--- In SHQ@yahoogroups.com, Barbara Sheridanwrote:
> Has it been established which police group patrolled which areas or
> where their various jurisdictions began and ended?
>
> Particularly who would be called upon to handle a situation in
Shimabara
> or did they all leave the red-light district dwellers to their own
devices?
>
> --
> Barbara Sheridan
> http://www.barbarasheridan.net
> Particularly who would be called upon to handle aMost probably the Shinsengumi, if the situation
> situation in Shimabara
> or did they all leave the red-light district
> dwellers to their own devices?
>Most probably the Shinsengumi, if the situation--
>involved "terrorism" or the like. If it was only a
>common brawl, the dwellers would certainly take care
>of it or the Machi Bugyo/Kyoto Shoshidai if it was
>really a serious incident (but without involving
>terrorism and Ishin Shishi and the like).
>
>
> From: Barbara Sheridan__________________________________
> <bsher213@...>
> Subject: Re: Kyoto patrols
>
> Serizawa, Thank you for the information.
>
> Is the Machi Bugyo the same as Kyoto Shoshidai?
> Masayoshi clued me in on
> the Shoshidai a short time back.
>
> It's good to know that my initial "guess" wasn't
> wrong especially since
> it works for my fictional purposes.
>
> Serizawa Kamo wrote:
>
> >Most probably the Shinsengumi, if the situation
> >involved "terrorism" or the like. If it was only a
> >common brawl, the dwellers would certainly take
> care
> >of it or the Machi Bugyo/Kyoto Shoshidai if it was
> >really a serious incident (but without involving
> >terrorism and Ishin Shishi and the like).
> >
> >
>
> --
> Barbara Sheridan