YOUTH WHO LOVED TOO WELL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 83, 17 March 1931, Page 3

YOUTH WHO LOVED TOO WELL

bAMSEL' RESENTS ATTtfotfdtffe ' SEQUEL IN COURT ~, At the Otaki Court,, .before: Messrs. T. O'Rourke and W. B. Smith, J.P.'e, a request was madV that a young man named Richard Macey, be hound over to keep the peace, on account of persistent attentions to a young lady, who was afraid that he would do her bodily harm. Mr. Atmore appeared ror fnfof ft'a'frt, a'ifd' slated fh'at he Ha'd reason t<j> be-lie'-ve (hat Ma'cfey" wits a Walt'-easte Itallaln, aM that he had gfverf the girl catrse to 'tear that he' would do' her botliiy' hafriri. ' During the past few m'ouths the man' had beeii continually on the premises and interfered., with informant. Court action had arisen' and he had been changed with being . unlawfully en premises. IJe had been told to keep away,, but still he ins'iste'd on paying calls', arid liiad, even written two letters stating his love for her, but this had not been" reciprocated in any way.. In one letter Maeey.had stated that he was.getting desperate, and it was evident that the man was not mentally capable or persisted in worrying the young lady. The girl in consequence was uptfet a'hd suffered m hearth' and' was liable to a hdrvtftts breakdown. 'The father and brother of the''informant also gaVe" evidence,' stating (hat Macey has caused considerable upset by'his- attention's,'arid that he had been wa'rned to keep 1 away. Despite this he still paid attention to the girl, and did not seem (o realise his position,' or retirse'd to do' so. Macey Said that he had been advised byi friends to go to the girl and ascertain if she laved him. He admitted having been told by the police to keep away, and in future would do so, as he' knew now he was . not wanted.

The Bench, in pointing out the seriousness of the offence, hound Macey over to k'eep, the peace, ip one surety of £26. Tie was also ordered* to pay £2 2s solicitor's fee and court costs 17s. Fourteen days were allowed in which to" pay.