Four Separate Issues Of The Midget Story Paper: Jim Cummins Number, The Last Chapter Of A Fighting Frontiersman; Jim Cummins, The Wanderer; Final Days Of Jim Cummins, Part I And Part Ii

D. W. STEVENS

Publication: Frank T Fries, Printer - Publisher, 1932, Orrville

First edition. Four separate 6" x 4 1/8" original publications. Book I: No. 45, May 1932, 20 pp (including covers), Book II: No. 46, June 1932, 20 pp (including covers), Book III: No. 47, July 1932, 12 pp. (including covers), and Book IV: No. 48, August, 1932, 12 pp (including covers). Jim Cummins was a meek looking man, yet he rode with Jesse James and fought in the Civil War and eventually became a noted train robber of his time. "After riding with Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War, Jim Cummins, a known horse thief, was a founding member of the James-Younger Gang. The men were soon robbing banks, stagecoach lines, railroad express cars, and passengers. Cummins was with the James Gang when they robbed the trains at Winston and Blue Cut, Missouri. On April 23, 1882, Bob Ford, along with his brother, Charlie, while staying at Jesse James’ home in St. Joseph, Missouri, shot and killed Jesse for the reward money. Cummins was suspected of being involved in the plot to kill Jesse James because his sister, Artella Cummins, married Robert Ford, Jesse’s killer. After the breakup of the James Gang, he became a farmer in Arkansas." Very good copies.

Inventory Number: 52936