The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-14
He Cuts His Throat
and She Commits
Hara- Kiri.
FINAL TRIBUTE
TO DEAD EMPEROR
japanese National Hero and His
Spouse Time Their Self-De-
struction So That It Is Co.
incident With Departure
From Toxic Forever Of
Deceased Ruler.

Toxic september l3-General couns.
Maresuke Nosi supreme military coun~
eii4or of the Emperor and his wife. tha
countess Nos. committed suicld. to-
nishi IN accordance with the 4noi.nt
Japanese custom as nnal tribute 10
their Departed Emperor and friend.
Alutsuhito.
The death 10y their own hands Of ths
famous general and his wi.e VAS =.
az 'n"'ic as IT was sad. The general
'Nt MS throat with a short sword ana
me countess committed hara-kiri
o4-""ins the Samurai custom. tho
-v"hir htG carefully prepared th4i..
plans for killing themselves. auc tin,a.r
1"em $50 THAT they would b. colnc!dent
with the departure forever from Toxic
ct the dead Emperor
General Nosi and the countess had
attended the funeral services OF MINI
suhito at the palace here to.dav nnI
u was expected that they would pro-
eeed to Aoyama tonight with the cor
trAe- Instead. however. at the con-
'lNsipn ~ the ceremony at the place
thoy withdrew to their modes, bon,,
'n Akasaki suburb of Toxic. ana
death 40
first the general wrote letter %
MS new Emperor. Yoshih.to. which H.
ter was found beside hts body. rhe,
ne draped in mourning portrait IN
the wall Of the late Emperor an1 III
forwards he and his wife dressed th.n,.
selves In full Japanese costume ana
drank farewell cup OF Sake IRON, cttr.
which had been presented to the rer
eral by Mutsuhito.
Darkness had fallen and General
Nosi and the countess awaited ina
sisnal they agreed upon 70 announce
'heir leave taking THIS was Inc
booming ~ signal IN the palae,
S.ounds which was to let the naonlA
Know hat tho body Of the Enner,,.
was starting on tho funeral car for its
last resting place
us INC Doom OF the gun resounded
through the clear still night General
NoSi arose, and sraspne In his hand
short sword. plunged n i n,o '' ht.
threat while the Countess stabbed
herself through th. body ,t,5art
VINO resided at the Nosi home hsari
the fall of the bodies and rushed irto
tno room i-yins upon the noor were
me nero OF Port Arthur and his vito.
Both sim were breathing but tht,r
Sphsmodic gasps showed plainly that
death was near The studen, hurried
Ior ala. but when he returned with il
noth he general and the countess
Were dead
TAe 'rasedy created a profound sem
7-'N-N4' Ht'N - i'l '-St pIs Ot SorIuM
heard on every hand tonight
General Count Nogi was national
hero in Japan It was he who cap-
iured Port Arthur from the Russians
In 1901 and assured the success OF n =
country ia tine battle of Mukden. Til.
count was born at Hasi. in the PROV
.nce Of Choshu ia 1919 ana was tho
eldest son OF Marotsusu Nogi sam
urai OF the Choshu clan
During the Saiso rebellion. Nosi
fought hravely at the battles or
famagauchi ana Tawarazaka ana was
wounded and after the rebellion was
suppressed ne was made lieutenant.
colonel He commanded the First Sri
sade OF infantry in the Chino-Japanese
War and capured Port Arthur in ono
day. ON the outbreak OF tho Russo
japanese War m isoi General Nosi
was appointed commander OF the Thira
Army Hs forces took eos Metre mn
after terrible slaughter and also de-
ftroyed the Russian squadron In tho
port General Nosi PERSONALS recclv
ed General Stoessel's proposal to sur
reunder Port Arthur
The Countess Nosi was danshter
~ Yuchl Sadayuki. samura! c-
llasoshima clan