The sequel to the recent attack! lon two British officers in the Punjab mail train opened to-day, when Yeshwani Singh and Deona Rayan were charged at the Khan-Jdawa Sessions with being concerned in the murder of Lieutenant Hext.
According to the details published when the murder was committed, Lieutenant Hext and. Lieutenant [Sheehan were awakened from sleep in a first class compartment by the noise made by an unknown in-trader. Before they had time to lccfend themselves they wore both stabbed. Lieutenant Hext was so] seriously injured that. he died shortly afterwards, but Lieutenant] Sheehan recovered.
In giving evidence on his own behalf to-day, Yeshwani Singh alleged that Hext'and Sheehan began to abuse him in the railway compartment and that the latter stabbed him, "He added that he. snatched the "dagger from Shechan's hand, stabbed him in turn, and then jump-Jed from the train.
A few days ago, also, Lieutenant [Steehan, who has' completely. recovered from his injuries and was travelling by night train, was awakened suddenly by some one ent compartment. Fearing repetition of the attack from Which he had previously. suffered, the snatched at his revolver and fired three shots." Unfortunately the shots were fatal and young Englishman, who had entered. the compartment by mistake, was killed,
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