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Show FANATIC MURDERS BRITISH OFFICIALS England Stirred to Its Very Depths Over Assassination of Sir William Wyllie and Dr. Cawas Lalcaca. Feeling Strong Against Those Who Have Led Opposition to Government Govern-ment Measures Newspapers United in Advocating Firmness London. The murder of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie and Dr. Cawas Lalcaca of Shanghai by Madar Lelof Dhiaagri. an Indian student, Thursday night at the Imperial institute, stirred England Eng-land in a manner unknown since the Phoenix park murders. It had been a subject for self-congratulation by Englishmen that Great Britain was Immune from political crimes of this nature Great sympathy is felt for Viscount Morley, secretary of state for India, the difficulties of whose position po-sition are greatly increased by the murder. A strong feeling has been aroused against certain members ol the house of commons and others who have encouraged the agitation against the government. It is understood that Scotland Yard already has detailed detectives to follow Lord Morley and others connected with the Indian administration. Newspaers of all shades of opinion urge the government govern-ment not to swerve a hair's breadth in the direction of weakening the ex. ecutive authority in India. Two documents were found on Dhiuagri. One was a confession of a desire to take the life of a high, official of-ficial because he was dissatisfied with the English rule in India, and the other a sort of political screed referring refer-ring to Englishmen as tyrants and having a suggestion of reward in heaven for any one getting rid of prominent Britishers. The assassin's family is said to be well known in Amritsar, in the Punjab, Pun-jab, where his father is a municipal leader. In the dock the prisoner appeared quite unconcerned. He stood with his hands in Ms pockets and shook his head negatively when asked if he wished to say anything. Subsequently, Subse-quently, however, he said that he had not wilfully killed Dr. Lalcaca. "I saw him advance, and then he caught hold of me; I fire din self-defense," he declared. The proceedings lasted only a few minuets and the Hindoo prisoner was taken to jail under a strong guard. This is the first time the methods of the terrorists have been introduced inito England, and the country has awakened to the fact in an ugly temper. tem-per. The prisoner, whose age is given as 26, is said to have relatives in good standing in Calcutta. |