“GLAD EYE”

Evening Star, Issue 19127, 19 December 1925, Page 14

“GLAD EYE”

FASHIONABLE FRAUD. Mrs Dolly Johnston, with her “glad eye,” has gone to Long Bay Uaol for twelve months. This was the sentence passed at the Darlinghnrst sessions, Sydney, following the woman’s conviction on a charge of having obtained £IOO on the false representation that a pianola in her £3,000 borne at Stratliiield was not encumbered. According to tlie detective who made the arrest, Mrs Johnston had kept her “ glad eye ” very hn-y during the past year. She had defrauded a number of ntn. To all outward appearances she was in affluent circumstances. First, there was her sumptuous homo, laid out with a lawn tennis court, billiard room, imposing furniture, and a pianola. She also had a motor car and her servants. It was easy for her to raise loans in such an atmosphere.

In passing -enfence, Judge Edwards said that he had given very serious consideration to the appeal of Mr Marldocks Cohen, counsel for the defence, that leniency be extended to the prisoner. In the early part of the year, the judge said, she had obtained a sura of money from a man, who, however, refused to prosecute. Mrs Johnston was then called to the detective office, and warned that she was sailing close to the wind. Her reply was that while there were “ mugs ” and easy money about she did not intend to go short. It was after this that she raised £10) on tire pianola, on which there was pre viously a bill of sale. The judge added that, the prisoner was married, and that her husband was drawing a salary of between £4 and £fi a week? It bad been given out by the woman that she had boon drawing an allowance of £IOO a month from her mother in America, but there was every reason why he should totally dis believe that story. When sentence of twelve months’ imprisonment was passed, Mr Maddocks Cohen, said that lie presumed that it would h<' with light hihor. T --doo I'M wards ; Yes. Mrs Johnson walked unconcernedly ft\-.-. ,-uo uuCjx.