The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-11
100000 CONE.
An EmpIOye of Adams Express
Is Also Missing.
Presumption Is That They Have
Departed in Company.
WAS ALL IN CASH.
Package Was Consigned to Gin
cinnati From Pittsburg.
Suspects Family DenyAll Knowl-
edge of His Whereabouts.
WAS ALL IN CASH.

PIttsburg, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE startling
discovery has been made that the
Adams Express company has been VIC
tmized to the extent of 100000, sup
posedly through the peculations of an
empIoxe
The following official statement Of the
affair is given the Associated Press for
publication:
At 4:So o'clock p. IN. Monday. Octo-
Der 3, bank of Pittsburg, Pa, deliv-
cred to the Adams Express company
at their Office at SO Wood street, Pitts
burg, a package of currency containing
100000. OF this amount, $4,000 was in
Sloo bills, $4,000 in $50 bills and the re-
mainder $4,000. in IS. SO and $50 bills.
The package containing this large sum
Of money was consigned to a bank in
Cincinnati, 0.
This package was received and re-
ceipted for by Edward George Cunliffe,
who was then acting in the place Of the
regular money clerk, who was ILL.,
"Cunlifte left the Office at the usual
/ time in the evening and next morning
when he failed to resort for duty, a
hurried examination was made Of his
department and it was learned that
| about $1,000 OF funds entrusted to his
care was missing. General Agent
Hiner of the Adams Express company
]
placed the matter in their hands. Later
developments brought to light the fact
that in addition to the $1,000 missing,
the banks package containing the $780,
600 had not been received at the money
forwarding office at Union station, this
citv
Inquiries made at his residence. No
3l4 Lucerne street. West End, PITTS
burg, showed that Cunliffe arrived home
at the customary time and, after chang
ing his clothes, babe his family good
bye, saying to his wife that he was
going out for the evening and nothing
further has been heard from him.
"Cunliffe has been employed by the
Adams Express company since March 1.
1904 Previous ito that time he was
employed in the Pittsburg service Of
the American Express company, the
Electric Express company and the Unit
ed States Express company of Hart
| ford, Conn, and bore a good reputa-
ton. He was methodical, accurate and
an excellent clerk.
Edward George Cunliffe is de-
scribed as 80 years Of age, looks to be
30. five feet seven inches tall weighs
10 pounds; medium build; dark brown
hair. heavily mixed with gray; wears
heavy short cropped mustache, dark
and partly mixed with gray; could
raise q very heavy beard; has blue eyes.
When last seen he wore dark blue, dou-
bic breasted sack suit, a black derby
hat, turned down collar and black
bow tie. He wears a silver ring with
an acorn design. He is an inVeterate
of his right hand is badly discolored
with nicotine. Cunliffe is afflicted with
what is known as the cigarette
cough
warrant has been issued charging
Cunliffe with larceny.
Mrs Cunliffe, wife of the missing
man, was visited by the detectives. She
readily answered all question concern
ing her husband. She said that he
came home at the usual time. After
eating his supper, he prepared his toilet
and, upon leaving the house, he babe
her goodbye as he was in the habit or
doing. She then asked the detectives
if anything had happened to him and
when told that her husband was not
working at the Adams Express COM
pany's office and that a large sum OF
money was missing, she went into nys-
terics and is in a serious condition The
detectives learned nothing OF I'M
portance at the home.
Every detective in the city has been
put to work on the case and hopes are
entertained that Cunliffe will be arrest
ed shortly if he is still in the city.
The authorities are or the opinion,
however. that CunIiffe left the city inn
lmediately after bidding his wife good
bye.
sent TO all parts of the country and
nief1res of the man were mailed to
the most important cities. Neither the
EXPRESS company officials nor the de-
tectives have any further particulars to
make public.
Company Pays the Bank.
Cincinnati. o.. Oct. 1.-THE First Ma
tional bank of this city today received
bv telegraph from Pittsburg the 100000
which was to have been brought by ex-
press. but disappeared in Pittsburg. The
express company directed the payment
to the bank Immediately on finding that
1t had been actually in their possession