The Northern Guardian. — 1893-12-18 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

THE MISSING MAN SCOTT.  RUMOURED 'ARREST.  HIS FLIGHT FROM LONDON.  The epteial cotrespondent of the W,,siteiasitt, Ga:..fite at the Monson trial says:—" If information which has been furnished to the authorities within the past 24 hours be well founded, the moststart• ling developments may shortly be expected, It is not yet beyond the bounds of probability that ern now, at the eieventh hour, 'Scott,' the outlaw, may take his place alongside Monson in the dock. Such is the substance of a report which reaches me this more-; ,ing from a source of a trustworthy character. I. give it for what it is worth. For obvious reasons it• would be injudicious to give further particulars on the subject at the present juncture. It is enough to say that if the information in question, which has been offered to the Procurator-Fiscal, proves accurate, a turn more astonishing than any which has, yet been looked for may shortly be given to the case." Late on Saturday night it was rumoured that Scott bad been arrested, but upon inquiry we are unable to confirm it. The London Irc.kily Sue says :—While yet tbe police were seeking for Edward Scott, who is wanted in connection with the Ardlamout mystery, the individual who passes under thatname shipped in the London Docks as steward on a vessel sailing to New Zealand. Scott shipped in the name of Edward Sweeney at the latter end of the month of August. How Scott was enabled to ship as a steward is capable of easy explanation. In the latter part of 1839 "Sweeney" worked his passage as night watchman on board a ship to New Zealand. He came back to England as steward on the s.s. Aorangi, of the New Zealand Shipping Company line, in the latter part of the following year. In December, 1890, when he left the ship at the London Docks he received an " excellent ' discharge as steward. There can be no doubt as to the identity of the steward with the Edward Sweeney now "wanted" on a charge of murder. To a friend, to whom he spoke freely during the voyage, he said that his brother was is hotel porter, naming the hotel he was employed at,. and gave other personal information, all of which' has been verified by the Son representative. When the hue and cry after "Edward Scott" was raised in connection with the Ardlamont tragedy, Sweeney, who had shaved his moustache, went down to the London Docks, presented his former discharge as steward, and was engaged as steward on board a steamship sailing for New , Zealand. The ship arrived there in the middle ' of No%ember. Whether Sweeney deserted at any of the calling ports we are, of course, unable to say. On inquiry at Vine Street Police Station, the Exchange Telegraph reporter was informed nothing is known of the reported discovery of Scott. It is pointed out the date in August given of his trip to New Zealand is known by the authorities to be incorrect, as he was traced to Sutherland Street, Pimlico, during the early part of September. The rumour of Scott being about to surrender and having made a communication to the Procurator. Fiscal in Edinburgh is, while it is. unconfirmed, accepted for what it is worth, and thought not,im. probable.