Execution of Cingalese: His Expression of Contrition Sentence of death passed ov the Cingalese, K. Peters, for the murder of two shop assistants in North Szechuen Road was duly car ried out at the British Gaol, Amoy Road, on Wednesday at 8 am. In his Jast nour the condemnc.' man re ceived the consolation of—religion from a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and asked that it should be made known that he was sorry for what he bad done.
The execution was witnessed by Mr. C. F. Garstin, I. M. acting Consul and Deputy Governor of tie Gaol, Dr. E. G. Gauntlett, Mr. G. W. King, Magistrate, and warders of the gaol.
Mr. G. W. King held an inquest, on the body of deceased at 10.15. Evidence of identification was given by I F. da Silva, the Cingalese interpreter atthe trial, and Lou T'sz-wing, proprietor of the outfitter's shop, No. 284/5 North Szechuen Road, where the murder was committed. Dr. Gauntlett certified death to be due to "fracture and dislocation of the vertebrae of the neck"'—that is, an execution li ordance with Jaw. Mr.
austin produced his warrant from the Judge in accordance with which the execution took place, and Mr. C. Boland, head constable at the gaol, gave forma] evidence as to the admission of the deceased,' K. Peters, aged 32. 2 Roman Catholic, of'no occupation.
The following verdict. was recorded: That K. Peters, being a male person of the age of years, unemployed, was a person in M.'s Gaol at Shanghai under judgement of death for the murder of Chao Hok-kee and the murder of Yang Ching-chuen, and that judgement of death was duly executed on him by his being hanged by the neck until dead within the walls of the said prison on the 3rd day of August, 1921, not more than 24 hows before the holding of this inquest, and that the body on which this inquest is held is the identical body of the said K. Peters, adjudged to death as aforesaid."
A small crowd of Chinese attended outside the gates of the prison to await news that the execution had been duly carried out.
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