Yokohama No. T224
Yokohama No. T224 Yokohama No. T224
IJEADQUAR'TERS"EXGI{TH AE}TY i, Unlted Süäües Allr# : Qffice of the Staff Judgä Advoo,etß . : , , ; ' : : :. 5 uM@ STA{ES crF eunnrcl16 I'U SUGASATIA UNIT0D STtlES oF Ät@IcA 1ß IIIIIEP qIAEs oF Ar,fERrcA v.s T]NITED .STATES .OF TT{E.hiCAvs ' rüzuuo{o susfitTsu TSUGI'O IWAI,IUiTA MASAKATSU Hozuts Tckghaaar, Japeu: ct ? llareh,:1948 1. The .atbäctr.ej rgcg:{ 9f tria.l-of Tsuguo,Iw€muna L,.ly SrgHä*a;.fgrumoto an!'{,ggakptuu Sue,matsu, Ho.purni 1t, Voköfijrna]Tup"n, to 10 sepüernber frrn r94!r_ br-_a 3 Sepleüer 194? {:i_rita.ry c:T+::;i{äppäi.t"a Special Orders' No, by paresraFh 201r He€dquarrere 2, Eishüh-4rTqi-ü"rt"d 27 Augusü r9l+7, havJ-ng Si,ai;;T;ö been rlferred dared üo-ühe stä;i thereof Jüoe" is zubnrttt,ed Ädvoca.te, to the ühts Commendtng revlevr ce;erat:-- -- {llmt IJu Suga.ge.vra. AGE: '56 ' 1- ?+g 9I .: RnsilElrcE! .chiba-KenrlKgbri;Gun, Tako-lrtachi, Iesa.se i365 I ]I,I'IIITÄL STITUS:, tt'Iidovr'en REL.,.TIVEST Sonj. gfib Urbttr"rs and . two- sisters *_ 'q- _- _lüüffi :/0C.45I6N: 4:tffi.ä"5.;:lui'.]:, ' ^..:, 't?. Soldiör- l:'b ]1ItIT.rtfty:O4nEEB;'- f,cfite."""*iin" f"ut l- -: ' P;cember 1915 üo üeniriäatiön of-wa.ri . Commissioned Seco4d Lieuüdna.nt in Decenber .. 19L5. present. fa4b do1onel. ColrtFINübM: -p{ Seprenber 1945 PIIE_o{_ AII AIGM.&NT : _ . 3' s 6 pt e,iru er "-Lg W PtllCE 0F IRL',1: yokohanai- '_ tlapah PryIoD oF IRIAL:-- 3,Sepbemücr'fi4Z tO . _ !!l sentenler igai - -::;-.,-'.-'--: ..' .91P, 0F. SEN1ENCET ld sepuemu er Ig47 ''.:: sENlEI\lgE: Death'ty-haneins pIEIENGY Esqortgr\rDED BI-. : . . c0ltfirsslofil: -lt* ' r ' "'-.] '.. ,_,-.-. .!. -- ,... '. '- -': , ,r * N1Jß: Kazunqüo Suoftatrir,r:] ,.GE! 46 ,TESIDENCE: Foqolfg-t(en, Chikushi4un, Kasuga-ir.ure, Kamishi rozu T L :;JRITAL STATUS: tr{arried' RELTITWES: Father, sLepr4oüher. broüher1 wlfe, three äons anä on" delghter EDUCAT{ON: .16.yee*s of schoolingr at Seina.n-Gakkuln, F,ukuoka (tfi ssiän Schoöl College) VOCATION: Barrker !.{ßI.T/AY C/fiE@: Lnperial .Ia.panese Ärqy fbm D6cenber lrgz| bo iprif fge7 and fron Deceniber 1941 to Lermination of war. ' i i i (p. 1, Sügesawa eü all lsfrrüL --,: - . DLTE 0F CoryFrrrEG[TT!-:15 tueusü Lrt+6 - 9r^,fg oF mH*,römmtm: 3 sepleü;'194? PLITCE OF TRfhL: Yokoharaa., Japan PryIOD CF TRI-U,, 3 Sepüeirber-tr94? . üo 10 Septe.:rö er Lghi D-'.TE 0F SEIITENCE: 10 Sepüenber Igl+T 9PSPwFT Dea.th by henging CIE'GI{CY NECOIT ENDED BY CCI1'ISSfON: No Case #2%) .::j;j
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- Page 4 and 5: 3, of -'rar - Campr '.)' Fulruoka -
- Page 6 and 7: - 4üt#4, thapsend rqep hnd. FrrfÄ
- Page 8 and 9: upon recaPtu{ef rfe.h! of ehoLce pa
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IJEADQUAR'TERS"EXGI{TH<br />
AE}TY i,<br />
Unlted Süäües Allr# :<br />
Qffice of the Staff Judgä Advoo,etß<br />
. : , ,<br />
;<br />
' : :<br />
:. 5<br />
uM@ STA{ES crF eunnrcl16<br />
I'U SUGASATIA<br />
UNIT0D STtlES oF Ät@IcA 1ß<br />
IIIIIEP qIAEs oF Ar,fERrcA v.s<br />
T]NITED .STATES .OF TT{E.hiCAvs<br />
'<br />
rüzuuo{o susfitTsu<br />
TSUGI'O IWAI,IUiTA<br />
MASAKATSU Hozuts<br />
Tckghaaar, Japeu: ct<br />
? llareh,:1948<br />
1. The .atbäctr.ej rgcg:{<br />
9f tria.l-of<br />
Tsuguo,Iw€muna<br />
L,.ly SrgHä*a;.fgrumoto<br />
an!'{,ggakptuu Sue,matsu,<br />
Ho.purni<br />
1t, Voköfijrna]Tup"n,<br />
to 10 sepüernber<br />
frrn<br />
r94!r_ br-_a<br />
3 Sepleüer 194?<br />
{:i_rita.ry c:T+::;i{äppäi.t"a<br />
Special Orders' <strong>No</strong>,<br />
by paresraFh<br />
201r He€dquarrere<br />
2,<br />
Eishüh-4rTqi-ü"rt"d<br />
27 Augusü r9l+7, havJ-ng<br />
Si,ai;;T;ö<br />
been rlferred<br />
dared<br />
üo-ühe stä;i<br />
thereof<br />
Jüoe"<br />
is zubnrttt,ed<br />
Ädvoca.te,<br />
to the<br />
ühts<br />
Commendtng<br />
revlevr<br />
ce;erat:-- --<br />
{llmt IJu Suga.ge.vra.<br />
AGE: '56 ' 1-<br />
?+g 9I<br />
.: RnsilElrcE!<br />
.chiba-KenrlKgbri;Gun,<br />
Tako-lrtachi, Iesa.se i365<br />
I ]I,I'IIITÄL STITUS:, tt'Iidovr'en<br />
REL.,.TIVEST Sonj. gfib Urbttr"rs and<br />
. two- sisters<br />
*_ 'q- _- _lüüffi<br />
:/0C.45I6N: 4:tffi.ä"5.;:lui'.]:,<br />
' ^..:, 't?.<br />
Soldiör- l:'b<br />
]1ItIT.rtfty:O4nEEB;'- f,cfite."""*iin" f"ut l-<br />
-: '<br />
P;cember 1915 üo üeniriäatiön of-wa.ri<br />
. Commissioned Seco4d Lieuüdna.nt in<br />
Decenber<br />
..<br />
19L5. present.<br />
fa4b do1onel.<br />
ColrtFINübM: -p{ Seprenber 1945<br />
PIIE_o{_<br />
AII AIGM.&NT : _ . 3' s 6 pt e,iru er "-Lg<br />
W<br />
PtllCE 0F IRL',1: yokohanai- '_<br />
tlapah<br />
PryIoD oF IRIAL:-- 3,Sepbemücr'fi4Z tO .<br />
_ !!l sentenler igai - -::;-.,-'.-'--:<br />
..'<br />
.91P, 0F. SEN1ENCET ld sepuemu er Ig47 ''.::<br />
sENlEI\lgE: Death'ty-haneins<br />
pIEIENGY<br />
Esqortgr\rDED BI-. : .<br />
. c0ltfirsslofil: -lt* '<br />
r<br />
' "'-.] '..<br />
,_,-.-.<br />
.!.<br />
--<br />
,... '. '- -':<br />
, ,r<br />
* N1Jß: Kazunqüo Suoftatrir,r:]<br />
,.GE! 46<br />
,TESIDENCE: Foqolfg-t(en, Chikushi4un,<br />
Kasuga-ir.ure, Kamishi rozu T L<br />
:;JRITAL STATUS: tr{arried'<br />
RELTITWES: Father, sLepr4oüher.<br />
broüher1 wlfe, three äons anä on"<br />
delghter<br />
EDUCAT{ON:<br />
.16.yee*s of schoolingr at<br />
Seina.n-Gakkuln, F,ukuoka (tfi ssiän<br />
Schoöl College)<br />
VOCATION: Barrker<br />
!.{ßI.T/AY C/fiE@: Lnperial .Ia.panese<br />
Ärqy fbm D6cenber lrgz| bo iprif fge7<br />
and fron Deceniber 1941 to Lermination<br />
of war. '<br />
i<br />
i i<br />
(p. 1, Sügesawa eü all<br />
lsfrrüL<br />
--,: -<br />
. DLTE 0F CoryFrrrEG[TT!-:15 tueusü Lrt+6 -<br />
9r^,fg oF mH*,römmtm: 3 sepleü;'194?<br />
PLITCE OF TRfhL: Yokoharaa., Japan<br />
PryIOD CF TRI-U,, 3 Sepüeirber-tr94?<br />
.<br />
üo<br />
10 Septe.:rö er Lghi<br />
D-'.TE 0F SEIITENCE: 10 Sepüenber Igl+T<br />
9PSPwFT Dea.th by henging<br />
CIE'GI{CY NECOIT ENDED BY<br />
CCI1'ISSfON: <strong>No</strong><br />
Case #2%)<br />
.::j;j
t<br />
'.<br />
.l\rlJTil Tsuguo lwortw:aa . i. , " .<br />
4Brfl: 94<br />
RESIDEIICts: Gune. Prefecturer Ta.kasakt<br />
Citl', Shjmowa.da-Cho <strong>No</strong>, 374<br />
liinITf.L,St,lTtlSc -lferrled<br />
'tf.18<br />
QF CONFII{E"T}ITi 3 ,,uAtgb. 1g&6<br />
D.rrTq 0F rlxRArGtxmtrTr 1 Sep:üdöUer.'igtn7<br />
ItrCEr(F TllIiL: Yokohane., jäpan<br />
F.rfiIOD CF IBI:AL: J Septe.arbcr" lgl+7 to<br />
, t0 SeptemUer 1942,<br />
REliSI\Jlf$:<br />
"tiH-fer two daughters, fe..Lher, DI,TE OF SEITIIENCE: L0 Septe,'nber 1.942<br />
molher, four sisüer-s_.<br />
SENTENCE: Death by hanglng<br />
fDUC,IITION: Hlgher rntrnely schooI., CIN.fr I.ICY RECOS'rEI{.,DED 3Y<br />
I yee.rs<br />
C0'T'|I'SSI0N: l{o<br />
