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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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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

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Emperor Told

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He had Just returned from Hyderabad where he was report- ed to have flown medical, sup- piles.

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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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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.

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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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