On Monday an inquest was held at Kensington Town Hall
on the body of Sir Curzon Wyllie, who was shot by the Indian, Mader Lal Dhingra, at the Imperial Institute on the previous Thursday. One of the witnesses produced a book containing pistol-shooting results, showing that Dhingra had been practising carefully with his revolvers. The juiy returned a verdict of wilful murder against Dhingra. An inquest at Westminster on the body of Dr. Cawas Lalcaca, the other of Dhingra's victims, ended in a similar verdict. On the same day a large meeting of Indians was held at the Caxton Hall to express horror and indignation at the crime, and to sympathise with Sir Curzon Wyllie's relations. The Aga Khan presided, and Sir M. M. Bhownagree moved the chief resolution, which was carried with only one dissentient. This dissentient, Mr. Savarkar, was immediately expelled from the hall. He declared afterwards that he did not object to the sense of the resolution, but only to some technical error in the wording. In the course of the meeting a younger brother of Dhingra announced that he wished utterly to repudiate the crime.
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