Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-25

personal vengeance.
Stuart paused and Biyens moved I'M
easily in his seat. r.
Il speak today, your honor, in behalf
Of the man who crouches by my side
overwhelmed with shame and grief
and conscious dishonor because he took
q paitry package OF jewelry from a
man who has never added one penny
10 the wealth of the world and yet has
somehow gotten possession Of one hun
lred million dollars from those who
could not defend themselves from his
strength and cunning. This man stands
before you now. with no shame in his
soul. no tears on bis cheeks. and with
brazen effr0ntcry demands vengeance
on weaker brother.
Two men are on trial. not one. The
ma icsty or the law has ALREADY been
yindfcated IN the tear stained plea
fiat has been entered. Between these
two men the court must decide.
ellis millionaire who demands
vengeance against tllis broken man to-
fof the plea his nerve tension grew m
tense. Waves Of passionate emotion
swept his heart He walked from bis
dag dream with a start. to hear the
clerk read In quick tones:
The people against Henry Wood.
man
The Judge looked at the dazed pris-
oner and said:
.What have you to say, Henry Woods
man, why sentence should not be Inn
posed upon ron for the crime Of which
you stand convicted by your own
plea?
With quick movement Of his tall
figure Stuart was on his feet, every
nerve and muscle strung to thethigh-
est tension. Only the deep, tremulous
notes Of his voice betrayed his emotion.
sMay it please your honor" he slowly
began, II wish to establish to the court
before say anything in behalf Of my
client. the important fact that be Of
fefed to make full restitution Of the
property taken. that he did this volun-
farily before ne was even suspected Of
/ the crime and that his offer was re
| fused =
The Judge lifted his gray eyebrows In
surprise. and settled back into his seat
| with low grunt
Il make the fair inference therefore
In the beginning" Stuart went or
| day has an income greater than the
combined crowned heads of Europe
| and Yields a scepter mightien than
car or emperor Whyz He Ieyies
!, each year millions Of taxes without
/ consulting this court. the Legislature
| or anv man who walks the earth. He
! does this BY 4 machine for printing
paper tokens of value called stocks.
| The essence OF theft is to take the
property Of another without giving a
return. a green goods man sells
printed paper for money. This mighty
man also sells printed paper for
money. What IS the di1erenee1
Neither the green goods nor the bogus
capital called watered stock represents
d dollar n real value.
TIlis modern marauder whom we
have enthroned as our ruler every
/ where, from every one. selzes, tears
and despoils the fruits Of ton. has
never added q pennD to the wealth Of
humanity. And what do we ind him
doing Ia the midst Of poverty that
means hunger and nakedness, disease
and death we have the snameless
! haunting Of insane luxury And g
what purposef 70 CHALLENGE the enFy
Of the rain md the FOOLISH 20 aazzie
the minds Of the poor and inname
the lnsts OF the criminal
DO we believe that such things ars
the degrees OF a just and loving God
/ who created this world Inese tnlhes
are not the result Of ms law, put ins
results OF the violation q law.
The speaker paused, drew close :.
the Judge and then - low, impassionee
tones told as + ne were taking g
i father the story OF Hoodmans hIe ane
the events which drove MIN 70 madness
on the fatai night OF ms crime y
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