Jim Cummings; Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery

'Jim Cummings; Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery' is a detective novel written by Frank Pinkerton. The story unfolds in the rear room of a small frame building, the front of which was occupied as a coal office. Located on West Lake street, Chicago, three men were seated around a square pine table. The curtains of the window were not only drawn inside, but the heavy shutters were closed on the outside. A blanket was nailed over the only door of the room, and every thing and every action showed that great secrecy was a most important factor of the assembly.