Sensation was rife on the shady side of Shady street of Shadyville, the suburb of Whitehorse lying just north of the town, on Wednesday afternoon when it was reported that one of the Japanese women of that quarter, a woman whose name sounded like "Canned Yams," had been held up in her own house and robbed of jewelry to the value of $150.
The woman's calls for assistance brought others of that locality to the scene and the alleged robber took to his heels, disappearing in the brush which trims that part of town.
The police were busy in less than fifteen minutes and soon had one man in custody. An hour later Arthur Pulles, the man who is charged with the theft, returned and gave the Japanese woman the box containing the jewelry taken by him. He was then nabbed, placed under arrest and, along with the other man, taken to jail.
Yesterday forenoon Palles was arraigned before Police Magistrate Taylor on preliminary trial. "Canned Yams" identified him as one of two men, the other being the first man arrested, Dave Williams, who had called at her house on the afternoon in question. Williams remained only a few minutes when he took his departure. Pulles then, according to the witness, assaulted her by choking and otherwise mistreating her. Leaving her almost exhausted on a bed he opened a suitcase and took therefrom a box containing the jewelry mentioned. In the meantime the cries of the assailed woman had attracted the attention of another Japanese woman, "Tomato Ketchup," who had hastened to the scene of the assault and who recognized Palles in court as the assailant. Both women said the assailant was drunk and in his own behalf Palles said he was so drunk that his mind had been a blank since half past 12 of Wednesday afternoon up to yesterday morning when he awoke to find himself io jail.
Oo being held for trial Pulles decided he preferred to be tried by jury but when informed he would have to remain in jail, in the absence of bail, until October, he concluded to take summary trial before the magistrate. The case was called for hearing the same afternoon at 2 o'clock when the Japanese women repeated, through Interpreter K. Kojimoto, the same evidence they had given in the morning. Other witnesses from the North end also testified to having seen the two men in that part of town Wednesday afternoon and to the drunken condition in which both were at that time. (Williams was discharged from custody at the close of the preliminary, there being no evidence to connect him with tbe alleged crime.)
The only defence made by Pulles at the trial was that he was drunk Wednesday and knew nothing of what he did. His contention was verified by Williams and others whe saw him.
His honor reserved judgment until this forenoon at 10 o'clock.
Palles is a stranger here, having been around town only a few days. He is evidently a portion of the human flotsam and jetsam that has been collecting here for the past several months.
The sentence given to Palles by Police Magistrate Taylor was not reported in this or subsequent issues of the Star.
