The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
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TURNED I'm xOO0As
AFTER one nixht n custody. g -
thorities received q telsgfan from Gov
ernor Crittenden saying that - 6do'O
want me. They seemed to have nOth1nO
against me. The officers turned ne loose
and was mighty sorry had sold 0ue
my shoe shop. went back and trisd -
buy 1t but couldn't Since than. the
lot I owned which went with tho bus.
ness for $500, has been worth o3.00A
missed out on tnae
REALLY, I believe I fglS worno bscauso
I'd sold out 50 low thAa IL I had 49,
brought back to Missouri for trial"
Cummings third susrsadsr was In Ca4s
ifornia about Z dozen ysAsO ago. 10 Ve1
shortly after 8 daring 0press rooosrZ
In Missouri
4 man representing A3nsslf % 30 .
messenger In the employ Of the company
presented himself at The door OF the
coach. in the old Union Depot shed aa0
handed Messenger nottingham IN ordsr
purpor1inr to b. from the proper OFFICIAL
OF the company. authosistng the stran-
ger to ride in the car 70 Kansas City.
Fother!ngham. who was arrested on sus-
picion OF being an acc0mpl!ce havin0
hee, found tied hand and foot In the car
after the robbery, waS incsrcerated sdv.
araf weeks. and after his liberation 0ue0
the express company and gecovsred CAM
aSe&
TENDER Ro9.
.arhs escape Of ths fo6nse was nane
weeks wonder. He secsnA to have ms
apparel from the earth. when eno pnSns
into which he had thrown poor Fother-
,,ebam touched q tendon spot In his
nske-np. Letters began coming to the
chIef-of-police from different duaftsf@
signed Him Cumminss, seeking to -
tablish the Innocence OF the express mes
senger.
reesed the robbery and took AL tho
Name lust abut chat time the Stats
was too small and uncomfortable for Jim
cumn,irgg, of Clay county. ana ho nad
not been heard from for years. 40 naa
NOT even surrendered in the last eight OF
nine years.
WHY. then, should not Jim cammin0
ba tho robber? Some persons believes
he was. but the authorities dian {. w.
took the clues furnished ~ tns 0s0
5lette--writer and ran DOWN the real rob-
hsr Who turned out to bo o man nazne0
W,tt-ock. who had gone ineD me Con-
business IN Chica go.
The real jim Cummings was Nv1o
ulacidly In Californie under anosnsr
name. AT some places he was Jim
Iohnson and at others he was Jim WIZ
soE
..r reod about this fellows trying .
~, sonerade under my name. said Cum
nfngs. land It worried ms. didny
propose to be suspected OF anything
hadn't done I thought those letters
signed with my name, might eive me-
trouble; that the officers might find out
where I was and arrest me. or Try 70. 80 :
concluded to come IN. I went into town.
fnfh fAA
authorities who was ana that had
nothing to do with the train roboss1
near 81. Louis. was abre to PROVE
conclusiyely that had not been oue .
California. They had nothing a9anso
me and ysturnsd 20 my business
IT bought q ranch once In Barry eoune
~ Mo-. down near tho Arkansas iinA
q was about ten miles from Cassvi!
the county seat T was going unoW
tba nnme Of Jim Wilson and was cos
stable for the township.
..After a while had to sell ouy ~
ranch and leave the State. drifes0
to Arkansas ana bought smother ranc1
at Beaver, In Carroll county 1nefo
lived some years and va o1 1alll
States deputy-mafshail.
How ala 70 happen that no0eoy n1lso
YOU for tho reward thAa this otaeo OF.
f.r.d1'. asked the correspondent In sur
priss.
well. replied Cummings. 1e was TINS
Wv Tho state had q standing reward
AZ es 100 for me, but down thers IN Ar
kansas such an amount OF money vas
roo BIZ. for the local Imagination. II
tbs reward had been $780, no doubt some
body would have killed me for its but
3; o0 was so BIZ THAT they had no eon>*
f,dencs IN its being paid. That's wnere
the State OF Missouri made mistake.