The Northern Guardian. — 1893-12-14 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

JOHN.  The third day of the Ardlamont murder trial' opened under still greater excitement. The court was crowded in every part, and immense crowds assembled in Parliament Square in the hope of getting admission to the court. The jury took their places and answered to their names as Monson took his place in the dock at five minutes to 10 o'clock, and the proceedings began punctually at 10. Mr Marnaughtan, guninaker, cross-examined by Sheriff Comrie Thompson, said he visited Ardlamost on the 26th September and the 27th November. Whyte and Carmichael pointed out the places and trees to him. His evidence was based on the examination he made of the skull on the 23rd September, and the photographs. At the time of the fatal shot he took it that Hambrough was standing erect. If Hambrough had been stooping, his calculations would require to be modified. The fissures on the skull were caused by scattered pellets, while the large wound was caused by the force of the shot. He Made full allowance for the deflection of the pellets on coming in contact with the skull. A portion of the shot would pass the right ear. The thick wadding naturally followed in the line of the shot. He was not able to give the exact direction of each .pellet It- was a fact that some insects left marks on leaves of trees resembling pellets marks. He could not say how old the rowan.tree was. In every experiment he made scorching was distinctly noticeable. He was not aware that the shot struck the skull en nor was he aware of any dispersion of the pellets outside the measurements he . made, lie used both guns. Ile felt that the triggers were -On the heavy side. He did not test them, but he was quite prepared to accept that in the 20 gauge gun one trigger was N, and the other 52. In: the 12 gauge gun one was 51, and the other 42. He made an experiment by firing three shots at three dead bodies in the mortury, at Edinburgh, in the presence of three medical gentlemen. The doctors placed the bodies in position, &ill instructed him where to fire from. Ile did not eitamine the bodies foe the purpeee of ascertaining the effect of the shot. He knew photographs were. taiten of the bodies, but.he had not seen them. Dr. L:trlejolin, Edinburgh, said he. went to Ventnor, and had the body of Lieut. 'Hambrough: exhumed on the 4th September: He read the, report of the post modem examination, which showed that Hambrough's skull . presented a shattered appearance. Over the right: ear four metallic masses resembling shot were found and renipved, the conclusion being that deceased died from. . shpt. The first photograph was taken when the body wae removed from the coffin. The second photograph shows the exact portion of the-ear that was awanting. Two pieces .0f loose bone were fw'nrl And preserved. A portion of the skull on the left side was removed, but not the slightest Mier), or any foreign substance, was fodnd on that side. He btenght the skull to Edinburgh, With the detached pieces of bone, and handed them to Dr. Macdonald Brown for the purpose of letting him see what relation the limes had to the skull. He alio got two pieces of bone from the Deputy