Remarkable Story of Deception.
A remarkable story cf <!■ caption came to light at au mqi-oi.-t v. I Newport on Friday. An < Mc-riy livin, known as John Smith, wished to marry a servant girl, but her relatives objectel. He stated he had £B,OOO in the bank, and offered to take a farm and settle £I,OOO on the girl. The relatives appointed a day to go to the bank for evidence of his wealth, and the man had dinner at their house but died there an hour afterwards. It has since been found that his right name is Chapman, that he had children chargeable to the union, and that all the money he had was 19s lid.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 370, 12 July 1897, Page 4
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115Remarkable Story of Deception. Hastings Standard, Issue 370, 12 July 1897, Page 4
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