The Alipore Bomb Trial

FOURTEENTH DAY’S PROCEEDINGS.

     His Lordship resumed the further bearing of the reference in the Alipore Bomb Case. The Advocate-General, continuing his argument against accused Indra Nath Nandi, referred to the correspondence that had passed between this accused and Taranath Roy ghowdhury, and remarked that although the letters were capable of an innocent explanation yet those who knew the language of the "Jugantar” article could read into them their proper meaning.

     The Advocate-General characterised the letters as cryptogram couched in mystic language and understood by those who were privy to the conspiracy. At any rate, they conclusively showed the refractory state of the appellant’s mind. The letters referred to work to be done and enjoined silent meditation and self—discipline. The other documentary evidence against this appellant found at the garden, at 15, Gopi-Mohun Dutt’s Lane and at 48, Grey Street, conclusively proved his connection with the leaders of the conspiracy—Barin, Abinash, Arobindo and Taranath. Among the garden exhibits were two books on "sports”, one bearing the stamp of Col. Nundi, father of the accused, and the other bearing his own signature. There was an account book in the garden in which the name of the accused appeared side by side with those of the principal conspirators. In another book there were certain entries suggesting that certain number of revolvers were made over to Indra Nath by the conspirators. At 15, Gopi Mohan Dutt’s Lane, the name of the accused was written at the back of the cover of a book in three different places; at 48, Grey Street, an account showed the receipt of certain sums of money from the accused as price of books received.

     Continuing, the Advocate-General submitted that the documentary evidence was conclusive and the oral evidence was confirmatory. The defence, however, characterised the evidence

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of Sarat Das as that of a forger, but Mr. Beachcroft, the Sessions Judge, was satisfied from other evidence, apart from those of the watch witnesses, that the appellant was connected with the conspiracy and convicted him.

     The Advocate-General dealt with the evidence in connection with the explosion at 37 College Square, the house where the accused lived and finished his address at 4-30 p. m.

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