The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-21
ROMANTIC LAW SUIT
Hero Of Novel Sues Ruler for q
Large Sum.
A. N. Jacob, Aid to Marion Crawford
Rudyard Kipllne and Madame Bia.
vatsky, Seek $1.25o,oo0 From
Present Nizam Of Hyderabad.

Lordon.-One of the most sensation
81 and romantic lawsuits ever heard
in India will be up for hearing n
Calcutta shortly. Action has been
brought by A. NJ. Jacob. late Of Sim'a.
now living In Bombay, against the
present Nizam OF Hyderabad.
Jacob Is widely known in America
as the hero of Marion Crawford's
novel, "Mr. Isaacs," as the original Of
Lurgsh Sahib, maker Of rich pearls In
kipling's Kim" He also Is said to
have taught the late Nine. Blavatsky.
one Of the founders Of the American
Theosophical society. more about &C.
cultism than she had ever dreamed of.
The suit is a sequel to an amazing
transaction, almost twenty-five years
ago by the late Nizam Of Hyderabad
and Jacob over the imperial diamond
now in possession OF the new Nizam.
hts diamond, one Of the finest In
the world and worth fortune, was
bought for the late nizam by Jacob
when the latter was at his power In
Simla. Only part of the money was
paid, but the diamond was never given
up.
Again and again Jacob has sought
permission to sue the nizam for the
recovery Of money owing, $1,250.00O.
That permission has always been re-
fused, but at the Durbar. through the
help Of Maj. Gen. Stuart Beatson. aide
de camp Of King George, Jacobs long
standing grievance was put before the
king, who said he would see what
could be done.
Lord Hardinge. viceroy. has now
agreed to the action and when the case
comes on some names that are house
hold words. including two viceroys Of
India, one of them Lord Curzon, tn,
private. as opposed to the public life
Of viceroys will be given. Financed
by a friend and confident OF triumph
ant verdict. Jacob undertakes the tasl
with all his heart In it.
For years he has been living II
Bombay with little money. due to thu
disastrous diamond transaction
whereas he was one Of the riches
men In India. Former adviser OF nj
less than four viceroys and confidant'
Of every fashionable and beautiful
woman-in fact uncrowned king o
Simla-he taught Kipling much o
what he knew Of India. He mad
name and early fame for Marion Craw
ford, who sat at his feet In Delhi
Simla.
When at the height OF his fame AM
power when all Simla was flocking t
his wonderful seanccs and his house
stocked with precious stones and OF
naments, was the most fashionable i
Simla, the story of the fateful imperia
diamond began.
The story is long one and pei
haps the most amazing that could b
told outside of fiction. 1t shows IL
trigue at its height and the action c
Lord Lansdownc, who at the time wa
viceroy. in the sale of the damon
was remarkable.
Put very briefly. the case which
to be recalled in a sensational fashio
Is this:
Jacob was approached by the lat
Nizam of TIyderabad to purchase fo
him the famous imperial diamond the
on sale in London. Jacob obtains
the stone and offered 1t to the nizal
!. for S1,250,000 The nizam accente
and paid Jacob s250,000 on accoun
| He took the stone and never paid al
other rupee.
The sale had been stopped by VI
president OF Hyderabad, who acted.
is alleged, under the influence OF Lor
Lansdowne, who had quarreled wi;
Jacob. Not only did Jacob lose tn
money he paid out to obtain the di
mond but soon after was sued by tn
nizam Of Calcutta on the charge {
cheating. The case lasted 81 days an
ate up most of Jacobs money an
drove him from Simla.
He won the case. but never receive
the diamond back and never got
rupee of the money due him.
I'll At last Jacob will have a chance
has long awaited to sue the presei
nizam. He could not sue without III
permission OF the government OF Ind;