WHEN THE MEN ARE AWAY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1684, 26 February 1913, Page 7

WHEN THE MEN ARE AWAY.

WOMEN SCARED.

AN UNWELCOME ATTENDANI. , EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT. " (By Telegraph.—Spccial Correspondent.) Auckland, February 25. A fortnight ago a young lady residing,' with her parents in a tivo-storied homo in Wynyard Road had a startling cipcrit'lico while proceeding along l'ortor'a <Avenue, which is but an extension of tho samo thoroughfare across the Mount Elton railway line into Eden Terrace. Tho "story has already' boon published of tho manner in which she was'assailed by a tall, well-built man, and received a*blow in the faco -which' was severe enough to dislodgo'scveral of her front toeth, ' . Tlio female residents of houses immedi.'. ately opposite liavo also lieen marked out. for the attentions of apparently tho saino mail, and, according to information given to a "Star" reporter who visited tho locality this, morning, tho women of Wynyard ltoad aro at the present timo 111 a continual stato of "scare." -'Tho 'story.'' given by a young married woman living, in Wynyard Street, near the corner of Eden Vale Jiaad, was a somewhat extra- ■" ordinary one. ! ' '. _ , . On the Saturday nfternoon previous' to tlio actual assault already recorded' she left tho .house' to do some, shopping i|i tvwn. A iiian met her- before she had proceeded very far, and asked to be direct- » cd to Symonds Street.' Ho ivas told that ho was walking away from it, whereuponlie turned round and proceeded to-acconir, pany'her, talking all tlio wliilo. Anxious] to be rid of tho • man slio went into a; friend's house. Her surprise yvas-, con-, sidernblo when, she came out' and found that ho was waiting for her., ..She didv, not speak to the innn, but 110 was volubleenough for two, and persisted in talking '. to her nil tho 'way, aloi)g ;K<uxingahap(>, •Road.''' Twice slio went' into tliops in ihe hop 9 of shaking off her unwelcome attendant. each time without nvn.il. Sho was thoroughly'' frigliteiml, and filially ,- wentanto a house there to stay until the man went off. This lie did. , , 1 , . His next, move was to go to the house ; she had visited and ask her address, elnt- | ing that lie had found some; property she ! hadjlost;j-v » „ ,--- i-;; 1' . ; Ori/thr« Jpc'casion'si sincit I hen the i#nn> . has gone, to'(lie house in AVyiiyard Street in theabsence of her husband, whoso de--1 parturo in his motor-car was apiiarently ; ■ witnessed in s cacli instance by the man . before' visiting the house. The youi)g , wife's practice lias' boon to lock up tlio, i house immediately aflev; her husband's departure, and two nii?hts running the. v lriiin-triett,tile-doors, both back and front,). • Becoming more emboldened, lie visited tho Tiouso. cino niprning i just after tho husband had motoredVolT.- ■ The mistress was -in ,th«r washhjusel'.'wliieh i? [underneath tho building, ■ and had '.locked tho, doors • upstairs, so-that when die heard. . tho bell, vim? and 1 then lizard the doors, j (ricd/,she knew'Avlior her visitor was?; . Unsuccessful at the front door, ho tried the back,. . : ' '■'}■■■ - Tile woman in her fear idled a dipper, .with boiling, lyater,, aii(l., Fays the. ,111 ail-. Would have pot it had lie thought ottrying to force the wash house, dtior. Finding , tha bafek door locked-also, however, tho '•■ mori went.:.off," v'., lt - Tho description yith that, of tlic'hiari' cdnccrncd in tlio ,pieyious as-: shnlt.. '' • ---~V- ,i'« -l Another lady, a fow door/j away \yfi9M&o, ' followed •by - tiie same mail a day or two i iitjaV'--- Slio was. pursued; from,...TVynynjdi. ■ -Sl-reet -inh> -Vkw IBoitd; thence 'olong ife:-, :• plnhade Koad into 'Point Street, taking > refuge in. a fhop. The man was eoen to - i hang about, outride, for., some timo before , moving off, ■' : , ' . , , .' •. Several cases bar* peen • reponea j of tiie of children- in tho same „ ..locality,.'.,. ■ ' '