The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-12-18
"oLp RuBE TANNER"
Part Of the Performance that was Not
Played on the Stage.

Played on the Stage
John J. Black, the leading character
In the "Old Rube Tanner" Co. that APP
pearcd at the Reynolds opera house last
Wednesday night, proved himself
to BIO profane, abusive and ungen.
tlemanly fellow. This noted come
dian (?) is one OF those fellows for
whom the law was made and TO
whom the law had to be applied before
he could be persuaded TO liquidate q
printing debt contracted while In Reyn-
oldsville. On Wednesday morning a
member Of the aforesaid Co. came to
The STAR Office and ordered 200 press
sheets, which made 35 inches solid
BREWER not including the display lines
at the top OF the sheet, for which we
charged the sum Of 4.00. The printed
matter was delivered after supper by
the editor Of this paper and the minute
John j. saw the bill he let loose with n
volley Of oaths and TRADE that showed
that he was well schoolcd in that kind
of business. Black was willing to pay
vi % for the work. Getting out an at-
tachment was new business 10 us but
after the comedian paid his respects TO
us In such emphatic terms and proposed
TO set his own price, by big bluil, for
the work done, we meandered TO the
Office Of John M. Hays, Justice OF the
Peace, secured several papers, handed
them to Frank =. Adlesperger and
John J. paid Mr.. Adlesperger the 800
due The STAR Office with an additional
~. 60 costs.
This ''star" Of the "Old Rubc Tanner"
assisted one of his females In trying 10
flch money from j. G. Dillman proprie-
tor Of Hotel Belnap, by blackmailing
scheme. just before going TO the opera
house the evening Of the show, one Of
the performers, who sails under the
name Of Miss Maud Sinclair, called Mr..
Dillman aside and informed him that
she wanted him TO apologize to her
brothers for insulting her and that she
also wanted recompense. Who her
brothers were In the company has not
been learned yet. as she was the only
Sinclair whose name appeared on the
register. The woman claimed TO have
been insulted In the dining room. Mr..
Dillman was not In the dining room,
but was at the door when the aforesaid
claimed-to-be-insulted female came out
OF the dining room and he asked her II
she had been well waited upon. When
Jonn ]. went into the Office the follow
ing morning to pay his hotel bill Maud
Sinclair accompanied him and charged
Proprietor Dillman with having insult
ed her. Black wanted Dillman to
apologize and pay the woman for the in
suit After making bold threats it was
discovered that the blackmailng scheme
would not work, and "Old Rube" paid
his bill and said he would do the hotel
all the possible injury he could as he
Travelled from place TO place and also
rob the proprietor Of his reputation by
circulating the story that he had insult
ed one OF the guests Of his hotel. Black
made 1t point to tell his story before a
crowd OF people at the A. V. Ry station
just before the train started the morn
ing the company left town.
The story was we'll circulated around
town, and In justice to Mr.. Dillman,
who runs respectable and flrst-class
hotel, we state the above facts concern
ing the blackmailing attempt. 1t may
be possible that is an old dodge to get
money from proprietors Of hotels.
However, John j. Black was certainly
convinced before he left town that
threats, profanity and abusive language
counted for naught to pay bills in Reyn-
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