CLAIM TO A FORTUNE
4 WIRE-WORKER'S ROMANTIC STORY ® ■ OF ii2oo,ooo' INHERITANCE. A fortune of JS2OO.COO or more is being ciniuied iiy a Bradford man of humble circumstances, Mr Thomas Barker, _ a wire-worker (says the Loudon. "Daily ' Moil").' 3lr. Barker declares that as next-of-kin he will inherit an Australian sheep ranch value .£200,000. which was founded by his Brother and an., uncle Francis years ago. The uncle, Mr. Francis Barker, was, itf seems, a partner in. the Australian business, and also the trustee of the property. He lias mysteriously disappeared, not a word having been heard of him for twelve months. Last year he left the Commonwealth for Great Britain, but decided tfo have a star in America on the way. Landing in New York, ho took rooms at an. ho.tel. Ono day he left "the hotel, and' did not return, aiul all trace of him hns been lost. The consequence is. that the fortune cannot be divided and Mr. _ Thomas Barker cannot benclit until it is ascertained whethor the trustee is dead or nlivo. . Should the death' of the missing man be lcgallv established, the Bradford man may receive in addiiEon the remaining share of the estate —about <£100,000 Mr. Barker makes an even bigger claim, and says he. is the brother of the late John Barker, the Pittsburg steel king, who died some months ago, leaving a . six-figure fortuue.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 36, 6 November 1920, Page 7
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230CLAIM TO A FORTUNE Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 36, 6 November 1920, Page 7
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