Jim Cummings person
Summary: Man arrested for the murder of Yorkie on north Percha.
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arrested_for
murder of Yorkie
cited from Jim Cummings, who has been employed… (1888)another
incision a short distance to one side. Then lay-
ing the lancet down upon the bureau he had
walked to the bed, on which he had thrown
himself and slowly bled to death. Mr. Ricker
is of the opinion that he had not been dead
more …
murder of Yorkie
cited from Jim Cummings, who has been employed… (1888)Jim Cummings, who has been employed
on the King mine at Clifton, has been arrested
for the murder of poor' “Yorkie,” which oc-
curred on north Percha last fall. There are five
others under indictment for the same crime.
“Yorkie” lived in Silver…
murder of Yorkie
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888)another
incision a short distance to one side. Then lay-
ing the lancet down upon the bureau he had
walked to the bed, on which he had thrown
himself and slowly bled to death. Mr. Ricker
is of the opinion that he had not been dead
more …
worked_for
cited from Jim Cummings, who has been employed… (1888)
Jim Cummings, who has been employed
on the King mine at Clifton, has been arrested
for the murder of poor' “Yorkie,” which oc-
curred on north Percha last fall. There are five
others under indictment for the same crime.
“Yorkie” lived in Silver…
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22 (1888)
another
incision a short distance to one side. Then lay-
ing the lancet down upon the bureau he had
walked to the bed, on which he had thrown
himself and slowly bled to death. Mr. Ricker
is of the opinion that he had not been dead
more …
Sources (3)
Jim Cummings, who has been employed…
1888 · newspaper · public-domain
Jim Cummings, who has been employed… ↗
1888 · newspaper · public-domain · details
Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1888-06-22
1888 · newspaper · public-domain