The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-03
: IN court
4 Serve the Ends Of Justice
h a Case In Japan.
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!. RUsE OF A WISE kaAYoR.

S .oo)emen.lilke Official, to Whom an
{ Dssne Man Accused Of Theft Ap-
80, Devised . Simple Scheme
Iet Disclosed the Real cuipr;ts.
nay . servant employed by the
1pfor Of big store near Japan
!. h Yeddo, was selt with a heavy
~ valuable cotton goods on his
- adyer in HOMO district. When
l1ae1s messenger reached Yoko-
1lreet he was ready to seek rest.
90 more safe than the little grove
31oos set about the stone statue of
"a Ji3o. the patron saint Of trav-
and defenseless woman and chill
e. ~ oomnolent porter .awoke from q
- 3 Ind that his employers cotton
lloappeared. In gr4at distress he
o the storekeeper and confessed
4 - had slept and that a robber
nade on with the goods during his
1859. The master would not be-
NJ story. saying that it would
- been impossible for a robber to
- ~ with SO large a bundle in
daylight. Unless the porter
~ pay for the lost goods he would
- - 60 to prison, said the master.
III iospair the porter took counsel Of
sl1ryss O-oka.
To are certainly to blame for hav.
1hIlen asleep" reproved the mayor.
500 Jiso h equally to blame. for he
10 1pd .bound to protect every one
o trusts In him. and in this instance
49, betrayed you. I will have him
eed and brought before me for
1ka gave immediate orders to his
4 ut olncers to 60 and arrest the Jizo
1okogawa street and bring him be-
the mayors seat for trial. Three
z H. officers departed on their mis-
- They first bound the arms of
- Stone god with coils Of rope; then
~ tried to lift him from his firm
e1ial into cart, A great crowd
mbled before the ,Jizo. attracted
II the unusual behavior of the court
scers. When they we're told that
~ had to 60 before .the mayor for
ab1aI the citizens marveaed.
The task OF E:lSeating the god was
10 much for the three court officers.
oM6 they sought aid Of those standing
bout. They promised that in return
~, assistance they would admit all
vnnfeer workers into. the courtroom
q witness the extraordinary trial.
H1n0reds were spurred by curiosity
te1q1 a hand. and when the stone
O4NDnt through the streets strapped
0Ecart like an offender the crowd
-. 1t filed the great hall Of justice
IN Jiz0 was placed before the plat
- upon which sat the mayor. O-oka
Dressed the god in stern words.
You are q negligent fool. o Jizo!"
e. Reclaimed in a voice loud enough
T. Ill to hear. "You are supposed
1protect every one who believes in
- and who renders tribute. yet this
t. ting porter here made a prayer to
~ then fell asleep at your feet. and
was robbed while he slept. You
- accused Of being an accomplice
s143his robbery. Have you anything to
~ for yourself before ! pass SEN
Ter
Mayor O-oka waited for a few mo-
Dts a. II expecting the stony lips Of
u - to open in reply. but when no
gwer was made by the god he pass
g. sentence Immediately.
Since you do not defend yourself
eDsider that you are guilty" said his
1or. land l shall imprison YOU"
Is this remarkable spectacle OF a
oepor passing sentence upon a stone
{ - there was litter of laughter.
Oeka Numbered in voice of brass.
Who are all these people standing
eo1ut here?" he inquired Of his court
alcers. Are they accomplices Of Jizo
&oaly plain thieves? They think this
EFT II a penny show. and they laugh
1.-THE courts orders: Shut all the
49, at oncer'
Ne scared attendants FASTENED to
! the gates Of the courtroom. Then
gor O-oka adjudged every man in
q great crowd in contempt Of court
- fined each Of them one tan IA ki-
1oao length Of cotton cloth. The hun
0sds thus suddenly found in contempt
wee happy that their punishment had
- % light at least. and under bonds
~ hurried to their homes to bring
eoek the cloth fine. Before the day
~ done 700 pieces Of cotton cloth
~ been presented before the mayors
ee1ft, the name of each culprit being
- down upon the one tan of cotton
aoen which he presented.
0e3ore he would allow the 700 to go.
oWever. O-oka retired with the por-
u Who had been robbed to an inner
3anber. and he asked the porter to
- over the 700 pieces Of cotton
IN and see II he could identify any
tnem a. having been once in the
~ he had carried. Since every man.
cturer Of cotton cloth in Yeddo al
" marked the selvage Of each strip
Rh q little red trademark stamp the
aeter searched the edges Of the many