The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-02-25
TOXIC FIXES BLAME
FOR LANGDON'S DEATH
Americans Slayer and SUI
perior Officers Get
Jail Term.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Regret on
the part of the Japanese Government
over the fatal shooting Of Lieutenant
w. II. Langdon, an American naval
+ officer, at Vladivostok early in jan
. uary is reiterated in the reply of that
Government to the note from the
United States Government.
The hope was expressed by the
Japanese Government that the Gov
eminent of the United States will ap-
preciate fully the sincere spirit in
which the japanese Government has
acted in dealing with this most I'M
fortunate incident"
The Japanese Government inform
ed the American Government that
Major General Nishihara, command
ing the japanese garrison at Vladi-
vostok had been removed from the
active list of the Japanese army and
that various officers under the COM
mand of General Nishihara had been
subjected to punishment of various
degrees.
Paraphrase Made Public
The State Department made public
a paraphrase of the japanese Gov
ernment's reply, based on a cable
gram from the American embassy at
Toxic, to whom the communication
was delivered yesterday. The para
phrase follows:
"a most thorough and exhaustive
examination was conducted by the
court-martial resulting in the re-
moval from the active list of the
japanese army of Major General
Nishihara commanding the japanese
garrison at vladivostok. The court
martial held that General Nishihara
,had been guilty of a misinterpreta-
tion OF the barracks regulations and
had thus incurred primary response
bility for the unfortunate incident.
HE has been deprived of the COM
mand of the garrison and of the rank
of Brigade Commander which he pre-
viously held. The barracks officer
of the rank of Major has been adjudg-
ed guilty of responsibility in the mat
ter and sentenced to confinement for
80 days. The assistant barracks Of
ficer and lieutenant have both been
sentenced to a similar punishment for
a period of Z 'enty days: the company
commander has been sentenced to a
lesser period.
Ships Commander Visited.
"The Commander-in-Ch of the
japanese Expeditionary Force in
vladivostok has paid visit to the
U. S. S. Albany and expressed to the
commanding officer of the ship his
regret at the occurrence of the Incl
dent. The sentry who fired the IA
tai shot has been held to be excused
by the orders and actions of his SUI
periors on whom responsibility has
been squarely placed and who are to
be punished as above stated. The
sentry, however, was found guilty of
deception in his testimony as to the
circumstances of the fatality and for
this has been sentenced to confine-
ment for thirty days.
"In addition to the expressions OF
regret on the part of the Commander
in-Chief of the Japanese Expedition
airy Force, the Minister for Foreign
Affairs in communicating the action
of the courtmartial conveys to the
American Government the expression
of deep regret ON the part of the
japanese Government at the occur
ence of this sad event and expresses
the hope that the Government of the
United States fully appreciates the
sincere spirit in which the japanese
Government has acted in dealing with
this most unfortunate incident.