VOC|.TION: .. .Farrner -l ':'" ' "<br />
rTLIT^3.Y CTREFfr: Indacted 10 JenuarS4<br />
Lg36t., dischahged 11r. August L9b5,' becaup<br />
'<br />
rrhrrant off,i-eef: ü(rrough renks;<br />
NÄ}rE; :l".uuLu.tuu Hozu,Li<br />
'.<br />
.<br />
' '<br />
AGE' ' 3o' " ''' '<br />
I:ES-II'IEME :' I',.üina:noto Prgf ecüu're; Kurna:noöo<br />
,Ciuy, '<br />
Kuroka-nrlr'Tsuboi k),,1'<br />
'.<br />
',r,{RITf.l' STLTLLS:'l.fe.ryied'<br />
nE!.fTIII:is:<br />
'.tlife, da.ughter, ard msbher<br />
EDUC4.TIO\T: : Col'lege, 4 yea"rs .,'<br />
iIüIATION; , I,liddle schqol-'in.sürucüor ,<br />
"II,IT'^Ry ClRtllR:, Inducted 10. Jnnuary<br />
,.,,P2Ä, dls.charged 3L:Jui.ir' 1944' lqith l<br />
,rP.rk of '-€ergeant, l/,ffi 0F COMIN.$ENT z 2t+ JuIy 1946<br />
l./',TE 0F ARBAIGIITEI\IT: J SepLenber I<br />
PL1CE CF' TRI/'J-,: Yokohe.ma.r- Japsn<br />
PETIIOD CF TRIAL: J September 1947<br />
l0 Septenber 1947<br />
,U.T.D.: CF SENTINCII: L0-,Sep.ternber 1947<br />
-$IIITENCEa Death,by:hanpng..<br />
r Ci..I::€r\l0 Y- ffi C 0.1t EIVTED Pff<br />
' 0014'TSSIC$; <strong>No</strong> : :'<br />
" , . . ' . : ' - : , - . ' : ,<br />
.<br />
. -:places,seü :förth' in the .'spec$lcatl-ons .<br />
- heretro abtabhed, rüd vfolgFe - Llre Le.Ws :<br />
r'e,nd<br />
,Cusboms. of. {ar. -<br />
I<br />
t'.<br />
5p i: On gr,eb8ut !1- Augqst lJl+3,<br />
'<br />
.<br />
.-.:.ceusecl did vrillfull]t arr,l unlatduLl-y<br />
c.zuse.the death of G...4.. Irrri.tr, an<br />
ir:stral-ian Fi!, by ord-ering, ca-us5-ng atd<br />
r{i-recting the said Irvrtin to be !'jJ-l-ed.r<br />
wheranpon ühe saj-d lrvrin wa.s cholied,,<br />
shot, stabbed a:d oühervrise p-bused until<br />
he wes dea.cq-.<br />
;<br />
Scntence j.mDosed: Deafh'<br />
: ' :<br />
itsJ4luun- leg-al prnishmenü : . .Death<br />
SITFI\TSU<br />
Charge: 4,ccused, at . lhe ülri{es-andr<br />
places seü forth ih thö"speclJica.tion<br />
hcreto aütached, dtd violä.te the traws<br />
and Customs of "lai. ''<br />
:.' .<br />
Sp 1: On or abouL ä .lugusü L913,<br />
,accused did ed.l1ftüI;r ard. urilanfully<br />
causb the Ceath of G. l...Irv1in, en<br />
Lusbralian P{, by orrlering a{d,parstrtg'<br />
him to be choked, shoü, s!a..!bidr. Pnd<br />
ofherwise &bused. .*;. .'r-<br />
(p. 2, ila;";;;<br />
r" a ''''hirfr<br />
_./l t -<br />
t-'- I<br />
- ru'ee.s<br />
-i a<br />
+t<br />
I\TA<br />
}TG<br />
, i . - ,<br />
,lI|-! *' " . Yes<br />
Nd Guilüyi 'occeP0 the<br />
nord. llsüabbedrt; d<br />
ühe encepted word,<br />
-'r .<strong>No</strong>t Guilby.<br />
e.se<br />
l{2U<br />
lüo
- 4<br />
Seater1gg<br />
tmngesdi Bpaüh -<br />
ri{qdgrfS legJ, püniötmöntr. : neatfr-r,<br />
I!,,\TANUMA<br />
:T-.-i*<br />
Charge: Acpuded, at, the tirnes and pIäcee<br />
seü 'forth<br />
l,n lhe speclftrcatlofiÄ. hereto<br />
i!ügch.ea, aid vIoläte the Laus ard Cusüccris<br />
of rr.Ia!.<br />
Sp. 1: On or about ä- August Jigtß; accused<br />
did wrLl frrlJ-y and Unlawfully ldlt g. A.<br />
trwin, an Australie ff, by shooüi.nglhln,<br />
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: .'<br />
, r,.::,',..<br />
',1)r,.,.. .., t,::,:<br />
,l'., '' ' .: '; ,<br />
Sp 2: Between I June 1943 and 28 FebruerS,<br />
:..9l+b acsused did wil.lfully arrd-unlavrfully<br />
wit,hhold R9d Cro19 su.pp].:les lntended foi<br />
Lhe urte and benefiü of: Allled F.^p s; :<br />
NG<br />
Yes<br />
N$ Guilt,y, gxcept the <strong>No</strong><br />
worrl rfki.Ilti, eubstituLins<br />
üherefor the words ilparL]<br />
{eipabe in the ld.}ttnp .<br />
efn; of the exc'epüed v]ord, - A<br />
Ngü Guil,ty, of the sub-<br />
stibuted : words, Gullty.<br />
a<br />
llc G 'es<br />
?f<br />
J: Beüyee"_1.JuT:.19!f ana_28 February NG . G .yes<br />
I94ht :accuped did i,rill-fully arra unlawfully<br />
nistreaü nurnerorts Allied Fj,Its by beating, :<br />
'<br />
; :<br />
*. "*']':\""'":""t:* u"'o"'<br />
', '<br />
''<br />
--.i. ? --'a- -'.' .; L -<br />
::- üaxlnunlegal'pr4ishmenti.Dea{h. ---'.r '.F^...r<br />
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"ti<br />
ö" ? i -a '<br />
:. F ;=='=-<br />
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2. '.j ürg1g9i.-A.ccused, "b<br />
?!9 bjnies'a.nd pl-aces<br />
. scL-forüh<br />
' {.9 the specificat,iorrs herüto.<br />
, r+,L_a3hed, dl{' yiotäte, the, l,aits a$ Cusioqn<br />
-<br />
o f . ' i l a r l . . | ; ' | ' . , , , . ' . ] . . . .<br />
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NrG<br />
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. ! . = . .<br />
*'y*"-<br />
,.ip<br />
1: 0n or abolt ?-] Ayryet' ]:g43t accused.<br />
.fla.rrurqry. ah$-unrawfulry kili'G; /r.':<br />
ITTI: an A*sülgliql PT!t,_ by cholci;1g,<br />
-ltc -' &iity, ""ii1t']'"ou.iiruüing<br />
ericept, the yes<br />
-''ona<br />
'<br />
stabbing and othgrwlse abusing h.lm.<br />
t, ''<br />
--.---."<br />
üheref oi ühä ryofds rrpsr.tl<br />
Sp 2: On nrirnerous ocoasions beüween<br />
22 April L9l3 and lt 0ctober I9t+3;<br />
agclrq.eq did.ü.11f_ully ard untarvfully "<br />
misüre-aü Ä. ,E. Firdleyr<br />
'<br />
€rn Ausbra,lian<br />
H[r and tlrmerous other .Ufied FttB by<br />
bealing ard oüherrvlse abusing thsn.<br />
- (as amended R. 97)<br />
Seritsnce imposedi Deaüh<br />
lfa:d.rnrn lega1 punii*rnent,: Deaüh<br />
NG<br />
(p., 3t'sugasawa eL al, Case !!221+)<br />
trtf,"'eA'<br />
stltubed words, Guilüy,<br />
NG<br />
' o :<br />
a-::rl><br />
r19<br />
t'
3,<br />
of -'rar - Campr '.)' Fulruoka -':* Arear' '- I(yushu, Japant<br />
--:r-''<br />
:-':*'<br />
( ". 'Fpl -ü[e hosecgüion:<br />
\ . - : _ , ;<br />
-9wl-risg;üiesq"Les*pr-t--$rsw-%$sr,;gepsrrqslriJloss4l<br />
c, A. rr.v*n,ä-u:ffiTiäi:pTFJn6 oT war--" escäpä-fronrThä-Cffip-fi lusust t9Ä3;<br />
.,i<br />
This caused rrUch concern and thousands of memlers of the .Arrry, efvi:= poüce an6]<br />
nanyoaüri.otiö"orgeni2aüionsconducüedaseerchforNmfortioae6r suntrrrrJwes<br />
appiehended. a.nd.held at :the Yahata Pol-ice ,Sbation. Aceused Sugase.iva, e Cofoneiin<br />
the Jepaäese,Ar-rhJ/, ulas comnand.anü of bhe Fukuoka lrea PriS'oner-of-".,tar Camps.<br />
Ü"a"t ""4ä* fh'on lajor Ge,neral,Yoshinaka; Chigf of Staffj h" ;;e";"d;;.;;ä-'<br />
SueneCsqr.fifs.t.'li.eir-trtiySü',c9qp tq have l.rvÄn<br />
l.o.e?end$f<br />
oc9er1!e$<br />
I<br />
,<br />
I .il<br />
:,.,<br />
'.<br />
uryon-capt'ur€r l, He cgn!9nds,'he:bg.]i-eved he'was'elrpoluereC Lo,do so unden an Arfiele 6 of a-Japanee'e<br />
,<br />
regula.tion.i ,-''<br />
Accused Suenatsu-ordäred'eccuged lwa.nune end Hozumt ald Privabe<br />
. Irle.kanura, his subordinates a.t-ühe ce:np-, bo e.Qcunpany him to: the police süe.tion<br />
