Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1914 — Tales of GOTHAM and other CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Tales of GOTHAM and other CITIES

Something Similar to an Explosion Happened SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Thomas Sakamata sat silently on the bench of the dock In Police Judge courtroom. On hie right sat a giant with a brutal face and watery and inflamed eyes, who was charged with vagrancy.

On his left sat .another giant whose Ain waa sallow and whose black eyes had an ugly leer. Sakamata, wedged in between these monstrous prisoners, appeared very small, very miserable and very insignificant. The giants seemed to be quite ignorant of the presence of the slender Sakamata. Once the giant with the watery eyes dug his elbow rudely into Sakamata’s side, and, bending a foolishly fierce, bleary regard at the Oriental, asked: “Wot y’ bin doin’? Snuffin’ de coke?” Sakamata glanced up coldly out of the* corners of his slant eyes, but did not vouchsafe any reply. “Say,” began the giant, threateningly, but he was interrupted by the judge calling the name of Sakamata. .... ‘ < • ■-w-' “What about this case?” asked the judge. “Saka-

mata has two charges of Jjattery against him.”. '; “He should have a half dozen more by good rights,” refilled the arresting officer. “It all happened in a chop suey place on Post street. When I got there the defendant stood in the middle of the floor with a Japanese in each hand. One was a waiter and the dtjier was a cook. Sakamata used the two men like he was practicing with uidian clubs. He threw oneuagainst the ■ceiling and another clear through a partition into the kitchen.” “I cannot believe he has such strength," said Judge Shortall, incredulously. “Please, Mr. Honorable Judge,” interrupted Sakatnata, “my two friends uses strong wooden chairs for tea table as clubs necessary for attack " „ "Put the defendant back in the dock,” ordered the judge. “I’ll think over his case.” Sakamata was shoved into the dock again, and he went over to sit down fn his old seat when suddenly the two giants, maliciously grinning, moved together, thus closing up> the vacant spaee on the bench. .Then something like an explosion happened. One giant sailed through the air and landed in a heap in a corner of the dock. The ether-was sent sprawling on the floor-hear the dock gate. Sakamata was the exploding force. “Bring that man out here! ” cried Judge Shortall. “I happened to see that From what I Just now saw I am Inclined to believe two things: First, that the policeman waS not exaggerating as to the defendant’s strength, and, second, that he used bis strength in self-defense. Dismissed/’