Orie NOMI, who was rusuiyaku (the representative in Kyoto of the lord), wrote in his memoir as follows: 'Kogoro KATSURA escaped from Ikedaya through the roof and returned to the Tsushima residence.'
京都留守居役であった乃美織江は手記に「桂小五郎議は池田屋より屋根を伝い逃れ、対馬屋敷へ帰り候由…」と書き残している。