to pick up lru.in. .Afüer so doing bhel' proceeded by car to a nountainous..a-rea<br />
uhei.e bhey stdpped erd got ouL. Accused Sueme.f su o.rd.ered accused,Hozuml Lo<br />
.<br />
:<br />
'<br />
_.:<br />
, .:<br />
. choke Irldn.rhose hands were tied a! :the. Lide, ,a{te1 a sLight heeitation he<br />
.<br />
.:<br />
'cerried-qut<br />
tle orcler': arid lrwln.fell to- the grourd. unconscloust .AU lhis poinb.<br />
he ordefed accused lwa.qurna to,;ghöbl,ItFn.' He. took e'.ecused Hpzurntts rlfle'and<br />
-'<br />
shot.h:irnin-*uhe.bbc[.j.lrrirrt
'a<br />
'rt68i<br />
'-<br />
,llhen the prtdoners.i received the oarce:<br />
,<br />
*l**#itrt*mgt*{ggf<br />
for the peJJ-agra cases ühe'' haJ, pug<br />
-trr":l<br />
";;il;<br />
swedish 'eopsul,. on beheLf är i:::..<br />
Tfrp day<br />
trr6 Drrüch gärrurn'."'i, before, ühe ,<br />
cohditions<br />
.o,og<br />
of bhe'<br />
to<br />
Dutch pnisoner.s3<br />
the üd to invesLiqe.Le<br />
andshoes..Afüerrthecoi1su].rärt.1hey.rlrere."ää.,i""a!o-!*nä""-yt*,i"ein..<br />
.1'rr9 iris";;;'-;r:Tr, rssued F"ed ciioss crorhinr<br />
Aftef ,rhis rhe: shoes-y..ene,,*9a ü:;yr"""r.rar"""=äd<br />
in charge<br />
qiäril..o;ä:dälrwqnrura<br />
of th3se, gupptie!1,,(R,',L.7. üras<br />
,i ., , : : t,. :, -:<br />
:<br />
.As' üo' specificati*<br />
1-'S.p.g-d,r- Ä;ecused<br />
9.e*rj..ed a piece :hose rTfth vrrrrcrr-riä h;aaari-y.;riu"r. prf-sö;"" of rubber<br />
over t]'e<br />
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He o-füen kieked p"isgä.rp i5..;rr-li?r3.h nose an.<br />
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hin in propör fashion. qor räirure.üo:s.rute<br />
On one oäcasion h".tii-t',n- ,<br />
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Engl-ish offi_cer. ,<br />
He beaür 'kicl
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thapsend rqep hnd. FrrfÄeiprrid ln thg sep-rrch,tfot,,Irrv-in1 .Pioducbion was stopFed,<br />
bhene {'.re.s n sLate of unr.esL And ühls ,l-nLcrfenedJwlth the contlrru.ance of bhe rnl<br />
effort. Ho ühen ogdered a.ccuseC Suenob,su'üo\go tci uir" polibe station and, receive<br />
gh"l,prisoner en{, to exeCrlöe'hlm-by shgöteng wi'y üeck to the ca'rrp (R. 65).<br />
\tttu<br />
!tre.lorerir;th;rt there,wnl 11 Hague Copvofition bu! lmcw ltübLe aboub it,<br />
Ile l.ras-toIcl. W hls superlor .!lut',the, $nev! CohvenLion had no effecü'on Japan<br />
. (4.-71).<br />
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enswer bo a. Cominissign nefuberls o-,uestion he staüed. bhät, pnder<br />
,lrüic1e 6, a.ccordlng Uo bhe lntcnpre!äülon giveJl h-irn b;r the Chief of the Prisoncr<br />
.of t[ar"lnformetion Btrrea.ur fron Ticutenent Gcnsiü.I rU5'emqra, nnd from nonühly,<br />
rclnrts uhich süe-.ted how:'prisoners were being breeLed, a. prieoncr uho osia.ped<br />
rnd'uas reca.ptured could bö shot (R. '13-71+)i lle wrote in his reporb t'ha.t lrwln<br />
wr.e:shot-51'atterryüing-bo escl.pe becr.uBe:he had bce'p told to do go by tieutpno-nt<br />
Gencrel Uycmura. (h.'7&),<br />
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.l,ccu$ecl Suenatsu ücsülficd ,unrien oa.öh. The pertiaenb pa.rt of his<br />
tcstirnry is a-s foLlovts: :<br />
of hostiliüiegi, Flo'ettalned the rarrk of capfaln a.t ühe tc;rmination of host,lLiti.es,<br />
He is a ChrlsLip.n (4.75). Concoinlng'.the Irwin incident he stafed bha.ü v,hen<br />
bhe polfce tele.ihoncd hin that Irvrin he.d been a.pFrehend,ed he cal-led accused<br />
onör and qucstion hlrn urtry he escaped. He oräercd accused l{ozuni and en inbcrpr,'Lcr<br />
to go üo fhc police stetion ehoed of hin. LaLer ho rnd aceuspd Ivranuna<br />
: -"-rent to thä si;:Nion b;i.a.utornobj.'le. 'He quesüiongd lrwin. The;r-boolcthe pori,qsssl'<br />
: grr dutoroobiic lnbo thä.'rypurtains.. Because the;r-1p6 bub one rifle nü he belte-verd<br />
bhis gculd.cp.use bfol .prlsoner undue' dufferipg, -he.orcLereci;ecbused HOZuni Lo-use' ...<br />
thc art of .judo to.'rend.ö.r hl:n uncori'söious blcfor-e being.shot,- JIhi+conpletedr-<br />
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ü simaileci a,ccused lwiriürne to ähoot äin in the'lbackr'rThich'he did' Blood uep<br />
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fi"t;#äfro*,t-oJ"ts nouttr'and hc bhoughl. he-vie.q,'dcaa. - u'ie returngd.-to camp-loi<br />
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- ;;;*-Ti,fi:fr-4"1r,r"e.""-g,iiltegl-cgp6i_9ush"ss r.ncr:rriLhor* thifrking he had-ft3!uco.<br />
i -rr;,ra<br />
:l *itft 3!*,ora" Irr,;tpilaäc" r.l4.{n !n9.gae1s.of 1"gY:Sd Sugasa.wa<br />
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-j: - -t[,;n Trith p- s]nrord, rl,.qjmprranle ur z'.uuuö-sul,iö*':I:^::_;;*fi'.---.,...:<br />
lall :n:.qj'ger'ü<br />
-.rj-so.ncr of v,ai" off icerb lfrnt ,fruiä'ha.d bee-'n shot and kjl-led for atberapt*ttq t? -<br />
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h,,ranum?:, ha'üing böen fufy.swornr nels took:the. sl,ändl ttis<br />
tesLi,oony:';;;;;;tr ig irrä'rrlan fncident-ls.uasicärty ühe-sl{g- as fhe:others vttto<br />
i"ifisilä,, ;,,6-t'ljii:noi bu.";#; (n. ee)., n" "o'i no mrtiie.tion o? rn'dn{s.<br />
body other t[an trre-t geused b;' th"' a\ootilg2). concernlrlg Rcd cross suppllcs' he<br />
r{e.s custodlan of them but cotüa not di"striUdte tfrern withorrt i:er"-nission'of t'he.<br />
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ir, asked. thls accused. .<br />
sLncq hg;ksev' thg 4f! of Judo;iltöin:hü ar,otä?ii" a;;;iäüs-ä*arru*,mtive :<br />
ansvter, he 1e.üqr choked'rrw3-n irc;i tehlnä uniLtrt,be<br />
pressure f.ecanrg uncä"üiä"1"'üä*uiurt,ua,<br />
for about a ninlrte end ühen rr*rn räü<br />
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!o thulliörä;-'ü;er rryrin häd b€qr<br />
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b;r aoeusgd rwarmna hg wes o1d.e1ed to rernei-n to graia tü"'uo&.. ,soon after ,<br />
rnrin soü up ang sbass-gred üowar{ hi*, *u. !he5r.<br />
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He beceme'scaied<br />
-"19.üd hot !q16w<br />
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action"üo take. ,sucä i;ri" seemed<br />
suffering,<br />
üo be<br />
he stabbed hin (R. 9h)<br />
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-d"lgng" witneser'testlfted und.er oa.th thet<br />
been<br />
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ha.d<br />
by ühe.Japan coal rfi.nl_ng gotopnnii r,id"t;ä; r""* r-i.plii"iiei-;;L<br />
ühe present. The':orio' kisoner of llar Camp waä locqüed'ü -carn; itr:"uäl""rtp"rt-"i-<br />
Lhe nine. He raas ühe liaison bet,ween.the iompany eno irr"<br />
his time' there<br />
