The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-16
IA Thugs Conscience.


more than extraordinarily dangerous.
Such man would, without doubt, be
the leader, or least very prominent
member, OF anV gang with which he
was connected, and would possess just
the sort OF information we wanted. on
the other hand, Just these qualities IN
virtue Of which his Information would
be so valuable would In all probability
prevent US from acquiring It, Inform-
ers are supposed to be built OF different
material.
However, determined to try him,
and as q first step had him informed
that unless he consented TO give the Inc
formation we wanted, he would certain
~ be hanged In the morning. AS an exc
ira argument We built O galloWs oppo-
site the window OF his cell.
AT first this only excited his derls-
ION. For an hour or more he kept IN a
stream Of ribald and obscene jests, var
led with vlndlctlve and comprehensive
curses which made the eepoy guard al
ternately laugh and shake their fists IN
righteous anger,
The small hours OF morning, how
ever, proved too much for him. was
Weakened early and told he wanted to
speak.
Tell him he can say aIt he wants
under the rope, was the reply.
thought little more fear Of death
would make his tongue oil the reader.
When the hour came the man was
led out Nothing remained OF the scorn
and defiance OF the previous day; a
night OF passion and fear had broken
him up
a. No ,,,,I,t st.,,,t - ~. 4. ,-1,S
out: 7 Will tell all Sahlb BAHIA dur one
OF the sepoys. previously instructed, be-
gan 10 busy himself With the rope
"'Alll' ] said; nothing Kept back?
{ Nothing he answered eagerly. All
have done. and my companions
And their names, all Of them?'
! " Yes.
"'And help us 10 take them by all
means and strategieS In your power?,
+ HE hesltoted at this; but glance at
the man who held the rope, and who
had now made pretty moose in 1t, was
enough.
81 VIII, sahib' he muttered. My
life will be saved?'
'on condition that you carry out
your promise to the letter, / will do my
best TO save It.
a table was brought, my native
clerk prepared his writing materials,
aud there. within yard of the gibbet,
the prisoner told a tale Of murder and
robbery appalling IN its extent sicllen-
inG in It's cold-bloodetiness and deliber-
! alton. To this he added a list Of some
, thirty or forty acconplIces, and, with
remarkable effort OF memory, described
the position OF the rude graves OF over
one hundred victims.
The same day we set out to lnvest1-
gate, and the same evening reached one
OF the indicated spots. There we found
proof OF the reality Of one part OF the
| Thugs confession, and In that a guar
; Annoe for the truth OF the rest.
"a couple Of weeks OF activity passed
/ Thanks 10 Hosein, who had been shaven
/ and otherwise disguised, we not only
| collected ample proof Of the CRIMES COM
mltted. but succeeded In securing many
] Of the culprIts. who were taken to the
:, nearest court and iried. BY a judicious
setting OF caste against caste, we man
| aged 10 cause reoriminRtions and retail
I atlons among the prisoners, which led to
their convlcting each other, and go
avoid the necessity OF producing Ho-
sein All as witness. q course which
would have been fatal IN his usefulness.
so far the informer had amply full
| filed his contract He had, indeed,
displayed o zeal which made at times
very doubtful his sincerity. No gov
eminent officer could have been more
anxious to run the culprits 10 earth, no
one more fruitful in devices to entrap
them. found out at last that this
| thoroughness was Characteristic OF the
man IN all things.
zone day told him that | thought he
might count on getting on cheap. his
services had been so valuable and 80
| willingly given. added a hope that ne
would lead different life when the pus-
mess was oil over,
when Thuggee Is suppressed, re-
piled.
with hie arms. as though to indicate all
India, and added, with q little smile
that had grain OF pride In It: We shall
be old men. sahib.' -,
II was twenty-three then, and In
credulous, but he was right. was
gray when came home, and left che
Thugs behind me.
well, the further the work OF sup
preston advanced the more difficult II
became. The Thugs had enjoyed Inn
munlty go long that many Of the bands
had become careless, and were taken
With comparative ease; but ms the news
OF their capture spread, and the fate
which met them became known. the VII
lains grew more wary, and difficult Of
approach.
1--WE had, OF course, spies and scouts
OUT in all directions The Inhabitants
OF the villages were so conflicting that
Was at a loss. In these difficulties Ho-
veIn was Invaluable. BE smelt out the