The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-02
Due to Native Unrest in Eng
lands Eastern Empire.
HIS SLAYER is COOL
Has Nothing to Say When Ar
raigned in Court.
The Assassin and His Victim
Had Met Before.

London. July 2-Madar Lelof /Dhln-
agrf. the Indian student who last night
shot and killed Lieutenant Colonel Sir
William Hutt CurzOn Wyllie and Dr.
Canvas Lalcaca, of Shanghai, at the re-
ception at the imperial institute, was
arraigned in the Westminster police
court this morning. and remanded Tor
one week after being 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 If he wish
ed to say anything. subsequently,
however. he said that he had not will
fulIv killed DR.. Lalcaca- Il saw him
advance and then he caught hold OF
me; I fired in self defense" he declared
The proceedings lasted only few min
utes and the Hindoo prisoner was re-
moved to Jail under a strong guard.
This is the first time the methods or
the terriorists have been introduced
into public agitation in England ana |
the country has awakened into the fact
that India is in an ugly temper &c me ie
prisoner. whose age is given as 70. is
said to have relatives in good standing
in Calcutta
At the India office the murder of
Colonel Wyllie, who was a political
aide de camp to Lord Morley. secre-
tary of state for India, is held to be
entirely political Colonel Wyllie, so
far as is known. had had no personal
dealing with Dhinagri and the India
Office view is that the outrage was due
to some imaginary grievance against |
the system of government
Tickets Placed With Care.
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 Isyall received the guests, |
who mum bered some 300 Anglo-Indianl !
retired officials and students. The |
scene was a brilliant one. There were
present many native Indians and wo- |
men in picturesque native costumes, |
and with the exception of the assassin, |
everybody was in evening dress |
ing dress and wore turban. The |
tickets to the function were placed |
with great care in order that they |
might fall only into the hands Of relia- |
BILE persons.
1t is reported that the prisoner has
made a lengthy statement to the police, |
setting forth in detail his political
grievances but that this is being with |
held until the authorities have time to |
make full inquiry.
Nothing appears to be known at the |
Indian office of Dhinagri's antecedents.
The Indian students generally profess
less many of them are known to be ac-
tive members of the London branches
of the societies conducting a campaign |
of sedition and anarchy in India.
Had Designs on Officials.
Scotland Yard recently received in
formation which led to increased activ-
1ty in Investigating the movements ana
antecedents of certain Indian students
here. who, 1t is alleged had designs on
prominent English officials. Lord Nor
ley himself, for some time past, has
been under police protection and even
when he left London he was attended
by Scotland Yard detectives.
Lieutenant Colonel Wyllfe had spent |
his entire life working for the welfare
of India.
Punjab some years ago. He belonged |
to the advance section of the Indian
nationalist party, and he has been TAX
ing a course in engineering in the Lon
don university. During the commem-
Grafton of the Indian mutiny he at
tracted attention by wearing a badge
inscribed In memory Of the martyrs
Some of his fellow students tauntel |
Dhinagri who threatened to cut the
throat of one of his most active tor
menters.
He was a hard working student, but
held very advanced political opinions
He was a frequenter of India house,
the local center of the Indian agitators
From statements made by students 1t
appears that Dhinagri and Lieutenant
Colonel Wyllie had met once previous
to the tragedy of last night Dhfnagri's
brother, who is a doctor in Calcutta,
hearing of his association with the
political extremists in India house.
wrote to Lieutenant Colonel Wyllie,
asking him to try to influence the
student. Wyllie saw Dhinagri. but the
interview appears to have only embft-
tered the young man, who nursed his
resentment pending a favorable oppor-
tunity for revenge.