A WOMAN'S ESCAPADE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 82, 3 May 1909, Page 4

A WOMAN'S ESCAPADE.

AIIY BOCK'S MASQUERADING. \ MORE XX'IEHESTIXG LETTERS. \ In 1881 Amy Maud Bock, then in her ' seventeenth year, was engaged in the ' teaching profession at llazelhurst, in Gippsland, Victoria. From a gentleman |' now resident ill this city, and who was at the time mentioned (settled at Gippsland, we learn that Jliss Bock went to Melbourne for her midsummer holiday, and while there was attested for obtaining goods by false pretences. This is understood to have been the beginirng of a course of crime. She came to New Zealand in 1885. This is her ''record" iu the Dominion: At Ounumi. 188?, false pretences; convicted and discharged, At Duiiedin, April, 1888, false pretences; two years' imprisonment. At Christcliureh, April, 1881), false pretences; six months (concurrent) on each oi two eharges. At 'Timaiii, April, 1S1)3, under tli.' name of Bunel, larceny; six months. At Oamaru (where'she had given the name of Ijnng), January, 18D4, false pretences; lour months. At Dunediii, September, 18' Jo, false pretences; three months. At Wellington, March, 1003 (where she had been passing under the name of Bennett), false pretences; two years' imprisonment on one charge and sis months' on the other. At Christchurch (under the name of Channel), forgery; three years. The prisoner was discharged on May 31, 1007. At Dunedin, in January last, a warrant was issued for her arrest for obtaining money bv false .pretences, but Miss Bock succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the police till a Iwv davs ago. WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER. Accompanied 'by "his" mother-in-law-elect and intended bride, Percy Redwood recently visited the studio of Mr. Pattillo, in George-street, and, stating that he was to be married a week later, surrendered to the photographer, and separate pictures of the bride and bridegroom were taken. The proofs, which liad been forwarded to the Nuggets, were returned, accompanied by the subjoined note, in handwriting which might reasonably be presumed to have been penned by a man:— Nuggets, Port Molvneux. April 15, 1909. Mr. C. VT. Pattillo, Dunedfa. Dear Sir, —Will you print off and send to me as early as possible halfdozen each of photos (cabinets) as per proofs enclosed. You will notice that my. vest gapes a little ill front. If possible, please stop it out. Kindly lei us have those two miniatures !is soon as possible. Yours very trulr, P.'C. REDWOOD. "HER MOTHER'S" LETTERS. We make the following extracts from further letters written by Frances Redwood (the supposed mother of Percy Carol Redwood) to Mrs. Otta.way:— 1 lim a comparative stranger to you, dear Mrs. Ottawav, tout you know Carol well now. lie has been a very good son, and although it is his mother who says so, still yon may believe me that you will not find a more honorable or more loving man in our Dominion. We arc all very glad that he has made hie choice at last, and you may be sure your daughter will he most lovingly welcomed amongst us, and I pray that God will abundantly praise their union when it shall tak 0 jilace, and that He will guide them in all their ways. My darling hoy is not too robust. I suppose lie has told you that he is a twin. But do not think for one moment that there is any organic disease, for there is not. Carol has always led a clean life, which is a great thing for people to say of young men nowadays. I only wish my dear husband could liave been spared to rejoice in his boy's •happiness. But who knows? He may, indeed, even now be rejoicing from his Tleavenly Father's home', for God doetli all things well, and we can trust our beloved ones to Him, never doubting. God doetli all things well, and He ordereth our doi:igs. and it will not be long before we meet, and I do pray that my darling boy and your dear Xessie may have His' blessings attendant 011 their wedded life, and that thev may every walk iu His paths, which are the ways of wisdom, of pleasantness, and of peace. T.o her son she gave strict advice about engaging a firm of lawyers to act for him : And I will pay to them the amount of -£3500 I promised vou. Regarding the house you .wrote to me about, Mrs. Ottaway and T will go and see it when 1 eome down. And now, my darling boy. do not think for one moment that it is want of love for you and dear Nessie that has prevented mc being with you, but it is just as God has ordered tilings for us, so that, perhaps, they are not exactly what we should have wished for, but still, what Tie does is for (he best. 1 shall be at the Nuggets to meet you both on your return from Melbourne, and a glad and happy meeting if will lie. And now. my dear son and daughter that is to be, my God's best blessings attend you. and that He may guide yon lioth in all your ways is the pra'ver of your loving mother. Til a later letter she writes: Dear Carol—Your club has given me a most beautiful dinner service for you, the Fraser familv a lovely afternoon tea service, the Slmrland 'family a handsome overmantel: and there are a host of others.—Dunedin Star.