The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-19
DEATH BY HARI-KARI.
Horrible Suicide of 4 japanese
Dishwasher.
Ne p.seMsowLEo HIMSELF.
The Subject Of the MIkado Found life
Barden and Threw 10 or
In Japanese Style.

II Japanese SSyAes
Another suicide. surprising in novelty
and horror any Of the other three Of the
past two days, occurred yesterday morn
ing. The last victim of an unbalanced
mind il Mohei Akahoshi. q japanese dish
washer, who ended his existence according
10 the time-honored kari-kari by disem-
boweling himself and then cutting his
throat IN the Virginia restaurant, 5A
Main street. where he vas employed.
Akahoshi arrived in this city from Port
Blakeley. where he was employed for few
weeks as cook, two weeks ago. and day
later secured work rs dishwasher in the
Virginia restaurant, kept by Henry
Tsukuno. another japanese. He soon
proved him self good. hard worker and
his employer took quite . fancy
to him, bat he would have nothing
to do with him aside from his
work. He was ct his place on time every
morning and beyond answering . direct
question with yes or no would 60 all day
without speaking q word. This went on
for week. and then Akahoshi grew talka-
tive and 10 his companions in the kitchen
would say the strangest things imaginable.
He was still reserved. however. and his
fellow workmen avoided him more than
ever. He acted in . rather strange manner
at times. too. and he grew to be looked
upon as crazy.
He occupied room In the basement Of
the building under the restaurant with
1T 5 OF clock yesterday morning. He came
tate nj -
went to work. At o'clock, the rush for
breakfast being over. he went down to his
room again, his COMPANIONS thought to go
to sleep for awhile. Okahohsi went direct
TO his room and entering secured . razor
from among his effects. Miyads vas
sleeping in . cot in the room
but was not aroused. After
securing the razor, Okaboshi removed some
Of his clothing. and loosening his under
garments, laid down upon his cot beside
that OF the sleeping cook. Without any
elaboration he drew the keen blade of the
razor across his abdomen. cutting fright
ful cash. Then he turned his attention to
his throat One slash OF the razor severed
his jugular vein and windpip.. and made
an opening that extended clear across his
throat, well down toward his collar bone.
He then lay back to die. the right arm that
had done the deadly work dropped over
the side of the cot, and the bloody
razor fell to the floor. Invoiun-
tsrily he gasped for breath once or
twice and the air escaping from the severed
windpipe produced . noise that aroused
Miyade. The latter had retired but few
hours before and was sleepy and tired. and
failed to get up. The peculiar gurgling
noise continued and he resolved to investi.
gate. As he arose, . movement on the part
OF the dying man attracted his attention
toward the other cot in the room. A si&ht
that froze the blood in his veins met his
gaze. Lying on the cot. which was fairly
vet with blood which gushed from the two
gaping wounds. was Akahoshi in the throes
Of death. Each time as he gasped for
breath and the air escaped from the severed
windpipe his body quivered and shook,
and the rush OF blood increased.
The frighteded cook did not recover his
senses for few seconds, and when he did
he rushed upstairs and aroused the house.
Tsukuno went mined lately for DR.. Noble,
but the latter was not in his office, and
when be returned. i've minutes later, the
suicide was dead. 4.
A messenger located Coroner Smart an
hour later. and at o'clock Bonney &
Stewart were ordered to remove the body
to their establishment When the under
takers reached the room it pre-
sented CORY spectac.e. There
were great pools of blood all
over the floor. blood was spattered over
the walls, and the body OF Akahoski and
the cot were bathed in blood. The body
was removed as it was to the morgue, and
there prepared for burial An examine
ton of the body showed that the razor
blade had penetrated the abdominal cav.
ity. The cut was nearly ten inches in
length and the intestines protruded. The
cash in the throat severed the jugular
vein, the windpipe. and ali the minor
arteries and veins. After investigating the
case. Coroner Smart decided that no in
quest would be necessary.
Akahoshi was u years of age and unmar-
ried. He came from Japan several years
ago and spoke English fairly well. He
lived in San Francisco for long time and
was also in Southern California for time.
He is supposed to have come here from
Los Angeles three months ago. By those
who met him here very little is known con-
corning him. He made no friends and
never would say anything concerning his
past. He was q fine looking specimen of
his race and had a splendid physique.
The remains will be inferred here prob-
ably at the expense OF the county.