SIRDAR MURDER

Grey River Argus, 23 April 1925, Page 5

SIRDAR MURDER

CONFESSIONS PUBLISHED (Received April 22 at 9.5 p.m.> CAIRO, April 21. Confessions Ly several arrested in connection with the murder of th* Sirdar have been published. These sh >w that after the breaking down of the negotiations between Mr R. Mac Don. aid and ex-Premier Zaghlul th a members of a vengeance society, callen the Redeemers, mot at the house of Cb»fik Mansour, who was a Deputy, and decided upon a political mnrder, and the Sirdar was chosen ns the victim. Rashid committed the nuirder, assisted by five otners, Chafik agreed that a political ass «ssination would help the independence movement. Chafik, however, row declares that the murder was only decided upon in principle at his house. He says that he sln’ov, feared that such a crime

wo fld endanger Egypt. In view of the confessions, the trial should begin in the middle of May and will last only a few days Thus far, 150 persons have ar. rested en suspicion, and four of the actual revolvers have been found.