The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
MVRDFR IN INDIA.
Capt. PemBerton b. sket In Open Daylight "
~ DIsu,isscaa Native.


KinNDwA, Oct Eve were clarified veg
terday morning 20 4. ~ hy the brutal ipuri6, in
open daylight OF Capt. PeuOrrion. The DepidY
commissioner Of this district. He hHd Ign rs
house ~ sunris" hcopnpanied 10y the Bish"s OF
Calcutta amt a few friends to witness the con-
sncrHtion ~ the burn ground MT this sutton.
Iln left the graveyard about y A. NJ. IN 20 U.
pnuy with MIR. BllkchMnd, the Ase slant CQ ~
missioner md Mr.. Kcr. nm cngtnorr on "a
Holknr suite Railway. to examine n r'e"iV r
being built about 400 ynris from The rAils y
etntiCn. when they rcn"he1 there they sLsId
talking and rVvmininV the work
Tho murdcser favrd Khan. dismissed
moOushUe from The Deputy Cummi~eiOncra
Court. stood h"hind II trcc about 1uu pnces fruis
the spot, and from thrrc he nrcd two shuie in
suc,Tssion. ono pnssihg by tn" lrit cnr Of bir.
Balkchund. and the other beneath his Logs.
CHpt. Pemheltpn turning round. -uw the run, n
standing with two re,nlvrrs IN hi- hnnds. when
he made toward him W IN the intention 81 dis
nrmiug him. The murderer, s''oiur this mr., 4.
md shot Cppt Pcgherton behind the LEFT 's,r.
bringing him to the ground. while ON thd
ground the murderer hred n Harond shot whi'h
struck tho Captain IN tho chest. lie expired
The murderer then most lcisurcly made lis
way To- his house shouting to crowd Oi natives
WHO were following him at q reapc. tiu dit-
tempted 10 capture him. Hnvnc retiiled tho
di-, barred chamle.rs OF his rryvlyrrs. hs made
streets. Babel lii"our. n railway muccadum.
WINS =itiiug ut the stops Of a cloth merchant.
iloarng the cries, from tho crowd thnl ihs
Bad. nude toward him. Tho murderer turned
round and pointed tho two rovuvers Mt tho
muccadum. telling him they were loaded, aud
TINT II he attempted h. get nrnr he would shoot
him down. He asked the muccndum 10 let hi N
get 10 his house. and said that from there he
would give himself up. by this time tho mus
cHdun had got mar MIN. aud as the lust words
were lowing his mouth he made "A leHp toward
him and cnught him round the arms
The murderer. however "nntriyed TO get one
OF his arms lOuHe. and. while the muccudutn
was trying a. bring him down. no fred two
shots. one lodging in the mouth OF the niue
cddum and the other ia his right lung 4
heNidar OF NJ" railway polio" had como M ~
this tinle. and NJ the m@t struggle Of iiHdel 10
caught the murderer by his two arms, dsnrmcd
him. md cfi,ctuuliy secured him before ha
could fire another shot. The murdered man
and tho murderer Were then taken to the sph
and whore Capt. PvmbcrtOn was stretched out
on the grass.
Tho bruring ~ tho murderer wns calm. mil.
ON being examined he stated that he left thu
house that morning with the intention Of MUIR
drring Mr. Balkchund md then retiring 10
his house. shooting any one who came norr
him, there barricHding himself. mt with bis
two rifles aud ammunition keeping eVcry ona
~ hay till n WIS expended. deserving tho hst
shot for himself From this there can los ltla
doubt TINT. Ind not the unfortunate muccndum
80 pluckllv attempted his capture. many mora
lives would have been lost. ON being quts-
toned hy the magistrate ia 10 whether he lclt
any sorrow Tor the crime, the murderer sad
not the ], ast; he ruther felt sorry TINT he Ind
not carried out his original intention. He did
not wish particularly TO shoot the Xllah Sahib.
but ~ he came in his way he shot him.