Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-11-17

proudest of people feel for oppressive
sionaries hate them also, for the Jap
anese suspicion them, have no sympa-
thy with their work, censor their
speeches. writings and the matter and
books they teach in the schools, lr
fact, treat them in most respects az!
enemies who merited close watching
The japanese press is a unit In ex-
pressing the belief that the Christian
Koreans and foreign missionaries are
equally guilty. Foreigners as q rule
in Japan do not believe the accused
guilty. However, they are now on
trial before a japanese court and az
many of our people have no idea
what these courts are like and how
,ases are tried before them. a brict
description may be in order.
The courts consist: First of To-
al courts OF which there may be
many in "A city, depending on popula
uon-they are similar to our police
courts. Second, district courts, Of
which there Is one in each prefecture
With branches where circumstances
'equire. Third, courts of appeal OF
which there are seven in the entire
'mpire. Fourth, the supreme court
If appeal at Tokyo, all of which arc
'estcd with both Civil and criminal
Jurisdiction. TO every court Is at
ached "a prOCurator, who is charged
With the entire conduct of every
riminal prosecution throughout all
is stages, to whom written state
ncnt of the circumstances Of the Of.
ense Is handed by the police imme-
lately an arrest is made, and whosr
unctions in capital cases ends only
when he has witnessed the execution
{ the condemned. It is he who de-
ides whether "a charge is TO be form
lated and it's exact nature; whether
shall he tried in the first instance
eforo a magistrate or district court
r whether its gravity is such that il
must at once go to the court Of ap-
)eals which. Notwithstanding its namo
Nercises an original criminal iurlsdic-
ion; whether bail shall be granted
bending trial; and when the trial
axes place he conducts the prosecu.
lion in court, SO that he unites in
himself all the functions of our grand
Jury public prosecutor and sheriff
combined. As prosecutor his dutic1
considerably exceed those of liko
officer in America
Once the prisoner has been COM
mitted for trial. It is his business 10
secure "A conviction, and In address
ing the court, both on law and tac'
he suggests both the clause of the
code under which the accused should
be convicted and the exact sentence
which should be passed under It. The
juGge as a rule follows his sugges-
tens, though he is not obliged to. and
If he errs. there is a very wide right
of appeal not only on law, but fact
also. The premilinary examination is
held in Camera. and II there IL suf-
flcient evidence either from the pris-
oner himself or other witnesses to
Justify committal u formal trial takes
place in open court, at which the
prisoner may be represented by cOun-
sell Under the old system no con-
gictlon could be had unless the pris-
'ner confessed his guilt. and when
he circumstances were clear and no
ioubt could exist as to his guilt, tor
iuro was used TO extract formal
Confession. II the prisoner remained
obstinate. While this system has
been entirely abolished for many
'ears. It's prestige still remains and II
$ rare that q criminal who Is guilty |