Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-07-04
ROMANTIC LAW SUIT
Hero of Novel Sues Ruler for a
Large Sum.
A. N. Jacob, Aid to Marion Crawford,
Rudyard KipIine and Madame 6la-
Vatsky, Seek $1,25o,ooo From
Present Nizam of Hyderabad.

London.-One of the most sensation
al and romantic lawsuits ever heard
in India will be up for a hearing N
Calcutta shortly. Action has been
brought by A. NJ. Jacob, late of SimIa,
now Lying 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 70
nave taught the late Nine. Blavatsky.
one of the founders of the American
Theosophical society, more about oc-
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.
This diamond, one of the finest in
the world and worth a 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, $1,250.00G.
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
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, the
private, as opposed to the public life
of viceroys will be given. Financed
by a friend and confident of a triumph
ant verdict, Jacob undertakes the task
| with all his heart in 1t.
For years he has been living in
Bombay with little money, due to the
| disastrous diamond transaction; ;
whereas he was one of the richest
men in India. Former adviser of no
less than four viceroys and confidante
of every fashionable and beautiful
woman-in fact, uncrowned king Of
Simla-he taught Kipling much oil
what he knew of India. He made
name and early fame for Marion Craw
ford, who sat at his feet in Delhi
Simla.
When at the height of his fame and
power when all Simla was fiocking to
his wonderful seances and his house
stocked with. precious stones and or
naments, was the most fashionable in
Simla, the story of the fateful imperial
diamond began.
The story is a long one and per
haps the most amazing that could be
told outside of fiction. II shows In
trigue at its height and the action o.
Lord Lansdowne, who at the time wa:
vneroy, in the sale. of the diamond
was remarkable.
Put very briefly, the case which il
to be recalled in a sensational fashion
is this:
Jacob was approached by the late
Nizam of Hyderabad to purchase 70:
him the famous imperial diamond, theI
on sale in London. Jacob obtained
the stone and offered it to the nizan
for $1,250,000. The nizam accepted
and paid Jacob $250,000 on account
He took the stone and never paid an
other rupee.
The sale had been stopped by thu
president of Hyderabad, who acted, /
is alleged, under the influence of Lore
Lansdowne, who had quarreled will
Jacob Not only did Jacob lose thu
money he paid out to obtain the dia
mond, but soon after was sued by tn,
nizam of Calcutta on the charge o
cheating. The case lasted 81 days ant
ate up most of Jacobs money ant
drove him from Simla-
He won the case, but never receives
the diamond back and never got
rupee of the money due him.
At last Jacob will have chance n
has long awaited to sue the presen
nizam. He could not sue without tn
permission of the government of India