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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1948.
SEVEN JAPANESE WAR LEADERS MEET DEATH AT SUGAMO PRISON
The Men Who Died
The seven Japanese executed war leaders were:
General Hucki Tojo: Who barboured late for Britain and America, and became Japanese Prime. Minister $1 October. 1841, wo months before Japan attacked Pearl Harbour. The Tribunal found that be here the
for responsibilite criminal attacks on her neigh- brus
Tokyo, December 23,
Hideki Tojo, 64-year-old wartime Premier of Japan, died on the gallows at Sugamo Prison carly this a United States Army· morning clothed as salvage worker in a uniform devoid of any in- signia, a United States Army oye-witness report of the execution stated.
The
official witnesses were Mr. Patrick Shaw, Bri- tish Commonwealth representative
on the
Ticket Evader Dies On Roof
Rugby, December 22. William Kirkpatrick of. Maxwell Town, Dunfrias was found dead on the rop of a carriage of the Euston to Glasgow express at Rugby inst night.
No toket was found on the body and it la thought that Kirkpatrick
train before intending to
boarded the
it loft London travel home
and when the travelling tla. ket collector approached ho climbed out to the ract of the carriage-Reuter,
"Eyes" Of The RAF Summoned
London, December 22
Allied Council; Mr. William Sebald, American member of the Council; Colonel Shang, Chen (Chino), Lieutenant General Derevyanka (Russia), a doctor and prison authorities. Japan's The condemned men were hanged in two groups-
Doihara, Matsui, Tojo and Muto in the first and Itagaki, Hirota and Kimura in the second.
A summons has been issued Despite his plea to be per- against the Aeronautical and In- WHE Tract crimes
They died with black bods
Research Corporation against pærer, and responsibility over their heads. As they walk-mitter to attend the execution,dustrial
fed into the execution chamber, the Buddhist priest was ordered Ltd, of London, under an
order prohibiting Jwane Amisul Aged 50, In Tajo was lentilled by witnesses, to step aside at the door of the navigation
aircraft engaged in international rommand of Central Chunn at the then turned and walked up the death chamber.
carrying ex- Nanking." Iza "Rape of
1933 steps to the gallows platform A doctor examined each man navigation from
plosives. arms or munitions of found guilty of responsibility for where he again turned to ince the and then summoned the senior medical officer who, after a fur- witnesses,
swift. ther examination confirmed that
Koki rolat Aged 70, found guilty of consperacy to wage
NAV
for ntrovitles.
nineties.
were
Ken Dolania: Aged 65, metne T'he extra ber of the Japanese Supreme within 60 seconds after entering ench was dead,
condemne!!
WAN
and Matsui scattered.
War,
air
Mr. Sydney Cotton, a 54-year- old Australian-born London businessman connected with the rm, has been summoned on 40 allegation of aiding and abetting. Mr. Cotton had his 33-year-old private flying licence suspended by the Ministry of Civil Avia don this summer.
Whe Council, 1940-43, and com-the death chamber, Tojo and the mander of the Japanese Seventh ther
had been
Strict Watch Army at Singapore in 1944-45; executed,
The American Army Graves teared in Manchuria where he Dothara
theclared deau Registration team took the was an important military figure seven and a half minutes after bodies from the gallows. After during the nineteen thirties s
5 midnight, Taju 10% minutes.remation. the ushes
will be The arch-rent-pruvoenteur: Muto 111⁄2 201 found guilty of crimes ngniest 13 minutes after midnight.
The condemned men saw theht ICC and ordering atrocities The condemned m went familles for the last time on agrenst prisoners of
war arul thely deaths
DING un- December 1. From then on, they civilians,
Chotional
way as they had heard were allowed to visit each other Heltaro Kimura; Aged
the sentences passed by the In- during two periods of the day, Commander-in-Chief of the
ternational Triturant.
