Evening star., 1921-05-26
JAPANESE BLAMED
F0RATTACK ON BOY
ConsuFs Son Beaten Un'
conscious When Ordering
Disturber From Yard.
BY MUS II. WOOD.
y Cable to II" Star and Chicago Daj}y New:

i! 'ah'e to IL" Star and chicago Daily News.
Copyright, 1871
1o\Fp, Japan. May 26.--Harry +.
liaWI.H. American consul at NAgoNa.
has toIccraphed to the United States
embassy her" his story of the attack
made by Japanese on his .ight-ycar-
old son. tn" boy was PLAYING with
three Japanese boys in the consulate
yard Saturday, when Il man entered the
gate and began ridjculing the children.
j ne boy ordered the man 10 leave and
he did so.
Tn" child was starting to clos" the
gate, whCn the man grabbed him by the
neck. cufftd him several times. knocked
him down and began kicking him. The
youngstcr rtgain"d his feet and pluck
lily attempted to defend himself with
sticks and stones. The man seized
n" hoy again, threw him TO the grotlnG,
! tn" stone curb.
! When thrc" Japanese men happened
! t" com" around the corner the man fled,
!outdlStancing his pllrsu"rs. Other Japan
! vSc carried the unconscious child in
| sid" the consulate.
! Admitted Attack.
| Tn" pole" arrested the rcrprtra OF
| that h" admitted to them that ho had
, attacked III" boy. The prisoner said
he wanted to chastse III" boy becaus,
| he frequently threw pebbles at pcdrs-
trans. but denied that he had cut the
| boy with a knife" said a local japanese
| ntwspapcr printed in English.
| Consul IiaWley comes from Newark
| y. }. lie WAS appointed q clerk in the
! Philippines in 1"U2. a clerk IN the
! T"ki" embassy in 1909 and consul tc
, Nagoya in 1917.
BrutaIiy Assaulted.
Mrs Isahcl Y. sturdcvant of Rome
\. Y. VIII" Was the victim of "A muir
, dcrous assault while sleeping in al
! American home in Ynk knhama Monda y
night, Will probably survive" accord
ing to cant. Raymond Spear. COM
mandant Of the United States Marine
Hospital at that port. An operation
on the scalp showed that tn" skull
was not fractured.
| Though she is daZcd. Mrs. Sturdcvant
is recovering consciousness slowly
and the attending surgeons d" not
think that concusSiOn of the brair
| VII! result. Sh" has " cut over tho
| right eye which will leave a pcrma
Hent scar. Both her eye $ were SWoller
| shut and the flesh was laccratcd. in
dtcAtlng' "A terrific blow" said Or
| Spear. III is Il miracle that she was
not killed.
| Points to Foreigner.
| TN" police say that large hoo,
lhtrhS hutSId" the window of the
| room occupied by Mrs Sturdcvant
! and the prints of dirty fingers indi.
| cate that Il foreigner made the at
| tack with chunk of cordWoOd
! Bruises on E"r fingers. as though an
attempt had been made to remove her
| rings. furnish IT," only clue as TO the
motive of the attack. though money
and JcWolry on her dresser We're not
disturbed.
! Mrs. Sturdcvant. a wealthy tourist
| arrived in Yokohama Saturday and
Was visiting at the home of Mrs. Dan
! iel o. Langford.
Local newspapers say that five
American hlucjackcts are already
/ dead in SHANGHAI as the result of d
| clash with Japanese sailors. There
| Wcr" no Japanese 'dsuilti'S Dis
| patches to these newspapers say:
| i h" authorities admit tnat the
| Americans were to blame and the
! British and Chinese police agrc. that
! the action Of the Japanese sailors was
| justified. The court fined three of the
surviving Americans. The affair is
i likely to be settled amicably."
Official circles have taken no action
| considering it merely a street brawI
| in the segregated district.