A REMARKABLE IMPOSTURE.

Evening Post, Volume XLII, Issue 126, 24 November 1891, Page 2

A REMARKABLE IMPOSTURE.

HOW A MAN OBTAINED OKEDIT AND A WIFE. (Our Own Correspondent.) [PEE 8.8. TAHTNB AT THE BLUFF.] Sydney, 17th November. An extraordinary story of alleged imposture ia reported from Dubbo. Early last month a man named Edward O'Brien, who was a witness in the Moonagee murder caso, called at tho houso kept by a large selector named James Gore, and claimed his acquaintanceship. He said that he had been loft wfilß,ooo, and had £17,300 to his credit at the Commercial Bank, Condobolin, made himself very agreeablo daring his sojourn, and subsequently, after the Dubbo assizes, returned and obtained, on the strength of his alleged deposit, J3OO in earth and goods. .Not content with this, ho also ingratiated himself with Gore's daughter, and eventually asked for her, and was given her in marriage. He was most liberal in his expenditure, and bought a selection for J67500, and with his father-in-law came to Dubbo, lodged for collection at tho Anstralian Joint Stock Bank a cheque for iJ17,300 on the Commercial Bank, Condobolin. Last Tuesday Gore and O'Brien camo again to Dubbo, and it was then discovered that not only had no cash been roceived, but, moreover, the Condobolin Bank deniod all knowledge of O'Brien or the .£17,300. It is alleged that on Wednesday O'Brien attempted suicide by taking chlorodyne. But either he did not take enough or no attempt was made, for O'Brien gave himsolf up the game evening. Next morning he was charged at the Police Court and romanded.