this adept in
the uSc of poison has some unknown
resources which he can effectively use
at the last moment to cheat the uyeuEri
Of Justice
Ellington. the hangman, saw Neill to-
day through an inspection wicket taking
note ot his height and build while tn.
convict paced to and fro in his cell
Usually the hnngman has an interview
with tho condemned. making the closest
possible survey of his .,hvsique and TAX
ing an eye measurement of the strength
OF the neck and gaMeing the weight OF
ms body. This appears to have beeu
spared Ncill Til" liangnlnn will not ap-
penr at the cell until ;.nnrly o o'clock.
Ellington performs the work of pinioi-
ing i'll five minutes.
! From th. Gcii to the Scnfroid
along the Tagged corridor, is Il minutes
walk. Th" mitfoll. which has a NOV
rhlc siblr'i. is erected IN the court yard
within an enclosure making it invisible
f:om nny point ON surrounding buildings.
The drop will Ire made promptly ut q
O'Clock and ut the same Instant n blAct
! tlae will hc hnis'cd on th,. prison II. =
staff To make known To the outside world
that justice has been satisfied. The
formal inquest VIII tax" place 1T nool.,
and will be followed Immediately by the
burial, The body will be "nc,scd in IL
coffin iilled with puicklime and placed
under the tagst"nes III the q Iriior over
which iln. doomed man treaas on his
way lo the scaliold This is perhaps the
ghastlicst spot in tic world. Under the
tagging ut this corridor uavr b. en- buried
the bodies of Il long succession of notable
and obscure criminals Initials, or mum
beers cut in :lns walls. indicate. Iii" ,nor1,
recent srpul,u.r,. !,urlicg inscriptions
have been dcfnc"i l,y the lime and III /.
CRIME.
Nel had two interviews to-day with
his solicitor. Mr.. Waters. In the first
he gave ins,r.c,ions for the lrawinns Up
Of his will. Mr.. Waters allied again to-
night with the document FOR Ncill's sig
nature Xcill mitae no confession, but
Mr.. Waters urged him to give heed To
the ministrntions OF the hapl;in during
til. short time remaining to him, and nd
viS,.,l him ii he desired 10 dnburden Ills
miirl TO do so to the Chaplin. 1t wa~
only when Mr.. Waters finished cNiort-
ing him that Ncill seemed 10 fully reali e
his position. lie broke down comlctely
aud expressed Iii. indebtedness {" the
solicitor, aud adnit,e,l .hai the lawyer
had spared nn effort To save his life.
The srrn" ~, parting VAS painful.