Due to this article he had been accused of violating Shinbunshi Jorei (Press Regulations), sentenced to three months in prison (a year and two months in total with other charges), and discharged on June 18 the next year.
これにより山口は新聞紙条例違反の罪に問われ、3ヶ月（余罪も含めて1年2ヶ月）の禁錮に処せられていたが、翌年6月18日に出獄した。