Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-21
A GRATEFUL PRINCE.
The Czarewitch Royalty Rewards the
Japs Who Saved His Life. D..
NO observation-disclosures THE LAW.
The WOuld-Be Assassin Can Only Be Tried
for Ordinary Assault.
EFFORTS TO MAKE A CASE OF TREASON.

NEW YORK, June 2O.-A letter from
Yokohama, Japan, dated May 25, just re-
celved here, says: The difficulty in the
trial OF Tsuda Sanzo, the Japanese police
constable who wounded the Czarewitch, is
that no article in the Penal Code of Japan
removes his crime from the category of an
ordinary murderous assault. The 10th
article of the code says:
ANY person infiicting or attempting to in
fict injury upon the Emperor. Empress
Dowager, or the Prince Imperial shall be
punished with DEATH"
The reference here is plainly to members
OF the Japanese imperial family only, and
not to foreign potentates or Princes
of their blood The code further pro-
vides that no act of a Japanese subject
can be regarded and punished as a
crime unless it falls within the purview Of
some provision of the code, and further that
the code cannot be made retrospective. The
letter of the code is consequently opposed
to any special treatment of Tsuda's offense,
and its spirit is opposed to the enactment of
any new law to meet his case
Only Common Everyday Assault.
1t has been contended by some lawyers,
foreigners as well as Japanese, that since
the Czarewitch was travelling officially
in Japan as the guest of the Japanese
sovereign, the sanctity of his person is
guaranteed by the Criminal Code precisely
In the same way as though he were men,
Der of the~Japanese imperial family. But
such view savors of expediency rather
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newspapers, discussing the subject, have
arrived at the conclusion that Tsuda must
be arraigned under those provisions of the
Criminal Code which refer to murderous at
tacks upon ordinary persons.
Doubtless the dHtreme penalty provided
by the law will be inflicted, but beyond that
penalty, according to the code, the judges
cannot go, nor can the administration order
them to go.
The Minister of State for Justice has
ordered the Supreme Court to hold a
sitting in the District Court at Otsu
for the trial of Tsuda Sanzo, and it is
presumed that he will be tried under
the clause referring to reasonable corre-
spondence and attempts to disturb the en-
pire's foreign relations.
The Czarewitch's Generous Rewards.
1t may be possible that his offense will be
classed as can act of violence committed
against a prominent individual, with the
object of involving the country in war;"
evidence pointing to this course having been
obtained.
The 'Czarewitch has acted with the pro-
verbal munifcence of the Romanoffs toward
the two Japanese jinrikisha coolies who
threw Tsuda Sanzo to the ground and
wounded him with his own sword On the
the evening of the 18th he summoned the
two men on board his flagship, and, after
giving each a decoration and sum of
81, 800, at the same time informed them
that pension of $1,000 yearly
would be deposited to their credit
for the remainder of their lives
Photographs we're then taken of the two
men to present to their Majesties the Gar
and Czarina
Immediately upon quitting the presence
of the Czarewitch the two men were taken
in charge by the Russian sailors and ridden
on their shoulders over the decks amid YELL
ing and cheering. The Nfikado presented
the two men with decoration and an an
nual enson of 36 ven. Thirty-six yen to
us appears as quite ridiculous amount, but
in this country it is amply sufficient for the
maintenance of men in their condition of
life.