The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-12
ADMITS GUILT IN
20-FOOT LETTER
Youthful Murde erer OF Director of
japanese Political Bureau Com
mits Harikari in Old Samurai
Way and Leaves Full Explana
tion of Crime in Extended Epis-
tie TO Chief of Police.
lsIeeInI CabIe 10 the NIrpn .MII.l

Especial Cable to the Nippu Jill
TOXIC, September l0.--Aftcr con
Tossing that he is one of two assassins
who murdered Moritaro Abe, director
of the political bureau of the japanese
oreign office, a week ago in Toxic,
NJ. Okada. a youth of eighteen and
a native OF Alta Prefecture, ended his
life by committing harakiri at the resi-.
dence of Sumikura, a lawyer, late last
night No one was present when the
young assassin killed himself.
Okada called Attorney Sumikura at
the latter's residence on Tsukudo
street, Ushigome. at late hour last
night and asked for a conference with
the lawyer, declaring that he was in
great trouble. When he was escorted
into room by the lawyer, Okada
straightforwardly admitted his guilt
with regard to the Abe murder say
ing that he was one of the two for
whom the capital police have been
searching ever since the assassination
last Thursday Okada asked Sumikura
to serve as his attorney, and was as
sured that the lawyer would defend
him. The assassin expressed his deter.
mination to face trial at once, and
begged his lawyer to report his con
fession to the heads of the capital
police
Commits Harakiri.
While Sumikura hurried in his i'm.
rikisha to the main police station to
report, Okada, left alone in the room,
at his request, to take n nap, before
being taken in custody, committed ha
rakiri by cutting open his abdomen
and throat, succumbing g the wounds
almost instantly. He left n sealed let
ter, addressed to X. Auraku chief of
the Toxic police bureau, which meas
ured twenty feet when the sheets of
paper on which it was composed were
put end to end. His reason for killing
Abe was given in detail in this letter
N'hen Sumikura returned in hurry
with number of police officers, they
were astOnished to find that Okada had
ended his life in the old Samurai fash
ION. TIE scene in the room was hid
eons, the blood splatterng the walls
and floor.
Two japanese suspects who were cap.
tured few days ago at the Osaka.
wanna railroad station, near Kioto, and
IN Toxic, were freed by the police, and
the detectives are today searching for
the surviving assassin. His arrest will
he made, it is believed, within short
time.
Emperor to Return to Toxic
The Emperor Yoshihito and Empress
Sadako, who are now staying at their
Nikko villa, will return to Toxic on
September 10, according to the official
announcement made today by the min
lister of imperial household, Count Wa
tanabe. Preparations are already on
foot to welcome the Emperor and En-
press back to the japanese capital.
Count GOmbei Yamamoto, the pre-.
mier of Japan, today again summoned
the members of his cabinet in con
ference. The main topic of discussion.
it is said, was the Chinese question.
The policy of the present Japanese
administration in regard to China was
today upheld by Baron Takaaki Kato,
who served as minister of japanese
foreign affairs under former Premier
Prince Katsuro and who is now chair
mon of the Rikken Doshikai, n new
constitutional party with Katsura at
its head.
Baron kato declared that the present
attitude of the Japanese government
toward China is for the best of Japan.
He urged the members of Doshika not
to insist on armed japanese interven-
tion in China at this time. Baron Kato
made a tour of inspection in that coun-
try shortly before the second revolu-
tion started, and he is very familiar
with China and the Chinese people.
Another mass meeting of radical cit.
izens was today held at the MIiii.ga
Theater here No disorder was re.
ported.