The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 12, 1923, Page 2

- GRUESOME “TRDLE MURDER” oe FOLLOWED JAPANESE QUAKE Gendarmerie Captain Tells How He Killed Three Socialist Leaders for the “Good of BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS Now that tho news embargo has Deen lifted, and a hitherto concealed aide of the great Japanese earth: quake can be told, many strange tales are beginning to filter thru to this side. Here is one of them. One of the strangest. It has just reached The Star from a man in Kobe, and ts nothing leas than the cool confession ‘of a triple murder by a high offictal, | “for the sake of the empire.” Tt seems that during the first days ‘of the horror the Japanese rounded up every “dangerous person” they could find, including people of cer | tain political beliefs. But let Capt. Amakasu Masahtko, | Japanese army officer appointed head of the gendarmerie of Koji machi, tell the story. Here are the high lights as told to the procurator| ‘of the First army division, of Tokyo, | of how, for a “good motive,” he} came to strangle Osugi Sakae, soctal: | Ist leader. Ito Noe, Osugi's wife, and) & writer, and a 17-year-old nephew] ‘Osug- “After the earthquake,” he sald, *the Metropolitan police and the! police at each station in Tokyo were} eugaged in hunting up socialists. 1} gaw Osugi had not been run to earth, | ‘and, fearing socialist activities after the evacuation of the city by the troops, I started a search for him.| “In company with Sergt.-Maj. Mort | ‘land two gendarmes I went to the res Hence of Osugi. He was not there, | but a policeman found he had gone to Tsurumi. “At 5 p. m. Osugi, Noo and a bey) ‘Were sighted. Noe stopped at a fruit} store to buy some pears for the boy. | Sergt-MaJ. Mori then requested them | to come to the gendarmerie, MADE NO SOUND WHEN STRANGLED | “Osugi and the others were led up| stairs, where there were some un: ‘sed rooms. Hore I gave them sup-| per. At 8 p. m. Sergt-Maj- Mori! took Osugi into another room and started his examination. “I entered the room thru a door Behind Osugi, who was sitting on chair answering the sergeant-major’s questions. I immediately grasped Osugi's neck with my right forearm, | seizing his right wrist with my left | hand, and pulled him backward “Osugi fell to the floor. Putting my right knee on his back, I strangled him to death by a Jiu-Jitsu hold. Osugi was jn great agony, but expired in some 10 minutes. Then I wound a piece of string about his| Meck and laid him there. While| Being strangled Osugi uttered no cry | | Fortify the system against Colds, Grip and Influenza which destroy germs, act as a tonic laxative, and keep the sys- tem In condition to throw off all attacks of Colds, Grip and Influenza. The box bears this signatu: CU bgore Price 30c One X-Ray Free In the extrac f teeth we say (0 our pat if we hurt you, don’t pay—could we auy more? 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His Country” | | Whatever, Sergt.Maj, Mori remained | sitUog on his chair calmly. “About 915 I entered the room| Where Ito Noe was and found her | sitting on @ chair, leaning her elbow on @ desk and with her back to: wards the entrance, This made It dit: | foult to strangle her immediately, to Nalking about In the rom, 1 said | “Martial law has been proclaimed. | You think it-a foolish step, don't your’ Noe smiled and did not an ewer, | “To you, fools “She replied: ‘People say all sorta of things, Mr. Soldier, don't they? “I then said I was a soldier and & policeman, too, against whom she must have a deadly prejudice, I soldiers may appear jsaid: ‘You and your men must be wishing that order may be further dinturbed.’ “She smilingly answered: ‘There is no remedy for the difference in ways of thinking.’ COMMITTED MANY | OTHER MURDERS | “*You may afterwards write about the present state of affaira?’ “She replied: ‘I have already had & few requests from publishers,’ 1 “While thua convefsing with her | I approached her and strangled her to death In the same manner as [Osust. Owink to the disadvantage. ous position In which she was aitting I had some difficulty in executing her. She groaned a few times and scratched my left wrist, but she, too, | expired in about 10 minutes. After winding @ plece of cord about her Neck I left the corpse there, Ser. feant-Major Mort was standing by. | but did not help me. | “The boy had become familiar with | ™me on my Way to the station. I pitied him, Shortly before the atran. | sulation of Noe I put him in the | next room. Whem Noe groaned and struggled the boy heard and became nolsy ‘After Noe was killed I proceeded Into the next room and strangled the boy to death. winding a plece of He uttered no sound." The captain then told how gen. darmes threw the bodies In a well Partially wrecked by the earthquake and threw brick tn to cover them up. Then he said “The strangulation was my scheme. 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Max Fish playing of “Remem: bering” will be remembered, as well As the voice that is heard singing it times during the showing of eamboat days. DAD TOO BUSY what's the law of grav VIGOROUSLY EPACIENT I recommend ANALAX The Fruity Laxative ad by All Dr Made by McKesson & Robbins, Ine Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. Special Wholesale Distributors iiecalice oa es THE SEATTLE STAR Former Nobleman Member of French . Authors to Appear Mrs, Raoul Ralph, a momber of] with his daughters here to seek tho French Soclety of Dramatic!employment in housework untit the Authors will appoar at the University |family exchequer mends, Women's otub auditorium November | Ajoxander Golitain, fi 22, under the Joint presentation of | oow and descend the club and the Drama league, the|jeading Russian f Corniah achool and the Players’ Art| attie preparing to take an examina Guild. Dr, Max B. Garret, of the de: |tjon for a physician's Neense, ‘fhe partment of English, University of | prince prac medicine in Russa Washington, will make the opening | ana wan asa with the Kolohak address, |government, Ho will make une of SIRE a - |the office of Dr, Milton G, Sturgis Tho South Sea Islanas have the|in the Cobb building, to pursue his smallest cows in tho world. work, MEMBERS OF Hore MONDA NOVEMBER 12,\ 1928. Box of Pills Fatal of Russia Is Here! DEATH TAKES | No, 79, International Association of Machiniats, will nominate officers for Himself in Dat to Aberdeen Infant ¢| James W. Hare, well-known Pacific SHIPPING MAN Hoart fallure ended the career of |i. temple Monday evening, past shipping man, at Victoria, 1, i In Heattle, C, at midnight Saturday, For the Ho in survived by ust three years Hare has noted as Sarah J, Hare; Jantatant Boattle port engincer for the Admiral Oriental line, Previous| inaugh; two wons, Joneph ‘t, to that time, he spent 10 years each|and James W. Hare, Jr,, in the employ of the Heffernan Kn- gino Works and the Alaska Stoam. ship Co, Burial nervices will be held] nie Rupert, TR ETA AE TE A EH SALE: DINING TABLES Pa) IS ~ ed —add it to your account! —"Your Credit Is Good!” 10000 DOLLS go on sale at HALF PRICE —not many sales like this one—not at this sea- son of the year. Too many dolls. That's the reason. Over 10000 of them. Every doll, except Rag Dolls and Mama Dolls, included. A rare opportunity to select before the Holi- day rush, just the doll desired at a saving of ONE-HALF. You take a HALF OFF the price marked. these few sample values: regular sale price price —dressed doll... .49 24 30 37 49 —dressed doll... .60 —dressed doll... .75 —dressed doll... .98 —Tiss-Me-Doll .. 1.50 75 —jointed doll... 1.95 97 —Kewpie doil... 1.95 97 —baby doll..... va 98 —undressed doll. 3.25 1.62 —dressed doll... 3.95 1.97 —jointed doll... 4.95 2.47 —jointed doll... 5. me 2.87 pes —<dressed doll. . E-X-T-R-A! —to each purchaser, during this 6. day sale, of a doll priced at 28¢ or nt without ¢ more, we will pres charge one of these little doll pillo —feather filled, covered with fancy art ticking. DOWNSTAIRS TOY DEPT. WOOL BLANKETS REDUCED! wool mixed blan woolmixed blan: 05 05 ket. 2in. plaids * ket. Plain gray —=—= of blue, tan, gray with pink or blue — or pink. 66x80-in . 