The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-02
WITNESS TELLS STORY
 OF STARTLING AFFAIR
One of the Dead Men was a Prominent Briton, While the Other Was a Parsee and the Slayer Is
 Also a Parsee.

sassination of a political character oc- cured late tonight toward the conclusioa at the public gathering at the Imperial institute. An Indian student. whose mama is unknown, shot and killed Lieut.. Col Sir William Hut Cursor Wyllie and pr. Calas Lalcaca oe Shanghai.
 Wylie, who had held important India n appointments, fell dead on the spot pr. 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 a knife. All were new and it is assumed the crime was premeditated.
 The gathering at the Imperial institute. a building devoted to Indian and other colonial functions, was an lat home, to Indian students
 D. w. Thoburn. one of the guests thus graphically describes the scene attend ing the murders:
 Story of Murder.
 "It is Il o'clock and the musical pro- gramme was just concluding. when I saw middle-aged English gentleman con versing with a young Indian student dressed in dark jacket and wearing a pale blue turban.
 Suddenly the native drew a revolver and fired four shots with the greatest rapidfty fully al the head of the English man. The shots were fired with the mug gle of the weapon close to the victim s face.
 Then came another shot as the Eng lishman fell, and a sixth. which struck an elderly Indian gentleman standing a few yards off and who fell, shot in the side.
 q rushed at the assassin and others sprang forward at the same time. We seized him, but he struggled. and wrest- ing one hand free, placed the revolver at his forehead and pulled the trigger
 "It clicked harmlessly as he had fired all of his shots.
 We shouted for doctors and the police Meantime there was 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 Englishman. After an examination he said. Nothing can be done for him..
 At this moment some one exclaimed in a horror-stricken voice, Why, 1t is Cursor Wylliei
 Wife Recognizes Body.
 Then stately woman in evening dress came upstairs from the cloakroom to dis cover what had happened. Looking at the recumbent figure and not immediately recognizing it, she said, Poor fellow She then knelt down, and as she looked close ly at the dsfigured face, look of horror leaped into her eyes and she exclaimed It Is my husband.i Why wasn't l with him?'
 Lady Wyllie had left her husband only a few minutes before.
 'The scene was too terrible, the lady kneeling by the side of her dead husband, while a group of men nearby were hold ing the assassin, whose other victim was grooming on the ground a few yards away.
 Other doctors came. but they could find no wound on Lacacas body until the clothing was removed. when a 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 ambulances and removed to a hospital Detectives searched the assassin. Besides two re- volvers a 12-inch dagger was found and card bearing the name of "Dhinagri' The address was Ledbury Road Bays water Various papers and letters also were taken from the prisoner Sir Wil- liam lived at the Savoy hotel with his wife and several Indian friends. From the Savoy he proceeded to the reception, bala ha ,f the Indian association, with which he was connected. Several hundred Indian stu dents attended the function.
 Where Murder Occurred.
 The attack on Sir William occurred on wide, square landing leading to the staircase, which had been used as an over flow smoking room. Sir William and Lady Wyllie were just preparing to de- part when the former was approached by the Indian student. One bullet shat tered the right eye and another pierced the face just below the left eye. Tho body was taken to Sir Williams late res idence on Onsiaw Square. Dr. Lalcaca was a Parsee and from present evidence 1t would seem that he was shot accidentally. The assassin who is also a Parsee, is about 2S years of age He was cool and self-possessed on his ar rest. He has maintained an obstinate silence. The Identification of the man so far has been impossible as a great num- Der of visiting cards bearing different names were found on him. He will be arr raigned in a police court tomorrow It Is reported that he had in his pos session written documents setting forth reasons and justification for the crime. Service In India. Lieut.. Col. Sir William Hut Curson Wyllie was born in 1s4S, being the young est son ofxti1e late Gen. Sir William Wyl- lie, G. Cs9B He was political aide-ds- camp to the secretary of state for India since 1901. In 1884 he entered the Indian stan oorrs and served in Befuchistan dur ing rhe Afghan war in 1S7s-so and &C., cornp, ,sied Gen Str Robert Phas t's foros to the rsiisf of CandahAra. for which serv- ians hs wAs decorated.