Enclosures of letter to Her Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No.11, dated 15 January 1875: Nos. 3 to 45 of Abstract of Contents, from the Officiating Under-Secretary to the Government of India, Fort William [‎93r] (85/100)

If 1 : Lo ^ ls -Pelly, saying that he might be hanged or have his throat cut, hut
that he wished to unburden his mind and tell the truth, and that he threw him
self upon his, Sir Lewis Felly's mercy.
, n heai : in § tlie Jemadar's detailed statement made without reserve
before Sir Lewis Pelly and the Commissioner of Police, he was again given
n c large of the military guard till the 26th, on which day he was re-called and
is coiuession taken down at length by the Commissioner of Police.
Afte . r t ! 1 . e Prisoner 's statement had been recorded, he asked to be permitted
o a vo us dinner in the back garden of the llesidency situated within 100
yards from the bungalow. He partook of his food close to a well, near to
™ nc i he had been taken for the convenience of water, and he had scarce! v
tmished when he suddenly rushed away from the Police Guard and threw him-
1 7 0 the 4 wel1 - A policeman immediately jumped in and rescued him; this
was about 4 p.m ., and he was at once taken before Sir Lewis Pelly, who ques
tioned him as to the reason for what he had done, and enquired whether he had
ecu in any way ill-used or ill-treated by any body. This he positivelv denied,
and declared that the reason for what he had done was that, as he had served
government for 35 years, he was now, after what had taken place, ashamed to
siow his lace, that 1 us mind was confused and troubled, and therefore he had
thrown himself into the well.
The following morning (27th December) Sir Lewis Pelly personally visited
. uisoo Jemadar in the guard-room and made similar enquiries of him a^ain
with regard to his throwing himself into the well, but the same reply was
given as on the previous evening, and this statement was made in the presence
ot one of the Jemadars brothers, who had come from the city to enquire after
Taken before me this 29th day of December 1874.
(Sd.) F. H. S outer,
Commissioner of Police, Bombay.
Appendix I.
J ugoa B hagwan, age 30, Kolee, resident of Camp Baroda, states;
F or eight months of the year I am employed to pull punkah at the Resi
dency, and therefore I am acquainted with Nursoo Jemadar and Howjee, Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard.
of Peons, and also with Yeshwantrao and Salim in the service of the Maharaja.
About a year ago I accompanied Rowjee Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. from the Camp to
Yeshwantrao's house in the city; it was about 8 o'clock at night. I did not see
Yeshwantrao, but his Karkoon was there, and he and Rowjee went inside the
house, and after a little while they came to the door when the Karkoon counted
out Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 500 to Rowjee, and we brought the amount to my house when
Rowjee counted out Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 100 from the bag which he left with me, and the
remaining Rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. 400 he carried home. I accompanied Rowjee Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. once
again to Yeshwantrao's house; it was after the Resident and the Maharaja
returned from Nowsaree. Nursoo Jemadar, Salim, and Yeshwantrao all met
there, and together with Rowjee they went to the Hawalee. I accompanied
them, and remained below while they went up to visit the Mahara.a. Thev
came down after an hour, and then I returned to Camp with Rowjee. While
employed at the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. I used frequently to take down notes at Rowjee's
dictation ; these notes usually contained information of what was "-oinn- on at
the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , and were written in the Goozaratee languan-e and o-iven to
Rowjee Havildar Custodian; police sergeant; jail or prison guard. .
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Taken before me this 29th day of December 1874.
(Sd.) F. H. S outer,
Commissioner of Police, Bombay,
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