On Monday at Calcutta Gossain, the native who turned. King's
evidence in the bomb outrage case, was shot in the gaol of the Court by two of his fellow-prisoners. Two. Europeans who rushed to his assistance .were hit, one of them being seriously wounded. It is supposed that the revolvers used were brought by friends of the prisoners, who had been permitted frequently to visit the gaol. In spite of the indulgence allowed to the prisoners—against the wishes, it is said, of the gaol authorities—it still seems strange that sufficient precautions should not have been taken to protect Gossain. The informer's office is odious, but he performs a service which is very important to the State, and it is essential that the State should guarantee his safety. Incidentally, the episode is a proof of the existence of a bitterness and determination which perhaps go even deeper than was suspected.
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