THE MASQUERADER.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3185, 10 May 1909, Page 5

THE MASQUERADER.

HEARTLESS CONDUCT. By Telegraph—Press Association. * DUNEDIN, May .9. " One of the charges heard against Amy Bock yesterday showed heartless conduct on her part in victimising a single woman named Henderson. Chief-Detective Herbert, in outlining the case, explained that accused was a single woman as far as the police knew. In January last she called at a boarding house kept by Mr Butcher, at 65 York place, and was received trm-e as a male boarder. She stayed for sometime, off and on, and paid her board during the time she was there. After some weeks she went to the Nuggets, where she remained 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' had had at the Nuggets. She said she had been out fishing in a boat with William Ottaway, and tihey were hauling in a hrge groper, wnen her pocket caught in the rowlock of the boat, with the rseult 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 pocketbook. She left the house for the purpose of getting a diver, she said, and returned an hcur or two later, stating that she had got une 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 so 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 complainant drew £4O, aH the money she had, and gave it to accused. Then the latter went away with the money, and Miss Henderson had never received it back or any part of it. On the contrary, she had spent other money on accused's account. Evidence was given by Miss Henderson and a fisherman named Wil- ■ Ham Ottaway. After evidence had been taken, Mr Moore (counsel for accused) said his client would plead guilty. It was stated by accused that Mr Moore was giving the fee to which he was entitled to Miss Henderson.