Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-05

CAMP WELLINGTON, ia
pan. July (P1.-GI William S.
Girard and the Japanese girl
who offered to serve any prison
term he might be given were
married again today in a simple
church ceremony.
This is a very happy event. {"
the 21-year-old soldier said after
the Methodist rites in Camp
Whittington's small white chapel.
II only wish my mother and
brother were here"
His 27-year-old bride, Haru
Candy Sueyama, said in Eng
lish into a microphone: Thank
you very much"
Then the couple drove to the
home of friends inside the camp
for wedding party. Girard is
restricted to the base pending
the outcome of an international
wrangle over whether Japan or
the Army should try him for
killing Japanese woman while
on guard duty at a firing range
last January. He had to return
to his barracks-withouc Candy
tonight.
Only 10 Guests
The double ring ceremony,
performed by an Army chaplain,
followed the depositing of mar
riage documents with civil agen-
cies which legally made them
man and wife last Tuesday.
Girard's bride has stood by
him despite i'll feeling shown by
some Japanese. If she could. she
wrote Japanese Prime Minister
Nobusuke Kishi, she would go to
prison herself in Girard's place.
Only 10 guests attended the
wedding. Seventy photographers
and newsmen were kept outside,
behind ropes.
An armed guard accompanied
Girard to the chapel and went
inside the door, The MPs then
transferred custody of the pris-
oner to Girard's best man, Sergt
Gilbert Saylor of New Market,
Va.
Wears Veil and Kimono
The bride wore a white veil
with her peony-splashed Japa-
nese kimono. which she had
rented for $5.55. The couple
kissed after the 10-minute cere-
mony.
Afterward the wedding party
drove to the Saylors'. home.
where the sergeant's wife served
a homemade wedding cake, bis
cults and fried chicken.
An Army spokesman said
Girard's new bride will apply
next week for a passport and
visa to go to the United States.
He said this is a routine step
taken by all new Japanese wives
OF American servicemen and
emphasized there is no intention
of moving Girard to the United
States until his status is settled.
Luring OF Victim Charged
On the wedding eve an Ameri-
can Congress member added fuel
to the controversy over the
Girard case, declaring that Of
fetal Army reports indicated
Girard had lured Mrs. Naka
Sakai to her death on a United
States firing range a few miles
from here. She was struck in the
back by an empty shell casing
fired from a grenade launcher.
Girard. who was guarding
equipment on the firing range,
has said the shooting was ac-
cidental. But Representative
BurleSon, Democrat of Texas,
said IN Washington the Army had
testimony from another soldier
that Girard urged him to throw
out shell castings to attract Mrs.
Sakai, a scrap collector, and that
Girard had told the woman to
pick them up. Mr.. Burleson is
chairman of a House subcommit-
tee which investigated the case.
Mr.. Burleson identified the
other soldier as Specialist &c
Victor Nickel.
Girard repeatedly replied mo
comment" today to questions
about the Burleson statement
His Army legal adviser, Maj.
Stanley Levin, told reporters
ANY observations we may make
will be made In a court room
where it counts"
Nickel also refused to COM
ment.