Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-21
POLICE FIND MORE CASH
Nine Thousand Dollars Stolen BY ounlifft
Recovered Al Bridgspor:.
HOW THIEF WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST
Friend of Former Days Recognised
Him and Betrayed Him to Detec-
lives After ExactinE Promise
of Reward.


chances that the police will recover nearly
the whole Of the S10l 900 stolen from the
Adams Express company in Pittsburg by
Edward George Cunliffe, who was arrested
here yesterday and taken to Pittsburg, Pa,
today, seems bright Tonight ta,Os5 was
found in trunk belonging to a butler In n
prominent family at Black Rock, but the
butler and the family by whom he IS EN-
ployed are ignorant OF the fact that the
large sum found was within the house AL
though there is a possibility that the re-
naming t105OO has been destroyed the
police are of the opinion that another ac-
complete of Cunliffe may reveal the hiding
place of the missing sum. In round num-
bers $4,000 has been found within the last
twenty-four hours. After figuring on about
$500 as the amount which Cunliffe has spent
OF which was found on him when arrested
there is left a sum OF S1O,5OO yet to be &c
counted for.
How Money was FOand.
The discovery OF the money in the Black
Rock home tonight was brought about by
keeping close watch on one OF Cunliffe's
chance acquaintances, George Eisenman,
who was with Cunliffe when he was ar
rested yesterday morning. According to
Eisenmans story he met Cunliffe I'm a cheap
hotel Wednesday night, the two being to-
gether for some time. Cunliffe had a pack
age with him and as the men were about TO
leave each other Cunliffe said he wanted
Eisenman to take the package. as It was
laundry that he wanted to keep in a safe
place. Eisenman took the bundle to his sis
ter's house, $50 Nash street, and when alone
opened It and found the big sum of money.
Captain Arnold OF the detective bureau
who knows Elsenman, and who saw hin
with Cunliffe when the latter was taken,
went to the home OF Eisenman's sister and
found the bundle OF shirts, but no money,
and he suspected that Eisenman had alb
straeted a part OF Cunlifte's plumber. Essen
man was Swallowed all today, and he was
seen to give small package TO his friend,
the butler. Tonight Eisenman was taken
TO the Black Rock house and asked the
butler for the package. He went to his
trunk and turned 1t over to Captain Arnold
intact The butler had not been told what
was in the package Captain Arnold would
not reveal the name of the butler or the
family which employed him. Eisenman
was taken to police headquarters but ives
released later.
Attempts to Bride Captain.
Two other new features of the chapter
of events in connection with the capture
an attempt by Cunliffe to bride Captain
George Arnold of the local detective force
and the other being the story Of betrayal
by a friend OF Cunliffe for the purpose
Of securing the reward of $500 offered by
the Pinkertons for his arrest During one
OF the talks which Captain Arnold had
with CunIiffe last night the prisoner made
a proposition 20 divide the $4,000 which he
had sent to his brother-In-law, Joseph w.
Boardman, in Bristol on the promise OF
secrecy. Arnold was to have received
$40 900 II the scheme was carried out ac-
cordlng TO the plans OF the prisoner who
was to tell the Pittsburg authorities that
the hiding place Of the money would never
be known,
Arnold led the prisoner on in his wild
proposition, and after Cunline's plans were
laid bare the detective told Cuniffe that
the money he had intended to split up had
already been found In Bristol
Betrayed by n Friend.
The betrayal Of Cunliffe by his friend.
James Mssett, is interesting. Missett for
merly lived in Bristol and knew Cunliffe
well. They had been together a good deal
when Cunliffe lived In Bristol and Hart
ford, and at the present time Missett is
employed by one OF the cheap hotels in
the section of the city in which Cunline
was captured. Last Tuesday Missett went
in the fremont hotel baTroom and saw
Cunliffe standing at the bar Missett went
up to him and said: Hello, Cunliffe; what
are you doing heres"
Cunliffe turned around and pretended not
TO know Missett who was sure OF his man.
Missett then said why, you know me,
I'm Missett You used to play policy with
me in Bristol" Cunlihe still denied that
he had ever seen Missett. Missett then
left the barroom in hurry and when out
side inquired the amount OF the reward
offered for the capture Of Cunllne. The
next morning Missett went 10 New York
ana on reaching there visited the Pinker-
ton agency In Broadway.
Gentlemen" he said, II know where
Cunliffe is and / want 10 know what re-
ward is offered for him
He was told s25on
Missett Gets the Reward.
The Pinkerton people thought at FIRST
that Missett was a crank. but he assured
them that he WAS In earnest and said II