Deseret Evening News | 1904-05-18 | Page 8 | Japanese Executed

JAPANESE EXECUTED I They Thc Objected to Having Their fitch Eyes E cs Blindfolded St Petersburg May IS Details have been beon received hero here from Harbin 1110 regarding the Ibe execution April SI 21 1 of the two Iwo Japanese Apri and Ind Old and for tur attempting to 10 dynamite bridges thie communication on oil destroy telegraphic the tue Eastern Chinese Ch nose nse railroad Tho rho prisoners admitted they thoy were vere men part of a detail numbering C the time whose purpose It wile to destroy WIS told railway at various points When that they timey must roust have been extremely bravo brave br vo people they replied Not at all 01 we no were Ivere only carrying out our duty and tho the order of oC the tho mikado Hoth prisoners were wore executed April Apri 21 between tho tile new ablY old towns of Harbin in the time presence of oC a n large crowd crewel They were shot chot Instead of ot be bo beIng Inn Ing Imaged hanged upon order of Gen Kuro luro A strong guard guald WOI thrown about the tho spot to hold back the Iho public No photo photographs photographs at nt a II distance of oC 40 yards graphs stero allowed to be taken The Tho younger prisoner refused to al allow 11 allow low tho the bandaging of oC his hil eyes When told lold It was waB necessary according to Run HUH Hussion sinn sion 1 law la he ho ached that an exception bo be made In his favor Tho The elder el er Jap Jail Japanese a It officer wept and fainted anese but finally allowed himself to 10 be b blind blindfolded blindfolded folded Ono One of the tho men was Ivits a I Catholic anti and Inel made his final confession to 10 a Russian priest hil there thero being no representative of oC tho the Catholic priesthood In Harbin