Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-29
|218 PERSONS PUNISHED
. FOR AMR|TsAR DISORDERS
OF These 81 Were Sentenced to
Death and 40 to Transporter
ton for Life.
Thy Associated Press. ]

LONDON, Feb. ,2s:-An official report
ri re the sssditious riots last April
In tho Punjab, British India. has just
been issued hero by tho India Office.
The dtsturbances at Amrltsar were put
tho british officer In command, with
m i.rS hand. 200 persons boing killed
1t IL stated IL the report that the
shooting followed murderous attacks on
Europsuns and that General Dyer had
moi ordered the crowd, which had gain
ritsar. to dispense. but that !, $50 ROUNDS
were fired upon the thickost parts CT
had nearly beaten to death an English
woman DOCTOR; tho general officer COM
mandins the British troops in Amritsar
THIS attack occurred and that persons
VINO passed through it had to do so
on their hands and knoes.
Creates MucI, Controversy,
reach this country until the end OF tho
year. and then created big sensa ton
n nm, not not little controysrsy. which has
s given out comes from the punjab gov
n: Af.Yr describing tho growth Q, anti
ihg IN nurderous attacks on Europeans
inc report tells how General Dyer WAS
a. iengtn given authority TO take what
10, General Dyer accordingly consul.
and unlawful meetings, such as Mad
nsen held BY the natives for some time
IN the Jappewalian Bagh. an open
ings. with houses on all four aides and
'hT re or four passages loading into IT,
inc report continues In substanco:
Lchcral Dyer was not able imlncdi-
larger force than afty indian Rqr'tH roop q
ony With kukris 9F oy k Ghrssaa A ee%sd
panied by the European superintendent
OF sya POI Police; he took these to the Janpe.
armorcd cars in reserve. but the lane
through which he enterad was too mar.
re- row ", 10 admit them and they ,wero left
ch!he guns with him.
Takes Unusual Course.
when he arrived. at about o'clock.
se"era 'ha shs crowd Td had swollen
Platform, MS troops denBlssyerIa 's ca
ei,her SIDE OF the entrance. the ground
higher than the general level OF the
enclosure. He did not order tic crowd
ton 70 dispcrsc II al once bv ire ,rberc
were 1850 rounds fred. fire being d.
IeGIea on crowds. not on individuals
and rcd!rcc,cd from time to Time where
the crows were thickost The ammmni.
I on used was the ordinary .3O3 army
eGar1ridse. On the conclusion OF the
u casualties were not counted.
200 Persons Killed.
a SUBSEQUENT inquiry indicated that
ABOUT go persons were killed II was
asserted that these included many
small children. but INQUIRIES have oriv
been able TO establish The death OF on.
ooN under 10 and four under Is wears
-;, Mar'lai law was proclaimed at AM
1tsar on April Is. and It's administra-
e,on seems 10 have provoked series
ol complaints. against which the pun
Jap government has found IL necessary
TO defend Itself
Tho nrst charge 4, that reIatinr n
the kucha Tawarian. u street in which
Miss Sherwood. an English woman
Doctor in, was nearly beaten to death by
commanding tho British troops in
Amritsar. closed tho street to public
traffic, placing a picket at each end,
1t would have to do so on his hands
and knees.
Went Through on All Fours.
1t was clearly understood to every
tr ,nat II did not apply TO women.
TIE me.a order Ell; vas actually in force be-
about nifty persons complied with the
directions to go through on all fours.
the sergeant in charge Of the picket
crawlcd through three times and had
hib!tions.
4 number OF triangies (ror nogsins)
were erected in the city. and twenty
six men sentenced by the summary
courts TO be hoEeed. Tho only iiog-
g!ngs that could be considered to be
IN any way OF public nature wcro
OF six men who were logged in tho
street in which Miss Sherwood WAS
assaulted. These men were implicated
in the attack on Miss Sherwood.
Others were whipped At area head
quarters, at the police or In private.
The major charges arising out OF
The disorder were tried by the martial
law commissions, siXty-two cases in all
being pu. before them. involving "9S
accused. OF these, els were con-
victed Fifty-one were sentenced to
death, 46 to transportation for life. |
{: 70 Imprisonment for ten years. 20
for seven years. 10 for five years, IL
for three years and II for lesser Pc
lictcf.