Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
By Emp|oye Of Adams
Express at Pittsburg.
Package Containing That Sum
Quietly Disappears
And the EmpIoye, Cunlitfe by Name, Also
Slips from View.

Pittsburg. Pa, oct. 10.-Thc start
ling discovery was made, late today,
that the Adams Express Co. had been
victimizcd to the extent of Sl00,Ooo'
supposedly through the populations OF
an employc The following oinclal
statement Of the affair is given Inc
Associated Press for publication:
AT AS z. NJ, Monday, oct. Q, a
bank of Pittsburg, Pa, delivered to
the Adams Express Co. at their Office
at Go Wood street Pittsburg, Pa, u
uackagc Of currency containing $10O,-
COO. OF This amount $4,000 WAS III
500 bills; $4,000 in $50 bills. and the
remaining $4,000 in 81, SO, and $50
hills The 800 and $50 bills, issue of
the Farmers Deposit National Bank, Of
PItsburg ana the Bank of PittSburP,
National Association, were in the main
entirely new; some had been slightly
used The S. so. and $50 bills were
old currency. The package containing
this large sum Of money WAS cons!gn-
cd to bank in Cincinnati. ohio.
This package was received and re-
Cciptcd for by Edward George Gun :
life. who was then acting in the place
OF the regular money clerk who was Ill.
"Cunliffc left the office at the usual
time last evening, ana this morning,
when he failed to report for duty a
hurried examination was made of his;
department and it WAS learned that
about $1,000 of funds entrusted to his
care wer" missing. General Agent
Hiner of the Adams Express Co. i'm
mediatcly called in detectives and
placed the matter in their hands. Lat
or developments brought to light the
fact that i'll addition to the $1,000 miss
ing the bank package containing the
100000 had not been received at th'
money forwarding office at the Union
station. this city.
Inquiries made ut his residence NO.
3li Lucerne street. West End, flttS-
burg. showed that Cunliffe arrived
HON" at the customary time. last even
ing. and. after changing his clothes,
hade his family good bye. saying to his
wife that he was going out for the
evening and nothing further has been
heard from him.
"Cunline has been employed by the
Adams ExurcsS Go. since March |, 1901.
Previous to that time ne was employed
III IHt' ItNs Dui 80 w. " t'tN -''''N'
lean Express. the Electric Express and
the United States EXPRESS Of Hart
ford. Ct. and bore good reputation.
He WAS m"thodical, accurate and an
excellent clerk.
edward George Cunliffe is described
rs &, years old, looks to be 40, is feet.
inches tan. weighs 40 pounds, mcdi-
UNI build. dark brown hair, heavily
ting"d with gray, wears a heavy, short
cropped mustach", dark ana partly
mixed with gray. could raise heavy
beard. has bluc eyes. When last seen
he wore dark blue, doubl"-breasted
sack suit. a black Derby hat, turned
Gown collar aul Il black bow tic. He
wears Il silver ring with an acorn de
sign lie is an inVCtcratc CiEarctt"
smoker and the second finger of his
right hand Is badly disColOrCd with nc
utine. Cuuifrc is afflicted with what is
known rs the cigarette cough.
\ warrant has been issued charging
CunIffc with larceny.
Mrs Cunliftr. wife Of tho missing
man, was visited. late today. by tn" de-
tcrtivcs. She readily answered all qucs-
tiuns concerning her husband. When
told that her husband was not working
at the Adams Express office, today, and
that Il large sum OF money wds missing
she went into Mysteries and, tonight
is in very serious condition. The de-
tcctivcs learned nothing of Importance
at the home.
Every detective in the city has been
put to work on the case. The authori-
Ties are or the opinion that Cunlffe left
The city Immediately after bidding his
wife good bye. last evening.
Topographic descriptions have beer
sent to All parts Of the country ana pic
lures az The man were mailed to the
important cities. tonight.