The sun., 1889-11-11
MURDER WITH COLD IRON.
DONE. JAPANESE STYLE IN CHARLEY
EHMOTO'S BOARDING HOUSE.

One Jap Drives n Knife Over the shouldsF
OF Another Full Two Hnndbreadths
Into HE Observation-Disclosures Arrestss
The east half OF the ground floor Of the big
double tenement at "a James street Is occu-
pied as aJapanese sailors boarding house and
the west half as an italian restaurant. The
front room OF the lodging house is lighted by Q
single shop window, which was covered with
paper yesterday. A little crowd In front tried
TO peer into the room In spite OF the paper.
On table in the middle OF the room with the
feet toward the street, lay the dead body OF .
Japanese sailor It was clothed In q blue sea-
mans suit. There was q great cash In the
left breast under tho shoulder. Underneath
the table was q big pool Of blood in the midst
OF which was playing card with q gayly de-
corated back.
Around the sides Of the room were several
cots, or mattresses, and the adjoining room
was lined with hunks, three rows high. In
third room, the kitchen. was stove. near
which was rack containing carving knives.
The rack was not full. one knife being missing.
The dead sailor, whose name, according to
the police. was Mura Commio or Cantlani. had on
Saturday secured berth on ship at the
hands OF Charles Eymoto. the keeper OF the
boarding house, on the principle Of first come.
Tst The Of this
reason that precedenee should bo given
for board than the other. The two men quar-
rolled over the matter in the front room Of the
had been drinking, and they called each other
eowgards; Eymoto I came In before they had PRO-
S%n 70
to 60 e sleep, While 10 isy on he eot. Com.
three other sailors who were 10 the room.
The four were 50 engrossed IN their CONVEX
arose from the cot and went out. Nobody saw
him, or he was seen too late, when he returned
in the Kitchen, and, coming up behind CSmmi.
plunged the knife oyer his SHOULDER full two
th sSe snd pesds died @
turned on Eymoto, who had Quilted the room
after PLAYING the part Of peacemaker; but had
the knife. dripping with Gommfs blood, Ey-
moto caught his wrist. and. with the assistance
Of the place when the scuffie, began and hear
It was locked, and he had to enter by the back
door, and arrived on tho scene only in time to
knife. around which coat had been wrapped
to render It harmless. Before this was done
w % hSd
ants Of the bn1ks in the ,a adi2i1ng who
were prepared to pitch in and prevent him run
the three others who engaged In the combat,
were presently conducted to the Oak street
station by squad OF policemen. The prison-
resenting their names had been put. on the
blotter. all were discharged excepting the mur-
had witnessed the murder. An ambulance
had been summoned to take Commi to- the
hospital. but he was dead long before 1t ar
rived His body lay on the table until late in
the day. when It was taken to the Morgue. An
When arraigned in the Tombs Police Court
about 10 A. NJ, Jugigo. being asked what he
."Too much drink. didn't know anything
about It T"
The carving knife was exhibited AS part Of
the case against him. He was committed With
out ball. Eymoto and the other witnesses
were sent to the House of Detention.
Jugigo Is about 50. Commi was ten yeara
older. and leaves q wife and family in Japan
who will not know OF his death for months