PLOTTERS EXECUTED.
CONSPIRACY IN TURKEY. A REVOLTING SPECTACLE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July IG. Fifteen men, who were condemned to death for participating in a plot to assassinate the president of Turkey, jvemal Pasha, were executed at Smyrna. The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says the spectacle was a revolting one. The unfortunate men were paraded through the streets clad only in white shirts. They were taken to various gallows. The climax of horror was reached at the execution of Chukri Bey. The hangman's rope broke under the a ictim s weight and he fell to the ground. He continued to breathe and remained conscious. A second rope was secured and Chukri Bey was again hoisted to the gallows and hanged.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19260719.2.57
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19383, 19 July 1926, Page 9
Word Count
126PLOTTERS EXECUTED. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19383, 19 July 1926, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in