LOVE-STRUCK.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 70, 23 March 1914, Page 5

LOVE-STRUCK.

A PERSISTENT WOOEK. BROUGHT -INTO COURT. A atranga story of a young man's love infatuation, which would accept no rebuff whatsoever from the idolised one. wa_ told in the Police Court this morning, when Walter King applied to have \V. P. Storey bound over to ___r__— from acts of annoyance. The story told by Mr Mowlem, for complainant, was that in May Last year the young man Storey mat complainant's daughter, a young lady of 23 years, in Albert Park, and introduced himself in a rather strange fashion. He immediately commenced to write letters to the young lady, at first addressing her in the letters as Miss King, but progressing quickly to "Dear Ida." and eventually using the most endearing of terms, despite the fact that none of his letters were answered and not the slightest suggestion of reciprocity was made by the lady. Eventually the letters became so persistent that Mr King and also his son requested Storey to (ease his correspondence, and indicated very strongly thai Miss King and her family desired to have nothing whatever to do with him. The only result was that Mr King was included in the flood of correspondence, while Miss King was further annoyed by the appearance of Storey wherever she went in public. She refused to take delivery of letters addressed in Storey's handwriting, and he adopted the expedient of dropping them in be* father's private letter-box st his private residence. He also registered the letters to. ensure their reaching the desired destination, and sent telegrams, and rang up on the telephone. In the last case, mention of his name always resulted in immediate ring off from the other end, but Storey still periS-ted. The police were advised of the matter, and Storey was warned by a detective, but it made no effect.. Counsel was then instructed on March 8 to take the present proceedings. That day the Kings got a 2-page letter, foolscap size, from Storey, and the toll of the following letters was: March 9, 3-pag. letter; March 10. 2-page letter; 11th. 3pages; 12th, one page; 13th, two letters, one registered; 15th to lfttb, a letter each day; 20th, two registered letters; this morning, another letter. Counsel stated that what his clients wanted was that Storey should be bound over not to molest them, or attempt to molest them in any way whatever. Mr A. Moody, for Storey, admitted the facts, stating that defendant was evidently obsessed with the idei, that the young lady was in love with him. Counsel suggested, however, that the better way out of the difficulty would be for the Court to warn Storey to desist, and adjourn the case, with the provision that it be brought on again immediately should Storey not heed the warning. Mr Mowlam said hia client desired a surety, however small, and Mr Cutten, S.M., ordered Storey to find a surety for £25 that he would not in any way molest complainant during the next sis months, and to pay 30/ costs.