AVENGING A MURDER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 137, 2 August 1911, Page 3

AVENGING A MURDER.

INDIAN FRONTIER OUTRAGE

An expeditionary force of 2000 men will leave Calcutta early ■ in October to punish the, murders of Mr. Noel Williams, a political officer, and his party, who were murdered in Assam at the end of March. Mr. Williamson was an 'assistant political officer 'to the Government of Eastern Bengal and Assam, and had boon in India for some years. He had made many successful expeditions into the wild country on the north-east frontier of India for exploring purposes, ami on his last journey was on a mission to Sadiya. There was no special significance about this, murder, but the tribesmen, who are of an exceptionally turbulent and savage disposition, resented the presence" of (he political officer and his p.'i’rty, and attacked and destroyed them. An attempt to pnni.-ih the murderers at the time had to bo postponed until the autumn owing to the danger of sending out a force during the heat of summer. Williamson reached a village named Riu on March: 30th : , and was so well received that his suspicions wore lulled. He was led to a chief’s house, and there ireaelieroufily murdered. Immediately alter the vili.ige broke into pandemonium. As the panic-stricken coolies burst out of (lie house they weie cut down by /Muirs wiili long swords. One survivor escaped by jumping out of the bm k of fbe house and through the 011-.er end of the' village. Two succeeded in finding two guns and a little ammunition, and with the few coolies remaining retired from the vilI tge, using the guns to cover their escape. Fiv? survivors reached Sishsin, where there., were . no ,signs, , pi ~Dr.

Gvegorson;' who "had boon left there with a number of sick coolies. His tent had disappeared, and only an ominous gathering of crows hung over the deserted encampment. It is said that Gregorson heard firing and started up the hill to help Williamson, being shown a path, with treacherous Sishsiu Abors behind 'him and lionising Riu Abors in front. Here he met his end.