The Telegram. — 1893-12-26 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

THE ARDLAMONT MYSTERY.  THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION Alfred John fdensou, who is charged with the murder of Lieut. Hatribrough, again appeared at the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, on Monday, when further evidence was given Bo to the financial arrangements which had been , made by Major Hambrougli, in dealing with his life interest in the family estates. Mr. dealingham, whose name has been aseociated with the taking of Ardlainont House, denied that be had attached his signature to a document produced. Arising out of this, the judge wan aiikvii to rule as to the adiniesibility of evidence suggesting fraud or forgery. —Counsel for the defence contended that his client could not then be tiied on these charges as well as those of murder ar attempted murder, and the Judge supported his view.—A number of wituesisee were afterwards called, who spoke as to the movements of a nian named " Davie," auggested by the proaecution to be the missing man Scott, who was in MOUIIOII'S company in London in the simmer months. There being no direct evidence connecting Davie with the 11/./U seen at Arillaniont, the judge refieted to accept testimony ar. to a stateniont made by DAvis when he warn last seen in Caniberwell. Termites, was the seventh coy of the trial, and the more for tho prosecution was brought to a close. During the preliminary half-hour of gossip in Court the mint obeerved of observers was jllryman number two on the front seat. He had berm very ill during the night, and a niedicvl attendant was galled in. A sick and incapable juryman of course is a very serious cousidelation whi en man is on trial for murder, and those who knew that in this instance it might end in the whole case being tried again did not hesitate ler dimwits the gravity of the situation, if necessary, under the poor genrlenian's nose. He eluded wanly um perceiving how deeply he interested the people in Court, and throughout the remainder of the day BP•1110.11 to be wearily resigned. When the interval of luncheon haul passed, without auy formal intesference with the order of business, the ease for 01... Crown finished. The proceedinta simply gli -i Ilan pi °elocution to defence. it,. initiated knew what was happening when the clerk of the Court began reading documents which proved to be the prisoner's declarations. The ermond deelaration gives a clear atatement of the prisoner's version of the Matt accident on the 9th August— namely, that the nets wire piled up se that she was overfreigiited, and that, bumping upon , a rock, Abe capsized and threw both men into the water. When Monson bad disentangled himself from the nets he saw Hanibrutugh hitting on a reek laughing. Prisoner awain ashore to get another 'hint. The plughole in the boat wee cut by ilambrough, who complained that the water from the splash nate filled it and could not begot rid of in any other convenient way. That is the case for the prosecution," said the Solicitor • general, turning to the judge. For the tiolence WAllexsed Wei called, who expreftwi their conviction that the offers whieh the prisoner made fir M.tjer Handwough's life interest in the estate were bona Ade. A governess in the Mons4JD family spoke of the cordial relation, which existed between the accused and the deceased. She tonic Stott to be a Londoner, because he dropped hie h's. The principal witnesses for the defence en Wednesday were medical experte, who maintained that the wound was probably self-inflicted. This theory was eonfiraned by witnesses experienced in the use of the gun. The evidence was concluded shout noon 011 Thursday, it tieing stated that the /metered's mother had made every endeavour to trace Scott. The Solicitor-general afterward.' addressed the jury for the prosecution. In asking the jury to find the prisoner guilty, counsel referred to hltmeun's deceits and pretexts for insuring Lieutenant Haim Monett', life, and then went en to describe the boat incident as a deliberate attempt to drown the iinured youth.  A