Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-10-26
SAYS MONEY Is INTACT AND WILL
-. RESTORED TO EXPRESS
COMPANY.
AwfULLY SORRY HE DID IT
WAS TEMPTED AND HE FELL -
WILL THROW HIMSELF ON
MERCY OF COURT.

Bridgeport, Conn, Oct. 21.-Edward
George Cunliffe, the Adams Express
company employee who disappeared
from Pittsburg with $1O1 900 in cash,
was arrested yesterday. He made
confession and expressed his willing
ness to return at once to Pittsburg.
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 Pittsburg where it is hid
den On his person when arrested the
detectives found 500 in cash.
Detectives under the direction Of
Daniel c. Thornhill. superintendent of
detective agency Of New York.
traced Cunliffe here, and upon their
arrival early yesterday morning the
aid of the local police and detectives
was enlisted. All the hotels We're
watched carefully, but Cunliffe was
not arrested until late in the after
noon, when he was seen by Supt.
Thornhill walking down Middle street.
Thornhill called to his aid Police
man O'Connell and the local officer,
placed the man under arrest. CUnliffe
made no attempt to deny his identity
and offered no resistance.
"Guess tic Jig Is Up --4~--.
eyes. I'm Cunliffe,' he said in reply
to the officers question. II guess the
| jig is up"
Cunlitfe then promised to make no
attempt to escape and accompanied
the policeman and detectives to the
| office of Superintendent of Police
Birmingham, where he made state
ment about the robbery.
He refused to say at this time what
he had done with the money, but de-
clared it was all safe and could be re-
stored. After his return to Pittsbure,
he said, he would tell where the money
will be found. He said he was willing
to return at once without the formality
of requisitiOn papers.
! Tempted and Fell.
"Five minutes after I took the
money | was sorry" said Cunliffe. but
1t was too late to do anything. What
can you expect from man getting
salary of only sos month and hand
ling thousands of dollars a day? was
tempted and l fell. / have handled
larger sums. | remember once l had
$25O,000 in cash. / was tempted then,
r tr,h e,
honest. l want to so back to Pitts
burg, restore the money and throw
myself upon the mercy of the courts.
II have made fool of myself. HUI
man nature is frail, and at one time or
another in our lives we must fall. |
have fallen and have made the mis-
take of my life. l wish that had a
chance to do it over again and 1
would be honest"
Destroyed $4,000.
About midnight last night David C..
Thornhill of the New York detective
agency, who assisted in the arrest of
Cunlffe, had talk with the prisoner
in his cell and told him that $4,000
had been recovered and pressed him
to tell where the missing $4,000 was
hidden Cunliffe finally said:
!, you'll never get it. / have de-
stroyed it,
Detective Thorahill at first doubted
: Cunliffe's story. but the prisoner
stuck to it, saying that he had burned
the money in his room III the hotel
where he stopped here. He said that
he was afraid that the bills would give
him away, as they were of large di-
mansions and practically marked.
$4,000 Recovered.
Il Bristol, Conn.,, Oct 21.-Nearly $780,
Y 600 of the money stolen by George Ed
ward Cunliffe on Oct Q from the Ad.
ans Express company in Fittsburs
was recovered last night at the home
e of Joseph w. Boardman. Cunliffes
{ brother-in-law. For just week the
a fortune had lain in an old suit case
t unknown to Boardman, who was hold
9 Ing the valise expecting Its owner
2 would call for it some day. The elac,
! sum foCcd was S!3.35c.a5.