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Show TAKEN TO FACE HIS DUPES. A CleTer Coal Lantie Swindler Captured and Keturned to His Field af Operations. Special to The Times. TitiNiDAD, June 3. John Cummins, the man who swindled tbe citizens of Trinidad out of $12,000 by bogus transactions trans-actions in coal land, was brought back here yesterday from Pueblo where he was arrested. The charge is obtaining money under false pretenses. A number num-ber of bis victims today brought suit against him for tbe amounts they invested. in-vested. Cummins has a sweetheart in Pueblo and a wile in this city. He is supposed to be weajthy, but bo far no one has been able to locate any of his wealth. When a reporter called at the jail be found a crowd waiting to see the prisoner. pris-oner. When the Pueblo story was mentioned men-tioned be smiled audibly, but would say nothing. Cummins docs not enjoy life in jail and is anxious to give bonds. |