The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-29
THE o'KEEFFE HEIR FOUND.
FIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
From the Cork Constitutional

. nAAAb XBAOEsAAN FALLS HEIR TO TWENTY
1--WE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
From the Cork Constitutional
LIMERICK, April 10. 1878.
few months ago informed you OF the wonderful
luck OF tho Limerick Buckleys in being discovered AZ
tho heirs OF about ESQ 600 In Australia lett to
them BY poor boy, who, criminal, lett this city
forty years ago. In Clare poor shoemaker was
also discovered ~ the holr to about fl0OOO but
these chance hits Of fortune ''palo their Intellectual
fires" before the latest case Of "good luck1 Nostcr
day Mr. D. P. Mccarthy, native Of Cork. architect,
OF Darlington street, received Q letter signed q. A.
Stanley, New square, Lincoln's Inn, informing
him ss fOllows:-'I directed TO INFORM
you that tho nrst instalmont OF tho O'Ksene
legacy has come to hand in your favor
for E5OO 900 Tho whole the greater portion OF tho
Is, 900 lett by tho deceased will come 10 you
cept Abe portion allotted 10 your brothers. about
which tbs Crown Will Decide" Mr. Mccarthy received
the animation with great equanimty and quiet
thankfulness that his nrst cousin, Charles Robert
OKseas, iats OF Allahabad, India, who diod
bachelor, had left him such splendid fortune which
mado him millionaire tive timcs repeated Tho
parents VI The deceased Mr. Okeols residsdi IN Cork.
carried y respectable business there as gen.
eSHl merchants His iAther aud nother had OCCASION
" visit London, aud tncrc, contrary 10 a expeclx-
zion, his mother WINS suddenly conhncd IN n0l0l,
ana gave birth TO tno founder Of the colossal fortune
Both Mr. OkoeGs's parents diod before he
are dead. Tho brother died In Australia, 10 which he
enYrAssd many years ago. anu ~. sister died IN Cork
The chief heir in LiInCrick invited by tho
dvemilonnaiSs 70 g OUT " India but hs had 10 de-
cliuc tempting oder in consequences oi naturally
delicate CONSTITUTION, untitled 10 stand the torrid
xOue. He hNd decline y similar offer IRON IuO
dsceassds brothers 70 60 out 70 Australia both OF
whom hs stood tho relationship OF FIRST COUSIN Ihc
mothers the hcH and the deceased being sisters.
Altsr time speut IN Cork with his father AND while
mi n n q Ia Lad as IA
soldier. Here, Ia this new sphcEo Of life, nis old
habits never iorsook him. Ao studied mon, manners.
but, above All, business BY assiduty and good
duct he VI last received commission, but hs did
resA,n u long, believing that commerce. was his
1912 naturally suggested 10 his mind that
could make mouey " engaging In the opium
risa on in she East. and he t-into the opium
trade. sono said agent Of Ih0 East India Com.
nav by close s.tsn.,ou 10 business and good luck
aSqulred colossal fortune, which WILL aston
ism many modern CrGsus-nvc millions Of money ~
ready cash and nm income Of fl50 0O0 from landed
and other properly! Mr.. o'Kcsne died. unmarried,
~ February, 1870. whom Aess.s. Csrr,ngsoo and
WhgIey, solicitors, OF Caicutts, advertised Tor noirs
OF which, apparently, there WAS No hack, NO fewer
tnan Ito applicants putting In claims as tho next Of
nves.iras,on in favor Of Mr. McCarsny, or LmsricE,
who has Jour brothers, eacn OF whom Will come for
twenty MN par! Of she money and estate, but Mr.
Mccarthy vii DO the recipient ot she great bulk Of the
fortune
HEARING rns xEwa
csased's death through Mr. Maurice Lenihan
!. r., Of ths Limerick Reporter, handing him paper
In which the heirs wore Advcrtiscd TOR. Mr. NcCar
Thy Ut placed his heir IN tho hands Of
Mr. Isaac Butt, msmbcr Tor the city, Who, having In.
tersstec himself ON M McCarshys account, has had
good dea 70 do with the recognition Vi tho issters
claims ~ the real heir 70 this immenso property IN
conjunction with his brothers, Mr.. Mccarthy being
the eldest the heir Is q very industrious aud ener-
gstic man and had Just completed the building Of
terrace Of ,houses on his own account, which no
named harrington Terrace, tho letter ION Hor
Nsjestyis service" proclaimed 10 him bus unprece-
deuted good fortune. HIS iather - an Independents
aud all tho family are In comfortable iude-
pendent circumstances. Tho heir served his timo
Cork, whore no was born, with the building nrm OF
Messrs. Dickson Taylor AT an carly age he started
business Tor himself IN Newcastle west. anu aiIor
several years OF close application 10 business
lcced architect to tho Ecciesiasticai Commission
up " tho period OF tho dststablshEsnt OF tEo
Irish Church since then he has resided aud carried
GU his business In Limerick with accustomed good
business nabits. and Ia receipt oi competence,
u Mr.. Mccarthy has q family Of ton young
childrcn.