The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-11-04
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Brahmin lawyers Trial for Muir
dering Commissioner Rand.
WANTED MILITARY PREFERENCE,

And Because He Could Not Get Il He
Determined to XIII the OmciaI who
Directed The Work OF s%uppressing
the Black Plague.
Poonah, Bombay Presidency, Nov. 4.
The trial of Damodar Chapekar, the
Brahmin lawyer, who was arrested on
Oct. q last, charged with being con-
nected with the murder OF Lieutenant
Ayerst and Commissioners Rand on
June % last by shooting them from
ambush as they were leaving the re-
ception given by the governor at
Ganeshkuid in honor Of Queen vic
toria's jubilee, and who the day Of his
arrest confessed having murdered Com
missioner Rand. with the aid of an
accomplish, and also admitted being
the author of the tarring Of the queens
statue at Bombay, was commenced in
the court house here yesterday. The
building was strongly guarded in order
TO prevent any demonstration upon the
part of the prisoners friends. Chape-
Nar adhered to his confession, but de
clined to make any further statement.
Chapekar Is no ordinary criminal, as
the following particulars regarding his
crime and career will show:
The prisoner is about 2S years Of age
and is pronounced to be well educated.
About two years ago he established a
club, or reading room at Poonah and,
after awhile, he proposed that the
members should, so far as possible,
collect all the arms they could. His
advice was followed, and when a GER
tain quantity Of arms had been col
lected, Chapekar began teaching the
members to fence. When questioned as
to his motive in collecting the arms,
Chapekar said they would prove use
full in the event of further disturbances
with the Mahomedans or against the
Mlencras. But, being twitted about his
valor, Chapekar grew angry and in the
dispute which followed the club was
broken up and all the arms collected
were taken to his house while he was
absent at Bombay.
on his return Chapekar buried the
arms, and shortly afterwards applied
to the British military authorities al
Simla to be enlisted as a soldier. The
reply he received was hat his applica-
ton could not be granted, as 1t was i'm
possible to enlist a man Of his particu-
lar caste, the companies being ali OF
one caste. Then Chapekar offered "a
raise a whole company of Deccanl
Brahmins, provided he was given some
rank in the company. This offer was
also declined and from these facts
seem to have arisen Chapekar's hatred
Of the British and of the Indian gov.
eminent. which first led him to cover
with tar the tatue of Queen Victoria
at Bombay, which he followed up by
going to Poonah and committing sew
eral assaults on people belonging to the
reformed party, who were opposed to
the orthodox party.
Later Chapekar returned to Bombay
and there failed to pass an examina-
ton which he had entered. Then he
went back to Poonah again, at which
place the plague operations had begun
In the midst of the excitement which
prevailed there on account Of the al
legged harshness of the health measures
adopted 1t is claimed that ChapekaI
remarked;
80 many people are dying Of the
plague; is there none prepared to die
putting an end to the author of al
this tyranny"
The police regard this as having beer
a direct Indictment to kill Commissioner
Rand, who was directing the work OF
preventing the spread of the disease
In any case Chapekar and another mar
began to procure arms, and succeeded
in getting more swords, firearms anc
sword sticks.
In his confession Chapekar admits
hat from hat time on be began tC
systematically follow Commissioner
Rand with the object Of killing him OF
jubilee day. He went to st. Mary's
church on that day, saw the commits,
sioner there, but was unable to ac-
complish this purpose on account OF
the crowd present. on Jubilee nigh
Chapekar then ran up behind Mr.
Rand's carriage and, thrusting a pisto
close to the commissioners side, shot
the man he had marked as his victim
While Chapekr and his accompllces
were still on the spot they saw Lieu.
tenant Ayerst's carriage close upor
them, and thinking he had witnessed
their crime they shot him through the
chest, and then made off, leaving theil
swords in a neighboring culvert. The
next day, fearing that the police might
search his house, Chapekar put all the
arms into a bundle and thew them into
a we'll, where they were recovered. He
then escaped to Bombay, and remained
In that city until arrested.
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