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We analyze the 0.5-10 keV spectra of six Seyfert 2 galaxies observed with theX-ray satellite ASCA: Mrk 3, Mrk 348, Mrk 1210, Mrk 477, NGC 7212, and Was 49b.These galaxies were selected based on their possession of optical polarizedbroad lines. In the 2-10 keV band, their spectra are heavily absorbed, with2-10 keV absorption-corrected X-ray luminosities ranging from 10^{42} to10^{43} erg/s. The observed X-ray emission is generally only about one tenththat predicted based on their known infrared and H_beta luminosities. Thisapparent X-ray weakness can be understood if a considerable fraction of thenuclear activity is completely blocked from view by thick matter along our lineof sight to the nucleus.  All of these galaxies possess significant soft X-ray emission whose originappears to be scattered light from their nuclear emission. Based on thishypothesis, we estimate a typical scattering efficiency for X-rays to be about10%. This efficiency is larger than the few % found for ordinary Seyfert 2galaxies with no report of optical polarized broad lines. A large scatteringefficiency is best explained by an apparent weakness of the hard X-rayluminosity rather than unusually strong scattered light in the soft band. Thedifference of the apparent weakness is probably associated with viewing angle.Comment: Latex, 19 pages, 9 figures, accepted by Astrophys.

X‐Ray Emission from Seyfert 2 Galaxies with Optical Polarized Broad Lines