The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1907-01-03
HIMSELF THE VICTIM
REMARKABLE CASE OF RETRlsu.
TIVE JUSTICE.
Murderous Indian official Killed and
Buried In Grave Ne Had Intended
For Traveller II Was His
Duty TO Protect.
A story Of treachery foilowcd by

A story OF treachery followed by
Poetic retrlbutSn is told in a dispatch
from Lucknow to a London newspa
per Tho scene Of the occurrence is
a little village with a police post few
miles from the Indian city
Late i'm the @. ming traveller, the
storyt goes, realizing that he could
not reach Lucknow before dark and
fearing the dan 7rs IT the road stop
ped at the house Of the police inspec.
tor a native official, and applied for
shelter for the night
II am carrying a CO.. :darable sum
of money. said he "anl in view of
the dangers OF the country desire to
have your protection until l can re-.
sumo my Journey by daylight.
The inspector made him welcome,
gave him water and food. finally TAX
ms him to a sleeping room, where he
left him alone.
As the night wore on the traveller
was stricken with sleeplesoness. Pres.
emily he heard voices rear his win
dow and stra- re sounds Of labor lie
got up and looked out Ills eyes, used
to the greater darkness. Of the room
discerned two men digging IN a field
at the back the house He strainNl
his ears to catch what they we're say
ing, and realized in few moments
that they were diggius grave for
him. They re in a with the IN
spector Of police to murder him for his
money and hide his body away before
daylight
In panic he stole through the house
and crept out by a back door lie
dashed through the village as noise.
lessly as he could, and a mile or SO
down the road climbed q tree where
he sat in safety in the shadow of the
foliage until daybreak came. Then,
as a patrol came slony, he slipped
down to the ground and told his story
to the commanding officer.
All hands returned 70 the village,
and there the FIRST news nat greeted
them was the mysterious disappea,.
ance Of the police. inspector. The
patrol took MP the search on new
lines The traveller located for them
the grave that had been intended to
receive him. The recent disturbance
Of the ground vas evident rhe sol
diers opened the trench, and there
was found the body Of the Police in
spector, horribly hacked
The arrest Of 20 mon VINO had
been seen with him late the previous
evening followed, and then the whole
case became simple Aflcr arranging
with his aCcomI,ices tue plot 20 rob
and murder .ie traveller, the police in
spector started 20 get drunk while
they were busy digging the grave. In
this condition the idea struck him
that he would 30 in and do the killing
himself. and so skim the cream off the
booty instead of dividing evenly
STOPPING ovey the bed to grip his vic.
tim by the tLroat he must have fallen
forward and rassed quickly into a
drunken slumbsc.
When the 40 accomplices outside
got the grave finished they began 10
wonder at the inspectors failure TO
turn up They suspected that he was
OF drinking and they determine TO
do the Job by themselves. Entering
the house, they armed themselves
with the inspectors saber and creep.
ing into the room attacked the man I'm
the bed, literally hacking him 90
death
Then they struck H. 70 look For
the plumber and, discovering their
mistake. had nothing left to do but
bury the murdered man in the grave
thew had dug