According to testimony at the Tokyo Trials, Pastor Magee personally witnessed only three incidents: one killing, one alleged rape-related encounter, and one instance of suspected looting. Given his unrestricted access in Nanjing and his position as a Red Cross official, this evidence strongly contradicts claims of a large-scale massacre.

2017-06-14
The following is a continuation of the previous section.
What he witnessed amounted to only these three incidents.
There could not possibly have been any great massacre.
As for rape, Pastor Magee testified as follows: “When I went to a vacant house, there were a Chinese woman and a Japanese soldier there.
When I arrived, the Japanese soldier was startled, fled, and left his bayonet behind.
I picked up the bayonet and chased after him.”
This was the sole incident.
The testimony does not even make clear whether it was before or after a rape, or whether they were merely talking.
Moreover, leaving a bayonet behind is a serious matter for a soldier.
This alone suggests that strict orders had been given from above forbidding such conduct.
When asked about looting by the Japanese army, Pastor Magee stated only, “I saw a Japanese soldier carrying a box used for holding ice out of a vacant house.”
He was in a position that allowed him to walk freely throughout Nanjing, Japanese soldiers had been strictly ordered not to harm foreigners, he faced no personal danger, and he was both a clergyman and the head of the Red Cross.
What this man witnessed amounted to only these three incidents.
There could not possibly have been any great massacre.
To be continued.