Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-06-15

innocent Mao Accused of Theft Ap-
 pealed. Devised a Simple Scheme
 That Dieciossd the Real Culprits
 One day a servant employed by the proprietor of q big store near Japan bridge, in Yedao, was sent with a heavy pack of valuable cotton goods on his Dack to dyer in Honjo district When the store's messenger reached Yoko- gawa stres le was ready to seek rest What mor safe than the little grove of trees set aoout the stone statue of the god Jizo. the patron saint of trav. elers and defenseless woman and ehil d-en.
 The semnolent porter awoke from a nap to nnd that his employers cotton dad disappeared. In great distress be cSent to the ssorekeeper and confessed t;aat hc md slept and that a robbeI had made off with the goods during hts siumter. The master would not br
 lege nis story. saying that it IWond tl9ve been impossible for a robber 10 iDake off with so large a bundle in ncoad daylight Unless the porter siaoud pay for the lost goods he ,wou. c save to go to prison, said the master In despair the porter took counsel of 34ayoe O-oka
 "Ycu are certainly to blame for -hsV tug fallen asleep" reproved the 1Gav"r, bat .liZo is equally to blame. for s'e i Is a god bound to protect every one
 wiao trusts in him, and in this instal:oe hn has betrayed you. l will have him Aispsted and brought before Die .:oi 1 ,ria1."
 0-.>1a gave immediate orders to hts cGs~t officers to go and arrest the .'izc 1 I fckoga wa street and bring him pc fore tiac mayors seat for trial. Tltreo | oi' t'2r officers departed on their Itis'-
 sian They first bound the arns ef l the stone god wifi, coils of rope. ther tttrv tried to lift him from his firl:
 r.. q, -tssi into cart A great cn@wa assembled before the ,Iizo. attracted l hv fhe Wns,sllal behavior of the cVRlt;t l nf:srcrs When they were told tii a4 l IiZo had to go before the mayor fts' q ial he citizens marveled.
 Tn" task Of unsnating the god w7aa 'oo much for the three court officers aud they sought aid of those stanGins
 about. They promised that in returh for assistance they would admit n!'
 volunteer workers into the courtroom l to witness the extraordinary trial 1 Hundreds were Spurred by curiosit. 1 to lend a hand. and when the stone l god went through the streets strapped | to q cart like an offender the crowc 1 grew. It filled th,, ssa'ealt hall of justice when JiZo was placed before the plat | form upon which sat the mayor. O-oka 1 addressed the god ira sterl words.
 "You are negligent foSi. o Jizo!'' .he exclaimed in q voice, loud enough for all to hear You are snlpposct: 1 Ie protect every one who believes ir
 vssn and who renders tribute, yeet this trusuing porter here made a pra@<Ar tf
 yom. Ghen fell asleep at your feet, a,nt he WAS robbed while he slept. Eoe .4:ard accrscd of being an accornrlicl atl this syabbery Have you anything to saS for a.ourself before I I,sss Sen. .~nce?"
 Nayor O-aia waited for a few lno nicUts as if expecting the stony lips ei
 Ji:,e to open saa reply. but when nc
 answer was made by the god he pass
 ed sentence immediately.
 "sin@e you do not defend yourself
 consider tiat you ;'Tv aui!rT.' sid iliH ho.1or. sand l shall iE4iM ifeN sou, 1t this remarkable sPeclacle Of il i'ayor passing sentence uoon g sfone god therc was :; litter of fHH%hter &s-olla thundered ii, voice of sy1sS.
 "S''o are all th2sr people stundinsg a!n'Wt hore?" Ike inqnir@l, of his eo"ii
 o!.ie eix "-."o they aeeompliees of ,ii.o IT oaly H,ain thieves? Thcy think this l cv'''t is Q renny show. and they laugh ut the ccng;'s orders. Shut all the
 o"tes at CT. .'
 1he soHrtd attendants hastcncd ta shut tlie gates Of the courtroom. Then Mayor O-o',n :diEI:'etl csery man i2' @ra&t crowd in contempt of aourt aHe fined o""h of them one ran ia Xxi. moi-o l-@>G'41 ). o,t,'n n 10th Tle hun
 >:2'ct,A tlus suddenly found ia eeGtemrt ere harry that their pi;i4ss...,..-- - - ''''d
 te2 ~1 ', It X, lra'@t. aEl under bonds tlcS ...:' ,.":..c ca :. to .!Hir h0'n"s to bring " ~...s e1o.A -:, ..::~15r, ;: t,lc day Was Ssonc TOO pieces Of ccc...,,,,.. 'o1'9 :: :":: :. =. rseccs-c,, fire the maycIs !! '.-'' l., ..S @@:-s. U e11 il c;,lnrit being set down upon the one tan of cotton ~o.,, --hich h. b-t- :>to''
 c, .oic l.a would ;.l.,;,, tue 700 to go
 -owcvcr. c ca r@.i. I with the DOT
 =, -, h,d been r'1,!cd. to an inner
 :;.iber. and hc asked the E5:!;sr ::
 look over the. 1"o ,"tc2cs of cotton ! 'oth crd see if ho cou,d il >n,ify an, of them, q having 1>c~., s.,1c in the
 pa>l5 he had o.:. o.:',. '. Sine every ..-i.:, il
 qfa tuletr cf. cott".:. 10th in Yctldo a! ! ways. marked. tle. ;selvaee of each stril
 with little red. trademark stamp ths aorter searched. the edges of the r,anS 1 strips of cloth for d stamp sin,ilaf tt
 that borne on .lle cloth of which h,
 had been robbed. He fnNnd that two
 of the pieces of, cIota brought to pa! .hc mayors fine bore the stamp of hi.
 plundercd pack. Ihstar.ly Mayo
 O-oka gave orders for the arrest of th' two men who had brought this cloth