The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-04-09

gistrite stretched in a long chair BILE d
ing from the neck and trying to en-
large the wound The servant in
formed the missionary, who having dis
covered the magistrates attempt at
suicide, hurried off at once to the Gov
ernor to report what had occurred. At
the Mission meanwhile every attention
was paid to thu wounded magistrate,
who was not able to speak but made
signs for a pencil with which, lying in
the long chair he wrote during that
night and the following morning a
number of short letters. one was adj
dressed to Mr.. Lacruche. anoth to
the interpreter The purport of each
was that the magistrate was dying to
save the people of Sinchang and not to
break his word to those whom he had
promised to save. In u letter to his
brother he said; AN evil spirit is pur-
suing me; and I am dying in order to
save the people"
Rumor Immediately spread i'm the
town that the priest had assassinated
the magistrate. Delegates from the
high officials were sent to the Mission to
made enquiries and the next day the
Provincial Judge himself held an en-
quiry. Mr. Lacruche conducted them
round the premises and described all
that had occurred. In the evening Mr.
Lacruche received a letter from the
Bureau of Foreign Affairs asking for
the instrument by which the magis-
trate had come to his death. The
missionary replied that he did not
know what instrument had been used
With this note was sent long state
ment, and it could not be dispatched
till the next day following the de-
mand. That day handbils melting the
people to riot were freely distributed
i'm the city. They were given away by
persons of distinction riding in chairs
and preceded by men on horseback.
The officials i'm the meantime asked
that the two servants who have be n
mentioned should be sent to the yamen
for questioning, and suggested that Mr..
Lacruche should accompany them. This
he refused to do on the ground that it
would appear to lend color to the story
of assassination, and excite the people
to riot. The Governor also sent
message to the Catholic Bishop through
the Taotai of Kiukiang, practically ac-
cusing the missionaries of murder, and
asking the Bishop himself to come to
Nanchang. The Bishop replied that
what touched the missionaries touched
him, that he was therefore an inter St
ed or accused party, and could not ad-
judicate on it, and that the settlement
must be by the Waiwupu and the
French Mniser at Picking.
During the two days before the mas
sacre. placards melting to riot were
posted even on the Mission premises,
which had ben occupied by soldiers
but more for the purpose of surveil-
lance over the missionaries than for
their protection. \ military officer
was heard to say to his men: Look
well to it that no Europeans escape"
In regard to all these matters, the re-
port concludes there is the direct evil
dence of Mr.. Martin who was by Mr..
Lacruche's side right up to the moment
of the riot, and of Mr. Rossignal, who
had from Mr.. Lacruche's own mouth
the statement now published The ac-
tual facts of the murder of the mis-
sionaries and the burning Of the pre-
misses are summarized very briefly, and
pr sent no variation from the accounts
already published.