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A Man With a Gall Kqaul to Princt* Alva— A Puffltive From Jutfttre Picked up on the PaHflc Coast and Wanted In Centralla.In the early part of 1870, a finelookinjr gentleman, very pompous in his address, dark complected withblack hair and beard, and supporting; an avoirdupois of 200 pounds or more, made his advent into this city and opened up in the Sadler bloi^k with a larj;e stock of pianos and orlt;;ans. He 1 was an exceptionally enerj;etic gentleman as subsequent events w'ill fully demonstrate, and never lost an opportunity to make an honest dollar, or other wise. He began a series of stree* concerts and exhibited his wares onthe corners in a platform carriage, giving concerts and soon became familiarly dubbed. Jubilee Brown. If all reports are correct, he was one of the sleekest confidence men that ever atea breakfast in this city.On tiis arrival here he w’orked himself into the good graces of nearly every first-class citizen in the community, as well as becoming a popular man among the lighter domed element of the fair sex. In fast, be cut a very wide swath and a ponderous swell. After remaining here but a short time, he married a Miss Purcell, of Salem. He also leaped the fence of propriety and became too familiar with a certain married latly by the name of Allman, residing a few miles north of here, and as a consequence her husband was divorced, Messrs. Casey Dwij^bt of this city, acting for complainant.He always wore fine clothes, broadcloth and satin, and drove a tine span of bays, and was appaiently lavish in his living. This possibly tended to deceive those upon whose confidence he was working, and as a result he had no difficulty in securing a small loan from almost anyone in the city. Amongothers who were strapped by the wilesIr. 'Jof “Jubilee,” was Mr, Thos. Onl, of this city, at that time ti*easurer of the corporation. Brown borrowed of him several hundred dollars and attempted to leave the town. Mr. Ord followed him to Carbondale and found him in a hotel. Brown endeavored to evade his pursuer, and in the chase, Mr. Ord fell down the stairway, breaking his leg, which resulted in his death a short time afterwards. Ord never recovered his money, and Mr. Seymour Andrews and M P. Hester, of this city, who were his securities, had to meet the bill, something like $.!00.Mr. Jubilee Brown made his exit from liere in good shape. No one had the remotest idea of his whereabouts until within the last few days. The Sentinel came in the po8ses.sion of a Portland, Oregon, daily paper, with a beautiful cut of the same individual and a rosy account of his queer adventures there.He is, .says the “Oregonian.” engaged in selKng pianos and organs and running a loan and depo.sit institution in connection, and swindling widows and any one he can hook on to out oftheir money and nroperfy. The paperlancruaire.in very’ strong language, warns the public against having anything to do with him, and appeals to the court to liave him taken in and cared for. He is a man of aliases, and now goes under a name diflerent to the one he gave here.
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Centralia Daily Sentinel
Centralia, Illinois, US
Fri, Jul 01, 1887
Page 4
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