Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-01
ROMANCE ENDED WITH SUICIDE.
Tragic Death Of Mikado's Agent--Mar-
ried Brooklyn Girl.

The romance OF an artist from Japan who
married young Brooklyn woman last sum-
mer had a tragic sequel yesterday, when
Frank Yamaki was found dead In wood
near Nofthport. l.. 1. He had been missing
since November &, and it was apparent that
he had gone to that lonely place TO Kill him
self. Beside him were his camera and UNI
brella In his pockets were mis- gold watch
and small sum of money.
Yamakf was one of the Samurai. and of
wealthy family. His marriage to Miss Pau
line Brown of Brooklyn, followed by cost
ly honeymoon tour, with stops at the St.
Regis. the Grand Union Hotel, Saratoga.
and other resorts, led him into financial
plights. from which his pride only ref
uge in death
Only few DAYS before he disappeared
the couple had gone to Northport to live.
Yamaki left his wife, telling her that lac
was going over TO Kings Park to take some
pictures. She never saw him again, and
believed that he had deserted her and gone
back to his native land.
Shortly after their marriage Mrs. Yamaki
discovered, in looking over her husbands
papers, that he belonged to the nobility of
Japan. and was in this country engaged on
secret mission for the mikado. He never
confded to her what this mission was. He
had opened a Photographic studio at North
port L. L. when he first came to America
He did not depend on the income from this
studio for a living. however, for according
to his wife, he received s1eeo every three
months from Japan.
After the successful termination of the
peace negotiations at Portsmouth Yamaki
was ordered back to his own country. He
decided, however. that he would remain in
America and his income from Japan was
cut off. Yamaki wavered between love and
duty. His country needed his services, but
his wife refused to go with him to the far
east Considerable mystery surrounds his
death. though the coroner is of the opinion
that he died from either opium or morphine
poisoning.
Melville Nichol was cunning in the woods
near Northport yesterday when he found
the body. Coroner w. B. Gibson took charge
of the body. An autopsy will be held today.
1t was case of love at first sight. They
We're acquainted but few days when they
were married. Mrs. Yamaki IS the youngest
daughter of Edward Brown. who holds
responsible position with the Dixon Cruel
bic Company. She is twenty years of age.
In June the fanny moved to Northport from
Brooklyn, to a cottage on Highland Park.
one day in the early part of July MIR. va
maxi was standing in front of his studio
when Miss Brown passed. She attracted his
attention and he remarked to one standing
besiUe him that he would like her for his
wife. Shortly afterward he procured in
tTocuction. On the evening of July IA an
entertainment given in the opera house
and she accepted his invitation to attend
This was the first they were seen out to-
getler.
II ifHtIlS be True ne DIODOSeQ EI.at CiSnt
and accepted The following Sunday
even'1 the leth, they went to the Metho-
dist Episcopal parsonage and were married
by the Rev. Henry Medd The minister
agreed to keep the matter secret. and
carefully did he keep his promise that even
after he had flied the certificate of mar
riase with the village clerk he declined TO
either deny or affirm the marriage. Miss
Med l. sister of the minister, aud another
member of his family were Witnesses to the
ceremony.
Mrs. Yamaki, who is the daughter of Mr.
Edward f. Brown, last night tearfully
expressed the belief that her husband had
committed suicide because of real or fam
cied conviction that he would be punished
by the japanese government for failing to
obey summons to return home when war
was declared on Russia. To a reporter Mrs
Yamaki recited romantic tale of her mar
riage with Yamaki. whom she always be-
lieved to be a japanese nobleman.
Our family" said She went to North
port. L. J.. for the summer last June. L
met Mr.. Yamaki al a sociable of the Meth
odist Church, of which he was then Il mem
Der. 1t was a case of love at first sight
He asked me to marry him a few days
later, explaining that it must be secret for
a while, for reasons which he would later
give me- July 16 we became man and wife
at the Methodist parsonage, the Rev. Mr..
Medd performing the ceremony.
I'VE separated. and he went back to his
studio and | to my parents. About the
middle of October we had to confess that
we had married because of talk about our
being together so much. My parents re-
ceived my husband 81 dly, and We went on
a honeymoon trip.