HYDERABAD: The prosecution case against Pir Pagaro, it is reliably learnt, has been closed before the Special Military Bench Court. About 25 witnesses have been summoned as defence witnesses on behalf of Pir Pagaro, prominent amongst them being Sir Lancelot Graham, exGovernor of Sind, [etc].
It appears that Pir Pagaro had long talks with [Sir Lancelot Graham] when he was the Governor of Sind and the former had contributed a good amount for the War Fund. Pir Pagaro is therefore likely to show that he was a loyal subject and he had, as such, no intention of waging war against the King-Emperor. The dream or the prophecy attributed about him that he would become the king of Sind was palpably false, if not atrocious.
Judgment in this case ... promises to be a sensational one as it is bound to throw considerable light upon the history of the sins of commission and omission of Pir Pagaro.
[Meanwhile, it is reported from New York that] the newspaper `Chicago Sun` in an editorial today [Feb 23] says: `Prospect that Mr.
Gandhi may die a prisoner threatens to poison Anglo-Indian relations still more. Is there a way out? We believe there is...In our opinion Mr.
