Revilla pleaded guilty to the embezzlement by conversion of radio set, valued at US.$11 on May Machine, valued at USS$I7S, on April 1996;" of a Burrough's
'30; of a Marconi radio set, valued 'U.S.$85, on May 20; and ofa Rem! ton portable typewriter, valued at, U.S$65, on March 23.
"Your honour," said Revilla, in his defence." I pleaded guilty to these things for three reasons. First, ave tone them (but not with fraiudlent intention).
Tang, to, because Before this case was Bled pleaded with te Siemens" China for them give mea chance of returning the things. within. a reasonable time, Second. "in the cass of the. other things, I purchased. them with the Understanding. they were tobe ald for at the things wore taken not Zor emtberting ings were taken not for embeziiing Dut to" use them, because in my resent work on a bazar of Philipine reducts" these "things would' badly needed.
They. will be pala for, or 1 will return them. 1 have been locked up for 12 days and you can imagine the suffering one is made to go through. Twenty hours out of every 24 you at Tocked up without seeing anyone.
"My Child's Lite"
He took the things a time when hho needed money, and when, due to the smallness of the Filipino comm: nity here, he was unable to get Joan, "His child was ill. "It was [question of my child's life, prepar-fed to commit this act knowing it was gainst the law. but I plead for Imerey, for consideration because Ihave some kind of work to-day."
He was now in charge of the Philippine Trading & Information insp, Bureau, a semi-oficial agency which was trying to push Filipino products. He asked for one more chance, as otherwise he and his two children would carry stigma for the rest. of their lives, tried to put up a good he went on." I sold everything I had, my clothes and even my wife's clothes, Tam not made of that stuff whereby, men live by defrauding others. The Salvation Army came to my rescue and this wonderful organization helped me through the winter. I could have taken the frst boat away if I had wanted to evade my responsibilities. but I stayed and pleaded for a chance.
"Sir, this case is something that is rather unfortunate, but we should consider the frailty of human nature and the circumstances which surround a case like mine. The technique of the law is such that there is Ro way for me to get out."
"Equal Justice Under Law"
He placed his hope on the four words "Equal Justice Under Law," which appeared outside the court-stains either on his clothes or his ington, and the fact that he had gone view of a man at the prime manhood. For him to be sent 'a Mr. Felthan Watson, the District Attorney. said that he had investigated into Reville's past life, and this would seem to be his frst offence. He had been operating the trading company, and had held out to various local merchants that he had government contacts; there would appear to be no substantiation of this. In view of Revilla's plea of guilty, he felt that "society would be repaid" if he ere sent to prison for a year and a Regarding the government contacts, Revilla, in reply, said that his les were open to inspection; he had been,
next year.
Bromised funds by the government} Giving judgment, Judge Milton Hel-medicine," he went on, and the sentence would therefore' be one of ten months on each charge. Senten~ ces would run concurrently, so that in effect he would be ten months in prison altogether.
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