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Statement of Nomiyama (16 July 47). When bodies are burned, Igarashi brings the ashes to Nomiyama who puts them in the book. The name, date of cremation, date the bones are sent to Uriyu. Nomiyama puts his seal in one column after he has received the ashes and then sends the ashes and book to the Administrative Office. Igarashi usually does this. She then turns the ashes over to Uriyu, and Uriyu's seal is put in the other column. Thus Nomiyama has a receipt to show that the ashes have been delivered. Igarashi takes the ashes to Uriyu. |
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Statement of Takata (17-24 June 47). When a body was received to be used in the Anatomy Section, he just marked the papers "cremated" immediately, and they stayed with the bodies until they were ready for cremation. When cremated, the tag would be placed outside the oven and when Igarashi picked the bones she would place the tag in the top of the box she put the bones in. The morning after the vodies were taken to the crematory, Hirako called Takata in and told him not to say anything about these bodies to anyone Takata kept a record of all bodies cremated because he got about one yen per body. Hirako asked Takata if he had put these 2 bodies in his record. Takata said he hadn’t. Hirako then said not to put them in, but if so Takata wouldn't get paid, so Hirako said that he would see that Takata was paid, but he never did anything about it. Hirako gave Takata 2 envelopes, told him to bring the ashes of the 2 Prisoners to him. Takata went down to the crematory and Igarashi picked over the bones, put them in the 2 envelopes, Takata took them back to Hirako, and he wrote something on each envelope, but Takata couldn’t tell what it was. Takata couldn’t tell whether the bodies were identified, doesn’t think that Igarashi kept records, doesn’t think Nomiyama kept a record of this cremation because Hirako must have wanted it kept secret. Usually the students put the bodies in the coffins when they were thru with them. The proffesors would apprise the servants when bodies were ready to be taken to the crematory. No organs or parts of bodies were in the Autopsy Room, aside from the bodies of Prisoners in the coffins when Takata came in after the operations. Takata told Igarashi that the bodies were of Prisoners, repeated Hirako’s order to her. The second time, the lied mere not nailed that time. Both bodies were nude, face up. The clothes which looked like green overalls were rolled up and placed next to the bodies. Each corpse had a long incision from the chest to below the navel and again it looked as if the internal organs had been removed. Takata nailed the.lied down, called a servant from Pathology and took the bodies to the crematory. The heads were attached, the room had been cleaned up as the first time, no organs were lying around. Takata told Igarashi the bodies were Americans, then left after putting the boxes in the ovens. Statement of Takata contd ... The next day, Hirako cabled Takata, told him to get the "bones from Igarashi, gave him 2 envelopes, which he took to Igarashi and she picked over the bones and Takata brought them back to Hirako, who again wrote on the envelopes and kept them. Takata went away for 5 or 6 days and when he returned, learned that more Prisoners had been operated on. at the University. One day, Hirako called Takata in asked Takta if the bodies had been taken to the crematory, Takata said yes. Takata knew this from what Nakamura told him told him that they had been cremated. This was the first time Hirako called Takata in his office. He told Takata to tell Igarashi that he didn’t want the bones of the bodies, that had just been cremated, that she should dispose of them. Takata knew he meant they were just to be thrown away. Takata then told Igarashi that Hirako didn’t want the bones, that they were of Americans. She understood. About 10 days later Hirako called Takata in his office, said he didn’t want the bones, didn’t say that they were American bones, Takata hadn’t heard of more Prisoners brought in, but thought he must have been talking about Americans, since not interested in the usual bones. Takata told Igarashi. Takta usually would toll Igarashi that the bones are to be saved,or are unknown and unwanted. |