New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-13
FROM JAPAN.
Arrest Of One Of the Kanakara msrderers
-InA.ssry Of tho japanese Pshce-A
Modem DcIilsh aaA . Bed Outlaw
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-Indussry Of tho Jspaness Pshce-A
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From Oar Special Correspondent.
KAxAoXwA Jspan. Jan 81. 1865.
Ny last letter gave your readerssome account
OF the murder at Kamakura Of the English officers at
ached to the soth Regiment In garrison at this port
It appeared whel wrote a. this affair was to take
the course Of tho maay that had preceded 1t. Ihere
we're the customary protestsons Of regret on the part
Of the native officials the old promises 10 b. digon IN
search Of the offenders we renewed, but 80 often sai
aed a. We had been before they longer trusted
1t it, indeed. gratifying for 10 say something
commendatsry Of an honest purpose In cur Japanese
rulers an honesty begottsn Of policy IL you will but In
the work 1t has wrought none the less gratifying.
Briefly thea after fourteen foreigners have been killed
and several more been woanded out Of our little COM
munty at the hands Of Japanese assassns during the
brief six treaty years Of Intercourse with this poo
pIe We have at last murderer brought to Justice.
Fortunately without doubt for the good issue Of this
affair. Sir Rutherford Alcock the British Minister was
on tho eve Of departure for England and he duly repre-
to tho japanese Government their embarrassed
position he returned to his country bearing news Of
this fresh outrage and their ineicsncy 10 prevent or
pnn1sn the olt IocuIIih8 WTohbs VI '"'~ "-'
Japanese beside had freshly In their minds the cost I"
them Of their former supnsness. and with all these III
Huences bearing them seem for once to have aoan
donsd their traditional policy OF procrsstinaton ana
barren display Of seal that brings no fruit They
promised uEsparing efforts to ferret out the assassn'
and set Of once to work aboutt ADdnow esequepce
Of events unraveng the whole stoiy Of this doubie
murder, thread By thread proves the truth OF all We
have heard OF the thoroughness OF japanese espionage
proving also that the same eIeron on tho part OF the
Government before would have produced Ike result.
1t convinced Us. moreover. II We needed convincing,
tina, was no idle boast Of the Japanese people that the
uurderers of Hueskeu. Of Csmus Of Richardson. and
others were we'll known 20 the Yedo Government, and
that IL could at any moment have laid Its hand upon
them had they seen fit to do 70. In Huekens case es
pecalIy Ae late Secretary Of the United States Lsga
tom the midnight murder was matter Of open jest aad
boast
An examination into the K9nakura assssslnatlops
was promptly begun by the native authorities and tAr
pri,h CsosuL Dr. Winchester who u deserving great
for ths seal and that accompanied hia
labor.
On inquiry witnesses we're found who saw the uur
dered officers before lls extnct others Who law
their murdere In wait BY the readable prepared Tor
the fray Tbs priests Of the greattem7e Of Hickman
in whose avenue Of centuryoh pines the bodies were
found remembered two uen armed with swords wao
worshiped at their temple brief interval before the
assau boy and girl who came aPon the assa'sins as
ey Law IN wait for their victims were warned OH ss
something Lorrid was about 10 happen peasant
In the field keard tho noss Of the attack and looking
no from his work saw With drawn swefd ruunin
BIZ the side OF mounted foreigner dealing blows as lie
run Tin tho foreigner fell from his saddle The deed It.
self was clear enough; the unsuspectng officers were
riding homo from pleasure trip In the country. wheh
without having given any provocation they were sur
prised BY non Ia ambash and slso Their ASSISTANTS
had escaped. leaving coe behind except lost shoe
or wooden clog and hat with letter In Il which gave
~ individual Information.
Fortunately tho native officials were faithful In their
work. and traced tho fleeing men, or one OF them to
ghborng village where he had suppsd they discov
ed where he had crossed the River Rnkngo on the
road % Ycdo at an obscure ferry The sellers OF the
shoe and tie hat found in garter OF the cty
edo frequeuted BY the north country rouns. or ont
laws. Here tho trail for . time lost asd IL the
m nrderers had used Ordinary discretion they would
probably have escaped.
A i>s days subsequently ct village thirty or forty
lies from Yedo on tho road to Oaseca, three armed
Japanese entered the house Of 9 wealthy farmer. aad
with shrcss Of violence robbed him Of large sun Of
money. The robbers we're followed and two Of them
were arrested tho third. aher severe struggle, es
cnpcd On eXanlnaoa Of these two under torture they
denounced their escaped associate their leader and
"a Que o. the inca who committed the Kamakars mur
iers The native police were thus put on the mar.
dercrs track again. ssd did not rehnqulsh 1t until BY
step and another they tracked him to his hiding
place In village htt,e way out Of Ycao. Thither he
frequently came TO meet his mistress. With her TIE &C
thorites soon came to understanding for hls be-
rsyaL On given night be was applied with sste until
suspicion blinded. when he was seized BY the IA
tive police though not without desperate struggle.
and handed over to the officers Of justice Meantime
bis two accomplces In the robbery hsd been tried
demned to death and publicy behesded at Yokohama
This man. Sej boldly confessed his criUe lie said
that he had bcen long inspired with the desire Of killing
foreigners q meritorious oct toward his country.
Twice before 10 tad made the atomt carry this idea
into execution. O,cc he had been betrayed BY al
oiats bat made his escape At another tiue he drew
his sword upon party Of foreigners at the entrance oil
Yokohama from the sokaido but was foilsd by their
ing their pistols IN defense. After these unsue
eessfu efforts fearing detection II no fingered about
Yokohama no went 10 Kamafura where DO heard FOR.
eigners frequently came.
On arriving at Kanakura he met another rsui" whom
he found to he Of tho right stamp" and un.odsd to
him his designs His now foaud friend heartily scqai.
esccd. They visited the temple at Kamakurs and on
coming out walked down tie long avenue OF pines TO
ward the As thoy walked tLsy two foreigners
approaching horseback. ard 1t once resolved on
their destruction ILsy prepared themselves for the
attack, and how successfully they accomplished taelr
object we know. Immediately after the murder they