New-York tribune., 1886-08-27
THE IMPRISONED HINDOO.
HE DESCRIBES HIS WAY OF LIFE At OCEAN GROW
AND HIS ARREST.

HE DESCRIBES HIS WAY OF LIFE AT OCEAN GRovy
AND HIS ARREST.
To the Edftor or The tribune.
SIR, As you have been pleased to publish in you
issue Of August "a, under the head Arrest Of
Blasphemous Hindoo," and the date Ocean Grove
N j., Angus. %, that made myself obnoxious BY
making blasphemous utterances against Christianity
and that disturbed reg gious services" will you
kindly be also pleased to publish that :hays
delivered lectures In almost every hotel paror at
Ocean Grove and Asbury Park every noon and evening
until the date of my sudden arrest BY the Ocean Grow
police. II you should be pleased to do 80 am sure
that several respectable charitable ana ioeramlnded
ladies' and gentlemen who have heard me speak ia
parlors ne well In open places will respond fron
wherever they be. through your columns or through
their own favorte papers that have always respected
Christ and his doctrines, but have been dead against
the so-called missionaries and church associations
who under the garb Of religious camps have aspired
to and grasped political ambition.
While in Ocean Grove | have always ATTENDED
almost every religious meeting, and have never
disturbed religious services. Generally after the
services were over, when ! used 70 stand awols
outside the church premises, my Hindoo dress natural
y attracted the attention OF some KIND and chartaby
DISPOSED ladies and gentlemen and they always used
to ask me my whereabouts and my beliefs Certamly
had 10 answer their questions. and when my answers
seemed to be quite different from their beheis, Their
questions increased the crowd gathered round also
increased. Thus there was always short discussion
after the services we're over and never during of
before and Away. outside the premises Of the
church buildings DR. Stokes did not like to see thes
gatherings and several times ordered the people 70
dsperse but when be saw that he could not compel
them to dsperse. he came to me aud pulled me ont Of
the crowd by my and always calmly walked away
Such scenes excited the sympathy oi the people tne
more and they almost every day used TO gather round
me after the services over. AT last Dr StOkt
ordered his police officer to put me III boat and san
me Oft across the lake to Asbury Park. lhe polics
officer told 10 step within the limits oil ocean
Grove But as ! knew that the fauit was not mine,
and sas | was always In the habit OF going To ths
sermons and lectures at the auditorium, went Is
usual the following day. the 10Th August wi lie was
sitting quietly reading the daily paper. corpora
came to me and said that the chief police officer
wanted to speak to me- | followed him and found
that there were only three Of US. The warrant was
read to me and then the dcposons OF the witnessed
which we're kept ready written we're also read and
Immediately the commitment was written and handed
over to the corporal. was at once put into stage
and taken to the railroad depot did not resist any
procedure aud therefore was not handcufed We
was put in the jail and there the story ends. Now.
dear Editor shall feel much obliged TO you II you
will kindly publish this my letter. so that my syppa,
thzers may know about IL. L am penniless ana
riendless and therefore have no other help besides
asking you to favor beg to remain your obedens
servant, .. tOViNDA ROW oAiLA,',
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