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ship had to be away in the village on some official business of importance, hence the execution could not take place. His Excellency, considering that Sz being only one of a party who were engaged in the plot, feared that if his execution were delayed, some unexpected disturbance might arise. He, therefore, on the 18th (9th November), directed in writing Mr. Tsin, the District Magistrate of Pun U, to proceed with the Colonel, the Military officers, and with a force of soldiers and lictors at their command, to take Sz out of prison, bind him according to the rules laid down for that purpose, first ascertaining that there could be no mistake about the identity of his person, and, on the clock striking nine, take him to the place of execution, which was situated to the south of the City.
To provide for the possibility of the prisoner being rescued by his old associates, instructions were given by the authorities to the soldiers and lictors to be on their guard, and the executioners were also instructed to walk by the sides of the prisoner, and at the least indication of disturbance, to behead him on the road. As it was, however, no sign of commotion was visible anywhere; all was quiet on the way to the execution ground. When at last the latter place was reached, Sz cried aloud, "I have still many things in my mind that I wish to speak." But before he could finish his words, his head was separated and rolled on the ground. The head was next put in a wooden cage by the lictors and brought back to Hung Mun Lau to be exhibited to public view. Sung is still at large, but a strict and close search...
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ship had to be away in the village on some official business
of importance, hence the execution could not take place. His
Excellency considering that Sz being only one of a party who
were engaged in the plot feared that if his execution were
delayed, some unexpected disturbance might arise. He therefore
on the 18th. (9th. November) directed in writing Mr. Tsin, the
District Magistrate of Pun U to proceed with the Colonel, the
Military officers and with a force of soldiers lictors at
their command, to take Sz out of prison, bind him according to
the rules laid down for that purpose, first ascertaining that
there could be no mistake about the identity of his person,
and, on the clock striking nine, take him to the place of exe-
cution which was situated to the south of the City. To provide
for the possibility of the prisoner being rescued by his old
associates, instructions were given by the authorities to the
soldiers and lictors to be on their guard, and the executioners
were also instructed to walk by the sides of the prisoner, and
at the least indication of disturbance, to behaed him on the
road. As it was however no sign of commotion was visible any-
where; all was quiet on the way to the execution ground. When
at last the latter place was reached, Sz cried aloud, "I have
still many things in my mind that I wish to speak. But before
he could finish his words, his head was separated and rolled
on the ground. The head was next put in a wooden cage by the
lictors and brought back to Hung Mun Lau to be exhibited to
public view, Sung is still at large, but a strict and close
search
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