Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-15
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
"ONLY SPIES"
CA True Story of the War. }

II was a Russin naval officer, lately
returned from Hardin, who gave me
the following unpublished details con.
corning the last hours of two japanese
spies caught by the Russian Cossacks
just as they were about to SKATER with
dynamite bridge on the line Of the
Manchurian railway.
My informant, young officer in his
lprime, was severely wounded during
the first bombardment of Port Arthur.
You were present at their execu.
tion?" asked.
| 81 saw them die, and I'm sorry to
have to say sol" was the young sailors
answer. Seeing my look of astonish.
ment. he added:
DO not take me for an anarchist.
am patriot to the core. ardently
wished for war with Japan, and longed
to see the Japs wiped out, and terms
Iof peace dictated TO them In Toxic.
But, In common with all my comrades.
| when | saw the two japanese officers
who had so bravely given up their lives
to their country. fall under the fire of
our men, could not but feel that their
lot was n hard o,e"
81 can assure YOU that when the two
accused were led into the little room of
the Chinese "fansa.' which had been
turned into a court. martial hail NV tho
military authorities of Hardin, the
judges as much as the public, consist.
inc almost wboI,y os oa,cors no,,Id 80,
conceal tboir ree,,ngs ., ad,,,ira,,au
and indeed enthusiasm FOR tho
doomed mon For as,or al, ,hov b,d
been moved nv tho nob,est mo,,yos
"Tbe formalities NJ tho conr,.n,or.
tial were of the simnlest order and
the hearing of tho trial osrered u,tIo
interest seeing tb.t ,ho ooonsod 80
~. and not without n certai, notrio,io
rrjde accepted tho ros,onsihii,,,, 90 ,,o
crime weighing unon them Thoy Gave
their names and rank wi,bort ,ho
sliybtest ,romor % ro,oo
"'Tchono JoI,oka A voars old Col.
onel of the staff nassed ont f,rst from
the military academy NJ yeddo, Gotta
the elder of tho prisoners shor,
thick.set man of strong and ororoa,,o
countenance.
"'Teisko Jokk n years old cantain
OF the staff, said tho other taller and
slIghter in build than bis comrade with
n thin and deen.bropzed face As no
gave his name he turned a somewhat
disdainful look on those I'm court A
moment later he added:
Buddhist
"And you. Colonel asked the Pres.
ident OF the court, are Won of the
same religion as your co.accusedY
"'No, sir, | am a Christian
Seeing the looks of establishment
produced by this declaration, he added.
quickly: |
81 am all the same a true Japanese.
born of japanese parents. But I'm nv
youth was won over by the soft word
OF Christ, and was converted from Bud.
dhism.'
Col Jokoka spoke in English. and
II was a subject OF King Edward EN-.
ployed In the Russo Chinese bank who
translated his testimony. A Chinese
acted as Interpreter to Capt. Jokki.
THE explosive substances found on |
their persons were now shown to the
prisoners; but they did not seek to ex,
culpate themselves. nor did thew denv
In any particular the declarations of
the Cossacks who had arrested them. |
The interpreter next translated to the
officers the military public prosecutors
charge, demanding for them death by
hanging.
81 watched the faces of the two men
when this was read out. Not single
muscle did they move. Impassiye as
statues, they betrayed by no outward
sign the painful workings of their