The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-19
HER LAST REFUGE.
japanese Love Story With .
Sad Ending.
A WILD PLUNGE INTO THE BAY.
Little Yum Yum's Lover Comes From
Far Japan TO Find Her In shame
and Disgrace.

Down on the tide fats near the corner
of King street and Sixth avenue south yes
tsraay afternoon an exciting scene took
place, and had il not been for the timely
interference OF Officer Chapman the cor
oner's Office might have had another case
In distant Japan some time ago there
lived a nttie Yum Yum. who was pref
tier than many OF her sister Yum YGms-
Being pretty and also possessed o.
heart. il * not 10 be wondered at that
young Yada Haka- who was good looking
young man found favor IN her eyes Per-
haps he only imagined the condition OF
affairs However that may be his little Yum
Yum crossed the ocean and eventually
made her home in Seattle. Her path. ae-
cording TO the story. has been about as
straight as tina. made By the tneipient
cyciist.
Her old fame took X into his head TO
come 10 the land of the free. and II was
with a yearning heart that he looked Tor
ward 20 the time when he would fold TO
his breast his little Yum. Yesterday ne
arrived in the city and started out 70 ma
his love. He found her. but her surround
ings were different from what he had ex-
pected. The poor little thing was stricken
with remorse and there was scene. As
neither could talk English the exact words
used could not De definitely learned.
Overcome with shame the girl rushed
down TO the waters edge and was about
TO throw herself in when her old acquaint-
ance threw his arms around her ana ala
his best 10 prevent the tragedy Ine girl
struggled, but the man chung on. unwlil-
ing that the faded flower should end her
life. While this scene was being enacted
Officer Chapman appeared The Jap made
motions as If for help, and the officer ran
down TO the beach 10 see what was going
on. The man let go of the woman, who I'M
meiiately ran for the water as fast as she
could. Chapman also ran and grabbed
her when she was three feet from the
pIunga-oT.
what Is the matter?" asked Chapman.
The man pointed at the woman and then
az the water and tried 20 talk OF course.
the officer could not understand the Ian
guage and was figuring OF what 10 DO,
when the woman made another break Tor
the water. Again she was captured, ana
this time Chapman tried TO make her
walk back TO the street. She would not
stir a step. Then she was carried up TO
the nearest patrol box. The wagon was
out at Edgewater and so it did not answer
the call. Chapman put the woman in the
little house used to detain prisoners, and
rang again. The wagon did not answer
Finally Chapman looked into the box 10
see how his charge was getting along, and
to his surprise he found that she had par
TALLY disrobed. In the meantime Detec-
tive Philbrick had walked down from po-
lice headqua rters TO find out what was go
Ing on. Chapman told him the story and
he said he would see what he could DO
with her Philbrick was in citizens
clothes. and when he told the little
wouId-be suicide TO come along she jump
ed up without hesitation.
As there was no charge against her she
was allowed 10 return 70 her home. One
woman told Phnb-ick that she thought the
girl had gone crazy.