The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-05
SORE PROVOCAIION .
ADMITTED BY Court
Despite Story That Appeals To
Pity Prisoner Must Serve
Term In Penitentiary

Law and order had been outraged,
and even though the emaeiated Fili.
pino who stood before the Judge told
n straightforward story Of the provoea-
ton which had finally driven him TO
thrust knife blade between the
shoulders OF n conntfyman who had
bounded him and his wife, the course
OF the law had TO be followed, and Cir
cult Judge Heen sentenced Victoriano
de M Grpz 10 not less than two years
10 prison and 70 pay a fine of 900.
| Not understanding the judges sentence,
given IN English Of course, the Filipino
stood, shaken with the force Of his
ewn narrative, hut when the interpre-
ter gave him the. stern news. visions
Of prison bars and loss Of liberty UNI
nerved him and he sat upon a bench
and wept freely and his head dropped
until II touched his knees. -
80 surely rs the law had been out
va1ed and the Judge had sent the poor
fellow to prison, yet surely too. the
Filipino told a tale Of sordid lives, han.
piness being sundered by another Fill.
Pine who came between him and his
wife, who pursued them like q hound.
who intimidated de In Cruz with his
great physical bulk, and prevented him
from holding employment,
/ The indictment charged him with
having attempted the life OF Filipino
TO wit, by stabbing him with knife,
The man pleaded guilty, When asked
if he had anything to say before sen.
tence was passed the man told q human
i interest story. H Il Il
He had married Filipino woman
who had lived with the man whom he
had eventually stabbed. sit
Il Cruz said he and his wife lived hap
lpily until Alvad came upon them and
troubled them. No matter where theJ
moved, Alvad discovered their address,
and troubled them. Cruz was afraid oil
the big fellow who 30 persistently fol
lowed the wife and threatened her
Finally Cruz told his wife that. IL sh,
felt Il would save the situation fol
Z, both Of them, she might return Z,
hyad. She would not do so. Alvai
often challenged Cru to duel, bu
Cruz refused. Alvad appeared Mt eaci
Of their little tenement homes, and al
ways carried big knife.
Constant state Of Terror N
Is1t was n reign Of terror for bot
IhubDhuu hpqnWlIt.t Finally hftcf los
4 ing position and living in fear o
tAIvad, THREE hours after Alvad va,
made q particularly strong threat
CRUZ procured 10 knife and foIlowe'
Alyhd. Finding him on the street tail,
ing TO q friend, Cruz came up benin,
him and thrust the. bihde between tn
shoulders. ~ ~ ts WA
"Did you trysto kill himin was ssb
led. s Il, a /, f...gE
X "No,i wanted to- scare him so n
would remain away was Cruz an
swer. sia te~
Revocation Admitted
n The judge said there had apparent
y IN been a great deal. Of provocatioI
Chief Mepufie did not make any stat,
ment to the court concerning the cas-
hut, aside said the defendant had III
, strongest proyocation In the world |
I cause him TO make the attack. A. a
! Brown. prosecuting. did not ask IN
: Judge to be lehient, 50 the law too
It's course and the man win now span
two years IN prison. leaving .Alvad
Ielear and ooen field with Cruz frisa
ened wife. but Chief McDufie remarl
lea.that he would take particular car
Of Alvad In the interval, 3,tB q