The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01
Il Il ent:chy Sensation.
CLAIMANTS FOR A MAMMOTH FORTUNE
FOUND AT GEONGETUWN.

~ February last Mr.. Charles Robert
O'kecte. n bachelor, aged tifty-two years,
died at Aliahabad, indIa, leaving Il fortune
estimated at $24, COO, 600. MIR O'keefe
was born IN London. Both of his parents
died before he reached his majority. lie
had one brother and sister, VINO are also
dead. When about sixteen years of age
lie was apprenticed to painter at Dun
garven, county of Waterford. Ireland, 10
learn that trade, but not liking the Occu-
patton ran away from his master some two
years later (in 1922 and went to India and
enlisted in the army. subsequently he eu-
gagged in the opium trade between India
and China, probably as an agent of the
East India Company, and in Course of time,
by close attention To business aud good
luck amassed a colossal fortune Soon
after the death of Mr.. o Keefe the follow
ing notice appeared III some of the public
prints, among others the Irish World, of
New York
''rhe latest mammoth fortune in search
of - claimant is that of Charles Robert
Okeefe, Victoria street, Allahabad. who
died February 20. 1t amounts 30 $24, ,OO0,-
coo. George Darlington and VIM. Wing
ley, Solicitors OF Calcutta, advertise for
heirs
This notice was the means, in measure,
of discovering three Of the heirs (coUsIus
of the deceased) to this mammoth fortune,
Two of whom reside in this place, the third
in Danville, ny, and the fourth--ihv entire
num Der of claimants-if living, in Eng land
Tue Georgetown heirs are mr. Il. j. . keeie
and his sister, Mrs. Morrissey, who is the
nnother-in-law of Mr.. Michael Geary, of the
Georgetown gas-works. Some weeks ago
Mr. Geary, vino Is a patron of the Irish
u 0rJd, in looking over that paper, dis
covered the notice published above, and
read the item aloud to his mother-iu-law,
who at once exclaimed That is my
cousin ~ The George town heirsexpectant
to this bonanza, which throws the yield of
the Black Hills far into The shade, have
never been blessed with more ''iilthy lucre"
than was necessary to meet the ordinary
wants Of life. L. J. O. Keefe is a shoe
maker, and for the past fifteen months has
been working for our townsman, j. r.
GIsner, a moderate wages. lie has always
worked at his trade, in ireland, England
and Kentucky. Iecame to this place from
Cynthiaua. He has a wife, whom he mar
ried in England, and eight children. The
wife is keeping "A toll gate on the George
town and Leesburg turnpike. The Dan
vile brother is now in MIsSouri.to arrange
some pecuniary matters preparatory to a
visit with the Georgetown brother 20 Eng
land and ireland, TO establish their claims
to the fortune. The fourth heir, sister,
if living, is, as previously stated, in Eng
land, tLough nothing has been heard from
her for the past eighteen years. The broth
ers and sisters were raised by the father of
:he deceased India CroOsus. The George
town . keefe iias received letter from the
priest who married him in England, cor
roborating the death of his rich cousin, aud
also referring 10 the great fortune left be-
hind. We tell the story substantially as it
Toll 70 lxrtt 10
this place, aud shall watch the sequel with
no little interest though not wiki the in
teTest by a twenty fourth million part that
doubtless attaches to the party of the first
part. --Georget0ion (hy.) Times