The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-08
LIEUT.. COL. WILLIAM WILLIE
SLAIN BY INDIAN STUDENT AT
LONDON GATHERING.
COUNTRY IN UGLY TEMPER.
Assassin Thought to Be Member of So
ciety Conducting Campaign of
Sedition in India
SELF-DEFENSE PLEA IN COURT.

LONDON. July 2.-Madar Lelof
Dhinagri. the Indian student who last
eight shot and killed Lieut.-Col. Sir
William HUT Curzon Wyllie and DR..
Canvas Lalcaca of Shanghai, at the
conclusion of public gathering at the
Imperial institute, was arraigned III the
Westminster police court this morning
and remanded for one week after being
formally charged with willful murder
In the dock the prisoner appeared quite
unconcerned. lie stood with his hands
IN his pockets and shook his head neg
ativeIy when asked if he wished to say
anything. Subsequently, however, he
said that he had not willfully killed Dr.
Lalcaca.
Il saw him advance, and then he
caught hold of me; | fired i'll self de
Tense" he declared The proceedings
lasted Cnly 4 few minutes, aud the I'm
iu prisoner was removed TO JAN under
4 strong guard.
Is First Terrorist Crime.
This is the first time the methods OF
the terroristS have been introduced into
political agitation in England, and the
country has awakened to the fact in AN
ugly temper. The prisoner, whose age
is given as 2G. is said to have relatives
in good standing in Calcutta.
At the Indian office the murder of Col.
Wyllie, who was a political aid de camp
to Lord Morley secretary of state for
India. is held to be entirely political.
Col Wyllie. so far as is known, had
had no personal dealings with Dhlnagrl
and the Indian Office view is that the
outrage was due to some imaginary
grievance against the system of govern
meut.
The National Indian association, un-
der whose auspices the gathering at the
Imperial institute was held, was formed
for the purpose of establishing friendly
relations between the peoples of Great
Britain and India. Sir Alfred and Lady
Lyall received the guests, who numbered
some 800 Anglo-Indiau retired officers,
active members of the Indian service,
India office officials and students, The
scene was a brilliant one. There were
present many native Indians and Woln-
Ell i'll picturesque native costumes, and
with the exception of the ASSASSIN, eN-
erybody was in evening dress. l'hl-
aagri was attired in ordinary morning
dress, and wore turban The tickets
10 the function were placed with great
rare i'll order that they get only into the
aands of reliable persons.
Assassin Explains Grievances
1t is reported that the assassin has
made Il lengthy statement 10 the police
setting forth in detail his political griev-
iuCe, but that this is being withheld I'M
ii the authorities have time to make
full inquiry.
Nothing is known of Dhinagri's ante
cedentS at the India office. The stu
dents generally profess deteStaton of
the crime, but nevertheless many of them
are known to be active members of the
London branches of the societies con-
Quoting ii campaign of seditiou and an.
archy in India.
Scotland Yard recently received infor-
nation which led to increased activity
in investigating the movements and ante
cedents of certain Indian students here.
who it is alleged had designs on promi-
nent English officials. Lord Morley him
self for some time past, has been under
police protection, and even when he left
London he was attended by Scotland
Yard detectives
Lieut.. Col, WyIlie had spent his entire
life working for the welfare of India.