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l:.::it'l*-cross gupplt_g,s ariiiä tqr five ocdasf"n;:' tüL,y ääüiäa<br />
by-truck, one and one-half ton sizä. then full it ronu"in;ä-;üi tr,,rener packages,<br />
Only t1p Limes.did f:t_}.ür1cks:fr+ve.. Oüher t:_,,nee the3, "u""-noi-erüL. "täss t"<br />
than a üoüal of one hundred. packagä.s a-r,r'ivecl bncl ,durinä üit" tim lh" p"i"orr"1<br />
popula'üion rose froft four hundred_bg eLeven hundred (n, gB). ,f"-i" ühe distribution<br />
of ühese itlpr aft91 accused Sueme.tsu anc fhe ü.ntä"'p"iion""' oi ,,,*"-;ifl;"*<br />
t4lga it-over; ühose arüicl.es wllich could be useä iniLividual-iu ni"""--n.,ü;r;d -'-"<br />
e.nd ur:rned over Lo<br />
!h?-berregks con"r.:nder. r*ro alstributeJ-th";; ;h;;.';;;;i;"<br />
which *ere best used. jrt the kitchen.,were'ddlivereci ü ih; p"i"ä"."""r rr.e-r off icer<br />
i1 ,t'he.lciLchen. He knevr oJ no case ,.^here the Japane"* .oprnpgoiuA any of thesb<br />
iüerns bo Lhelr own use enc hearrl no complgi.nts cäncertnng. *"äu"ua,i*"nür"rs dis-<br />
tribuL'ion öf the'rr. .ll.ed Cross suofilies: wene reeeirred onlf once eu"int-';;;u;J-<br />
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ngU legally* sufiicient to iüpport-the..complu*'rrrrd.:llgs. -qf<br />
-.the.Curnnissionr The Conqlis_sion t,'e..s constitüteQ,'b;r.pro-1:er euLüori.tl: and $.d -<br />
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Tft" frE""eutioninüret'ussd eiiiderrce.-$y.means cf a forner prisorler Of ..J<br />
+;al-,tho- toolc the stand, bF efLide.vitiof for':rär nrf"eoneos v,ho heä been int&ned. -io<br />
in- the ca-np by swcrn<br />
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state,ee'nts of the n"c.t"ed ttre"rselves *o.a" otio" i"i*r- -,.1at<br />
Sugaeno Prison.<br />
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{ven thougllbhe l}nitect sLetes Rulesrof land.,r'arfe.re.{'l,I p?-io, par. 34?. i<br />
providb that a. solcLi-är ha.s' e valicl rlef,ense iJ tüs o"t" *'uru:ära.;r."ä au rri"-ia"äiÄ-l<br />
nent._or conrnander, (ns conüelggd t:, defense motion o.:11-rej;]h; ,"ä"i.iiä"" :--<br />
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p4ormlgaüed b;r psragra.ph /jd (6) of Lhe :tql,p leüf er äf 5 nucuä6er: j-9451:nodify I<br />
?h9 provisions of ühe rp.nueI, The iC,nP ruLes provid.e that actions pursuenL-to f<br />
Iü is sonsid.ered thaL unrjer JCÄp rules1 above :nentionecl, because of<br />
ord.ers fror"l his superior, accused sqgäsa.v,ra is tächnicarly guirt], onb, of causing<br />
an assaulb wiüh ihtent, to courait hoini-ci-de, (u'hich wilt bä äjscussed iater trcrein),<br />
b}r a-ecosed Suenatsu arxi ltranurna. Ther lc|uai killing of pqisoner lrvrln by accuseä'<br />
Hozumi, n4rich v'räs done unofficirtly :,nd. u"il1 also bä ctisöussed a.L lengtlr later<br />
it t$f opinion, wlLl show thrt Suges'a.,nä. is'not guilty of this acL. fue ruLes<br />
providirg for his'technical Arilt ire cl.oe-r on tfie rroint of thc a.ssauJ-b $i-üh<br />
inübnt to soryrlit honicicle because this v,,as rn lttcnpl to carry out en order he<br />
iqsu{ dovn through chrnnels ordering lrtirrrs exeeulion. io,.ärrot, bhe;' 1'*gnu"<br />
provide Lhet such action on th'e nert of an accused. rruJr bg consideied_ in nitlga.üf9n<br />
of Ernishmenü if ."issg1"e so requires. Iü nould e_pp"a.r tha-ü, concerningthis<br />
a.cctrsed, his is the t:nre of siLurtion for rhich tLL rufr of olüigetion of<br />
prnishnent ',v.as established. He conscienüiously süudicd thc regula.tions rnd<br />
believed. they jusüified frvdnts execution. He revieyred. record.i v;hich siiorvecl<br />
,tha.t vrar prisoners in other Je.penese camps were being qrecuüeC for having esca-ped.<br />
/ In eerly ]r9li3, he kr.d a.sked the Ctriqf of the Fisoncr of, !.9ar Infonazbion Furea.u,<br />
f l.ieutenrnL General U;/e,rura-, for en bpinion uncler ühe Jepa.neso regulaüions con-<br />
I cerning prisoners rSo hr.d been recepüurcd ,Cüer osc'n"pirg. He ryas e.dvlsed the.t<br />
\the priponer 4eht' be shot (n, 64). rfn lrwinrs case, he-consulted l{e.jor General<br />
Chidf .of Süaff ,<br />
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rfe.h! of ehoLce<br />
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i; of .mgaügst-ilp{üepcoi and,Lord:ha.1weIt],s sf,eLenenü:i" euotuä;-;:;;tt;'"io.r"<br />
9f e, nenls'mihd is_JusU es much a'queslüton,of fp.cü.es the stäue,of'mt:äi!a;i;"<br />
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intent to kjll. Hovrever, the consc{entioui ;-*;; iffiiäi #""il;ä:hr"<br />
risinterpretaüion of regula.tionp aad his being a.dvlsed tha.t the Genäva Convention<br />
hed no effecü<br />
lp9n."lapal(n. ru], evidence tha.ü ühe question of fact as to gre<br />
süa.üe of hi.p mind is neLl e.stablishedi Ib is'co.nsid.ered thaü this abcused vns<br />
not moüivated by naf.ice or a sadisüic d-esire .nu:rel;. to have a prisoncr execubed..<br />
He felt thet under his superioits orders and rlrder: the e.cl.vlce fre had received.,<br />
his passing the orders: of executj-on clown.throrigh channels r,,ns legal and Justii'ied.<br />
He siaüed ön the stand, ilTb ls'not pr:r':c-s:l thiäe uo lriif-* ;,t"-(R. 6tt."---*-:-<br />
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'Fortheabovereasons-ltis.consideqedt,|le,t!heCo:n'rrissioRwasext,reneIy<br />
severe inrsenüdncing ühis aciused üo dqathi It nore properly shouLd hdve a.q:pl-ied<br />
the rule of ndtisa.tion of scntence, as provided by .SC(P, andl sentcncea lrin tä e<br />
rm.rch lesspr penalty. This wiLl be fr.rrther discussed under bhe recornncndations<br />
to'be ne.de subsequently hereia.<br />
'Un,lut<br />
lhc SC.AP Rulbs sbe.Led. a.bove R.ccu-sed, Suenatsu e:rä lwanu-rna are<br />
technicäl]y guilty of-..clr:o$lg and g[og[i4g lrrrd.n as part5-cipänts in;the acts..<br />
Hovrever, fhei arecnrobi6l'G'ry acf,üäITfläs_-guii-ty. oi tträsu"'".cüs' e,sivould be ühe<br />
.c-ornrnandär end. g, .nryqbcr-of, an execuiäol äqraä5 trrg i*u of. rrhieh !g .used uy. tträ<br />
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-' a'rrnie$üf the^itorld. ?tlt'ie condidered üha.t ]tris not dhe'-dub;r of sueh porson4sl,<br />
when ordered'Ey- pv6lrer authority tci exccqt'e a pqisgrrr<br />
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tq investigg.te ratreüho.p'.ö-r<br />
not.btre victim_+ras propprly fid lcfü*:r triedtcfo?c'eieontiod Iti iffier.elJ'. * .<br />
their dutl'Jü db":,'the- braqrl lssr{ält äändorning thc .;mtt6r. Ciuy nidD{+öi'sisä. .'<br />
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.hiiron who e.ct on .orclers ,r'oceiied fro$ higEer a.uthori!1,:. Tö trcü othcrwi;e vöüld.-''"-<br />
