St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-26
The Chicago Police Think a Man Under
Arrest There is Cummings, the
Train Robber.
Mysterious Disappearance Of Silver Bullion
From an Express Gar on the Mis-
souri, Pacific.
New Jersey Thieves Arrested While
Making Away With Red
bot Stove.
Two Life Convfcts Pardoned by the
Governor of Ohio--Hoke's
Case.

OdICAGO, Lee. S0.-1H0 lOcdl papers
publish this morning accounts of the arrest
here yesterday of Jim Cummings. who
has long been generally believed to be the
leading perpetrator of the st. Louis &
San Francisco express robbery last Octo-
ber, and two OF his accomplices. Accord
ing to the accounts referred to, the men
were arrested in house of questionable
repute, and upwards of $50. 00O in money
was captured with them. The men are
said to have been shadowed for some
time on account Of the lavish display OF
money and staggering gait and appear
ance which warranted the assumption that
they were railroad brakemen. The Inter
Ocean will say tomorrow morning that
these accounts have no foundation in fact.
except that three men were arrested for a
small Offense, neither of whom was Jim
Cummings, nor was in any way connected
with the express robbery. The finding of
the money is also denied. The local
authorities are extremely reticent,
Up to late hour information from de-
tective sources was of a decidedly meageI
nature. but conveyed the impression that
the officers believed themselves to have cap
tured the train robbers. The trio are still
IN CLOSE CUSTODY
here, and the papers publishing the reports
of the arrest maintain stOutly that the
statements given are substantially correct.
Their authority is stated by them to be
equivalent to direct information from the
officers making the arrest. 1t is now re-
ported from the sources responsible for the
first accounts that the amount of money
captured OH the robbers is $4,000, not
$40, 900, as FIRST stated. The latest asser-
tions concerning the case are to the effect
that the men themselves were not Shad-
owed, their whereabouts being unknown,
but notorious woman who was intimate
with the suspected Cummings, was traced
here from St. Louis, and has for about ten
days been under constant espionage in this
city. This plan was rewarded by the ap-
pearance of Cummings and his comrades.
The man Cummings is said to be not the
noted desperate bearing that name, but
another whose career has attracted less
attention. All the arts known to detectives
were in use during the Christmas morning
and afternoon to force one or another of
the three men to reveal their secrets.
Tonight it is confidently asserted in some
quarters that from one of the robbers has
at last been extorted partial confession.
KANSAS CITY ARREST.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 25.-George Cook,
a cooper, was arrested in a gambling house
in the northeastern part of the city this
afternoon Oh suspicion of completely in the
Cummings express robbery near st. Louis
three months ago. A PinkertOn detective. it
is said. has been here for six weeks shadow
ing Cook. The officials are reticent and
the nature of Cooks alleged connection with
the robbery is not known. 1t is reported
here that Cummings SO called, was
arrested yesterday in Chicago, and that he
and Cook were on intimate terms while
travelling in Leavenworth, Kan. Cox
about % years of age. and has wife here,
having lived here about two years. He has
been idle for about four months,
yet has been spending money
quite freely of late. One supposition
is that if the above reports are true Cum
mings may have given him money, though he
had no actual participation in the robbery
A copy of a st. Louis paper containing a
full account of the robbery was found in
Cooks trunk. He was taken to st. Louis
by the Wabash train tonight. Cook has
been idle but two months, and was
at work in the Kansas City distillery
cooper shops on the day of the robbery.
Therefore he could not have been an active
that the police authorities believe the al
legged Cummings,.ls identified with one Fred
Whiterock. formerly bookkeeper for firm
in Leavenworth. Cook declared that
Whiterock had not been here recently, while
his brother stated that Whiterock was
there three weeks ago and stayed five
days at Oscars house. Whiterock
has wife in Chicago and on Nov. 8 Cook
visited that city, though he gave out here
that his trip was to Leavenworth. He has
been watched here for about two weeks.
About month ago he displayed $500 in a
saloon here and has since been squander-
ing money. The description of Whiterock,
is said to correspond "xcc.,;. "xcc:; " i,ii lnat of
the reputed robber. 1t is reported here on
good authority that the man arrested in
Chicago as the alleged Cummings" is now
in st. Louis. The charge against Cook is
that of larceny"
At ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 25.-There IS no definite
information here in respect to the alleged
arrest in Chicago of Jim Cummings and
his gals in connection with the Adams EX-
press robbery, except that the men have
not arrived in this city. The news was
discredited at first, but tonight the opinion is
gaining ground that not only have the arrests
been made, but that it is possible, if not
probable the right men have been caught
Circuit Attorney Glover issued capias some
time ago to Pinkerton for the arrest of men
who the detectives said they had located in
the western part of this state. The men he
says may have since changed their location
to Chicago, and the parties arrested may be
the same persons. Mr. Damsel, su-
perintendent of the express company,
disclaims any knowledge Of the arrests and
will not express any opinion. The police
authorities have, or claim to have, no
knowledge of the matter except state
ment made to them by Chief of Police
Ebersold, Of Chicago. in telegram that
the men had been arrested, and they had
been sent down here. This end of the case
is really barren OF news.
Silver Bars Stolen.