Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-10-26
STOLEN MONEY
IS DISCOVERED
Nearly $4,000 of $4,000
Taken From Express
Co. Found.
HIDDEN IN OLD SUIT CASE
In Possession of Innocent Brother
in-law of Thief-Huge Bundles of
Money in Shape of Bills Tumble
Out When Case is Torn Open.


ward G. Cunliffe, the Adams Express
employee. who disappeared from Pitts.
burg, Pa, with 100000 in cash, was
arrested here yesterday. He made
a confession and expressed his willing
ness to return at once to Pitsburg.
He declared that the money which
he took was intact and that it could
be restored, but he declined to tell
until his return to Pitsburg, where 1t
was hidden. On his person when
arrested was found 1920 in cash.
Five minutes after l took the mon.
ey | was sorry" said Cunliffe, but
it was too late to do anything. What
can you expect from a man getting
a salary OF only $65 a month and
handling thousands Of dollars q day.
l was tempted and I fell. I remem.
Der once when had $3.50, 900 in cash.
l was tempted then. but l thought it
over and decided to be honest"
The robbery for which Cunliffe Is
wanted in Pittsburg was committed
on the night OF October 9. ,..
Last night David c. Thornhill OF q
New York detective agency, who as
sisted in the arrest of Cunliffe, had
a talk with the prisoner In his cell
and toM him that $4,000 had been
recovered at the home of his brother
in-law Bristol and pressed him to tell
where the missing $4,000 was hid.
den. Cunliffe finally said:
You'll never get it have destroy.
ed it."
Detective Thornhi1 at first doubt
ed Cunliffe's story, but the prisoner
stuck to 1t, saying that he had burned
the money in his room in the hotel
where he stopped there. He said that
he was afraid that the bills would
give him away, as they were of large
denomination, and particularly mark
ed as they were notes of the Alleg-
heny National Bank in Pittsburg and
that every body was looking for
them. Cunliffe said that rather than
carry them around he burned them.
Bristol, Conn, Oct 20.-Nearly $780,
900 of the money stolen by George
Edward Cunliffe Oct. from the Ad-
ans Express company in Pittsburg
was recovered last night at the home
of Joseph w. Boardman, Cunliffe's
brother-in-law. For just week the
fortune had lain in an old suit case
unknown to Boardman, who was hold
ing the valise expecting its owner
would call for 1t any day. The exact
sum found was $79,953.55.
AS the result Of the statement
made by Cunliffe that he had sent
$4,000 of the plumber to his brother
in-law. Boardman, in Bristol, repre-
sentative of The Associated Press
called at the Boardman house last
night and asked Boardman If that
was so. Boardman, who is a young
man and the agent here for the Elec-
trio Express company at Hartford,
said he had received no money, but
on October IL a dress suit case came
to his house from Bridgeport, and as
there was no name on it, he had not
opened it.
His wife signed for the case and
Boardman placed it in closet, think
ing it was sent to him as an agent
for later. Boardman told The AS.
ISOLATED Press representative that II
he wished be would send for the po-
lice and that they could break open
the case. Chief Mems and Captain
Belden of the police force were then
sent for and in their presence the
case was torn open. Huge bundles
of money in the shape of bills tum-
bled out on the floor and also black
suit of clothes, pair Of shoes, and
two shirts. While the money was be-
ing counted Supt. j. c. Curtis OF the
Adams Express companys New Eng
land agency and William F. Minister,
superintendent of the Pinkerton de-
tectives, drove up to the house and
were shown in Mr.. Curtis then
counted the money and found total
of S79,953.55. There were fifteen
bundles of 500 bills, making total
of $4,000, and the rest, with the ex-
ception of $3.50, which was in peck
ct in the coat, was in $50 bills.
No one was more surprised at the
display Of money than Boardman
himself.
Mr.. Curtis packed the money In
valise and took the late train for
Hartford. Boardman says that he
has received no word from Cunliffe
during the eighteen months, and that
If the fugitive had come this way he
would have informed the police. Cum
lifts wife is Boardman's sister, and
he says he has had letters from her
since Cunliffe disappeared asking
that he do all he coald to find the