The East Riding Telegraph. — 1903-08-08 (Beverley, Humberside, England)

MOAT MURDER.  A series of most interestieg facts have been dia covered which throw new light on the Most Farm murder, for which Dougal recently suffered the death penalty. From facts now known it is practically established that Daugal married Miss Holland on the Continent, says the Expe,se. The two first met at a b seeding house In Sruth Kensington in May 1898. Bongs.' was living there without much in the way of funds. Miss Holland name under the shadow of his life by accident. D algal MA at the time eagerly enticing towards his matrimonial net two ladies, both of whom had means, and with whom he had Come into contact through advertisements inserted in a matrimonial paper. F.nling from a chance remark at dinner one night that Miss Holland had means, he at once set about 'enuring some advantage for himself. He began by borrowing a£s [Note, which he promised to pay back in a few days. He also made himself as agreeable as possible in the hope of whaling further confidences. He passed himself off as a widower with one chill, and began to pay attont ions to Miss Holland of such a marked nature that they could only be construed as the preliminary to • proposal of marriage. This was made shortly afterwards, but not in a satisfactory manner. Be said that he was the heir to a large estate, and that he would be disinherited by his father if he IMO to marry again. He suggested to Miss Holland that .hey should wait for his ather's death and then get married. In the meantime he proposed that they should live together. This suggestion was rapehinted by Miss Holland with serrn. She was disatisfied with the fact that D algal had never re wired her the £5 he hail borrowed, and her friends iad warned her that he was a very undesirable acquaintance. This rather nettled Miss Holland, who, all through her life, was fond of relying on her own judgment. At any rate, their friendship increased, an lit is certain that at this date Miss Holland motel upon Dragal as her future husband. To live in this manner did not suit Unapt. He therefore produced what he maintained to be a prospectus of his father's property, and used it as a guarantee of his financial soundness and prospects. He then learnt from Miss Holland the manner in which her money was invested. Finding that she was getting about 4 per cent, all round, be told her that he could easily with his influence secure 15 per cent. for the same money. To do this it was necessary for her, he deelated, to have all the shares transferred to him and lodged with a broker in his name. The rest, he said, would be easy. The result of this suggestion was that alias Holland refused to speak to Dougal again, or to have anythieg more to do with him. He then turned his attention to he other two ladies, but eventually followed WA Holland to E astbourne, and stopped at the same hotel. Miss Holland changed her hotel, but Ibugal followed her. He succeeded in gaining an interview with her, at which she expostulated with him on his behaviour in following her. To a certain extent the old feeling of friendship was revived, Dougal making promises and expressing contrition. Shortly afterwards Miss Holland went to Belgium. Information which has been secured points to the strong probability—almost a certainty—that D regal foil 'wed her, and that they were quietly married in corns B,lgran town. Test they were married abroad is definitely known. When Miss Holland returned to England she refused to allow D regal to manage any of her fioanoial business, or to have anything in his name until they had been married again on Engliah soil. He adduced his fear of his father's displeasure for postponing the ceremony. Tee same reason accounted for the fact that Miss Holland did not change her name. While arrangements were being made for a place at which the two could live, +NILO; Holland returned to London, living in Bayswater, where she was visited by D ingal. Toe life at H assocks followed, then Self on Walden, and then finally the Moat Farm.