THE “IDEAL SON.”

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20280, 14 April 1934, Page 22 (Supplement)

THE “IDEAL SON.”

KILLED MOTHER AND SISTER. Man with a Jekyll and Hyde mind—ideal son-friend of the poor—Alfred Jolin,at ?u, has gone to prison for the rest ° l I,ls hfe for the murder of his mother and sister. At Birmingham Assizes. Johnson was charged with the murder of lus mother Gertrude Elizabeth Johnson, and liis sister, Hilda, aged 28. He was found guilty but insane, and was ordered to be detained during the Kings pleasure. Dr. John Humphrey', a prison doctor, said that Johnson told him a story of long financial worry. “He had high ideals,” added the doctor. “One would almost say too high. He strove to prevent any wicked thought coming into his head. Recently the strain had been too great, and lie could not prevent certain ideas coming into liis head—the idea of stealing to help others. In fact, he thought of stealing on a large scale to help the poor. His mind became in a turmoil and he felt that if he did these things he would disgrace his mother and sister.” i • ‘