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Soldiers seized Koeff, who-on the verge of collapse-continually protested his innocence, although he had previously admitted it. The noose was thrown over his head and, a few seconds later, his body was dangling lifeless at the end of the rope...
...lorry arrived. Out of it got three prisoners : Lieut. Colonel Georgi Koeff, Lawyer Marco Friedmann, Sacristan Zadgorsky (TIME, May 11, 25). Under heavy guard, they were marched to the gibbets, where the acts of accusation were read to them. This took about 40 minutes. It was then the turn of three gypsy executioners...
...accepted a bribe of about $80 and that bribe had cost about 200 people their lives and much suffering to many scores. It was meet that he should die, and the crowd echoed the thought. Nowhere was there a sign of pity or sympathy, as there had been for Koeff. Strong arms seized him, sent him on a long journey...
...Georgi Koeff, for harboring Captain Ninkoff (engineer of the outrage, killed while resisting arrest). Public execution...
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