Fred Cummings (veteran)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article lacks information on the notability (importance) of the subject matter. Please help improve this article by providing context for a general audience, especially in the lead section. This article has been tagged since November 2006. (help, talk) |
Fred Cummings was a veteran of the Mexican-American War who lived in by himself in a single room house. He was murdered sometime on the night of October 10, 1896.
His residence was near the Leavenworth, Kansas city limits. Cummings relied on pension money for his subsistence.
It seems that while Fred was eating supper last night, an intruder slipped up on him and dealt him a death blow on his head with a hatchet. The blade of the hatchet was sunk into his brain.
[edit] Reference
Hatchet In His Brain, Los Angeles Times, October 11, 1896, Page 3.
