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Lot 126 - Antique Wanted Poster With Mugshot For Cuban Prince, $50.00 Reward, For Buying Stolen Property And Jumping Bail, Office Of Ellis W. Jones, Sheriff Of Sacramento County, Sacramento, California, November 10, 1919
Lot 126 - Antique Wanted Poster With Mugshot For Cuban Prince, $50.00 Reward, For Buying Stolen Property And Jumping Bail, Office Of Ellis W. Jones, Sheriff Of Sacramento County, Sacramento, California, November 10, 1919
Lot 126 - Antique Wanted Poster With Mugshot For Cuban Prince, $50.00 Reward, For Buying Stolen Property And Jumping Bail, Office Of Ellis W. Jones, Sheriff Of Sacramento County, Sacramento, California, November 10, 1919
This is a wanted poster with mounted mugshot photographs showing profile and frontal views, issued by the Office of Ellis W. Jones, Sheriff of Sacramento County. Circular No. 72, dated Sacramento, California, November 10, 1919, offering a $50.00 reward for arrest for buying stolen property and jumping bail. The poster includes detailed physical description: Cuban Prince, age 48 years, height six feet three-quarter inch, weight 228 lbs., black hair, maroon eyes, dark brown skin, born in France, occupation show man and entertainer, and was in the second-hand store business. Physical markings include birthmark five by 3.5 at six above left wrist, scar above right eyebrow, pit scar above left eyebrow, scar in left eyebrow. Fingerprint classification 1-1 Ua-R, Ref. 1-1 U-R 11-11-1. Additional details note flashy dresser, has $20.00 pieces on watch chain, always carries a gold handle cane, sometimes wears a green vest, would be taken for a man of wealth or some professional man, very jovial disposition and a good entertainer. Instructions state arrest and wire at my expense, I hold warrant, signed Ellis Jones, Sheriff. Poster bears received stamp from Chief of Police, November 14, 1919. Poster shows age toning, creasing, edge wear, and handling marks consistent with age and use.
Auction Date: 01/22/2026
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