- The identity of the person arrested at Ajmere as
Nana Sahib appears by the latest accounts to be pretty clearly established. A Brahmin living near Bithoor, the Peishwah's seat, and who had repeatedly seen the Nana, had his house and family destroyed by the Nana's troops, and ho followed him like a hound, and finally arrested and identified him. His testimony was confirmed by a blind Brahmin who was the Nana's companion, and on whose singular evidence we have elsewhere commented. Serjeant-Major C. Wilkins of the 4th Brigade, R.A.., also recognized him ; while Dr. Wilkins, who examined the captive, found on his person all the marks noted in the descriptive roll ; and Major-General Lawrence, the Resident in Rajpootana, a shrewd and experienced officer, is convinced that the man seized is really the terrible Nana. The only doubts now entertained are as to the existence of Tantia Topee, a man much less generally known, and who, if really alive, will have time to make his escape.
Previous page
