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London. July l4.--Samuel Herbert
Dougal. known as the "Moat House"
murderer, was hanged today in
Chelmsford prison.
The execution closes career OF
crime that was surrounded by as many
circumstances of mystery and sensa.
ton as the brain OF a novelist ever
invented. The deed for which he paid
the death penalty was the murder Of
Miss Camille Cecile Holland. a woman
OF Independent means. who not only
gave him her affection. but trusted
him so far as to buy the lonely Moat
farm. where they might live together
In peace. He betrayed her trust, and
with scarcely conceivable baseness,
drove her out into the stiffness OF the
night to blow out her brains, that he
might become Possessed OF her prop
erty. which he succeeded in doing by
forging her name to her checks.
Douglas was decidedly varied ca.
reer. and one full of incident. He was
a man OF smart military appearance.
pleasant OF speech. and polite OF man.
ner. attractions which enabled him to
win the affections OF undiscerning la.
dies both In America and England,
whom he lured to their ruin. or his
early life, prior to his Joining the army
little Is known. AS q member Of the
Royal Engineers he was stationed for
a considerable time In Nova Scotia.
When he first landed in Halifax he
was accompanied by wife, who sud
denly became Ill ami died. She was
buried the following day. Three weeks
after the death Of his wife Dougal sail.
ed for England. ana returned Ave
weeks later with another woman,
whom he introduced as his wife.
It was stated in Halifax that this
woman had n considerable fortune
She seemed on arrival to be In excel.
lent health. but shortly afterward
she had Ats Of vomiting and coughing
In two weeks the woman was dead
and on this occasion also the remains
were buried The following day. When
Dougal finally left Halifax he persuad
ell young woman to accompany him
and she afterward returned to that
city with story of betrayal. The
man was next heard OF at Aldershot
and In other parts of England. Later
he went to Ireland and there married
again.
Shortly afterwards he was appoint
ed to some minor Office at Dublin
Castle. and among his duties was that
Of banking money. While employed
in Ireland he forged the checks Of two
well known members of the aristocra
cy. For this crime he served twelve
months In prison. In 1894 he AGAR
turned up with a young woman whom
he had met through the agency OF q
matrimonial advertisement. The two
lived together for a considers HE time
iE country house on Ae outskirts o.
the village OF Wellington, In Bucking
hamshire. Dougal devoted his tim,
to chicken farming and all went wei
until another woman arrived on tn,
scene, and caused breaking up OF ths
establishment.
Ultimately In 1898 he made the &C
quaintance of Miss Holland, daughtel
OF Liverpool merchant, who. as thu
evidence at the trial disclosed, wal
possessed Of considerable means II
her own right. How precisely Douga
first secured an introduction to Mis-
Holland is not known. II is said I,
have been effected through a matri
monial agency. Certain II Is that Mis-
Holland conceived a genuine affection
for Dougal. and by mutual consen
they agreed to live together as mai
and wife. Miss Holland at the sam
time carefully concealiIg from he
relatives all knowledge of her &C
quaintance with Dougal, and. indeed
OF his mere existence.
Together they went TO live at Moa
Farm, an exceedingly lonely spot a
Clavering. Soon after commencin
their tenancy Dougal hogan to Al
up the ditch leading from the farm
Iyard to the most. This work was no
y completed on the day when he deter