In his own diary, the chief wrote that while he felt pity for the retainers, he also thought the execution in that manner would not serve as a warning against future killing but it would merely hero-worship the retainers and that was why he stopped the execution.
本人の日誌によれば、侍への同情も感じながら、この形での処刑はフランス側が望むように戒めになるところか、逆に侍が英雄視されると理解し、中断させたそうである。