Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-15

2sa'ed' DeFtS6d a oin1pie Scheme
 That pisoio~ed the Real Cuprits.
 tHe day servant employed by the troprietor of q pig store near Japan bridge. in Yed'io, was sent with heavy pack of valuable cotton goods on his back to dyer in Eonjo district. When the stores messenger reached Yoko- GaWa stree III. was ready to seek rest. What mce safe than the little grove of trees set aoout the stone statue of the god Jizo. the patron saint of rav- elers and defcnSeless woman and chil- dren.
 The somnotent porter avdze from a nap to find that his empaoyer's eottaa had disappeared. In great d1stress he went to the storazeeper and confessed that he had slept and that pobss had made of with the goods during hA slumber. The master would not bS ieve his story, saying that it woaA have been impossible for a obter 6 make off with so large a. bundle A broad daylight. Unless the poctsr should pay for the lost goods he wo&u ndVO pO 6O tO pWSSAA, DsoSA IAAC Tn desf1dr the porter took co~Rssd sf Mayor O-oka.
 "Ycu are certa1ny to blame 1r NY ing falan asleep" reproved the mayer, but Ji1o is equally to blame. for as is a god bound to protect every sas who trusts in him, and in this insoea1De be has betrayed you. I will have AAn l 1,oRo trial"
 O-o&a gave immediate ortlers to hh court officers to go and arrest the .si0s of Yokogawa street and bring fAM be fore the mayors seat for trial. Tlsfss of the officers departed aA tiAsfr Has, sisn. They first bound Che arms of l the stone. god with coils of rope; thsa l they tried to lift him from his firm | pedestal into a cart. A great crowd l assembled before the Jfzo, attracted | hv the unusual behavior of the court officers When they were told that l 1izo had to go before the mayor fur tlia! the citizens maryeled.
 The task of Hnseatn2 the god was I 100 much for the three court officers aud they sought aid of those standing about They promised that ill return far assistance they would admit ;t! volunteer workers into the courtroom 1 tn witness the extraordinary trial l Hundreds were spurred by curiosity to lend a hand. and when the stone god went through tho streets strappe( fo q cart like an offender the cro%t grew It filled the great hall Of justice ! when Jizo was placed before the plat form upon which sat the mayor. O-ok;. addressed the god in stern words.
 "You are negligent fool, o Jizo!" he exclaimed in voice loud enough for all to hear. "You are supposed. to protect every one who believes in you and who renders tribute, yet this trusting porter here made prayer tc you. then fell asleep at your feet, and l:e was robbed while he slept. You stand accused of being an aoeomplice in this robbery. Have you anything to say for yourself before l pass cen tence?"
 Mayor O-oka waited for a 1ev mo- ments as if expecting the stony lips of Jizo to open in reply. but when no answer was made by the god hs pass- ed sentence immediately.
 Since yeu do not defend yoesself l consider that you gro guilty" sah his honor, and shall impsison yea"
 At this remarkable spectacle Of . mayor passing sentence upon sesns god there was litter of lsA0Ater O-oka thuadered in a voiss of bsaas.
 "Whe are all these people ste11aaG about hers?" he inquired of his court emcers. Arc they acceInpliees of Jfso CT only plain thieves? They think this court is a penny show. and they laugh at the courts orders. Shut all the gates at once.'
 The scared attendants hastened te shut the gates of the courtroom. Then Mayor O-oka aGiudged every man in the great crowd iH contempt of court and fined each of them one tan Ca Xii mono length) of cotton cloth The hun dreds thus suddenly found in contempt were happy that their punishment had been so light at least. and under bonds they hurried to their homes to bring | bdCk lle clOtn HllN. bCT0fe the QaV was done 7G0 pieces of cotton cloth had been presented before the mayors court. the name of each culprit being set down upon the one tan of cotton cloth which he presented
 Before he would allow the 200 to go. however. O-oka retired with the DOT ter who had been r, 5b-d to an inner chamber. and he asked the porter to look over the roo pieces of cotton cloth aad see if he could identify any of them as having been once in the pack ks had carried. Since every man. ufactnrer of cotton cloth in Yesldo d. ways marked the selvaGe of each strip with little red trademark stamp the porter searched the edges of the alany strips of cloth for a stamp similar to | that borne On the cloth of which he had been robbed. He found that two of the pieces Of cloth brought to pay ] the mayors fino bore the stamp of his plundered pack Instantly Mayor