John Cummings-Grave Robber-1895

CUMMINGS, CHRISTIE

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Date: 4/23/2020 at 18:21:00

Cascade Pioneer, Published in Cascade, Iowa, Friday, December 20th, 1895

John Cummings, a painter, confessed at Vinton that he robbed the grave of the body of a young lady relative of J. R. Christie, of Marion. Cummings implicates five highly respected men of Vinton. The robbery was committed 22 years ago.