SECOND EDITION YOUNG MAN'S INFATUATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9757, 24 March 1914, Page 6

SECOND EDITION YOU NG MAN'S INFATUATION.

REFUSES TO BE REBUFED. (P«b PRFBq Association.) ' AUCKLAND, March 23. A strange story of a young man'fc love infatuation was told in the Police Court this morning, when Walter King applied to have W. P. Storey bound over to refrain from acts of annoyance. . The story told by Mr Mowlom, for complainant, was that in May last year the young man Storey met complainant's daughter, '23 years of age, in AlBcrt Park, and introduced himself in a rather strange fashion. He immediately commenced to write letters to her. at first addressing her as "Miss King," but progressing quickly to "Dear Ida," and eventually us''ng most endearing terms: despite the fact that none of his letters were answered, and not the .slightest suggestion of reciprocity was >made. King and also his son requested Storey to cease the correspondence, and indieated very strongly that Mias King and her family desired to have nothing to do with ffim. The only result was that Storey increased the flood of correspondence, while Miss King was further annoyed by the appearance of Storey wherever she went in public. He registered his letter to ensure their reaching their destination, and sent telegrams and rang up on the telephone. In the last case.the mention of his name always resulted in an immediate ling off, hut Storey still persisted. He was warned by a detective, but it had no effect. Counsel had been instructed on March 8 to take proceedings, and every day since then the Kings had received one and two registered letters from Storey.

Mr Mood, who appeared for Storey, admit ted # the facts, stating that the defendant was evidently obsessed with the idea that the young lady was in love with him. Counsel suggested, however, that a better way out of the difficulty would be for the Court to warn Storey to desist, and adjourn the case with a provision that it he brought on again immediately should Storey not heed the warning. . _ Mr Mowlem said that his client desired a surety, however small. Mr Cut-ten, S.M.. ordered Storey to find a surety for £2o that he would not in any way molest complainant during the next six months.