THE MASQUERADER.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9441, 11 May 1909, Page 3

THE MASQUERADER.

AMY BOOK BEFORE THE

COURT,

Press Association

Dunedin, May 8. One of the charges heard against Amy Book yesterday showed heartless conduct on her part in victimising a single woman named Heuderson. Chief Detective Herbert, in onthainK ihe case, explained that accused was a single woman as far as the police knew. In January last she called at a boardinghouse kept by Mr Botcher, at 65 York place, and was received there as a male boarder. She stayed for some time,foil and on, and paid her board during the time she was there. After some weeks she went to the Nuggets, where she rer mained for a considerable time. On the date of this alleged offence she returned to the boardinghouse in Dunedin, and there saw Mrs Butcher’s sister. Miss Henderson, to whom she told a story about a serious loss she bad at the Nuggets. She said she had been out fishing on a boat with William Ottaway and they were hauling in a large groper, when her pooket caught in the rowlock of the boat, with the result that her pocket-book dropped into the sea. She said it contained a £SO cheque, an 1.0. U. for £6O which she lent a man at Hanmer, and a large number of sovereigns. She added that she had come to town to get a diver from Port Chalmers to go to the Nuggets to find the pocket-book. She left the bouse for the purpose of getting a diver, she said, and returned an hour or two later, stating that she had got one who would not go down for less than £SO down on the nail. She asked Miss Henderson if she could lend her the amount. Miss Henderson replied that she had not bo much, but that she would lend her all she had. She went to the Post Office Savings Bank in a cab which accused had waiting, and on these representations the oomplainant drew £4O, all the money she had, and gave it to accused. Then the latter went away with the money, and Miss Henderson jhad never received it back, or any part of it. On the contrary she had spent other money on aacuaed’s account. Evidence was given by Miss Henderson and a fisherman named William Ottaway. Accused was further charged that on Bth March, at Romahapa, she did wilfully make, fur purposes of being inserted in the marriage register book of the Rev. Mr Blathwayt, a false statement to Marcus Thomas Jackson, Registrar of Marriages at Romahapa, touching particulars required to be known and registered under the porvisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, to wit, chat “her name was Peroival Leonard Carol Redwood, and that her condition was ‘ ‘ bachelor. ’ 1 She was also charged with obtaining, on 15th April, £lo from B. S. Irwin, by means of a false pretence. After evidence had been taken, Mr Moore (counsel for accused) said his client would plead guilty to the three charges. It was stated _by accused that Mr Moore was giving the fee to which he was entitled to Miss Henderson. After prisoner had pleaded guilty to the three charges before the Court that day, an application for bail was made on her behalf, it being stated that she would go into a home til she had to appear for sentence. The Magistrate (Mr Bartholomew) said he had carefully considered all the circumstances, add he did not think he would be acting in accordance with the directions and ratings of the Supreme Court if he granted hail- Bail was consequently refused.