The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-13
THE ARDLAMoyT MYSTERY.
Young M-. Mo,son Placed on Trisi for tn
Murder OF Lieut.. Hambrougb.

EDISBuRGH, Dec. I'm tho High Court o
judiciary to-day Alfred John Monsoon wal
| placed on trial on the indictment charg
| ing him with causing the death n
! Ardlnmont, Scotland. on Aug. 10 last
| OF Lieut. Hambrough. The case Is known
as the Ardamont mystery. and has excited
keen interest. owing to tho prominence OF the
prisoner and his alleged victim. Monsor
pleaded not guilty. His alleged sccomplice
Edward Sweeney, alias Davis, alias Scott, has
not yet been found. AMI. In accordance with
Scotch procedure, has been pronounced to be
an outlaw.
Monson and HambrouGh went rabbit shoot
Inc. Zach carried gun. For COMPANION they
had an engineer named Scott, who had arrived
the previous day. In one part OF the covert Is
ditch nanked by stone turf-covered wall
about three feet high. The shooting took
place near this wall Monson and Scott said
later that after one rabbit had been shot Mr..
Ham brough got separated from his compan-
ions. They were moving in the direction OF
the house when a shot was heard. Monson
halted and called out What have you got -
He waited listening for a moment. but. no re-
ply coming. he hurried in the direction whence
the report had proceeded. and found Ham
brough lying in the ditch with a gaping gun
shot wound in his head two or three inches
behind the left ear They sent for a doctor.
. An inquest was held, II was explained that
the probabilities were In favor Of the theory
that Nj; HamhrogCh had been walking along
which was at full cock had been accidentally
discharged behind him. thus accounting for
the location Of the wound. 1t was decided that
the case was one OF accidental death. The
body was buried. but fresh facts came to light
which led to its speed eNhumhtion.
Monson has young and pretty wife. Ham
hrough had conceived the idea OF sharing W ith
Monson in the purchase OF Ardlamon'. lie had
moi Etl m nov u han m nj 70 llt
part in the transaction. In these circumstances
he went to Mrs. Monson, who having consid-
$4,000 on the security o. two lie insurance
policies of 10000 each. TO be effected with tho
The insurance was effected la" and the policies
were assigned to Mrs. Monson. Whether ut
the date Of his death Hamhrough bad received
the promised consideration from Mrs. Monson
Ia one OF the hazy points which the trial will
probably clear un 1t was the fact that these
policies existed and had been assigned to Mrs
Monson that led to the reopeninG OF the case
and the arrest Of Monsoon.
Mr.. Alexander Asher, Solicitor. General for
Scotland aud three advocates appeared for
the prosecution to-day. and Counse! Thompson
aud two advocates for the defence. The court
dressed, was placed in the dock. The first
witness was Mr.. Brand. civil engineer. lie
wounded man was found lying Leneath = tree,
and the upper part OF this tree WAS ied with
holes made by shot. The tree had been taken
Monson's footman testified that on the day
OF the shooting Monson returned to the house
and Informed him that Lieut.. HAmbrouGh had
shot him self and that his body had been left
In the wood. The witness searched for the
body, hut was unable to find it until Monson
took hi to the spot. The body was lying on
its back. The witness saw no gun.
A little before Hambrough was shot he and
sSk Mo s@a 6 SRSt could xsTs
struck out for the shore. which no reached.
Hambrough. who could not swim. succeeded
in getting hold Of a rock and kept his head
above water until he was rescued IL was tes-
titled to-day that the hole in the boat was cut