.' forge üliem io "*"-d *A "to'0.;1 the records of triet of ,.aÄl- vrhon they ei""tf!u Ja,<br />
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even having no lgg*-t trainillgr, bd' responslbfe for an;r elrors cn misüa.kes the.b<br />
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, Äcc'r:,sedlSüenetsu vr,as found gui-lt5r of vd]-lful].y s?rd.-,uriav.fult;u crosi4g<br />
' ühe death of lrvdii. ,/i.ccused lwanurne. i'.'as found guiSty'of parilclpabing in the<br />
deaüh of frtin b;r shoobins hin. It ls belicved üha.ü- bhe Öo,snission eired in<br />
these fi-rrlings..Iloibhcr of thesd accused parflciprted in ccusing, ordering, or<br />
trlnglng about: the ecü thaü ecfuell]' ceused- his dea.th. Accused HozunL eüabbed<br />
'.IrrrJ.n'and<br />
Such sta-bbing cp,used his d.eo.Lh. Thore ls no evldence thaü lrr*in rnight<br />
noü ha.ve lived vrj-thout this sta!:bi-ng, He p-eq on.his feeü and süaqgerlng i,hen<br />
Hozurni üook it ünon hi-nself to sbab hin to c..use hls doa.th. /iccused Sue,ta.tsu<br />
and lrrenumn coulä onl:r loga]-l;' bc found gujft"y of a.sseulL wiüh intenü to kill or<br />
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4urder, a d.efinition<br />
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of rn'hich- lst<br />
tri"n p-sseult v.i'Ith int,ent to kill or inrrcler involvcs thc<br />
concurrcnce of L'ro d.istineb alenenüs, ne.nell', an intent<br />
to take Llie anrl an aösaulü or e.tüonpt üo ccrry out'that<br />
intention qirich feltrs short of cohsuinnation,..- The crlme<br />
' ?l ämt"r,H,,ln:',11":ft"'ilffil:':,:1trdä;ä"3*:<br />
evon though bhe e,sspilanb is prerrcnüed from kilting. htn<br />
b;r the. inier"venLion of an exUrinslc agenc;rlr , (26 J','n. Jur. 576) .<br />
Furthebmore. esseult vdbh intenü bo can,niü .qrrder v;as not consl-dercd.<br />
a. felony ni"oÄoti-fir:U"tt." a- rori;us ot "g.gro.t*Lecl misdcnearlor (40 C.J.s. 938). '<br />
Hor..everr in nany'Jurlsdlötlons by stlfute it h;s bien qa.de a felony, elühough<br />
'ünd-cr s6ne.stetü!är.v provtsions it let rcnains a .;räsd'Jneanor (4o c:J.s. 9)8).,<br />
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The redord shou.s bhat afler Ifirin had beln-chgked and shot and thought<br />
to be d-ea.d, aOctised,:Hoaurni:.wes ordered to:,p<br />
Ell=_hlq-in sase<br />
hlg_grtly.--lio--g*q$ef .y1pp--.-g!v..e11!o<br />
he were'noü at. bhat t ]ec becs.use slif thi; this wö was ;;t' not .anticipated<br />
äli;iFatä.<br />
1 acu sed Höäurnl Töä TE : irb;n li'in"-fl}*tö<br />
whön Irwin arose 'and sbagge-red.<br />
Accüsed.Stre'n€iüsu- and Ivranrrynf .g4y rroL tre 'träla legally as pertLeipanüs in this külir€,<br />
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. held that one,v*ro has nortgJtry vbünded the deeeased is<br />
. not liable'for hig deaüh, if'lhe deceased was subsecuenü.,.. .<br />
1jr killed..b;r the inde.pe4itelg acü bf fanothen " :(29<br />
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to äccused Sugaservars order üäcäusä acJused llozurai rt"i"a i" hi" efriäi.vit,(id.T,<br />
par.'9) ühat he lccpw thaü -accusecl Sqgasä.wa. näs in eamp cliiecL.ing opeinatioru. Hor+ever,<br />
'he does'ngt sbate vtreir he had: fhiq lenov.,.ledge-*whether iö was before or aft,er<br />
he had kitfed frwin.<br />
't<br />
t -,,,t,<br />
'rl..tl<br />
As üo Colonel Sugasavrars euitt for the actuaL ki[ing--öf lr-win, i-b'is<br />
consideqed he rna.3z ttot legell;i be held. His orders rr6re nol co-mptie-d'-',rribhr Ortl;r.<br />
an- incomplete'a.tteqpb t9 conplJ'lltbh tkie'n vng rngd.e. -He ndy riot be treld -guilly'<br />
because a persoh r@houL. euUhoriir' ,anrt n9t pömmqncl.öä uo- oo so- bJr oaa in the proper'cgnnr.nd<br />
cha.nnel6_ cornpleüe.d.the a.ct. ' Thjq. is ena,logous'.äo the- siüuntion vüere,t'he<br />
' ste.te hH orderä thä execulion of a iri.ninal'an'd'äoneone intervenes and kil'ls<br />
a -corrlcl<br />
hln. TFe'staüet pro.ööcuter lhe qrrg v*rb'j.n9är-venia 6c,-esüse 1$g(iihinal-had' '. o<br />
not&eenexecu.!9florgiäia1r;'-ano..|rre']Eie:rciriinghingas.r8it,hodBathoriü;rtodo..><br />
_ :u, even?tho€tr the,6n!{or +hicf..the_gtete.f orfer v,,ns pronr*g-aüed lrns'a$airrcd.....,'3<br />
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'Irv,;'inr..hp-never,<br />
. : As to,Ho?ulgirs:guil! itr.tne, ki[jng of iü is bel*e1red;- -,-lüha'i<br />
he..rb-h.o"_qgbt-.he r.,{Es carrj.ripg öuL or:dersr'even though he was noL. P,c'sbaüe.s<br />
'<br />
ih-his affldavib,(E*..5, par.-B).;that he ha.d no othcr al-ücrnatiVe.bgü tg stab<br />
- Irv,'in. Under the Sirtuins}ance.s he shoulil nq! be de0ied fhe fuanef.it. of-:the<br />
''<br />
-prov:ision<br />
for nitige t-itn of-punishnent'in S0,LPtRul-es. Iü is d'ba,Sfc prinicple-of<br />
'<br />
crlninel- law bhat-F-äste.ke of fi',ct, trnlike e" nisbak4 of lewr.pleces the actor<br />
ln:the.nosi.|i?.'*"..*|*!'f;ctr1erä!r'":.<br />
-<br />
The prose."üiion sLaLes in lfs brief Lhat ln the ynesenü "".su. öhe defense<br />
contentlon, ülraL the ehoking, folLor^nd by shooüi:rg, v*'.s däsiened bo be rnercjful<br />
anil to savä ühe uiisonep fiorn sufferingr-cannoü qprlt scfJous consideratiön<br />
(p, 12).,;' it- is thought, ho*"vnr, lha.ü-trris is not necess.'erilir rL brue st.q.üenenL.<br />
it f" dj-fftculü'e.t üim.es Lo-bring about a. n-.'nts i,1lrnedia.öe ctea.th b;r the.tlso -of _<br />
one riflel hencer'btre use of'firin,r squadi.-universa1l.tr, If more Lhe.n one_sho!,,<br />
be .necessiry Lo triJ.f a hwnen, (e.s i',ts -the situabion ln thc presenü case), lb rnight<br />
-be rncirrg ner,äiful üo pendcr hirn unconscious bv a sysüe.n 9f<br />
judo prior to shooüing<br />
:'<br />
hitn.<br />
. .r'<br />
:<br />
'ftnä<br />
it, d.iJfieult, e.t tj.nes tö uncl.erstand lrhaü caüsls it to funcLion üi Ufre iltnner<br />
Lt,.doos. lfost ryesterners -v*ro heve been serving in Ja-pr,h ln the occupation are<br />
never.free of anaaenenü aü,rns.qq üh5.hgs the Japencsä people do r:hlch are contra.ry<br />
:iö *t ld,ees'of logicgl proecdure. it t" quite pogeitlä t'Lrat thls choking pior<br />
.to ühe shootlng trni trrougfrt b;l lhe a-ccuscd'boj bs; '(:a.s.,v,c1-I it nighü'be), n-nore<br />
nereiful r^n:.r of. exccuting Irrän. i<br />
';...<br />
.' :. " :<br />
Iö Is steüed tn the propecutionrs rrction that .r'hen.a rmnber of :Dersons<br />
acb rribh e coaqpn prrpose .ond-r.c!ri.eve.L!, tb äoe6 noü raLt*,in.lhe slightest<br />
ü"""o" rhich of thcm itri*q" the fa[nl biow--a].l c.ro c1ua.Ili' guilüy of mrrdcr.<br />
.<br />
(pl U).<br />
.This ls a:recogrd.zcC rninciplc of 'Ierir'br.rt iü 1s difficulb tq undcrgüano<br />
iä" if,.''cän appl.v.to bhe pr.qsent, c:.se vficn one considcrs,the following rce.Eons:<br />
