The New Zealand Adventuress.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 110, 10 May 1889, Page 3

The New Zealand Adventuress.

Tho London correspondent of tho Auokland Star, writing on 22nd March, says :— Six weeks ago Miss Muir conceived the notion of working hor way out to New Zealand aa a steward in man's clothes. She had hoard (there is a certain vasrueness about the how) that her father was " a now-wealthy citizon of Christchuroh, Now Zealand," and it struck her it would bo (as she told the police) "good biz" to look up tho "old man." With this end in view, I regret to say, it is alleged that Miss Muir, on the night of the 14th, made deceitfully amorous advanoes to Mr. Geo. Johnson, musician, a gentleman of about her own height, whom she met in Victoria-stroot, Westminster, between 11 and 12. George pot quickly " mashed "on Harriet, and took her to an adjacent restaurant, where the pair had sausages and bitter ale. The ungrateful damsel then oonduoted Mr. Johnson to her bower at 37, New Peterstreet, where she persuaded him to imbibe yet another glass of " bitter," and Mr. J. swears he knew nothing more after thiß till morning, whon he woke and found hia clothes gone. Miss Muir having donned Mr. J.s togg, proceeded to tho docks and tried vainly to get a steward's berth. Having no references, she of course failed. Then came the enlistment episodo (described in my last) and arrest. Tho magistrate at Westminster having listened to an abbreviated version of this story remanded Miss Muir for a week, Mr. Nowton promising meanwhile to try and raise funds for her passage to Now Zealand. On Friday last, when Miss Muir was again brought np at Westminster, a doteotive who had been enquiring into the young lady's antecedents gave her a rathei Bhady charaoter. He said the fair Harriet had been taken into several refuges, bui had invariably been sent away after a time for insubordination. She never said any< thing to the matrons of these institutions about possessing a parent in New Zealand. Tho prisoner here interjected that it was true that her father was in Now Zealand that she had only learnt that ho was well-oil lately. The Magistrate nnder them circumstances decided to send Miss Mvii {or trial at the Middlesex Sessions.