![]() ![]() In an attempt to lay the soul to rest, the villagers built a large building around the tomb, and to be doubly sure a huge slab was placed at the entrance so nothing – neither a devil nor a hound – could escape. If the pack were not out hunting, they could be found running around his grave howling and shrieking. From that night on, he could be found leading the phantom pack across the moor, usually on the anniversary of his death. On 5 July 1677, he died and the night of his interment people saw a phantom pack of hounds come baying across the moor to howl at his tomb. There was also a rumour that he had murdered his wife. That reputation was gained for, amongst other things, immorality and having sold his soul to the Devil (I do hope Devil paid him well). He lived mainly for hunting and was what in those days was described as a ‘monstrously evil man’. Richard Cabell could be called only a barbarian and a rogue. ![]() He told Doyle the legend of Richard Cabell which became the fundamental inspiration for the Baskerville tale of a hellish hound and a cursed country squire. ![]() Still what friends are for? Doyle was lucky to meet and befriend Bertram Fletcher Robinson, a 30-year-old journalist working for Daily Express and that man proved to be simply godsend. ![]()
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