History of the Rmioossies, 



[July 



dered about by themselves till Pandoo* and another 

 were seized. 



On the day after Oomiah's arrival at Sassoor,t one 

 of the Hetkurries delivered himself up. He mention- 

 ed that the gang were in the greatest imaginable dis- 

 tress, and that they had moved towards the Neera. 

 Several detachments were immediately set in motion 

 after them, but they lost all traces of them in the Sal- 

 pie range of hills. Bhojajee parted with the Hetkur- 

 ries when ascending these hills. They proceeded to 

 the Konkan. Only one of them who had become much 

 attached to this Naik, remained with him. The Bund 

 was now reduced to eight persons. A few days after 

 this, they were surprised by the inhabitants of a small 

 village near Nullgoond, and one of the Ramoossies was 

 seized. 



The night of the day on which Oomiah was brought 

 to Sassoor, he was questioned very particularly concern- 



* This Pandoo (a brother of Wittoo Naik's) was always a most notorious 

 character as a member of the gang during the first and last disturbance. He 

 is a tall well made man, extremely active and powerful, and of a wild and 

 savage appearance. He was rash and bold, and of a rather cruel disposi- 

 tion, and much dreaded by the inhabitants of the smaller villages. Ram 

 Singh of the Ahmednuggur Police corps, with his men, seized him, having 

 persuaded some of his relatives to betray him. When Pandoo was disco- 

 vered and surrounded by the sepoys, he attempted to destroy himself. At 

 Hie time he was brought to me he was quite furious, and could not be per- 

 suaded to give any account of himself. I remarked to him that the ball that 

 passed through his thigh on the 22d of March did not seem to have done him 

 any injury ; the scars were at the time visible. Pandoo denied having ever 

 been wounded, and said he knew nothing of the skirmish I alluded to. He 

 had a great dislike to a Brahmun taking his deposition, saying that the 

 Brahmuns were not to be trusted, and when it was read over to him, he 

 doubted much if the Karkoon had read all that he had written . After this 

 Pandoo became quite outrageous, and insisted on being executed in the 

 place where he then was sitting ; upon being informed that he might depend 

 on having his case faidy inquired into, he became more tranquil. He was 

 tried and transported. 



t Mr. Gib erne, the collector, was at Sassoor when Oomiah was brought 

 in as a prisoner, and although he had known him well, he could scarcely re- 

 cognise him, so greatly was he altered in appearance,, having become dark, 

 thin, and emaciated. 