Strict precautions were taken Japanese Army In Burma in
E the gallows by the American Army to pres They walked 1984: guilty of war crimes and without assistance, some quietly rent a Goering suicide incident repenting Buddhist prayers. They Tojo and the six other condem-
notifier of the hour of nec
men were watched at all Selsturo Hagaki Aged 6, who their execution at one minute time by a squad of eight guards.
over
the Seventh i
constantly One yard
kept In 1945, past auduight (GMT) on Tues- in Singapore In
day when they were taken to watch on two of the prisoners first to spot seals from the alr guilty of vitmes gast peace the Prison Chaplain's Office two and one walked between the for Newfoundland fishermen and barred doors of the cells. They he attempted Capetown to interchanged at 15 minutes in Catro fight as long ago as 1920 terval.
Reuter.
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Akira Mute; Aged 56. Chief of Staff to General Yamashita Gal- ready excvated for war crimes) In the Philippines.--Reuter,
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Last Request After hearing that their nai plea to the United States Supreme Court had failed and that the sentences were to carcted out, each of the cused anked for an hour alona with the Buddhiat priest.
nayama.
be
Only one request was made to the priest, Tojo asked to be
Medical men on duty check. respiration ed each prisoner's every 15 minutes. A guard of. leer and corporal of the guard else made a personal check on each prizoner
every
minutes.
Emperor Told
15
He had Just returned from Hyderabad where he was report- ed to have flown medical, sup- piles.
Teli,
and grey-haired
ba- spectrctiod. Mr. Cotton ostab - Hahed the
Force Royal Air photographic reconnaissance unit, which became the "ayos" of the force during the way. He was the first oleman to land the wilds of Labrador, the
a
left Bugame Prison after 2.00 2.775, local time, carrying
the bodies executed mert.
presumably
of
the
Scores
of Japanese photo- graphers rushed to take pictures as the lorries drave out. Two Japanese newgzupermes who
Seven adjoining cells in the approached the gates as the con- served Japanese food instead of binek were used. No other prt-voy was leaving were arrested normal. Amerient Army nitions soners were kept in the block. by the military police.
the
il on is that day, His request was Most of the guards were special-į The lorries carrying the boules 1:om-mace bomb above the granted.
ly selected.
had guarded}roathed Yokohama about an hour United Nations' hendquarters t In their last hours, the con- Tole und the others for nearly after leaving Sugamo, Japanese Lake Success last July. Stephen demned men wrote letters to two years,
newspapers reported they were J. Sullan, appeared in court ut their vives und their families The news of the hangings came proceeding by a circuitous route | Mineola todny and was released and made then own farewells to while most of Tokyo was asleep. to a crematorium.-Reuter.
from gool.
The Japanese press sniel Sulina, who was sentenced to
notified but his Hanayama bek Buddhist ser-Emperor was the time he had already spent in prison, 148 days, had pleaded Vices in a specially constructed reaction was not reported.
Official occupation circles d guilty to a misdemeanor charge cell block shrine.
None of the condemned made not expect his ablication to fol- on December (.
He told the court that he drup-At no time during their hear that
told Reuler any attempt to commit suicide. low. High offeiuls
General MacArthur ped his homb from a hired plane
each other,
has
to wake up the United Nationstation did any of them coin-personally directed the Emperor
mit any acts of violence," an not to abdicate. to the need for world peace.
He thought his action reflectrdolcial statement from the Office the feelings of millions of peof the Supreme Commander of
the Allied Powers reported. ple.--Reuter.
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A few hours before Tojo died, his wile's last letter to him was published. Mrs. Tojo said she was pleased to hear her husband was in such a mental condition that he did not care whether he Twenty minutes
remained longer in the world. me sel for the first hangings,
No matter how kurd times four of The condemnedi men would be, Mrs. Tojo sold she were escorted by guards from would remember how happy they individual cells in the Buddhist had been.
chapel,
before
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After the service and heavily
To Crematorium
guarded, they walked out into One hour and 40 minutes after the night al for the last time. the executions began, two mill- The prison officer of the day tury policeman, urmed with sub- led the way to the death house, machineguns, took up positions toilawed by an American Army at the prison gates, chaplain
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