The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
HE SIGNED NOTES
DIR. CUMMINGS DISPUTES THE
CHARGE THAT HE HAD NO
RIGHT TO DO so.
WANTED BACK EAST.
REQUIsITION PAPERS FOR HIS RE-
TURN TO PENNSYLVANIA
SECURED.
But This His Present Wife Siren
uousIy Denies-Strangely Mys-
FERROUS Case.

John G. Cummings, a practicing ply
sician, residing at IA Tenth street
south, and with offices at $50 Temple
court, was arrested yesterday after
noon by Inspectors Hoy and Doyle.
and early last evening left for Lewis
ton, Pa, accompanied by Inspector
John Murray, of Philadelphia, who
came here to take. the prisoner back.
The charge upon which Cummings is
wanted is forgery, and the Philadel-
phia officer claims that the authorities
have been looking for their man since
last fall, when the. alleged crime is said
to have been committed. Cummings
has been in Minneapolis about three
months and had fine suite of rooms
in Temple court. He claims that he
is innocent of any crime and says that
he signed the notes, the amount Of
which is unknown, with the consent of
wealthy relatives.
Inspector Murray also claims that
Cummings has a wife and two chill
dren living in Pennsylvania. Cummings
claims to have been divorced from this
woman before marrying his present
wife, with whom he was living here.
The officers have been looking for him
since last fall and obtained a clue to
his Whereabouts by letters which his
present wife wrote to relatives in the
East. Inspector Murray obtained requi-
sition papers at the capitol yesterday
morning, and Inspectors Hoy and
Doyle, of this city, found their man
in his office in the afternoon.
Cummings is a well-appearing man
Of about thirty-eight years of age and
is good dresser. He is said to come
of a good family in the Fart.
Mr.. Cummings denied to a reporter
that he was wanted on any other
charge than the possible one of forgery;
he said that he did not even know
what the specific charge against him
would be, but because of financial trou-
bles he had reason to believe that the
charge mentioned might be preferred
against him. He Indignantly denied
that there was "a woman in the case"
or that he had eloped from Lewiston
with the daughter Of a millionaire. He
had the following to say:
MY father lives on farm a short
distance from Lewiston, and I was
studying medicine in that city I de-
pended largely upon my father for
financial assistance, and for the sake Of
convenience he empowered me to sign
his name and my own name as secur-
ity to promissory notes. on which I
was at all times able to secure money
at the banks A year or more before
I left Lewiston I secured $500 on a
single note made out in that way.
When the note came due Twas unable
to pay it, but as I was not pressed for
payment I supposed that my father
had settled the matter. I suppose now
that he did not, and that the officials
of the First National bank, at Lewis
ton, have decided to hold me response
BILE and make me stand good for the
note. This easily explains my arrest.
my wife and I came to Minneapolis
Dec. 1, 1896, having left Lewiston a
year ago last March. I intended TO
make this city my permanent residence,
and, come what may, shall continue to
do so. Up to Thursday last we have
resided at S15 Third avenue south.
Then we moved up on Fourteenth
street. Immediately upon our arrival
in the city opened an office in Temple
court and have been a regular prac-
ticing physician since that time
was at my Office when arrested.
Il wish to say that have absolutely
nothing that I need be ashamed of in
connection with my arrest, and there
is not the slightest doubt in my mind
but that an amicable settlement of thu
difficulty, whatever it is, will be effect
ed upon my arrival in Lewiston
received information two weeks ago
which gave me an intinnation that trou-
bic was brewing, and that I had better
watch out or 1 would be arrested. So
you see I could easily have made my
escape, but 1 had no desire whatever
to do so. am simply the victim of an
unfortunate elimination Of circum-
stances, and all I can do is to bide my
time. I am. not disturbed so much on
my own account as on that of my wife,
My arrest is liable to break her all up.
She will remain here and 1 will return
to Minneapolis again as soon as I am
a free man."
Mr.. Cummings is handsome, we'll
dressed and apparently a highly edu.
Gated man. He is about thirty-five
years of age.
Mrs. Cummings was busy packing a
valise with necessary. things for the
trip of the doctor East, when a reporter
called on her. She stated that her
husband had sent for her, and told
her that he was arrested on requisition
papers, and had asked her to prepare
for his trip.
cit is very unfortunate that this has