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/üryT*$A<br />
.___<br />
' (p.9, Suge.sawa'eL e,Lr..Cese r:t221+)<br />
:'
. 33e*"-ujf]!.-4tI*atqggPt*p.'.Sg4iegEgiES vras not in cornpliance u{-üh<br />
orders iss@<br />
=Tm6it<br />
Tt noffiin? to sholr tirar iaäcus "ä-l*ä"rr"<br />
g$_I"uy1i-kne-vv ühat<br />
lhe<br />
undgr carne-ührough agcus.ed-sugasara from the Chief oJ<br />
Süeff of ühe rlestern Ärmyr lttro.qoul,d he.ve to be fellor.r conspiretors to achieve<br />
a purpose?, ,iccu3ed, rgapgma. a1$ both<br />
-cgnnn$l<br />
$ozrlni<br />
hesitabed.viren prdered individ..<br />
ualh'to chokc ard to elloot lr.vrin. Their acts v:ere inerely in..obedience'Lo orders.<br />
as t/,as accused Suenqtsuls. There is,no evidence of rnaliee shown. The kiUine<br />
,tnr.s a.ctua]l"v acccrnplished r,ithouü authorizabion. ,Thercfore. Hozumi-ääc-ciriofiäfiea<br />
this acü b;r hi-mself, to the exclusion of bhe other three accused.. thc kii-Iins<br />
could not inblude eccuscd Sucnneüst-r becau.sc hc ühought, that ect'he,d becn accoro.öfiuf,e{,<br />
ar:d he issued, the,:or$er,}ellg-zunl to s*t{.!lts,;.qgdi, rt,:courJ ;;i'-i;;i;ää---'.<br />
aö6usea lvranuma because he thought *re:eeETfl-filifl-1-fr6*tiad.bci:n conpletsd. It<br />
could not inclUrle aqcuqed Sugrsnw.a because it rae ühe. soLd uneutholizecl ;.ct of<br />
e-ccused Hozuaüi l<br />
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. :.. .Consequently, ü!: c91_t,i1tfon of.,ühc pqosgo3tign that ühe killing of lrwia<br />
lrFs e'conspiracy is considered tb be without legeJ be.sj-s.<br />
, , j , - . , '<br />
Ib is considered bha,L, r,rhcre bhls Co,r'nissien founcl Hozumi 'guilty undcr<br />
but one spcci.fice.tion of pr.rü.icinä.L5-ng,in bhe.dceth of lrvrin b5q choking and<br />
süabbingt and sinqe ühcre"liJer.e, p-s hes been disclosed'in ühe opinion aborre, tuo<br />
separaüe ofjcnqqs resulting froq thc: chokinC alrd-''the,stal:bing,r''he is gutlty 6g<br />
bhe,grieaüef:off enseirrame1y,ofki11-lns:Iiwin'b5rsto.bbing...<br />
As'to Spectficabions 2 end 3<br />
a.np1e<br />
be.t'ond<br />
(Iyianrlna): It is eonsidcredt that ihere is<br />
ovfa ffiäE-EEffi]tJ rnävJ tirc-ElGe b iqrrs in th'e se spec if i ca.t ions<br />
The- rccord-di.sc1oscs..thF.ü the ecbr;s'ed-had g faif -trial'.-<br />
'doubl,.<br />
a rea<br />
The)r l'iere-ebly<br />
--'reü'tiented.-by eonnetent'counÄel.'fxäeot-"s'itär ueJn noirited or"rt in Lhe.obinioä<br />
'<br />
"lä8. ab;6, tho'rääord thd'räeora i€iilö tö-disclose enyl-'emrir-lr']tfch atribcted:tlie-subsütint'1aJ.^ .<br />
'<br />
iai-rö tö-rlisclose eny.-'er16r-'aiafch af;!4'pted-tlie-subsügnt'lal - .<br />
: -<br />
qtphts of .!h9 acgused.- or 9,_ny-fai!rlib,to.iftrord thcm a($iz2 $v'i,al in cvery'res-pecür'"<br />
rnä Thc fhc Evta*röjl-supForus dvld*&e Evide&od,-supüolfs<br />
suppolfs thJeindi-n$, thc tindi-n.B€r tindi-nFb. exeepü cxeepü as as'halislccen as hasncän-fMca ha.'sncen hötcd frMcd in ttris ühis ühj.s oginig!. ollxioq. og5nion. _ __: t.-.<br />
-There l-s no eviäänce;bhaü,the'acäGeC. r',r€ie noü spne at the tine the alrlegcd act-s."-<br />
',relc con'n-iüted qnC ab bhe bime of triel. a -<br />
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a'<br />
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i. gecomrnendctions:-<br />
t r t ' - '<br />
There --F-:re'nJ<br />
retttrs of clementji ttot .eny nenber's-of t4e Co."anissloB.<br />
.The letbers of'pieniency bearing thousand,ä of sip:n.".-turci fr-o'n oLEers conccrning<br />
the agö'usöd h^e.ve been read end ce:refu.l-I}' qonsiderbd.<br />
:Susegar\re:<br />
-._E.:-+J.i.:J<br />
The Con'nlssion senüenced this<br />
The $enLcnce is legaI o,<br />
I<br />
B<br />
accused'üo be hanged b;' bhe neck until dead'<br />
j ':,For<br />
the.: reasong'set forth in ühe abovc opinion iü is rccor,rqencleci thaü.<br />
this accused. be found guilty of onl-;z .so ,nuch of lle specificabion as would find<br />
irin guiltlr of the lessär inäluaed offense of causing an assault vrith intenL to<br />
kil-l,<br />
The record sho',,,s itnt ,f,i" accused lr,.g.s the victinr of bad advice conccrnlng<br />
a, Japanese regulation a:1d believed thrr-t the execuLion of lr'*'in v,'as legal.<br />
In-{aeü, he nna.d-e a- conscienüious study of iü hj-nself aid concl-uded iL was proper.<br />
Adtt:üo [tr:s ttlc fa-cü thl.t he llas orclered b;t his la.r,ful superior to ha'vc hitn<br />
orecuLed., and iü is clee-r thaü .the ettenäion'of. cle,rencl.' is nrcribgd: ' is belicvcd<br />
Ib<br />
üha-b thiÄ is the tSpe of ca-se fornhich the SCAP pryovisiön for mitige.tion 9r! .<br />
"urrt..,""r'v..üere ecäüsea acüed- rmd-er supcrior orrlers, r.'It's r?earü üo ap$y.. It isrthereforä,<br />
furLher reconnendecl ühe.t the sentence of deaLh bl' hanging be corunuüed"<br />
to trvent;;five (25) i/ears'of confinencnb et herd labor'<br />
(p. 10, Sugeser'.'e cü al,<br />
t.l22l+)<br />
.Cese<br />
'<br />
t?F'.T. t<br />
lTiaTeqlttu<br />
,'
de'ad. The;senteäCe is tegalt<br />
:<br />
neck unülL<br />
For.:the r9äsong seü forth.in the above opilion i.t is recccunend,ed that<br />
fhis accused bei found'Srtif üi of gnly'so rnuch of ühe 'speclflcatici'n as would 'find<br />
him guilty of ühä Les'ser'i.r:cludgd'offense öf aseaüIt rqtth inüent td kill?<br />
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: . ,:This, gccusedr: as' is öscussed:.]Jt,ttru above opinlon, might be considered<br />
as ühe. comtnander'of a firing squad vlhq, gpOn'pfoper orders from his superi-or,<br />
cariied out such ofddrs.j Hl-s guilü ]Ies eOl.älJr'because of the rrovisione of the '<br />
SCAp nrleä,i s,hich,mske'hirn technically gullü]r of a war erimer His case cleaii-y<br />
falls undei thd provisiön f,'or nitigeiion of punlshrnent under bhese ntles, in orden<br />
loia"te]:out.iusüi9e.::Ib1s,bherefor9,.frrIbhe.r''röcommendedthaüc3.enencybe<br />
*tena"a üo ttitr änd'th?9 ühä senbehce _of dpath by hanging be commuted ü9 ü:rrenüytLne<br />
(25); ,rrpärs'of :?onf,inenrent aL hard labor.<br />
was senüenced 10 $epüeraber L9l+7 . In conpliarrce with 'establishbd poltcy iü ls<br />
=<br />
recom@nded that .ten'(fO) -.Honshri, no-nths of. Lhe gohf,inenqrt at hArd 1a8or.oe-.'r'emitüed;<br />
Ä;g;ö nni"oq Japän, ls f,he 'approp"i*"<br />
Tokyo,<br />
?Lace- o9 confinerenL.<br />
. . ' ' . : : ' , . . 7 - : . ' ' ' ' . ' . : . - -<br />
_ al:! . ><br />
-.- _-tttö csrynicgign-"nlunsfg.th'lq q.ciu-sed-iro,{Y+*-s:d DJr'the<br />
Tl.:n llltt.<br />
dad.;The'"sentengp illrjsal;j<br />
--: '<br />
_{li<br />
,afthousiitthi"'äceosedias uöEn founa guifty of Specificäblins ?-and 3.ri -..<br />
vrhlch nonnal$ äie.ht .rnerif a few years irnpgisonrynb, iü is obvious ahaL bhe deabh<br />
