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the magistrate's ear, have been already explained^ viz. his 

 taking a paper to that effect from those he oppressed, and 

 then his shamefully handing over to justice the persons he 



j occasionally employed as the instruments of his tyranny ; 

 — again his profound dissimulation and constant profes- 

 sions of innocence, when he was charged with committing 



I or conniving at these outrages, and the ease and ingenuity 

 with which he could prepare his defence, by procuring as 

 many persons as he might require to give evidence on oath 



I on any points which might suit his views ; — moreover, the 

 anxious wish of the inhabitants to stand aloof from any 

 cause in which they would be required to give testimony 



; against him. All these circumstances operated against 

 the magistrate's becoming fully informed respecting the 

 proceedings which have been described. 



The notorious Brahmun Kakajee, who was executed at 

 Ahmednuggur in March, 1830, and who stopped Lieute- 

 nant C , 3d Regiment Native Infantry, on his march 



from Ahmednuggur to Poona, and plundered him of his 

 horse and watch, &c. passed the rains of the preceding 

 season with Oomiah at Sakoordy. This Brahmun kept 

 his few followers well mounted. He and Oomiah bound 

 themselves by an oath in the temple at Jejoory, to support 

 each other in the plundering system which they engaged 

 to carry on. Kakajee persuaded Oomiah to call on several 

 Patells of villages on the banks of the Neera river, to con- 

 sult them about furnishing him with a body of horse. 

 When the Patells learnt that it was Kakajee's intention to 

 employ them in committing depredations in various parts 

 of the country, they refused to listen to Oomiah's propo- 

 sitions, aware of the difficulties and dangers in which a 



j compliance would ultimately involve them. After this 

 disappointment, Kakajee continued to act with his small 

 mounted gang v/ith as much secrecy as possible, till they 

 were apprehended near Ahmednuggur. 



Oomiah mentioned that Kakajee gave out that his name 

 was Goclajee Danglia, a relation of the famous Trimbukjee 

 Danglia's ; and that he had come from Bhajee Row, the 

 Ex-Peshwah ; that he was determined to destroy and ex- 

 tirpate the English, Oomiah mentioned other particulars 



