When he was still in Europe, he suspected that a certain official was from Amalek because of some evil personal characteristics that the person had as well as something about his origin. He killed the man, because he held that it was a safek d’oraysoh and should be decided l’chumra, as long as he was sure that he wouldn’t get caught. He was correct about not getting caught – the story only came out when he related it at a yeshiva shalosh seudos in America (passaic), long after the statute of limitations had passed.
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