Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-08

I The next morning Mr.. G. and c. went to
| Ycinoski's house and found that all was true,
and yaconins were in the house reading his letters
and overhaulinG everything. They said, in
answer to the question, why leinoski was ar
! rested that ihev were small yaconins and did
not know-that he had been arrested by the
order of the governor of Kobe.
OF course Mr. g. and c. that morning de-
manded the release Of leinosk and his wife,
/ through the American consul. We were kept
waiting nearly week, and then told that the
arrest of Henoski was a very different thing
from that Of another servant, as he lived on his
premises, going every day to = foreigners house
as carpenter or mason would do. This was
about all the satisfaction we got after weeks
waiting.
Yenoski was lust as much a servant as any
one of those living on our premises. lie was
not paid by the Job or the day, but received
regular salary, and it was expressly agreed that
his whole time should be at our disposal. be-
sides we brought him from ledo Tor ms services:
After giving the governor information oil
these facts he said that had he known them be-
fore the arrest would not have been made. AS
il was. Yelnoski must be examined further. He
could not be persuaded to tell what his offence
was though he said ii was small one, and 1t
would not be necessary to keep him in prison
long
After this, when c. asked permission to see him,
he was told his request could not be granted,
but that Yeinosk would very soon be examined
and released, Alter waiting hOllt udNSs MI u.
and C. obtained an interview with the vice gov
ernor, who told them that he was arrested by
the governor by order of the Daniodai; that
had they known how closely he was connected
with foreigners he would not have been ar
rested; what his offence was he did not know;
that he had broken no law of this district. He
said, too that he had been taken to Osaka, about
thirty miles from here, but where he was then
he did not know; that the governor would en-
deavor TO procure his release. How much truth
there was in what these officials said we cannot
tell; we know we caught them in half dozen
lies.
By the next mail letters go to Yokohama to
the American minister from the consul here,
Mr.. G. and c., asking him TO demand Yeinoski>s
release of the general government. What the
result will be we cannot say, but we have lit
tie hope yet that he may be released if he is yet
alive At any rate hope that this may be one
thing more to lead the governments of Christian
nations to insist on the renewal of the treaty
this coming year, that federation shall be grant
ed to Christianity
| cannot tell you how our hearts ache for
Ieinoski, especially when we remember the ter
rible sufferngs that Catholic Christians in large
numbers are now enduring, but we feel almost
certain that he is a good man, and we think he
will not be left without comfort in this hour of
trial. His poor wife, who suffers with him,
fear has not this consolation. We were all
very much attached to him. and feel as if
dear friend had been taken from us. 1t seems
as if we could not give him up.
month or two ago n yaconn called on us
and also on the Gs, whom we very strongly |
su Spected of being spy, and remember telling |
YeinoSk so one morning, but we never thought |
of his being in danger. He had not been bap- |
tiZed, as he expected soon TO be, or we should |
have supposed that to be the reason OF his sud- |
den arrest.