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Show WHY THEY WERE EXECUTED. British War Offlce Issues Official Statement Itegarding; Offlcern Who Murdered Boci Prlsonci3. London April 4 The W ir ofllce to-di) to-di) Issued an official statement of Ihe tints In regard tn the Austiallnus Fen-fenced Fen-fenced for murdciing lloer ptlsoners, as follow n Thi llushveldt carbineers who were recruited In Smth Uiu 1 hutlntlulcd other iiilonlals were emplo)cd In Jul) nn I August in the wiliest pirt of the Transvaal eighty miles northenst of 1 leteisburfc and took a number of Boer prisoners drave Irregularities 011 th 1 h 1 1 of lertaln oillcers of the lorpe came t the knowledge of the mlllur) oflliers In Octi her nnd an Invests i-tlon i-tlon was or lered b) I.oid Klteheiier a lestllt tlie nfllieis were tiled b inuit martial nt Pli tersbiiig In Jnnii ary inf. and weie found guilty ns primlials or accessories to tnelle murdeis I.leuts Ham 01 k un 1 Morunt were sentenced to death whleh was carried out Th"i oflliers w-ere nlao i hinged will, the mm lei of Hei 1 Hesse Al thuiigh iheie win strong kupt.Ii Iou thnt they n mmlttel! llm murder the eiideni. wns 1 it innMderel aufllilent to Justify theli mm U tlon l.uut Wilton una foun 1 guilty of minder and was sentem ed to death but there were extenuating clittim-sttnees clittim-sttnees and the sentence wns com muted to life Imprisonment at lerwl servitude I.leut Plrton was found guilt) of manslaughter and wn ciish lireil MaJ I ennhnn commanding the carbineers who herame nwate of thj crimes aiibfequeni ti their committal rriTh l1 "!, uPttlly neglecting t, report thtm ai d w is ouleiol hom? to Australia Hs Is haigo being unneces S?. o?!W 'U lh uU'""'"'n' 01 theacmsei' In8'" ", '" ,ne ullt "' ;p,bydi',;e,,dnere';,a",hr,r, The senienns w0"c am h . ,. ,, uaiirgun.r1 r- '-' -' |