72x84-1n, size, nize, all-wool bla all. wool plaid i] White with inte be ‘ heh or blue b tai seb pti Size 70x80 ins ‘. MAIN’ FLOOR (tear off TeiW wim (ies eel thle coupon and mall tow) es om my “Your Credit Is Good!” out-of-town folks: —do your shopping by mail! rd Furniture Co., Dept 3, Seattle, Wash. 4 find $ ent. Please send me the ng article ement $. » mo ~if you want our FRE E ee ee ee ee ee FREE RENTAL DEPARTMENT indred. he ekers make use of FREE Rental Department t tt home they desire to Fé invited to 1 Lo ment, ‘Télephone MA in-7144 EMBER AMERICAN HOMES BUREA U: also included in entire stock of dining room furniture— —just another STANDARD purchase. An unparalleled purchase of the remainder of the stock of the Freeland Furniture Co., a story we're not going to tell here— for the things that count are the dining tables. Count in every way that VALUE and PRICE can count. combination walnut: 45x54-in.top— —exactly as pictured. Italian 75 period. 45x54-in. top. 6-ft: ex- Gdiinaeth tension. Special for this sale. SCHOENFELD combination walnut: 45-in. top— —Queen Anne period. Exactly as | 50 join our pictured. 45-in. top. 6-ft. ex- Lancaster Silverware Club tension. An exceptional value. PAY ONLY Special for this sale. 95c DOWN —the Lancaster pat- tern, the new Wm. 20- Rogers pattern, with plece a beauty and design net of line that is rarely found in anything Tt has finest heavily sil each sugar shell and butter knife. THEN PAY 50c SCHORMERLO Sone $1 195 wi ah ax have you visited our 6-room BUNGALOW? —this interesting bungalow, completely fur- nished and built right on our fifth floor, you'll find of great assistance in planning and ar- ranging your Better Home. FIFTH FLOOR STANDARD FURNITURE CO. L, SCHOENFELD & SONS Founded 1964 SEATTLE Second Ave. at Pine St. TACOMA L. Schoenfeld & Sons thelr election at a meeting at the La his widow, Mra. two daughters, Mrs James B, West and Mra. Lon Cav: Haro both of whom are employed by the Admiral Oriental line, and a sinter, Mra, Jen- ror > BETTI 1 AMERIC AN HOMES! EVERETT, Nov. 12-—With a bank} ABERDEEN, Nov. 12-—Louls Chay, book in hin pocket showing $1,000 in| trey, 14 months old, died in convul. deposits, Goorge Bertrand, former|%9® shortly after midnight trom the effects of Alaskan, and unt a week ago o rouldent of Seattle, was found with} by his brother Albert his throat cut under one of the bunk-| nearly a whole box hounes of the Snohomish Logging | Albert Chartrey, company yesterday, The coroner) fant, summoned physicians soon pronounced the case a nulelde Jafter the first sickness, but the tn. In one of Bertrand’s pockets waal fant could not bo wsslsted. found an article on death from « fra | — beanie’ es tornal magazine, On tt were written | of my y death, cremate my body. 1 the words, “How beautiful, In case’ bequeath $50 to Moonehenrt,” The baby ate Mr. and Mrs, parents of the im this sale is our —the variety is so extensive you can walk right in and walk right out again with the purchase made of just what you have been looking for. The only way you can believe such prices—such values possible —is for you to see the merchandise. eo —davenport and end tables also included in this spe~ elal purchase and sale. combination wainut:45x54-in.top— —an exceptional value. Queen | 50 Anne tees Exactly as pic- tured. tension. 45x54-in. top. 6-ft. ex- Special for this sale. combination walnut: 48-in.top— —William and Mary period, ex- O60 actly as pictured. 48-inch top, 6-ft. extension. Very specially priced for this sale. RUSSES RUGS special priced— —an exceptionally attractive showing of Brus- sels rugs that just arrived. A great variety of new colors and paca to select from. Spe- cial for this week 7 9x12 FT, SECOND FLOOR WEAR-EVER aluminum roasters— —ood, heavy quality. Special for thé week. 6-Ib. turkey. 10-Ib. 14-Ib. size... 4.5 turkey size. turkey size.. silver - plated salt and penpers 89¢ PAIR —gold plated tops TRADE MARK a box of cathartic ™ pills, The infant was given the pilis © ‘rrrrrrrrrrelrreu tes tttitstiisisheuieewsu.s