is woman of course. Yes, that and a factor just_as often at the bottom of trouble and bloodshed, though not so readily offered in explanation, man's un-Jawful and unbridled passions. The chief murderer is now believed to be the man named Kido Kumataro. This nan formed an attachment to Nui—the poor creature who was found with her head battered in and legs cut off—and took her into his house after divorcing his actual wife on the plea of an incurable mental derangement, Nui, prior to entering Kumataro's house, formed a liaison with a young man named Torakichi, brother of the Kumajiro whose mangled remains were found in the field, and this and a combination of eireumstances still awaiting unravelment, appear to have. led the men to resolve upon committing the atrocious crimes reported. Kumajiro had borrowed money of Kumataro—upwards of thirty yeu—and when last asked for payment, retorted that payment was impossible, and that if Kumataro must have the money he might resort to force. The supposed murderer, Kumataro, is credited with having determined to' die sven, and with having had his tombstone prepared about a week ago and erected at spot in the village of Akasaka command ding a good view. Torakichi, who was intended to serve asa victim too, was away in Uji tea-gathering and to this doubtless, he owes his life. It is a terrible story truly, but it throws a little light on a phase of Japanese life we hear little or nothing of, and as such it is worth careful con sideration,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.