The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-07-21
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4 JArANrss ExEgpnaS. a reocnt lei
I isr from An American 10 japan gises
I The details of the moacp ~ capital pun
tishmsAtin that country assaprlieA t.
aman of position IA soeicts and gov
eminent -
About II O'Clock ,. a. on the night
Of the 81 OF March, the execution ef
1.-THE native ofiecf Kidd Is6. keai no
ksra. or secretary ~ the Prince of
Een took places inside the Japanese
temple, a plan aud unpretending build
ing situated on the man stree. ~ Hio-
( g., This. was. IN nxpiaton for tho
fiendish crime committed Nv him al tho
same place ON tho sth of FEBRUARY last,
IN ordering has troops 30 fire, without
tproyoeation, on al Foreigners aud thh
consular flags and buldings. some of
oar men beng severely wounded on
that occasion BY The troops Of the elan
under has command. There were pres
ent only seven Japanese diguitaries
and officials and select party Of an
equal number Of foreign ministers. con.
sols aud officers to witness the execu-
tion. The enlprit was a tall, fine look.
ing mau, OF about thirty years Of aee
and some one hundred and ninety
pounds IN weight He had earnestly
solicited intereesston and reprieve,
but without avail, and nov seemed
quite stoical Is to his fate. evincing nei.
tnsr waht Of nerve nor resolution
The temple exhibited some BUDDHIST
idols, aud was lighted up by suspended
lamps and altar lights; the floor was
carpeted with green cloth, and near
the altar stood table having cutting
Instruments. At the foot Of TINS 4
white cloth was spread, aud at q little
distance O red one, subsequent events .
proved the latter to be the cloth OF
atonement,
On entering the building kidd Ise
wore the white winged dress called Ka.
mi-sho-moo, on which was embroider- /
cd in colored silk, between the shoul. /
ders, The device Of bis rank and clan:
that is universal here On taking his
position before the altar aud loolSine
around, he bowed low, III their oastom-
airy style, TO the Japanese authorities
present, aud afterwards TO the foreign
representatives He then spoke few /
words, endeavoring TO palIiate his
CRIME, candldly confessing that ha gave
the orders the fire. also explanatoryof
his rank and position, He said he
knew be was to die, aud asked If they
wished TO question him, and If they
were satisfieda Towhich no response
was given, He subsequently, engaged
himself for few moments in devotion
with his minister, and on being spoken
to by the executioner-an Office here
devolving on the nearest Of kin 10 the
sufierer--he signifed his readiness for
the cohsummation. He was now hand
ed the short sword of honor, at the same
time presenting his own to the execu-
toner Hethen intrepidly stepped up
on the red cloth, sword in hand Qradu-
ally bowing forward his head for the
stroke, and suddenly plunging tho
sword IN his side and sweeping it across
The abdomen, the act elciting an ago
nizing 'aughi" from him. Instantly
The executioner, with one sweep Of the
eulprits sword, severed the head from
The trunk, the blood squirting up 10
ward the ceiling for height OF about
'ix feet, while the head rolled on the
carpet and the body careened over. =
The self-indicted wound of opening the
bowels. or hari-kari, is to save caste. =
There were few muscular twitchings
md quiyerings, when the body was
'arried away by two officials, and JUS
ace stood vindicated From the culprits
entrance to the ful6lment of the sen.
enco space of not more than ten min
ties elapsed