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Ancient Khotan : vol.1 |
| 古代コータン : vol.1 |
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protestations of complete innocence, Islām Ākhūn introduced a denial which seemed to offer
some chance of catching my wary defendant. He emphatically denied having seen any of the
alleged find-places himself, in fact having ever personally visited any ancient site in the desert.
Islām
Ākhūn's
early
'narratives'.
I had purposely refrained at the time from showing any special interest in this far-reaching
disclaimer. Consequently I had no difficulty in inducing him to repeat it with still more
emphasis and in the presence of numerous witnesses when he was brought up 'on remand'
for a third time. Whether encouraged by the success he thought to have scored so far, or
by the forbearing treatment I had accorded to him, it was evident that the sly, restless-looking
fellow was for the time being off his guard. So I promptly confronted him, from the detailed
account printed in Dr. Hoernle's Report⁸, with an exact reproduction of the elaborate stories
which he had told, in the course of depositions made before Mr. Macartney in connexion with
different sales of 'old books', about his alleged journeys and discoveries in the Taklamakān
during the years 1895–98.
Confession
of forger.
The effect was most striking. Islām Ākhūn was wholly unprepared for the fact that his
lies told years before, with so much seeming accuracy of topographical and other details, had
received the honour of permanent record in a scientific report to Government. Hearing them
now read out by me in re-translation, he was thoroughly startled and confused. He appeared
also greatly impressed by the fact that, with the help of the exact information recorded by
Dr. Hoernle from the reports of Mr. Macartney and Captain Godfrey⁹, I could enlighten
him as to what 'old books' he had sold at Kāshgar on particular occasions, what remarkable
statements he had made about the manner of their discovery by himself, &c. He was intelligent
enough to realize that he stood self-convicted, and that nothing was to be gained by further
protestations of innocence. He now admitted that he had seen manuscripts being written by
his above-named employers (recte accomplices) at a deserted Mazār near Sampula. Little by
little his admissions became more detailed; and ultimately, when assured that no further
punishment awaited him, he made a clean breast of it.
Origin of
Islām
Ākhūn's
forging
enterprise.
Islām Ākhūn's subsequent confessions proved perfectly correct on many important particulars
when checked from the records reproduced by Dr. Hoernle¹⁰, as well as from the evidence of
a number of independent witnesses. He showed himself to be possessed of an excellent memory,
and readily recognized among the fine photogravure plates accompanying Dr. Hoernle's Report
those representing specimen pages from the 'block-printed' books in 'unknown characters'
which formed his own manufacture. He had, previous to 1894, been engaged at times in
collecting coins, seals, and similar antiques from Khotan villages. About that time he learned
from Badruddīn Khān and other Afghān traders of the value which the 'Sāhibs' from India
attached to ancient manuscripts. Genuine scraps of such had indeed been unearthed by Turdī and
some other 'treasure-seekers' at Dandān-Uiliq. But the idea of visiting such dreary desert
sites, with the certainty of great hardships and only a limited chance of finds, had no
attraction for a person of such parts as Islām Ākhūn. So in preference he conceived the plan
of manufacturing the article he was urged to supply the Sāhibs with.
Accomplices
in forging.
In this enterprise he had several accomplices, among whom a certain Ibrāhīm Mullā
was the leading man. This person appears to have made it his special business to cultivate
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