Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-12
Suspected on Circumstantial Evf-

dence.
The case has been discussed at length in
many newspapers, but to refresh the men,
DRY Of readers a recapitulation Of the crime
may be necessary.
Away up In the Kyles of Butte. in Scot
land, on promontory which juts boldly
out into Loeb Fyne, is situated the Ardla-
mont estate. 1t comprises 1l,OOO acres Of
woodland, moorland and meadowland, for
the most part, only a small proportion Of 1t
being under cultivation From times so re-
mote that. the memory of the proverbial
oldest inhabitant'' has no knowledge of
them the Ardlamont estate belonged to the
ancient family of the Lannon'S of Cowal.
There they had lived in the fullest exercise
of territorial rights until the death. not
long ago, of Col. Lamont brought the pic
turesque property into the market. Few
men are privileged enough to be able to ex-
pend $4,000 on an estate, and, as this was
the upset price fixed in the case of Ardla-
mont, a sale was not readily effected.
At length, however, an arrangement was
entered into with Mr.. Alfred John Monsoon
a Yorkshire gentleman. who took the shoot
ings and the mansion house until the neces-
sary prelir1inaries had been settled with a
view to the total transfer of the property
Mr.. Monson came to Ardlamont bringing
with him a moderate encourage of keepers,
servants and other dependents, and about a
month after his arrival was joined by Lieut.
d
gentleman excellently connected, who would
have attained his majority next year. had
he lived.
On the 10th of last August Monson and
his friends concluded to go rabbit-shoot-
ing in neighboring covert. Each man car
ried gun.
For companion they had an engineer
named Scott, who had arrived at Ardla-
launch which Lieut.. Hambrough had just
purchased. Scott was evidently on familiar
terms with his employer, not merely from
the fact that he accompanied him on his
shooting expedition but arguing also from
his presence at meals with Mr.. Monson
and the lieutenant.
In one part OF the covert is a ditch flank
ed by a stone turf-covered wall about three
feet high. The shooting took place in the
neighborhood of this wall. After one rabbit
had been shot Mr.. Hambrough got separat-
ed from his companions. These two 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 reply coming he hurried in
the direction whence the report had pro-
ceeded and found Hambrough lying near
the ol.ch with gaping gunshot wound in
the head. two or three inches behind the
Ieft ear. They sent for DOCTOR whose ser
vices were of no avail, and then returned
to Monson's house.
This is the story of Monson and Scott.
An inquest was held and after it had been
NNPieicu 'Hdl the probabilities We're in ia
Vor OF the assumption that Mr. Hambrougb
nad peen walking along the wall and had
laIeh' ana that the gun, which was at fun
Sock, nao been accidentally discharge be-
liihu MIN, thus accounting for the location
OF the wound, 1t was decided that the case
was merely one of accidental death. The
Dooy was buried, but fresh facts came 70
leht which led to it's speedy exhuma ZION
ana now, according to popular r,,mor
eoHes tne romantic part of the story
Monson has a young and pretty u,fa
whose name had not heretofore had go
connecuon with the story. But at this
point she is introduced
Wnen Hambrough had conceived tine ideo
OF sharing In the purchase of Ardlamont he
mad done so without having sufficient ninnav
IN hand to complete his part in the trans,
actlon In these circumstances he came to
Mrs. Monson, Who being possessed it is
stated OF considerable means of her own.
agreed to ADVANCE 10000 on the security OF
TWO LIE insurance policies of 10000 each. to
De erected with an insurance company in
New York. The assurances, 1t would seem.
We're actually effected-from statement |
py representative of the company-and
the policies assigned to Mrs Monson. |
W neither or not at the date of his death
hambrough had received the promised con- |
sderation from Mrs. Monson is one of those
hazy points which the trial will proha bIv
clear up. 1t was the fact that these poIicies
were in existence and had been dealt with
In the manner indicated that led to the re- |
opening OF the case, and to the arrest of |
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