for the purpose of showing her where he had played ball as a boy,
After they had entered the lot, he fraped the girl and, when she
threatened to tell her parents, he strangled her to death. After
sbopping by a bar and having several drinks, he returned to the home
of his sister and gave unequivocal answers as to the wkereabouts of
the girl, The next morning, he left the house and went to Rockville,
Md., where he obtained work on a farm, Isabelle's body was discovered
13 days later and Neill was arrested in Maryland three days afterwards,
He waived estradition and, on his return to Pennsylvania, made a number
of statements admitting his guilt, At his trial, his defense was one
of insanity and one of his brothers told of several cases in which he
had attempted to be intimate with other females in the family, HE is
conviction and the sentence of death were affirmed by the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court and he was electrocuted at Rockview Prison on Sept, 26,
1947. Shortly before his execution, he told the prison superint endent:
"T am grateful to have lived in a country like Americam and to have
fought for ite'' He did not make any special request for a last meal
and he went to his death calmly,
‘ILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pas, Sept. 26, 197
bi ATLANTIC (2nd) Be Pate Ae Snes?
for the purpose of showing her where he had played ball as a boy.
After they had entered the lot, he fraped the girl and, when she
threatened to tell her parents, he strangled her to death, After
sbopping by a bar and having several drinks, he returned to the home
of his sister and gave unequivocal answers as to the wkereabouts of
the girl, The next morning, he left the house and went to Rockville,
Md., where he obtained work on a farm, Isabelle's body was discovered
13 days later and Neill was arrested in Maryland three days afterwards,
He waived estradition and, on his return to Pennsylvania, made a number
of statements admitting his guilt, At his trial, his defense was one
of insanity and one of his brothers told of several cases in which he
had attempted to be intimate with other females in the family, H is
conviction and the sentence of death were affirmed by the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court and he was electrocuted at Rockview Prison on Sept, 26,
1947. Shortly before his execution, he told the prison superintendent:
"T am grateful to have lived in a country like Americam and to have
fought for ite'' He did not make any special request for a last meal
and he went to his death calmly,
IILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pae, Sept. 26, 197
br ATLANTIC (2nd) Be Pa eee 2
for the purpose of showing her where he had played ball as a boy.
After they had entered the lot, he fraped the girl and, when she
threatened to tell her parents, he strangled her to death, After
sbooping by a bar and having several drinks, he returned to the home
of his sister and gave unequivocal answers as to the whereabouts of
the girl, The next morning, he left the house and went to Rockville,
Md,, where he obtained work on a farm, Isabelle's body was discovered
13 days later and Neill was arrested in Maryland three days afterwards,
He waived estradition and, on his return to Pennsylvania, made a numbe:
of statements admitting his guilt, At his trial, his defense was one
of insanity and one of his brothers told of several cases in which he
had attempted to be intimate with other females in the family, H is
conviction and the sentence of death were affirmed by the Pennsylvania
Suppeme Court and he was electrocuted at Rockview Prison on Sept, 26,
Shortly before his execution, he told the prison superintendents
(L to have lived in a country like American and to have
He did not make any special request for a last meal
and he went to his death calmly,
i RE} hie ‘e. 2 26.
PHTLADERHLA DIOUIRER, Philadelphia, Pas, Sept. 26, 197
FADER GEE Feasts, Peay Ss 265 WT
NEILL, George 1 Nps
Neill, a 22-year-old white native of Philadelphia, Pa., was sent to a
discilplinary school while a boy for having run away from home on
several different occasions, There he was classified as unstable and
socially maladjustéd. He went to the west coast where he worked at
odd jobs before going to sea with the merchant marines, At the age
of 17, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in Texas and was sent to
Guadalcanal where he contracted malaria and was hospitalized in New
Zealand for that and combat fatigued. Honorably discharged at 18, he
married a woman who was eight years older than he but they were subse-
quently divorced following a period of unhappiness in living together,
Neill then spent time in three different hospitals for a recurrance
of his malaria after which he rejoined the merchant marines and went
to several foreign countries, In the summer of 1917, he obtained em-
ployment as a farm laborer in Pennsylvania but quit his job in Septen-
ber in anticipation of returning to the West Coast, Before leaving
Pennsylvania, he went to visit his married sister who lived at 2850 D
St., Philadelphia, M@mound 5:30 on the afternoon of Sept, 6, he and
his ll-year-old niece, Isabelle Mallon left the house for he puypose
of going to a store to make a purchase, After they had co
their business, Neill persuaded the girl to occa, him b pence.
to a KEXHX weed grown fot on the corner of Whitaker St, and Erie Ave,
NEILL . George A,
Neill, a 22-year-old white native of Philadelphia, Pae, was sent to a
discilplinary school while a boy for having run away from home on
several different occasions, There he was classified as unstable and
socially maladjustéd. He went to the west coast where he worked at
odd jobs before going to sea with the merchant marines, At the age
of 17, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in Texas and was sent to
Guadalcanal where he contracted malaria and was hospitalized in New
Zealand for that and combat fatigued. Honorably discharged at 18, he
married a woman who was eight years older than he but they were subse-
quently divorced following a period of unhappiness in living together.
Neill then spent time in three different hospitals for a recurrance
of his malaria after which he rejoined the merchant marines and went
to several foreign countries, In the summer of 197, he obtained em
ployment as a farm laborer in Pennsylvania but quit his job in Septem-
ber in anticipation of returning to the West Coast. Before leaving
Pennsylvania, he went to visit his married sister who lived at 2850 D
St.y Philadelphia, Mmound 5:30 on the afternoon of Sept, 6, he and
his lleyear-old niece, Isabelle Mallon left the house for the pu one
of going to a store to make a purchase, After they had compieved
going & E
their business, Neill persuaded the girl to accompany him by taxicab
to a KEZHx weed grown Tot on the Soe of Whitaker Se. and Erie Ave,
NEILL, George A.
Neill, a 22-year-old white native of Philadelphia, Pas, was sent to a
discilplinary school while a boy for having run away from home on
several different occasions, There he was classified as unstable and
socially maladjust8d, He went to the west coast where he worked at
odd jobs before going to sea with the merchant marines, At the age
of 17, he enlisted in the Marine Corps in Texas and was sent to
Guadalcanal where he contracted malaria and was hospitalized in New
Zealand for that and conbat fatigued, Honorably discharged at 18, he
married a woman who was eight years older than he but they were subse-
quently divorced following a period of unhappiness in living together.
Neill then spent time in three different hospitals for a recurrance
of hie malaria after which he rejoined the merchant marines and went
to several foreign countries, In the summer of 1917, he obtained em-
ployment as a farm laborer in Pennsylwania but quit his job in Septen-
ber in anticipation of returning to the West Coast, Before leaving
Pennsylvania, he went to visit his married sister vho lived at 2850 D
St.y Philadelphia, fmound 5130 on the afternoon of Sept, 6, he and
his U-yearcold nisooy Ingbelle Mallon Left the house for etl purpose
Ghele Best totes Well perecadch Coe ett) to secure hin by textcab
ee soot gecun Tcovanichetcementenurtistarictcte page hve,
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