A FAITHLESS LOVER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1344, 23 May 1885, Page 3

A FAITHLESS LOVER.

From the Press we learn that a case which is exniting considerable interest in Ashburton, came before the Court on Thursday, ;ind was remanded till Friday. Ayonng man mimed E. Honeywood, who claims to be the " second son of a lord," but who has been occupying the position of waiter at the Somerset Hotel, became enamored of one Charlotte Colstone, a barmaid in the same hostelry. After many written professions of undying love, and a confidential letter to the effect that he was the "second son of a lord," and that if his brother died lie should succeed to the title and £IO,OOO, Honeywood won the yor.ng lady's consent to an early marriage, and appears to have been entrusted with certain moneys and jewellery, the property of his intended bride. On the morning of the day fixed for the nuptial j celebration Honeywood disappeared and [ had a narrow escape of being drowned in the Ashburton river. He kept possession ; of the money and jewellery, and on Thursday was charged with the larceny, as a bailee, of £3, and also with stealing two rings the property of Charlotte Colstone. The case was remanded till yesterday, when documentary evidence of an in teresting nature was produced, and we learn from the Guardian that the case was withdrawn, Miss Colstone determining to bring a civil action against Honeywood for the recovery of her property. The following are some of the letters read by the solicitor for the prosecutrix:— Dearest little darling—Could not see you for any time this morning, so am obliged to write you. I want to ask you a question. Will you be my wife 1 You may think that 1 am not able to keep one, but when Icome of age I get ten thousand pounds, and that is next October. Will talk it over with you when I get your answer. —Teddy. Dearest Maud. —I can see that you do not care for me, so that if you care for anybody else well and good. I have heard something this afternoon which makes mo write this. The only thing I have to say is, do not make a fool of anybody else the same as you have me. Hove you, darling, better than my own mother. My darling, J wish you every luck, and try and think of me sometimes. I shall start for England as soon as I can get a berth.—Yours, always the same. —Teddy. Dearest Maud—Forgive me, darling, for being cross. All I want you to say is tint you care for me. L will stick to you always. I love you so dearly that sometimes lam very nearly dancing. I am going to tell you something that I have not before—l am the second son of a lord, and, if my other brother dies, I come in to all, and ask you to be my wife, and I will marry six weeks from to-day, if you say you care for me, and take you home directly. Tell me to-night, darling; I am sleeping in No. 17, darling. I want an answer one way or the other, as I must make arrangements at once. If you do not care for me, then I will go away from here for good, and not trouble you any more ; but I shall never bo able to forget you. My darling, do not take the only thing away from me that I hold dear in life, or I might as well be killed at once : it rests with you now. If you only could know how much you have cut me up tonight, you would think of me a little perhaps. You do not care, but God forgive that I should ever live to see you married to any one else. If I can see you to-night let me ; if not, let me see you to-morrow. You do not know what a state of mind 1 am in darling ; you do not know how I love you, darling ; let me have an answer to-night, darling one.—Ever yours, Teddy Honeywood.