In August 1890, Yajiro SHINAGAWA, who found out the matter of the spear of Mondo's younger brother Hisayoshi in the possession of Aritomo YAMAGATA, visited Mondo and asked him, 'Shall I recapture the spear from Yamagata?', however, Mondo refused his offer, saying 'How can I receive on tatami mats the spear deprived by an enemy in the battlefield'.
明治30年（1897年）8月、山県有朋の手にあった実弟久吉の槍の件を知った品川弥二郎が主水を訪ね「山県から取り返してやろうか」と言ったが、主水は「戦場で敵に奪われた槍を畳の上で受け取れるか」と言下に断ったという。