The first execution ordered by the "Great Way City Government" took place on the Y.M.C.A. playground in Pootung at 8 am. on Thursday, according to a Chinese report received here yesterday from Pootung.
Mhe man who paid the supreme penalty was reported to be Yuan Lih-fam, aged 27, an interpreter of the Pootung organization. The charges against him were embezzlement of taxes together with tax-collectors.
Arrested at the same time with the interpreter were the following five Chinese: Fu Chun-ho, Ma Chi, Liu Han-ta, Yuan Chun-sun and Liu Chun-tse. These Chinese were also taken to the Y.M.C.A. playground to witness the execution and are now being detained for further inquiry.
The execution was reported to have been ordered by the Pootung city government after an investigation conducted by its police bureau. The interpreter, who spoke fluent Japanese, was said to have been found to be the brains behind the embezzlement. He was also alleged to have overcharged taxes for his own benefit.
A sword was used to carry out the death sentence, according to the same report.
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