Life — December 11, 1913 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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‘LIFE: Letters of a Japanese School-boy Respect for the Law County Jail, Dec. 9, To Editor “Life Gazette” who know how to be illegal without committing crimes, EAR MR SIR:— You will notice by the criminal appearance of this paper on which I write that I are now enjoying lock-away in jail where I I shall tell you how it ed. One week of yore me and K. Takehama, Japanese laun- dry, stood at drunk-bar of Hon, Strunsky making politics with our voices. Of suddenly Hon. Takehama took a fence at what I say about Hon. Justice McCall, big-up judge. “Judges is like any other kings,” I explan. “They can’t do something wrong. Therefore Tammany can con- tain them without injury.” “Such thoughts are spoken by dumbskulls!” holla K. Takehama. “Bashido!” I snatch forth peevly. My enrage so over- came my knuckles that I stroked him in hair with my closed fingers which cause considerable race-riot including beer-glass, umbrella and package of shirts (carried by K. Takehama) which confused themselves over floor where me and K, Takehama was there enrolling ourselves to- gether dogfightishly amidst breakage. Hon. Strunsky holla police, who arrive in arrest-wagon and seize me criminally while Hon. K. Takehama say he did not do it, therefore I was blame. Next minute I was in jail amidst disgustly alcoholers who scorn me because of my educated appearance. While I stood looking forth from cage, long come Hon. Ike Rosalupsky, lawyer of Supreme Court expression. “Your crime is assault with failure to kill,” he say so. “For 100$ I will make you innocent.” “I do not contain that much cash-wealth,” I relate glubly, “Too bad,” he renounce. “Then you are guilty.” “Why should I be more guilty without 1oo$ than with it?” I ask to know. “Because so,” he explan. “ With 100$ you could buy me. I represent innocence. I am willing to make so.te bargain-sale with you. If you no got 100$ I will prove you nearly pure for 25$.” “T no got that price neither,” I say impoverishly. “But sipposing I had—how would you make me innocent for that price?” “TI would stand before Judge,” he contuse, “and explan in law language. I would prove you non volo valedic- torium, alibi and referendum non est.” “What do that snignify in American language?” I require. “Tt mean ‘ Not guilty’,” he tell. “Pretty well!” I pronounce distinctually. “Then I shall go to Hon. Judge and tell so myself in American language.” “Can't do!” explode that legality. “Do not Hon. Judge know American when spoke to him?” I ask out. “Certainly not,” corrode him. “If he was. satisfied with American language he would not study law.” So he elope away while offering for 11$ to prove that I merely stroked K. Takehama for humorous reasons. Next morning by early a. m. I was drugged forth to courtly room where I stood there amidst several headaches of Tammany appearance. Two Italian gentlemans was there because they attempt to make Italian carvings from each other. Niggero gentleman was there for doing so with razors. Irish gentleman was there for doing similar without tools. This included me, who was proud to be among so many warriers. Hon. Judge set there resembling Hon. Chas. E. Hughes. He say “Next” with barber voice and one smart law- man would popp forthly and explan how his prisoner were somewhere else when he committed that crime, so he could not do it. Hon. Judge say “Discharged!” and lecture Police for being cruel. Pretty soonly all drunkards and murders was gone, exception of me who stood there with lonesomeness pe-- culiar to North Poles, “Well?” require Hon. Judge bearvoicedly. “Yes, hoping same to you!" I acknowledge. Judge did not seem congratulated by my reply. “Where is your consul?” he rosp out. japanese Consul?” I ask it. “He are in office, as Yet Hon. “Where is your lawyer?” he thunder-lightning dis- gustly. “T am totally bereaved of any,” I say so. “How can you be innocent if got no lawyer?” he growell. “Are all lawyers?” I my eyesight.” “You show contempt of court,” say Judge. “T attempt to conceal it,” is sorry reply for me. From audience seats I could observe Hon. Ike Rosa- lupsky making signals resembling 8$ Yet I continue onwards. “Hon. Judge,” I say so, “I see no reasonable reason why I must pay 100$ to lawyer to describe fight I got in folks innocent ask to know. when accompanied by “If so, I have deceived