päJry-iä u"ä"ilän.spriiir;ti;;i-.eonÄ'uquu"tly''art19ush !,1r9 gtsgiuisii',n.4r:i,-<br />
w:iit säfefy concern tflis specification, this recomnen'laüion.will include bhe^üoüal<br />
.ir'i"i"""""ä'a:io"..th"üh'"uspecificatioris,.....,':...<br />
number of ye6ns.of- confd-nement cottsi{eied sufficient for a just prnishmenü of :<br />
a_, .<br />
'For<br />
ühe reasons set forüh in the äbov'e opinion iü is reconrnerded-bhaü<br />
:<br />
this ascused be fourd'guilty of only so rn:ch of Specificaiion 1 as would flnd<br />
hii:guilty:oJ Lhe r.1s1är rnätua".t oirenog of assault Tvi-th tr-rüenü to killa<br />
as a nemberlof a firing qquad fiho; r:nder cofitrand of nis rlghtful superiors, aimed<br />
'He<br />
his r:Lfie at the viiüfn ana fired-as.'.ordered. is gutlüy solelJr under the.<br />
öo"i"ibns-ipr The SCAp nrt-es. Hö flphtfully phould be given benefit of fhe<br />
iroviston for nitigabion of puniehrrtAdü rnder lhä Same rules as concerns Lhis<br />
äpädiriärtf;;.. It"is, thereiore, r.econnended bhat "*:td:d to hirn<br />
4"?""9I.b"<br />
*nA'tt"t:ü!ie senbence.'of deaüh by tranging be canrnrted to thirüy (30) years of<br />
confinment aü hard labor.<br />
Accused uas confLned 3 -{u.+rsl lghßt wenL to trial 3 sepbember Lgl+?<br />
and vras uäniu*ua io' suptto,ldn1947. rn compliance wiüh establlsüred policy-lt<br />
,i;-;;;-oilrnä';1i"; t""-(ro) rno"lrrÄ]of 'bhe -i cänfineraent.at -pr hard labor be remiöted.. '<br />
äLäi;"#{ö' öää.,'ü.}J#, ä;;;, " ;;". ;F;;p''i;ie e'ce or conrinenenL'<br />
Hozurni:<br />
-<br />
The corunission sentenced .ühj-s accused to be hanged by the neck unüil<br />
dead. The s6n0ence is legala<br />
(p. 11,<br />
' l<br />
Sugasavre et al, Case #224)<br />
?&'tr*üL<br />
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was<br />
r : .'l 't,<br />
For the ruasons se.t: forth 14,,!he. above opfnlon, ib is recornrnend,e.t thäü<br />
thls ascused be found. guiltl'9f<br />
.*ifJtry"f{vrin,bf,'q!ebblng. v*rtch ls the'greeber';<br />
of Lhe tlro offeng".. o{ h9,:?*I*'*rrrygf<br />
{iicti al5-l!yt.It is bglteyed,-hor.;evor.,<br />
ü";;u ";; -fr"<br />
ifr"t, is ;L;'Jecr'"i"*uy onlv.üechnically Erirty Erifty or of this orsof;u,"-;äcoii".<br />
offcnqe Uäcaüse- h; he iGÄi"i'"'iäJ"'<br />
fho<br />
acüing nntins under rrnder or{ärs,arrc. ordärs'erd. tfrery Lhere is,in is,i-n evidence<br />
91idenge^no,malige<br />
no maLiee phoyrr shovü. EIGifng G he rm.s<br />
actinä;under orders.-la4rou4tg ,to p'nietake'of. fact at1d'not of le.w. Conseduenü1],",<br />
he tre shoula shöu1a be given,benefit given'benefit of of't,Uhe,'proyis,ion,;fgr.<br />
,Uhe,rP{olis,i.on,,{qr;$b.igg.tion qlb.iga.tion of, punishnent seb set äüt äü<br />
in SCAp nrles, Olenrly, in'the ends:öf,:jusöigtir' ,eleuegcy. shouLd bc accorded. hlm<br />
in SCAP nrles, 0lenrly, in'the ends:öf,:iusöic
&fri-&.<br />
by a viLIainorr*s acb, inJuries uhich.ln f4ct eäuse _deaüh, both assailents.14l<br />
bä convicLed lhereoflr (?-6 Aner' Jurisprudgncer, p.,193, Honlci.cle, Sec. jO, s;6<br />
citabionst'herirüo.'See,a1sosec.4I).:-|'.<br />
Concerntng üh9 cfa$ by the.a9:P:"9-of campulsion ffonn supefior ord.ers,<br />
the following obaüenenti of law from -Archibald' CrlrninaL Pleading, p. 19r as.<br />
o.uoted bJ' the'prosecubionr i3 naterlal:<br />
perpätraüion ,of an, 9{{erye ryotg.qts:<br />
fron thq Puniuhrnent of ' The .sarne principle vi:j-ch ex?uses those türo have no<br />
:nenüal- wil-l in bhe<br />
of Lhg 1aw those rho<br />
contniü crJrnäs in subjecbion to Ltte power o{ othgrsr and not äs a.'resrrl t of an<br />
uncontrolled- free actlon nroceeding'fron themselv€s. Thus if .A by force takee<br />
ühe hand of B- in which i-s a rseaDon, ond<br />
lherebl' klfl-s C, A is'guilty of mnrder,<br />
but'B is excosed; buü if a rnerely'rnoral foröe iS ttsecl, äs threäbened duress anä<br />
inprisonment, or e\ren an assed-ü fo b-he per+<br />
9f' ,his life in order to compel<br />
hü 4. ldtl C, it l.s,ng legal exj-u-se, OÄiapulsion arising frqn lnnediate ä.trgut<br />
üo a. personts:life,or fropert]'wil-f noL e: ra<br />
s$.gg3rw'g. ft iu believec1 bhaü fhe findjngp of guilfy anä<br />
by häreing should be e.pproved. Certain facLs appl..rir:g t,o<br />
tonnection ydth others sunmairized in the foregoinc revie$t<br />
in ühe evidence I<br />
the sentenJe<br />
this accused<br />
are out:-<br />
, He did not believe in good faith thaf bhe execuLion of Irwin was legal<br />
und.er .a.rüic16 6 of the Japanese regula.tions beeauSe fhai rule plainly authoiizes<br />
e. kill.ing onl;r rhere necessarJ,r tp prevent an esca.-pe during the actual abtanpt<br />
(trx, 2, 3. 63). .As evidence of a $.rilty.mind, jLe-!S_-{-e.g, if is outstend.ing in<br />
evidence ühe.t the accused atte:irpted Lo cOncebl. his illegal act by participating<br />
in ühe concoctlon of a fa-l-se story to the effeet thal the victin rras r€-escaping<br />
',üren he ms killed (a.37, 66, Ex.2). The falsity rvas conceived before the<br />
executrion tve.s accomDlished.<br />
The consurulation of the execubion ua.s arranged. .by Chief of Süaff<br />
and the four accused, e.s perticLpe.nts in varying Cegrees, the purFose of<br />
ühe nissiän was ttre äxecution of'Irwirtt (nuränsä Coünselrs couent, Brief, p. 36).<br />
.!-fter ühe'victi'n had been choked jnbo unconsciousnessr shot v.d-th a rifle e.nd<br />
lef t in a,n'apparsnbl;r 614* condiüion, he noved-zufficientl.y üo a.üLra.cü the<br />
attention of the guard, .Hozunrrii Tl".e-la.tter, Lhe sole n'ifness then present,<br />
sLabbed. hin u{.üh a sword arrl. lmnediate cteabh ensued.. The'aeüions of Sergeanb<br />
Ilozumi-, böth in choking the 'üictin aord later in stebbins hin rteie voluntarJ'<br />
on his irart, alth.ough he u'as carr-i4q oüt ühe ildiea.ted deslres cif his superiors.<br />
I Theref,ore, the deaüh of fnrirr '...'es Cirectly ard proxinately caused by täe illege.l '<br />
actiqns of accused Sugasalra and- Srrsnptsu in eryressi-ng their desires to their<br />
stibordine.tes thet the prisoner be kllfed under cjrcunsta.nces which the;z lorew<br />
rould directly result in a-ction.by bhe subordjrates to a.cconplislt ühe killirgt -<br />
(p. 13, Suoesawa et d., Case *224)<br />
4*i,;'tre<br />
the<br />
ilJ.4"3;
- The fa.cü thab obher: camps rnay have exequted nrj.soners unCer bhe<br />
subterfugo.ernployed in..the lnsLa.nt case would noü Justify the accused ln<br />
indulging in a.,einlLar icgrgful and..iltgerit pcü.'It is not...ble that ühe Chl-ef<br />
of släffr;g.-lf4Jor,Qeqeralr".whorn Sugasawä e-o.n's;gXted; cLld noü dli"ecü üha.t bhe<br />
laller,kl.11 lru.in upon.recapüure..' 4d.ctltted for the rules.. The 6th Artl-c1e:<br />
