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January 23rd, 1925 INDIAN OPINION 23
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timid I,O()() rupcE'fl. The Magistrate declal"ed, "I
have nevf'1' hf'ard of finch' hrutality in all my expt'riPllce,"
and hoth the GovE'rnol" of the Colonr and
Lord M!lnf'1' ('x pressed l"ej.,'1'et at the I'esult of the
tl"ial.
'I'he l"emarkaLle ruannel" in which these charges
of homicide al"e I"educed to varring degrees of
"Hurt" is best illustrated by the mORt recent case,
·of which details are now available. The accused
was Jaspar Abraham of 101010. and the native flogged
to death was named Kitosh. The jury returned a
verdict of "GflevouS Hurt," and the Judge sentenced
the accused to the appropriate penalty of two years'
'imprisonment. The flogging took place in June.
1!l2:J, and the trinl only recently concluded. It was
alleged that the Dlhn Kltosh had" ridden a mare in
foal, but the Assistant Huperintendent of the Police
stated that he examined the horse, but found no
signs of injnry., Kitosh was thrown on the ground
and then flogged by Abraham until he was too
"flogged" to continue; then he called three natives,
one after another, to carryon the flogging. Kit~sh
was unconscious during the last flogging, but eoven
thl:'n his sufferings were not ended, for upon recovering
consiousnt.