STRANGE STORY AN INFATUATED YOUNG MAN.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 70, 24 March 1914, Page 2

STRANGE STORY AN INFATUATED YOUNG MAN.

AUCKLAND. 23rd March. A strange story of a young man's love infatuation was told in the Police Court this morning, when Walter King applitd to have W. P. Storey bound over to refrain from acts of annoyance. The story told by Mr. Bowlem, who appeared for the complainant, was that in May last the young man Storey met complainant's daughter, twenty - three years of age, in Albert Park and introduced himself in rather a 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 01 terms, despite the fact, that nouu of his letters were answered and not the slightest suggestion of reciprocity was msde by the lady. King, and also his son, requested Storey to cease correspondence, and indicated very strongly that Miss King and her family desired to have nothing to do with him. The only result was that Storey indulged in a flood of correspondence, while Miss King was luither annoyed by the appearance of Storey wherever she weut in public. He registered letters to ensure their reaching their destination, and sent telegrams and rang up on the telephone, but in«the last caso the mention of his name always resulted in an immediate ring-off. Storey however still persisted. He was warned by a detective, but it made no effect. Counsel was instructed on Bth March tp take proceedings and every clay since then the Kings had received one and two registered lettrs from Storey. Mr. Moody, for Storey, admitted the facts, stating that the defendant evidently was obsessed with the idea that the young lady was in love with him. Counsel suggested, however, that the better way out of the difficulty would be for thi2_ 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. Mowlem said his client desired a surety, however small, and Mr. Cutten, S-iu-, ordered Storey to find a surety for £25 that he would not, in any way molest, the complainant during tho next six months.