DINIZULU.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 239, 2 July 1908, Page 7

DINIZULU.

A SPECIAL NATIVE CODRT PROPOSER

NOVEL IDEA. JUDGES FROM OTHER COLONIES. (by telegraph—pbkss association —COPYRIGHT.) (Rec. July 1, 9.50 p.m.) London, July 1. In view of the.approaching trial of Dini-' zulu, tlio paramount Zulu chief, on chargcs of murder and treason, a Bill has been gazetted m Piotcrmaritzburg constituting a special Court to try natives. It is to consist of thrco Commissioners, including two Judges of the Supremo Court of Natal or of tho Higher Courts of any British colony. London, July 1. Router reports that the Court will include one Judgo of Natal aud other Judge 3 from tho other colonies. BODYGUARDSMAN'S CHARGES. , Soino remarkable evidence regarding tho charges against Dinizulu is coutained in a Blue-book issued at Home giving correspondence botween tho Colonial Office and tho Natal Government. Kolcla ka I'okoti, of tho N'kandhla division, makes a statement regarding Dinizulu's alleged attempts to have certain friendly chiefs killed in order to- secure influence over their followers. Eolela was a member pf Dinizulu's bodyguard of 50 men, 1 which accompanied the chief everywhere.' Eolela made' a detailed statement at N'kandhla on January 2 last, in which lie described in quaint language how Cakijana,one of Dinizulu s trusted advisers, had incitfd liiin to kill Dinizulu's enemies. He said:— "... Cakijana came to me and said: 'If •you aro sent to shoot a certain buck, and tho season for that buck is closed, would you dare do it' I replied that I would, and he then said: 'What would you.say. if you are caught whon you have shot tho buck?' I replied that I would say that I had done so'because I wanted to steal somo meat to eat.' "A few days afterwards lie came to me again, and said: 'If the buck you shoot is one that you cannot eat, what would you say if you aro caught?' I said that I would say I had merely killed it for my own purposes; this answer seemed to please him, and he again left.nie. \ SELECTED "BUCKS." ' " A few days afterwards he came to mo. . . . and they told me that tho bucks I was ordered to kill were tho Chief Jljantshi and Mapoyisa, the Chief Mbuzo's,.son.. They said that Dinizulu directed me to do so." ' Eolela states that he failed in his mission, and when he afterwards saw Dinizulu, . . . "I 6aid to him,.'l have failed, Ndabezito. They saw us and fired at us.' "Ho said, 'Did you not fire back?' And *1 replied, 'No.' He then said: 'You were afraid, Eolela. You are a coward. I have already seen by my bones and charms, which I havo boon'throwing, that you feared shoot-: ing Mapoyisa when jhe /was at a wedding dance.' "I then said that Cakijana must hare told him details of ouiytdoinss, and said: 'Your orders were that .1 had "to shoot him when ho was alone. I could not shoot him when ho was with others." . He replied: 'You loft alone the work I sent you on, and instead went and delayed.' ... ~ ; . "The wholo motive for committing these murders of loyal chiefs and people was to destroy them and thereby obtain influence over their subjects. It: was known.that, these chiefs prevented people. froiii robellin?,. n'nd murdering them now would have tlio,effect of terrorisinr pthnr chiefs and natives 'from , having anything further to, do with the white people when the next rebellion came on. i' We all expected that Dinizulu would .fight, but to our surprise hs did not clo soj tyc expcctcd that fighting would take place as soon as tlio crops had : been -reaped.. . "There-is no doubt that Cakijana is Dimsmlu's chief trusted agent for, oorahfittin? all tho murders of men who are an obstacle, to Dinizulu: it is i Cakijana'.who: plons them/.and arranged the employment of us as agents."