A WOMANS THEFTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19731, 28 December 1926, Page 10

A WOMANS THEFTS

TICKLING THE TILL FIVE YEARS’ OPERATIONS A woman arrested hr detectives in Sydney, believed to have '•nine to Australia from New Zealand live years ago is claimed to have defrauded one of Sydney ’s largest tearoom proprietaries of more than £2OOO in that time. Before the actual arrest was made two detectives watched the woman, who was a cashier, through peep-holes for eight days. They were in the cramped quarters of their ambush for eighteen hours each day. Extraordinary preparations bed to he made by the police to aver* rny possibility of themselves r ’ - (■isenvurr In the first place th--* <> . b ions of t':n general manager ci’ tin. iirr- v. u - ■ ■ cd because he did not. third: volume of business transacted :it the tearoom in question was fully reflected by the takings. Though the cashier was in receipt of

only £2 3s a week, Sand was thought to have had no money when she joined the staff, the woman had accumulated more than £2OOO in separate banking accounts in various city banks. . She lived in la flat for which she paid £2 a week rent. It was furnished in excellent taste, and there were evidences that money had not been spared in any way on the suites. She enterJtained on a somewhat lavish sdile. In i addition she was a frequenter of Syd I ncy cabarets, and recently purchased an i expensive motor ear. V.’hen searched by a policewoman after she had been arrested, she had £6O in her possession, in addition to some cash and tickets she had taken just before detectives came from their hiding place and took her into custody. She was ch-irgcd in the court next day, but claimed the privileges of the First Offenders’ Act, and her case was heard hul closed doors. She was rcmand-