The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-02
LONDON STARTLED BY DOUBLE
ASSASSINATION BY A
HINDOO STUDENT
COL Wye and Dr. Lacaca Dot Down Public Reception at mpea
uteCty Rudey Awakened to the Methods ofthe Terrors
Indian Prisoner Appears Unconcerned and Is Moved
to Prison Under Heavy Guard

London, July 2-Madar Lelof Dhin.
aGri, the Indian student who last night
shot and killed Col Sir William Hutt
Curzon Wyllie and Or. Canvas Lalaca
Of Shanghai, at the reception of A
puGltC gathering at the Imperial in
stitulc. was aUraigued in the West
minister police cont this morning, and
reE;andcd for che week after being for
mally charged With wilful murder
In the dock. the prisoner appeared
quite unconCsrnod. He stood with his
hands in his pockets and shook his
heNd negatively, when asked If he
wished to say anything. Subsequent
y, however, he said that he had not
wilnlly killed DR. Lalcaca.
Il saw hlm advance. and then he
caught hold of me I fired in self de-
icEsa," he declared.
The proceedings lasted only few
minutes and the Hindoo prisoner was
removed TO jail, under a strong guard
This Is the first time the methods Of
the terrorists have been introduced
into public agitation in England and
the country has awakened to the fact
i'm an ugly temper. The prisoner,
whose age is given as &c. Is said to
have relatives in good standing in Cal
cutta.
At the India office, the murder of
Col. Wyllie, who was a political aide
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 Dhinagri, and the India Office
View is that the outrage was due to
some imaginary grievance against the
system Of government
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 peo-
pies Of Great Britain and India sir
Alfred and Lady Lyall received the
guests. who numbered some 900 Anglo
Indian retired officers. active members
Of the Indian Service India office, Of
Gcials and students The scene was a
brilliant one. There were present
many native Indians and women in
picturesque native costumes, and with
the exception Of the assassin, every
body was In evening dress. Dhlnagri
was attired In ordinary morning dress
and wore a turban. The tickets to
the function were placed with great
care. in order that they might fall
only into the hands of reliable per
sons,
it is reported the prisoner has made
a lengthy statement TO the police
setting forth In detail his political
grievances. Nothing appears TO be
known at the India Offices as to Dhln-
agri's antecedents The Indian stu.
dents are known to be active mem
bers Of the London branches OF the
societies conducting n campaign OF
sedition and anarchy In India Lord
Morley, for some time has been un
Ger police protection, and even when
he left London, he was attended by
Scotland Yard detectives. Lieut. Col
Wyllie had spent his entire life work
Ing foT the welfare Of India
The Bindoo came to London from
Puniab some years ago. He belonged
To the advanced section OF the Indie
nationalist party. and he has been TAX
Ing a course In engineering In the Lon
don university During the commemo-
ration OF the Indian mutiny he attract
el attention by wearing a badge In
scribed In Memory Of the Martyrs.
Some OF his fellow students taunted
Dhinagri. who threatened to cut tho
throat of ono Of his most active tor
mentors He was a hard-WoTkine
student but held very advanced po
Ntical opinions He was a frequeuter
of India House, the local center oi
the Indian agitators. From state
ments made by students, It appears
that Dhiuagri and Lieut.. Col WylliC