Logan Republican | 1904-04-16 | Page 11 | Detective Work in India

If DETECTIVE WORK IN INDIA. HI f Native Police Are Not Scrupuloui In IBS." Their Method. Sf. A recently published book on India MB', ' tells of a nattvo dotoctlvo whoso mcth- Hjj ' eds woro anything but scrupulous. HPft ne Important matter Investigated Mm, , "R" rohbrry of about half a lakh of Wiv-1 rupocs' worth of silver Ingots (about H! J ' $25,000) that was sont down on cam- BM els with an oscort of fifteen armed MHVH non from Indoro to Kotah. The es- HHEfl cort was killed by Dacolts and tho all- Hjy tor. taken, Isrl Porshad, tho orlontal !& 8h or lock Holmes, rasseldar major of Karofl native roglniontt mado It his bust- BJKil tiess to bring theso men to Justice and JHGMfl whon askod In aftor yoars how ho ob- IJK4H Uluod his proofs rcmarkod, smilingly Kha stroking his hoard, that If a man was HBh Judlotoiisly strung up, sprendeaglo- HjBk wise, bv his thumbs, much usoful In- EflfjN formation might bo extracted and EflJ! having no marks of Ill-treatment to BjHL! show to tho sahibs ho generally hold HKi bis tonguo. Of a cortnln witness In HHEj ,. this caso ho wroto that ho had "given HHJ 'awfully good evidence' at tho trial, 3, but an thoro was 'Just n little dlscrcp- Bf' aucy' botwoon this and his previous HVPj depositions boforo tho political agent, HHfH when tho original (lies were called for SHI'" br tho blghor rotirt, 'It would bo bet- HBjf I tor to omit this ono and say It had HkJt boon oaton by white nnl'"