Murder of Clement De La Haye
On the night of 15 October 1919, Clement De La Haye, the principal of Newington House, a college in Madras (now known as Chennai), India was murdered.According to eyewitnesses, the boys at the house were frequently offended by De La Haye's racist remarks as he often addressed them as "barbarous Tamilians".About 30 minutes past midnight, someone entered the bedroom, approached the bed on which De la Haye was sleeping, and shot him dead with a 12-bore gun.As the judge pointed out in his admirable charge to the Jury, this was unquestionably a case of murder, there being no suggestion or possibility of accident or suicide.The Police came, inquiries were made; and it was found that another gun was lying on the carriage-drive below with a few cartridges placed around itBased on Singampatti's testimony, the heir to Kadambur estate was implicated in the murder.