FOUR PROFITEERS HANGED.
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A field court-martial at Kisslovodsk tried. a. millionaire named Gakht, two‘ officers, Kerasssilidze and Mamanoff, and a student, Dimenski, for criminal pr6'fiteel-ing in the sunply of drugs for the volunteer army. They were found guilty, and condemnezl to be hanged, a fine of 500,»0!J0 roubles (nominally £50,000) per Whead ‘to be levied on the property of {,; each.
‘ The sentence was put into execuiflzion in the Piatnitski Bazaar. Each icondenfmed man wore a placard on his i~‘brea.st, “Hanged for criminal specula}‘tiol'l in the blood of -.the Trans-Cas-V gpian fighters?’ - Russian Liberiifion ‘Committee. ' ." ‘
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3463, 17 April 1920, Page 6
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95FOUR PROFITEERS HANGED. Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3463, 17 April 1920, Page 6
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