New-York tribune., 1909-01-07

TO relieve his father, the Insurance companies de-
clned to pay the amount OF the policies.
These we're unfortunately not the only insurance
policies taken out the life of young Cecil Ham
brough soTne weeks before his death his life was
insured 10 the extent of some $4,000 or 100000 in
favor OF Mrs. Alfred Monson N order furnish SO
cur1ty, it said, for certain loans contracted by
The lad. who at the time living with his tutor.
bear leader and crony, Alfred Monson- Alfred
Monson who is nephew OF the late Lord Oxen
bridge and ot Sir Edmund Monson. the late British
Ambassador. a cousin Of Lord Monson and grand
son OF the late Earl of Galloway. had rented Tor
me faIi q place named Ardleuont, in Argylishlre.
One morning the two men. accompanied by an at
tendant, went out shooting. and Hambrough was
brought back dead. having been shot in the back
OF inc head. According to the story told by Mon
son the death of the lad due to the accidental
discharge of his own gun while climbing over q
renee. Ihere are no such things as coronsrs IN
quests in Scotland, and the boy buried the
hedlcal report being to the effect that he had sue
cumbed to accident through the discharge OF
his gun Il was only when Monson attempted TO
secure the amount o: the policies of which his wife
was the beneficiary that the insurance companies
started an investigation, which resulted in the dis
covery that the MOnsops were in great financial
straits. in the clutches of money lenders, and in
urgent need OF the money for which young Ham
brough had been insured It was also found that
few days previous to Hambrough having been
shot he had almost been drowned, owing 20 the
sinking Of boat in which he out fishing with
Monson. Examination of the boat showed that the
poured had not been caused, alleged by striking
rock, but had been carefully made previously witt:
knife chise. and then filed up with a plug,
which Il easy to work of its place with the
foot The attendant who accompanied Monson and
HRmDrOugh their fatal shooting expedition
likewise with them IN ibis boating trip His
Scott. and Ii that he was engineer
by calling.
On ascertainiug these facts lhe insurance COM
panieS caused the arrest Of Nonson on charge
Of having murdered Cecil HaTnhrough the sake
Of the Insurance money. Scott ttereupon fed t.
America. and was in consequence tueSeof declared
outlaw by the Scottish Nor has he ever
been heard Of since. Monson tried. and. while
dict Of not proven which equivalent to de-
clarng that it believed him be guilty of murder.
but did feel that Il possessed sufficient legal evt
denCe 10 convict him and send him TO the scsf-
fold.
Although Alfred Monson thus escaped the pen
atty of law, from that tine forth
marked man. being universally regarded I'm the
light OF the murderer CT lad who had not ely
been his friend but also his ward, Indeed. he
found Il necessary 10 change his name assuming
that Of Wyvill Il was under that that me
associated himself with q gang Of usurers and hu-
man birds OF prey. devoted the plucking Of
ultimsteHy landing in the prisoners
dock. this time IN London. where ne -Snced
20 a long term of penal seryitude for a series OF
forssries and frauds IN connection with ar fnsur-
Rnce company MARQUISE DE FONTENOY-