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Executions for Conspiracy in Japan

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, Cal. · Feb 7, 1911

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 38, No. 6.

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Executions for Conspiracy in Japan

Japanese courts do not dally long with proved criminals. The twelve men found guilty of conspiracy against the throne and the lives of the imperial family were executed by hanging January 24. The leader, Denjiro Kotoku, and wife, were from San Francisco, and are said to have been disciples of Tolstoy. Twelve others were sentenced to life imprisonment, and two to definite periods of confinement. The public were excluded from the execution.