New-York tribune., 1909-07-02
NOTED ENGLISH OFFICER
ONE OF TICTTMS.
Indian Studcnt Kills SIR William
Hutt Cur2on UyUie and Phy-
sician at London Gathering.

| the Imperial Institute. An Indian student,
whose name is not known. shot and killed Lieu
tenant Colonel Sir William HUT Curzon Wylne
and D.. Cavas LaIcaca. Of Shanghai
Willie Who had held important indian ap-
rofrt~,entz ten dead on the spot. Dr. Lalcaca
showed signs Of life after he fell and
hurried to 81 Georges Hospital. but arrival
there if was found thar he was dead
Thosa near the ass sstn seized and held him
until the arrival Of the police He had two
reviewers q dagger and knife Al we're new.
and it IS believed tn1r the crime was premedt-
tared
WITNESS pEsCRIBEs MURDER
Th4 gathering at tra Imperial Institute
building devoted 20 Indian and other colonial
funeflors. was an "a. home" to Indian students.
7 " Thorbur0 one Of the guests. thus de-
scrites the scene attending the murders
1T was near II O'Clock, and the musical pro
gra~,re was jus, concluding. when I saw a
| middle aged English gentleman Converstrg with
a Young Indian sruder- dressed IN a dark Jacket
and wearing pale blue rurh4n
Suddenly the nartv" 7ro0- revolver and hrod
four shots ufrr the greatest rar.d.tv full at the
head OF trc EnL--r~ra~ The shots wera fred
! with the r0uzzra ~ rrs weapon close ~ the vic
tins face
Then rauo another shot as tre E0=llshman
fell. and q SIXTH which struck an elderv Indian
gentleman standing q Ceu yards eef. and who
. fel shot IN the side
II rushed At the assassin and others srrarE
forward ~ rne same time. We seized him. but
he struggled and. wrestling one hand c-ae placed
the revolver ~ his forehead and pulled rae
/ t-.cea- r clicked ra--.essIr as he had e-ai
al. 4 his shots
We shouted Pr doctors AMI tic r--.-o
Meantime there 0ns 4 terrible s.r~a and COM
motion. and rho sr.a.r- doors were finally closed
70 prevent '-a people from .eala.- aa rla tsar-
Cl' Err
a Go--.- IN r-, -a.r came forward and knoll.
."a.o0 p" sad Nothing can to done tr- him
At r-t- moment s-r-o ono exclaimed .- o
Observation-Disclosures voice .urv. 'r'- ra---r Zv-'.s.,
WIFE FINDS HUSBAND DEAD
Tae- o s.a'e,e woman IN evening dress came
upstairs from the r-. s-aon 20 discover what
had happened Looking ar ,-- -e-.-~a.a. oz-
ire and a-' .-.-.t.1--.r recognizing 81. sna
SAID F0or Fa"-7 she then 1-e.- down. and.
as she booked ~.-so'- a' t-e 5sasu-~f ,sre p
Jock ~ -n--nr .et-sE .--- s-- e.as ana She OK
claimed.
.t' m. husband. rr. rasa, 0rrn h.r-'
~ uas Lady W.. r arr had .~.r her hus-
band "a.. ..r. minutes prev .o..s--
r .a s.s.. ".- r.. horrible rn- IaG- l-rs..ag
1v rio s.E- ~ ar- dead husband. urra q group
! az s-~n near ar o... t....rr tho assassin whose
orac- ,..r.m was grooming oa raa ground q le7.
Yards aea.
.'thcr Doctor. came. a-- rzos could fad no
wound IN La.aa-a.s tHGv .art tho clothing MAS
removed vhe0 ID r.ae stream oC blood from tho
side revealed tho position OF rhe t0lG-r. Screens
p era placed around tho victims. and tra awe
stricken people quickly 'c<t the hail.
The victims vC-. placed ia a-auaH.os and
removed 20 "a hospital Detectives searched tho
assassin Besides ruo revo-vcrs. a twelve inch
dagger 1as found and q card bearing tho namo
Of .UA.nagrL' Tho address was I~1hur. Road,
Ravaoater Various papers and letters also
were taken from the u-Ieoa5r
S.r William had d..et ~ the Savoy Hotel
,otrh his wife md some Indian friends From
the Savoy he wen; 70 rhe at home" which was
held under the auspices OF the Indian Associa-
tiou. Nth which .e as connected. Several
hundred Indian students attended the affair.
The attack on Sir William occurred on a vide
square landing leading 70 the staircase. which
had been used as an overflow smoking room.
Sir William and Lafr WylHe were Just pre-
pairing 10 depart. nhen the former was ap-
preached by the InGlan student One bullet
shattered the right ose and another pierced the
face just below the left eve The body was
taken 10 SIT Williams home in OnsIow Square
where = nephew. who arrived this evening from
siam after long absence was waiting 70 see
his uncle
Or Lalc4ca vas Parsee. and from present
evidence y would seem that he was shot acct
dentauy
THE ASSASSIN \ PARsEE
The assassin. who Is also q Parsee is about
about twenty-five years old He was cool and
self possessed after his arrest He has main
tanned an obstinate silence The Identification
Of the man so far has been impossible. as a
great number Of visiting cards bearing different
names were found on him. He viii be arraigned
in police court morrow Il IS reported that
he had IN his possession written documents set
ting forth reasons Tor the crime
This IS not the frst attack EnEishman
by Indian in London. Last February a Hindu
student Waylaid and assaulted Sir William Lee
Warner in the street
Sir William Hutt Curzon WyIlie and his fam
ilv had long been prominent in the Indian ser
vice HIS father vas General Sir William
Willie who figured in many Eastern campaigns
and his mother was sister of Sir William HUT
Sir William HUT Curzon WyllIe was born in
Cheltenham in 1S4S and was educated at MARI
borough and Sandhurst In 1856 he Joined the
1G6th Regiment l. 7 ensign. He entered
the Indian staff corps in 1869, and joined the |
Oudh commission in 1870
SIR william was transferred 10 the political
department in 1879 He served in Beluchistan
under Sir Robert Sardcnan during the Afghan |
war, in 1879 and 1880, and accompanied Cen |
eral Sir Robert Phayre's force TO the relief of |
candahar He vas decorated in recognition OF |
these services.
Sir william was military secretary to the late |
Right Hon W. = Adam. Governor Of Madras. |
1881, and held successively the appointments Of |