The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-31

that he acted conscientiously and few
have expressed their belief that he acted
properly. Such is the reverence for law.
The baker came up for trial wretehed
and terrified man. The police had a
strong case against him. He was ar
rested just as he was leaving the corpse.
and he had the sheath of dagger or
stiletto in his pocket. But as the case
wore on 1t became apparent that the evi-
dence wasn't conclusive enough and
there was probability that the accused
would be acquitted
| Then this marvellous Judge Cambo used
every endeavor to make the baker confess
the crime He threatened and entreatea
but the accused persisted In declaring mis-
innocence. SO Judge cambo ordered him
to the torture. and he was stretchedsupon
the rack. For a time he stuck to his
claim of innocence, bat when the agony
became intolerable he confessed to the
crime which he had never committed
And Judge Cambo looked on, calm and IL
scrutable, and wrote down the racked
mans confession as it came from his
blood neeked lips. Surely there never
was more jealous public official than
| The judge was now quite satisfied. The
prisoner had been proven guilty accord
ing to the law, and there was nothing
further to do except to sentence the man
to death, which the judge did with much
feeling. rebuking him mildly for trying
to obstruct the course of justice by refus-
ing to confess So the unfortunate baker
was taken forth from the Jail upon a low
ering day and done to death by the ex-
ecutioner.
lie was buried down by the sea, near
where st. Paul was shipwrecked once
upon time, and the grass grew over
him, and his memory became dim in the
haunts of man. The years passed on, and
Judge Cambo often sat by his window
and gazed at the sleeping town, and if
ghosts troubled him he gave no sign The
whole island admired and reverenced him
as a saint like man, who respected the law
above all things except religion. The
judge was growing old among his honors
and dignities, when an untoward thing
happened.
In another part of the island man
was tried and convicted of a capital
crime and when he saw that doom was
written against his name he made fun
confession of various evil things he had
done in his sinful career. Among other
things, he confessed that he was the mur-
derer of the man for whose death the
baker was tortured and executed. He mar
rated all the circumstances of the mur-
der, down to the smallest detail, and cited
the Judge as a witness. He knew that the
judge had seen the murder, for, as he was
plunging his knife into the victims body,
he happened to see the judge at the will
dow, and the judge was looking straight
ait him.
The grand master of the knights now
called upon the judge for an explanation
and Cambo quietly admitted that the
mans story was strictly true. But he ar
gued that he had only done his duty;
that 1t was quite proper to send a man 10
Ian ignominous death rather than violate
the sacred law as he understood it. The
Judge was sentenced to the forfeiture OF
his office and to public degradation, and
was ordered to turn over his worldly as
sets to the family of his victim. He lived
a few years, Stunned and hated as much
as ne formerly was admired and respected,
and with the knowledge that his name
was kissing all over the world.