"동학 두목 최복술(최제우)을 참형에 처하다. 최복술이 그들의 두목이라는 사실은 자기 자백과 사실 조사로 나온 단안斷案이 있으니 해당 도신道臣에게 군사와 백성을 많이 모아 놓은 가운데 효수하여 뭇사람을 경각시킬 것입니다."

“Ringleader of Donghak, Choe Bok-sul (Choe Je-u), was executed by beheading. The determination of Choe Bok-sul being their ringleader was derived from his own confession and through an investigation. Consequently, orders were issued to the provincial vassals to carry out his decapitation in the presence of a large gathering of soldiers and people, aiming to raise the alarm among the general public.”