The Detroit times., 1909-07-02
ASSASSINATION OF
BRITISH OFFICER
BEING PR0BEO
Lieut-Col. VIM. Curzon Wyllie, Most
Prominent Indian Official of Past
Decade, Shot Down by an
Indian Student.
Hindu Physician Also Killed by
Stray Bullet-Motive for Crime
Is Political.

LONDON. July 2-The sudden
shifting of the violent spirit OF m
rest which has long been seething In
assassination last evening of Lieut.
Col. William Curzon Wylie by Nacar
Lal Dhinagri. an indian student. has
aroused the Indian Office and every
official of that branch OF government
Is being closely guarded. II as be-
lieved the killing OF Lieut.. Col Wyllie
Is but the beginning of an extensive
plot and attempts against other otfi
cials are feared. Lord Morley. the
secretary of state for Indian affairs.
Is being especially guarded as he Is
deemed TO be in the gravest danger.
Papers found in his room show that
Dhinagri, who is a Parsee student. 20
years old. attended the gathering at
the imperial institute for the express
purpose of killing Wyllie. whom ne
knew would be present.
The time was particularly well
chosen. for the meeting was for the
purpose OF drawing the native lndtsn
md the English peoples nearer 10
sether and endeavoring TO patch up
The fatal breach which the govern
ment has seen widening for many
years. An audience OF two hundred
was present. among them many Hin
dustan students from Cambridge and
Oxford and score OF distinguished
Hindu visitors TO England Among the
latter was DR. Canvas Lalcaca. who
was killed by stray shot. when
Dhinagri emptied his revolver at Wyl-
lie.
Assassin in English Dress.
The entire setting Of the room was
oriental and Indian costumes were
worn by many OF the guests. The as
sassn himself was in English dress
except for turban.
Dhinagri met Wyllie at the conclu-
sion OF the meeting as the latter was
leaving the hall and without word
drew q revolver, firing five shots into
the skull Of the Englishman. The
sixth shot passed over Wyllie's heal
as ne fell and struck DR.. Lalcac in
the breast. Wyllie was dead before
the excited men and women could
reach his side, and the Parsee doctor
died before he reached a hospital.
AS Wyllie fell, his wife walked into
the room looking for him. Seeing the
man lying on the floor she asked !!
she could do anything and upon rec
ognizing her husband she swooned.
o Dhinagri as his victim fell. pressed
the revolver TO his own temple. tut
he had emptied the weapon at Wylie.
I'm a moment he was overpowered an ]
occurred. A second revolver, dagger
and a knife were found on the stu
dents person, as well as certain close
" written papers, the contents OF
which the police have refused 20 III
yulge. These, II is understood. FIX
the motive for the crime as poiiti-
cal one.
Was Prominent Official.
Wyllie was one of the most prom'n'
cnt Indian officials OF the past dec
ade. He had spent practically all his
life In his Indian civil and military |
service and at the time Of his assas- |
sination was aid-de-camp TO Lord Nor !
lev. Indian secretary. Wyllie had serF-
cd as resident governor at Nipal, gov
Vrnor generals agent at Rajaputna
end governor generals agent in cen
tral India.
DR.. Lalcaca was a practicing physi- |
clan at Shanghai.
While Dhinagri steadfastly refuses
TO divulge anything, Scotland Yard Is
hard at work on other features OF the |
case and sensational developments are
expected.