The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-17

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TIVE Enshshmea Auecsea In the streets OF
A Yeddo (Jsn. 30 correspondent of che Ny
tribune writes
before day Ureak on the morning of the l4th
INST, ] WAS hastily aroused, I'm NV residence at
Ahsaeu, by an officer bearing brief note from
MIR. NerbeCk, the director of the Government
College at leddo, in which Il was stated that
MSssrs. Dallas and Ring, two English teachers
ENGAGED 10 that institution, had been attacked
and seriously wounded the night before bv eon,e
persone unknown. and 10 one of the most populoge
portions Of the city.
CHARACTER OF THE INJURIES.
The wounds were frigntfully severe. Ruth
gentlemen we're conscious aud able To converso
with friends. From the first there was no doubt
of Mr. Dallas recovery. He had a CHASTITY cut
across the back, the point of a heavy sword
baving apparently first struck and laceratsd his
head. MIR. Ring hao two terrible slashes-ono
down, the other across, the back. His case Is
more serious, but bis speedy reatoration Ia as
certain as that of Mr. Dallas. Every care and
attention have been received by both, and tha
public sympathy bestowed upon them Is "a deep
and genuine ms the thoughtful aud cOusiderate
zeal with which their private needs are admin
isteTed TO.
PARTICULARS OF THE ATTACK.
The two teachers had visited the foreign
quarter of Yeddo ON the afternoon of Thursday
the 18th, at which place they dismissed their
guards, intending To return unattended to the
college during the evening. They started about
T16 o'clock, on foot, accompanied by Young
japanese, tutor in the college, aud a special
pupil of Mr.. Dallas-in fact, an iumata of mia
house. The distance they had to traverse Ia
about ten miles by the most direct route, but
they chose another course, through
streets streets which ARE are generally we'll
until a late hour For some four hours they
wandered considerably beyond their regular
way, and were apparently just about moving
towards their homes by a-series Of side streets,
when they heard rapid footsteps behind them,
and, before they could turn, Mr.. Dallas telt
sharp blow which nearly prostrated him, but
which he did not at the moment know to be the
cut Of sword. As he was regainiug his feet,
Mr. Ring cried ont that he was wounded. and
that their only chance was to run. Fortunately
there no resOiute pursuit In few
moments they gained paper shop on the
principal street, where they we're received with
the utmost Kindness, the inmates closing their
doors to prevent the entrance of intruders, care
fully stauDching the wounds and sending mes
sages to the college, aud in search of surgeons.
The young Japanese who accompanied the Eng
lisbmen is said to have run away In terror, with
out making any effort to attack to identify the
assassin or assassins. If he were really guilty
of this act of desertion, 80 contrary To the prn-
ciples of japanese gallantry, he will inevitably
suffer degradation and disgrace If not worse. He
has already been imprisoned. By 10 o'clock on
Thursday evening number of Japanese doctors
had arrived and had dressed the wounds with
admirable skill.
EFFORTS FOR THE ARREST OF THE CRIMINALS,
officials, nothing has yet been elected to Tx tho
crime upon any individuals or To explain it's
possible motives. but / venture to say that no
government manifested more deter
mined purpose tn arrive at the truth. Greater
prom tnees and yigOr could not have been exer-
cised. BY 10 o'clock on Thursday evening,
every gate in Yeddo was closed, and sentinels
stationed to prevent the egress or ingress
of any person exceptsunder strict surveillance,
BY midnight the rivers and all the canals were
guarded, and no boats were allowed tn leave the
city, or even to freely circulate. On Friday the
entire class of twO-sworded men In Yeddo under
went examination. Their weapons were
inspected by experts, to discover IL
any trace of blood existed upon
them and they were called upon to give
written certificates OF their whereabouts on the
evening of the assault. Nor were these mea-
sures mere formahties, as have abundant rea-
son TO know that they were strictly and literally
executed in the houses of high and low alike.
A great deal of the traffic and the social inter-
course of vast city has actually been sus-
pended, in order that nothing should be omitted
that might aid in bringing the offenders to JUS
tice