Lonely and remote from the world as Eskdale is, it has notwithstanding been lately the scene of one of the most atrocious and diabolical murders recorded in the annals of crime. The unfortunate victim was Mrs. Robinson, who, with her husband, resided in a quaint old-fashioned farmhouse situated in a romantic portion of the vale. The brutal murderer escaped the fangs of justice only to perish soon after in the most miserable manner, and in the agonies of dissolution confessed his guilt.
Ord/Cleveland
At noon, when the servants returned from the harvest field to dinner, they discovered the unfortunate woman laid lifeless upon the kitchen floor on her side with her face towards the ground, surrounded by a pool of blood. On raising her body her neck was found severed from the trunk.
The Times, Sep 20 1841
THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT 
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