Jesse James Remains On Display

The following article appeared in the Morning Oregonian on April 30, 1888. 

"Singular and Unsuccessful Show -- A short time since a fellow turned up in Ashland, from no one knew where, calling himself Dr. Sealy, and opened an exhibition, the chief and only attraction of which was the alleged remains of the notorious desperado Jesse James.  The show did not prove a grand success, and the few who visited it were apparently unable to tell whether the exhibit was the real carcass of the defunct desperado or not.  Wax figure, or whatever it was, it looked like Jesse James, and it bore all the bullet holes which marked the genuine remains of the departed celebrity.  The doctor had a companion who was supposed by some to be Frank James, but who did not seem inclined to exhibit himself.  After doing Ashland the whatever-it-was was boxed up and taken to Grant's Pass, where its exhibition did not pay expenses, so it was again boxed up and sent by express to Roseburg, where at latest accounts it remained uncalled for, the proprietor not having been seen or heard of.  From present indications it seems likely that the next appearance of this Jesse James "what-is-it"  will be at an old-horse sale."

Frank and Jesse James - 1872

 I went in search of the missing Jesse James "what-is-it" in its' last known destination of Roseburg, but the only thing I learned is that there are sure a lot of people named Jesse James!