The story of Aubrey Hulse, charged with vagrancy, shows thut there fare still new chapters in the life-history of those charged with "wilfully and unlawfully lead. ing an idle and dissolute life." In opening the case the U. District Attorney, Mr, Husar, said that' the defendant: had been before the Court previously, charged with the same offence ani that the light sentences or fines i posed had not served as a deterrent. Mr, Husar further stated that a To sentence in Bilibid prison might be for the defendant's own good.
Major Holcomb, appointed by the Judge to represent, the defendant, said that while the defendant plead: ed guilty and agreed that the best thing which could happen would be to serve a sentence Bilibid,—there were extenuating circumstances in which the shortest possible sentence might well be imposed.
Two years ago, Major Holeomb stated, the defendant had been one of the brightest young men in Shanghai, but at that time he was struck on the head in a fight with two Russians and since that time had not seemed thoroughly competent mentally, In a long examination of the prisoner Jude Purdy brought out the fact thut the defendant had been Grawn into the fight mentioned in defence of a Woman, and that prior to receiving this. serious injury: he had held positions of responsibility andi that his family were substantial citizens, The Judge stated that since it was the best done was rectly States, to sentence him to imprison Jmont in Bilibid prison for four months and 15 days, the last 20 day's to be served on a transport or Government ship on the way back to the United States. In commenting on the fact that it was impossible to send vagrants diveetly home to the United States, the Judge said hoped that this state of affairs would some time be remedied; but that, as appropriations wore insufficient for this at present it was necessary upon occasions to give sentences to fil transport conditions instead of fitting the sentence to the crime.
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