The Telegram. — 1895-06-18 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

LATEST NEWEL SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY. MOTHER AND CHILD MUR DERED.  BURIED ON A MOOR.  HORRIBLE DISCOVERY.  On Sunday morning what is supposed to be a double murder of the most deliberate character came to light near Thirsk, when the bodies of a Mrs. Hudson and her child were found buried on the moors about four miles from Helmsley. The circumstances of the cruse, no far as they have been elucidated, show that about three weeks ago a man named Robert Hudson, with his wife and child, obtained lodgings with Mrs. Holmes, at Bondgate, Helmsley, the former explaining that he wished to show ,his wife the natural beauties of the district, of which he was a native. The H,udsons, who were apparently on very friendly teems, took frenuent di ices over the moors, but Mrs. Hudson complained that the spots visited were very lonely. On Saturday, June Bth, at nine o'clock in the morning, the Hudsons left Bondgate, and the woman and child were not seen afterwards. Hudson returned later in the day, and told Mrs. Holmes that his wife and child were going to remain with his aunt, at Horington, until Monday. He Was going to join them at Hovington and they would return to Bondgate on Monday, on which day he invited Mrs. Holmes to join them in a drive over the moors. Mrs. Holmes remarked that he had better take the child's clothing with him, and lie pri.ceeded to the room to fetch them. When he had left the house it was found that he had not taken the garments, but had strewn his wife's and • clothing about the apartment. On the Monday Mrs. Holmes and her daughter dressed themselves the anticipated drive, but the Hudson' did not arrive. Oat 'rues day she received a letter signed "Mrs. Hudson," and written in pencil, requesting that her belongings should be forwarded to Darlington, as SOMETHING HAD HAPPINED  which prevented them returning to Helmsley. Mrs. Holmes fully believed the letter was from Dire. Hudson until Friday night last, when the deceased's sister from Sheffield arrived at Mrs. Holmen's house, bringing with her a letter written in lead pencil from Mr. Hudson, in which he explained that hrs wde had gone away witb a little money in her possession with a Helmsley man. Suspicion being aroused, Mrs. Hudson's sister, a Cousin, and Mrs. Holmes drove to Hovington to see the aunt, who stated that the Hudsous had riot been there, but they were expected to arrive on Saturday morning. The decemed's sister and cousin proceeded to Darlington and visited Mr. Hudaon's parents, and were shown clothing which Mrs. Holmes hail forwarded and which had been washed and put away. They could not, however, get any information regarding the Hudsons. THE EXCITEMENT WAS GREAT on the return of his sister and cousin to Helmsley and several people determined on Saturday to make a seatch of the moors. Among them was a gamekeeper, named Robt. Baker. His search for a long time was futile, and he decided to go on as far as Helmsley and get something to eat, and ascertain if any other person in the search party had made a disc .very. About three miles from Helmsley he net three men who had been on tkie same errand as himself, and one of them, named Tyienian, told hirn that while repairing a road he sat down to take a meal at a certain part of the wide inhor, and siLW a hole dug under a clump of trees only about 12 yards from the moor rid. To tile point thus indicated the search party loot no tinie in going, and on reaching the place they found that the bole had been filled up. A hooked stick war put into the ground, and the covering soil being only about three and a-half inches deep  THE itoiiy OF