rf, ühe F..egu1e,tfon ur.s $hovm h:iln, 'ariC,<br />
rgp.gfts 'of 'ühe<br />
shootings, ratrich shövied bhat<br />
dee.qaqged rryere ki]f,ed;whil.r e.tüenpüfirg Lo-'escaf;:i{e then,ilreeted Suga.sawe ,<br />
.to kil-! h'vdn ttaceording.to thes.e gxnrnpLöstt:(R; 6J).. The exanples irrdice.ted //<br />
killings rhi-le escnping, '.jus,üifleble hcqici$eg. ltris provision of Rule 6 qid<br />
4ot;dea].with.treatnenL.if captuled bgeapees (8..7?)J Thus the Chief of Staff<br />
Iefü the .,nnf-üen.!,q be,hF.ndled "qccg1ding..to.!'he regulaüions. .Lt is idle bo<br />
süpoose'thei.a,.mi*n.of'-.ühe; eviclent inücfligenög. ot''eotdnel .Suga.so.'ryi: or of tieuLenanü<br />
Suenatgu r,r'oulcl believe bhnt the plain :l-ängw.'gc of ]tute 6 lnc1udecl drisonere.<br />
vrho rere noü in thq procgss of escapin_g.<br />
.'AÖcused<br />
Suge.sarvp,, therefore, hnd<br />
comoleüe freedon of aebion e4C c.r'moial'choicett."He volunberily chbse a. mebhod<br />
whi{h hs lmelrto be illegal 0n51 pi-ainl;r inrtrici',bed üo l.leutenenü Suemabsu his<br />
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fäeuüenanü,did..tpt wish:üp'ennrlr o1L pfrg ntgi e.ag forhj-nse1f in case he 'oes,<br />
iatcr ca}lcC. to gocounb by rcfumitro,.io'the'regrlntj.on jn his direct orrlep bo<br />
s""*.t.*--i"-i.ia'trre raltop, "5iif the priqoiör oJ '...,er eciord.ing to the'rcgu-<br />
Ietions concerning the treat.nent of pqlsoneSs of '1r;;.p.tt The regule'tiond did'nob<br />
contecrpLabe bhe a,ct ',rh-ich oRgued. qe 'said, tha,t- therc-vrcre I'regulaül9rs in't-hg<br />
Uia."cft' c*.rnp rrn fra7pqänatsg/ _shoutri'. ha,ve k1ot*:l (!, 7Z).: T.hu; Sue{r3rüsu e.cf,uall-y<br />
ha.ct. a wlunbe-ry !tü41 fhoicerr 'and'-eoqlCrharie 1äg"l.i5t refüscd. to ldl1 .frrgin. - . -.<br />
TfreV.$g!h urncteistöod, 'ühq .bcc.srise iL r.ns nede p1-a!ri thrb Suga-sa',',tiiwouH. bb pleasedto,"naivi-the<br />
.deafh of .prisoner ecedropf:.ifrecr.:; .:31nci üe-inO:.cated to a subglc{ine.-te<br />
wtreü his wronefui.CesLre-s vlrere,. jn'the;lrrllltfrou&edge ülietr his subordinntc .<br />
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a[..fikel-i]röoclbarr:' out tllt*"- rtedifisr- he tpn g6b i*good cbnseion9e t-'r<br />
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;;-;Jtil;.Teg.ä";-iä-o""ne" +uni"ffir"nt- on the leclrdcälity wni&r hc atbenpted<br />
jfor'lti.s-ö14m-fl'otecäon.<br />
tb plan for'fuüurä ud'e<br />
He rias a.volugrtary pi:fti$PAnt, .- .,<br />
'aicfihe<br />
pnd ,:bctLirq ix thc-,rte',th of lrr,i.n, rrd.hcnce,j.s lirblc es a prirtöipd'_<br />
clesirasoI3riÄaläm"rryab.ecäuse.lrer,'.'rsonir.eI{qt9.d,tofo1].owtheregut1üio.n9.If{<br />
he haö. done 9ä, Jiytin tsoulci.no! h.ave beeäYbTs.in. Th;rt he- kirow'he nvaF..dor!.8, ?<br />
',rfongf ul, bhir-re is plain fro:n.his acLions in conccalirrg tnt Uö,I:".fcorn the -othör<br />
r:ridners (n."36)r-(othor corpue" 'nr:re not fhus secYe:Led (n:c'. f0)), i.:a teltixg<br />
untruths: gboutl tttä tuff et sbrii
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Ftoä.urni, vrith ah inconorehensible eagc.rrnes.p, .vo1-unLeered- to apply his judo rskilln<br />
in choiinei thc rrrisonör (n. ??). cänsenb,',wes. given rncr- a gt"i;i; "iroäel" uulwiEn<br />
thc st1ong_<br />
lozuni .and the bound priponer ,fo1lolred. Two rninutes of this tragic :<br />
seene'fin;l1;t tresu'lLed in thc fd-t of the prrisoner Lo the qrounri, scÄeless..<br />
Thin ca.r'ne the ordcr'üo It'raiiuna :üo .shoot:,I1.ltinr, And he r.p.s Lefü fär dead, The<br />
on1.1' order to Hozu'n'i bherea.fter vras Lo g,uerd the sqpposecl dea.d-!ody. It developed<br />
lhcL f.ife I'ras not eompl.lol:r o,xfinctl' Hozurni then votuntnr:ty (nob und.er<br />
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brd.ers, eIühough:carrl.riy1g otit rlhet he käi.x üo be desired b;t iris Luieriors)<br />
ecgornplished a quick deebh of'Irwin by Slabbin8. Tlrese ects do not carry the<br />
earrnarks of leck of ltiiroreJ. ehoicett. T4ey were vol-untrry and aggressivellr so.<br />
Hc s.ed' ä. che.nce to test his Judo-ori e" f.ive victint: ' Hp st,abbecl Lh.: {nng marr'<br />
t'dühout order and the circu,nsüanüial . eyfdrence esLp-blishes theü he hacked the le.qs -'<br />
snd th.g hee-d cif the deeeased (nx. Z). ,rl"-boasLed in his cups üha-L the victirn<br />
häd tre,b€eC for h-is lifc, cry5-ng. rnd p!e.:di.ng (R. /+3)', but tha.t he hed cut him<br />
dov'-n. He'denonsürabed üo bhe prisoners the f;rpe of strol
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the finding o'ruEltY<br />
shoul-d. be a.pproved.<br />
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a.gninst' Llris boastful- kllLer end the- sentenee of ,4eath<br />
o. Iü revieudng: i*rfr ".u..,"üh",uJ"e,.n"f,y'rJ1l-'mitten'briefs.of both<br />
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orosecution and'döfensd,-togeüher with ühe. thouse.nds of pretibions for clegcnc;r<br />
iii"ve Ueen ceiofull31 eLudled anC- considenöd. 'The clemency pe.titions are le.rgely ,.<br />
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in preise of ühe char+cbdr of ülre 'accusefl,<br />
l,[atg', slgnr;rs do noü lndica.te thot, ) .<br />
ühey even know'ihci äcctrsed. A lebbcr, frcrn Dr, rI. Griff-in Cha.Dma.nr teo.cher , '.<br />
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of äccused ,$ienoüsu in a. Chrisble.n, schooll Seinon Gakrlinr is guoted- 1n part .is l<br />
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.for cle*ncli for. Kaaunriki'suenatsu. ,<br />
rnla.sthorough1;rinvc.sLigatedgf,tcr.!h:.s*.e1ded.'ThesefourrenSuematsuand<br />
ih"u" oühei's vnre giveä a. trleL uhich lasted s9v91a1 d.ailsl<br />
^1tt".y.-he-d 1l {nericl'ni""ter<br />
ar toätt as iiepanese la.v',-,rers,Q,rep-reselt ,!b.94 in the tiial. I<br />
3nd.$efenf .th,en<br />
iläit";uä"''iii-;"r"#,,'';; JüsL i"i"r '"'ä pi""entidrett "*u"nce bhcv<br />
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. . tllft,er heafing all of, ühq evldelrce it lras clear to lhe court' :that '<br />
all foirr of these ,n* *r"lguilty, of rrcrrder and they 1--€re sen!,enced fo death. '<br />
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,,^:.q-one or ar st$orlti.: sure flü.t rnany<br />
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ühe fo4eilnerg-bä.d ,ao!* lg.esüablieh dschobl for hi:n. cducaLe }ü'n end riorK<br />
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'confinned<br />
be orilered'r:ntif<br />
b]' the Suplgne Conncnder &r"the Alfied Pol^Iers'<br />
lit"""-.t" ";;;;";;-I"är;a.i""'trrirr'ihu"o-"""onnendations a.re e,.btaehed. . .:.r<br />
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