One of the first "exploits" of Teure and his accomplices was to, gob alongside of a Russian the Anna, power rain of lead into the, vessels ging and command it to heave to. "Eaure and his men then boarded the wvestol, seized every thing on board and doubt death to everyone on the ship. he next boat to fall foul of the ittates was the Wesker, a 100-ton veossl, manned by 24 Russians and Ohinese. This ship too, ing unarmed, fell, an easy prey to Enure who slaughtered ite entire crow, the wholesale murders being perpetrated. perhaps, because of the good old piratical belief that dend men toll no tales, In court, however, Eauro. stated thas ho was furious at the mas-sacro of Japanoss by Russian partions ab Nikolaievsk and had determined to deal out vengeance himeelf, The Taikoo Maru returned to Japan laden with loot which was. Visposed of at an enormous profit, and Faure and his com panions decided to take a holiday before embarking on farther piratical exploits. The prickings fof remorse. and the inevitable
of stolen loot proved the undoing quarrels that follow the division of the marauders and one of them, conscience-smitten, "'revea!- ea the whole sordid tale to" the police.
Enure at this time was at a spa" in the country, enjoying the waters with his fancy, when. the police pounced on him, That w: in 1081. "The case has just ended. With all the allowance one may mako for the dislocation in State" business caused by the earth: quake, the Ezuro case is a further illustration of how slowly Japan'a judicial machinery works,
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