Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-07
ENGLISH NATION
SHOCKED At CRIME
INDIAN STUDENT WHO KILLED
TWO BRITONS TELLS OF
GRIEVANCES.
COUNTRY IN UGLY TEMPER-AS-
SASSlN MEMBER OF SEDI-
TIOUS SOCIETY.

London, July 3.-Madar Lelof Dbl
nagri, the Indian student who Thurs
dav night shot and killed Lieutenant
Colonel Sir William HUT Curzon
Wyllie and DR.. Canvas Lalcaca OF
Shanghai, at the conclusion of pub
lie gathering at the Imperial instl-
tute was arraigned in the Westmln-
ster police court yesterday morning
and remanded for one week after be-
ing formally charged with wilfuI
murder.
In the dock the prisoner appeared
quite unconcerned. He stood with his
hands in his pockets and shook his
head negatively when asked ii he
wished to say anything. Subsequent,
ly. however, he said that he had not
willfully killed DR.. Lalcaca.
Il saw him advance, and then ne
caught hold of me; l fired In self de
fense," he declared. The proceedings
lasted only few minutes, and the
Hindu prisoner was removed to jail
under a strong guard.
Is First Terrorist Crime.
This is the first time the methods
of the terrorists have been introduced
into political agitation in England, ano
the country has awakened to the faci
in an ugly temper. The prisoner
whose age is given as rs, is said {
have relatives in good standing ii
Calcutta.
At the Indian office the murder OF
Colonel Wyllie, who was a politlca
aid de camp to Lord Morley, secre
,ary of state for India, is held to be
entirely political. Colonel Wyllie, SC
far as is known, had had no persona
dealings with Dhinagri and the Indian
office view is that the outrage was
due to some imaginary grievance
against the system of government.
The National Indian association
under whose auspices the gathering
at the Imperial institute was held
was formed for the purpose of estab-
fishing friendly relations between the
peoples of Great Britain and India
Sir Alfred and Lady Lyall received
the guests who numbered some 500
Anglo-Indian retired officers, active
members of the Indian service, India
office officials and students Inc
scene was a brilliant one. There
were present many native Indians
and women in picturesque native cos
tunes. and with the exception Of the
assassin, everybody was in evening
dress. Dhinagri was attired in ord!-
nary morning dress, and wore tur-
ban. The tickets to the function were
placed with great care in order that
they get only into the hands of relia-
BILE persons.
Assassin Explains Grievance.
It is reported that the assassin has
made a lengthy statement to the po-
lice setting forth in detail his politi-
cal grievance, but that tits is being
withheld until the authorities have
time to make full inquiry.
Nothing is known of Dhinagri's
antecedents at the India Office. The
students generally profess detestation
of the crime but nevertheless many
of them are known to be active mem
bers of the London branches of the
societies conducting campaign OF
sedition and anarchy in India
Scotland Yard recently received in
formation which led TO increased ac-
tivity in investigating the movements
and antecedents of certain Indian
students here, who, it is alleged, had
designs on prominent English off
Gals. Lord Morley himself, for some
time past, has been under police pro-
lection, and even when he left Lon
don he was attended by Scotland Yard
detectives.
Lieutenant-Colonel Wyllie had spent
his entire life working for the vel
fare of India