The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-02
ST. Curzon Wyllie a
Victim.
TRAGEDY IS ENACTED
At IMPERIAL INSTITUTE
d. La|saea and an Engilsk Gende-
man Are Dead.
Assassi. IL . Parsee And U.k.own to
TIE Great Crowd That Gstherea
--LsAy wyilss Fisurea IN
DEanatie sesna.

Dramatic seenes
London. July la startling double
hssassination Of Q political character
occurred late tonight towards the con-
ciusion OF . public gathering at the
Imperial Institute. An Indian student
whose name 10 unknown. shot and kili-
I'd Lieutenant Colonel Sir William
HUT curzon wyliie and Or. CT las
Ialcaca. OF Shanghai ~
wyliie. who had held important, In
dian appointments. fell dead on the
spot. DR.. LAlcaca showed signs Of
life after he fell and was hurried to
St Georges Hospital. but on arrival
there was dead.
Those near the assassin held him
until the arrival of the police. He
had two revolvers, dagger and .
knife. All were new and 1t Is assumed
the crime was premeditated.
The gathering 1t the Imperial lnsti.
tute. building devoted to Indian and
lother colonial functions. was an .at
home" to Indian students.
thus graphically describes the scene
attending the murders:
TT was IL o'clock and the musical
program was just concluding when I
saw middle-aseG English gentleman
conversing with yorng Indian
~t,4a,k x-ae.az. q, . a~rtr Dc eexax M
wearing pale blue turban.
suddenly the native drew revolver
and fired four shots with the great
est rapidly fully at the head Of the
Englishman. The shots wore fired
with the muzzie Of the weapon close
60 the victims face.
Then came another shot as the
Enslishman fell and sixth. which
struck an elderly Indian gentleman
standing few yards off and who
fsli. shot In the st1s.
springs ON Asssssin.
Il rushed at the assassin and others
sprang forward at the same time. We
seized him. but he struggled and
wrestling one hand free. placed the
revolver at his forehead and pulled
the trigger
TT clicked harmlessiy as he had
fired all OF his shots.
I'VE shouted for doctors and police.
Meantime there was a terrible scene
and commotion and the folding doors
were finally closed to prevent the
people from looking ON the fearful
sight.
"a doctor in the hall came forward
and knelt at the side Of the. English
man. After an examination he said
Nothing can be done for him
AT this moment some one exclaim-
ed In horror-stricken voice. Why. II
IS Curzon wyilie.'
Then q stately woman in evening
dress came upstairs from the cloak
room to discover what had happened
Looking at the recumbent figure and
not immediately recognising IL, she
said. poor. fellow She then knelt
disfigured face. look of horror leap
ed into her eyes and she exclaimed
1T is my husband. why wasn't I with
him?
Lady wyliie had left her husband
only q few minutes before.
''The scene was too terrible, the lady
kneeling beside her dead husband while
o group of men nearby were holding
the assassin. whose other victim was
groaning on the ground few yards
away.
"Other doctors came, but they could
ind no wound on La1caca's body until
the clothing was removed, when tiny
stream of blood from the side revealed
the position OF the injury. Screens were
placed around the victims and the awe
stricken people quickly left the hall. =
The victims were placed in ambu-
lances and removed to hospital. De-
tectives searched the assassin Be-
side two revolvers. 12-inch dagger
was found and a card bearing the name
sDhinagri." The address was Led
bory Road. Bayswater. Various pa
pers and letters also were taken from
the prisoner.
Sir William lived at the Savoy Ho-
tel with his wife and some Indian
friends. From the Savoy, he proceed.
ed to the reception. which was held
under the auspices of the Indian AS
zociation with which he was connected.
several hundred Indian students at
iended the function.
The attack on Sir William occurred
on a wide square landing leading TO
me staircase which had been used as
an overflow smoking room. Sir Will
liam and Lady Wyllie were just pre-
pairing to depart When the FORMER was
approached by the Indian student. one
bullet shattered the right eye and
another pierced IL face just below
the left eye. The body was taken to
Sir williams late residence on Onslaw
Square.
Iudian IL n Stranger.
DIR. Lalcaca was Parsee, and 1t
would seem that he was shot accident
ally. The assassin who is also Par
see, is about IS years of age. He was
cool and elf-possessed on his arrest 4.
he has maintained an obstinate si-
lence. The Identification of the man
so far has been impossible as a great
number of visiting cards bearing diff
ferent names were found on him. He
will be arraigned in a police court to-
p, morrow.
1t Is reported that he had In his
possession written documents setting
Forth reasons and justification for the
crime.
Lieutenant- Colonel Sir Wi liam Hutt
Curzon Wyllie was born IN 1e4s. being
the youngest son OF the late General
Sir William Wyllie. q. C. p. He was
political aid de camp to the Secretary
OF state for India 1901. In 1914, he
entered the Indian stan corps and
served In Beluchistan during the At
chan war In 1egs-s0, and accompanied
ra1.