St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-05
FIENDIsH FERoCITY
Shown by a Japanese Who Muir.
dered even Persons.

Shown by a Japanese Who Muir.
dered seven Persons.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Meager details of eight murders com.
mitted by one man in the province OF
Yamato, Japan, were received by the
last steamer. Full particulars show
the crimes to have been marked by
fiendish ferocity. The vic tins were the
slayer's wife, man named Gentaro
and the wife and child of Waterman
named Genjiro, his wife's former
lover. All lived in the village of Wa
keda. Besides these there were a man
and his wife and two sons living In
OyOdo.
Some months ago the murderer,
had been living with the family of Cen
iro. The latter was married man
with children. At the time Tomekichi
married he knew his wife had been in
innate with GenjlrO Sand was pregnant
by him, but this knowledge did not de-
ter him.
The couple had not been married
long before disagreements began, be-
cause Tomekichi suspected his wife OF
meeting her former lover in secret. At
ter numerous Quarrels the couple separ-
ated, but no divorce had been obtained.
The wife went to the house of a friend
who gave her shelter. Soon rumors
reached the husband that the relations
between his wife and her lover had been
resumed. He also heard stories that the
lovers had formed plot to blackmail
him.
Tomekichl, after taking an affection
ate leave of his friends and relatives,
proceeded to the place where his wife
was staying and induced her to return
with him. They left the house together
and proceeded some distance to lonely
spot near pool. AT this place the in
human husband cut his wife in the
head with short Japanese sword.
When she fell to the ground he stood
over her and with his murderous weapon
hacked her repeatedly until life was eX-
tinct.
Even then his mania for murder was
not Satiated. and he mutilated the
corpse in most shocking manner, as
though he would also wreak vengeance
on her unborn babe.
After his victim had been almost
butchered Tomekichi sought his WiIe's
lover. As lie neared the latter's hut he
met Genjiro's wife. He seized her by
the hair and cut her throat. He mutt
lated her body as he had that of his first
ViCtlul.
He then rushed into the hut, but
GenjirO was at his duties as Waterman
about the fields. But there was one
Gentaro lying down in the hut. and,
miStaking this man for the watchman
i'll his excitement, T0mekichi cut his
throat.
And here. as before, he wounded the
man i'll the breast and abdomen, and
mutilated him in most horrible man-
ner. Genjiro's daughter was sleeping
quietly, and Tomekichi almost cut OFF
the poor little infants head.
TOmekichi then ran to OwodO, seven
miles distant, carrying in his hand the
blOod-dripping sword, where lived a
man who had acted as messenger be-
tween his wife and her lover. This
mans door, which he reached late at
night, was opened by the woman of the
house. He cut her throat and FASTENED
into the house. Meeting the husband,
he cut him as he did the wife, and the
man died without resistance.
The children were awakened by the
noise, and, arising from their mat, they
sought TO escape; but the biOodthirSty
wretch had not yet enough of murder.
His ready sword was turned on the
children, and they were cut down.
The murderer surrendered himself
the next morning after hearty break
fast. He laughed and joked in the inosl
natural manner possible while telling OF
his bloody deeds.