ENGINEER ARRESTED
MOTOR SIGNAL DEVICE
(United Press Association.-rCopyright.) (Beceived 16th. December, 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. John Kobert O'Brien, an engineer, was arrested on a provisional warrant on a charge of obtaining £3165 from Albert Pearson, by.falsfe pretences, at Wellington, New Zealand. Appearing before the Police Court, O'Brien gave evidence that he sold x Pearson a share in the New Zealand^ rights in a motor-car signal device he had invented, for £1860. He left New Zealand in order to get the invention on the market. ........
Superintendent Mahkey, in charge of the Sydney Criminal Investigation branch, gave evidence that O/TJrien had seen, him with reference to the invention. Witness added that he thought the invention very ingenious. ■The case was adjourned till to-mor-row.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 145, 16 December 1927, Page 9
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