Oshichi was rescued by a man who had saved her from a fire and fell in love with him. Thinking she could meet him again the next year if there was another fire, she committed arson, but was caught and sentenced to death, as arson was a capital offense. The magistrate, trying to take pity on her, attempted to try her as a minor, and spare her from the death penalty, but Oshichi innocently protested that she was 16, and therefore an adult. Having no choice, the magistrate was forced to sentenchim?