The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-01-04
THE BOMBAY FIEND.'
dab olicll Work of n 1Jauvo OF
India IN 1853.
an Nssl,sln whp M'nifestct "a Liking
for the Right Ear, of Engli,hmea-
The MANY wild Theories Ad-
Vauced-Caught at Last.

Vauced-Caught at Last.
The series OF crimes committed by
the so-called "Whitechapcl Ficnd' in
district Of London, is "A plagiarism on
the work of tho Bombay Fioud." The
only difference is that one killed only
men, aud Englishmcu at that, and the
other kills only women, aud women OF
doubtful regulations. 1t was in 1853
that the Bombay iicnd pursued his
bloody work, and during his career |
was "a resident OF that city and saw
most OF his victim, after death. As
all were English. ami al OF them army
or civil officers, and rs the last muttcr-
iugs OF the mutiny had not yet been
stamped out. the British Government
took care to suppress the particulars
OF this licnl's work a much as possi-
Bile. While thousand men were
quietly searching for him the press
was forbidden to give him any notorie-
/ ty, rs it was believed the criminal was
+ a native. All TO particllarizc wslld be
10 make hero OF him anl induce
others to follow in his bloody footsteps.
+ The first murder occurred i'm March,
/ 1858. and the victim was an English
/ Captain Of infantry. H. was leaving
n club house at ten o'clock at night,
and 10 reach the street he had 10 pass
F between two stores 10y an allcyway
seven or eight feet wide and twenty
/ feet long. This way was lighted by "A
single lamp.
/ People were coming and going every
/ two or three minutes, and it was IA
public thoroughfare in which woman
/ would have felt perfectly safe from vio-
. lcnce. Five minutes after the Captain
f left the club house an alarm wa, raised
/ that he had been murdered. A score
OF rs rushed out TO find him dead in
the allcyway. He had been stabbed to
the heart and his right ear had been
cut of. The body had not been de-
spoiled, and the general verdict was
that il was Il case OF revenge. There
was "A great stir over this, the first OF
the series. and many natives were ar
rested on suspicion. The British were
carrying things with high hand then,
and some Of the parties arrested were
tortured to cxtort confession. II was
given out that one had confessed and
been executed, but this statement was
only 20 affect the native population.
/ Not one OF the suspects had "a word 20
say TO help clear up the mystery.
/ On the eleventh night after the Cap
tain's murder Lieutenant Of dragons
was found dead at the front door OF the
bungalow Of "A friend on whom hc was
about 20 call. II was only twenty feet
from the gate 10 the steps, and the
path leading up was OF sand II was
only Just after dark, with many people
moving about, and yet no one Mad been
alarmed. The officer had not been
dead five minutes when found. As in
the other case, he had been stabbed 20
the heart and the right ear cut Oft and
carried away. This satisfied every
body that AN assassin was abroad and
the excitement was intense. IL was
the policy OF the Government 20 sup
press the facts a. far as possible. but
they soon became known 10 every
European in the city, and every man
was on his guard from that time on.
Those who had been in India longest
reasoned that these murders were the
work Of fanatic "A religions fanatic.
At that date, and even for ten years
later. religious fanatics were 90 be
found i'm every community. They made
vows % do this or that for the glory
OF their God, aud IL was rare thing
for one Of them 20 abandon his
work. / have met natives who had
vowed never 10 walk in a straight line;
others who had vowed 20 sleep stand
ing; others who kept Ouc eye shut, ono
arm raised, or had vowed not 20 speak
II the assassin had vowed 90 take the
lives Of certain number OF English
men be was more 20 be dreaded than n
band OF robbers. Nothing but bis capt
ure would prevent him from fulfilling
that vow. and the fact Of his commit
ting two murders ia prominent places
and leaving no clew 20 his identity
proved that he was a crafty fellow
There was the usual cry against the
police force, but ore who stopped 20
consider for "A moment realized how
helpless tho officers were. 4 dozen
arrests were made and threats, prom
isos and torture used 20 secure "a point
or. bat the poor fellows knew nothing
and. therefore. had nothing 10 give up.
On the evening of the fifteenth day
after the second murder "A third oc-
CURED. A artillery Captain, who had
been through all The mutiny. and who
had only that day boa-ted that be could
take care 81 himself under oil circum-
stances. had called a, the bungalow Of
hi. brother. who was in the civil serv-
ice. Not finding him a. home the Cap
tain had taken a torn In the garden