The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-06

One Of the accused promptly turned
approver," as they say in India, or turned
state. 3 evidence. Upon his testimony the
crown relied 10 convict the whole lot
but Gossain, the appTOver, was arrald
{ OF assassination and he asked the crown
authorities to keep him in jail until the
tflal was over. He was permitted TO stay
IN the same prison where his fellow con-
spifators were confined. one morning
Two OF the accused came TO him IL a
corridor The first, Kanai Lall Data
had a pistol in each hand The other
man had one pistol Data called out
-Gossain, hate to kill you, but I must.
Gu ole because you are traitor 10 the
mOtnerland." With that he shot GOssain
twice. and killed him.
Both Data and the other man who
carried a pistol were Immediately tried,
convicted and hanged for murder. But
no one has been able TO find out how
lffey got the pistols An arms act is in
force IN India, and every firearm IN the
registered with the police. sale or
transfer Of possession must be reported
I TO the police There is only one explana-
ton for the murder in AlipOre jail, and
that is that the anarchists have their
friends among the police. Data, who
shot GOssain, went to the gallOws with
MS head in the air and smiling. He
shouted 'Bandemataram! with mis- last
breath, and boosted that he gave his life
Tor his country.
Chief among the accused fin this case
IS ArabindO Gh0sh. He is a man about
s. years old, who is universally accorded
the rank Of genius He was educated at
oxford, and has the degree of master of
arts from that premier British institu-
ton Of learning. He is the author Of
several books, in English, Bengal and
SdnSkrlt. The crown sought TO prove
that he was the editorial chief of several
journals which were suppressed for sedi-
ton-the "Bandemataram' which was
printed in English, and the "Yugantur,
the "NaVa Saku' and the 'Sandhya,S all
printed in the Bengal vernacuiar. NBut
these journals had carefully protected
themselves and vicarOus editors who
could hardly write their names confessed
and claimed the authorship Of the Of
Tending articles
In the famous Garden the police found
a formal opinion of a prominent native
lawyer, explaining the laws on seditiOn.
and advising editors how far they might
so without danger Of arrest or depOTta-
ton But the crown was unable TO fix
any one overt act Of treason upon the
head of Arabindo GhOsh. All Of the other
accused seemed to be willing to sacrifice
themselves in his behalf
The long trial of these men wore on
the nerves of the public of Calcutta. both /
native and British. The trial was held /
in dingy little room in the court COM I
pound at AlipOre, suburb of Calcutta I
The thirty-odd prisoners were forced TO
stand up during all the 1S DAYS Of the
a seat in this country. They were hud-
died together in a little dock made of
chicken-coop wire, and entirely surround
ed by line Of soldiers. The courthouse
was also surrounded by a Gordon of
troops with fixed bayOnets their rifles
loaded with ball cartridge
But the prisoners laughed and chatted
among themselves seemingly careless Of
the future. Outside the coop their counsel
fought vaiantly, pointing out the insult
ficiency Of the testimony. appealing on
the score of the youth Of their clients
most of the prisoners being under p. and,
ton, boldly eXcusing the crimes of TevO-
luton. Counsel for the defense quoted
Burke, paraphrased Mirabeau, initiated
Patrick Henry. and all the time the two
native assessors smiled approval and the
British judge scOwled The case was
political through and through, and al
though there are many natives of high
standing who regret the violence Of the
extremists, the sympathy Of the entire
people was with those thirty-Odd conspi-
rators from the beginning, and will fol-
low them to prison or to the gallows when
the long trial is finally ended.
It was hard for foreigner to realize
the station in life Of the miserable pris-
dock Jnshaven and lOng-haired, wear
ing little clothing, and wholly at ease. il
was impossible to recognize in Arabindo
Ghosh man who had won high honors
at Oxford, who was a master of a dozen
languages and the author Of several seri-
Gus books. His bare arms and legs his
naked chest his unkempt hair suggested
only the savage. But that is the mistake
that one must not make in India. Ara
bindO GhOsh knows how to wear the
clothes, eat the food and ape the fash
ions Of the west. He has competed with
European young men in college ana has
won honors. He has challenged atten-
ton and admiration from the wits of
London and Paris. He knows the world.
both east and west. And It is such as ne
who viii awaken the east from its long
slumber.
Copyright, 1869, by Frederic J. Haskfn)
TomOrrOw-The Empire of India
I'LL Ihe Stern REPRESSION Of Disorder.