The authorities therefore killed Choei while transporting him in a palanquin (from the memorandum written by one of the officers who captured Choei. However, according to the report submitted to the magistrate's office, Choei killed himself by stabbing him in the throat after some fights).
そこで、やむを得ず駕籠で護送する最中に絶命（現場にいたある捕手役人の覚書。奉行所に提出された報告書では、奮戦した後、喉を突いて自害したとある）。