1 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS. 3li
2 The disturbance alluded to in a former chapter, The ringleader
3 whereby the political authorities had been assaulted, one hace
4 had been strictly enquired into, and the ringleader,
5 a brahmin, was seized, and hung in the presence of
6 seven of his accomplices and a vast crowd of
7 spectators. “This was the sentence of Lal Singh
8 on the brahmin, Dutt, and being made known to
9 the British agent, the latter apparently coincided
10 in the stringent measures adopted. Lal Singh was
11 no doubt glad of an opportunity of convincing the
12 British that the disturbance did not originate with
13 the Sikhs.
14 “ According to Native reports, the disturbance native
15 orjginated in a European wounding a cow. The {icount of the
16 owner ran off to the brahmins in the Behoowallee "hich tk
17 and complained to them of the outrage. The ate Apel ihe
18 brahmins immediately came into the bazaar and
19 created a disturbance. Some of them ran off
20 towards the fort, threatening Lal Singh with death,
21 for having, as they said, made over the town to the
22 British. They were prevented from entering the
23 fort, and returned to a baolee situated near the
24 Soneree Musjid (Golden Temple) Here they col-
25 lected a number of brahmins and fukeers; a]so
26 many khutrees who closed their shops. Some of
27 the Mussulman shopkeepers likewise closed their
28 shops. Major Lawrence having heard of the
29 disturbance, went out attended by some other
30 gentlemen and some sowars, (horsemen) and pro-
31 ceeded to quiet the rioters, promising to make
32 every enquiry. The brahmins and khutrees
33 a