Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-20
cUNLIFFE IS UNDER ARREST
Detectives Find In Connecticut Man
wanted Mt Piysburs. Penn
syIvanin. for Robbins.


BRIDGEPORT. Conn oct. l9-Edward
George Cunliffe the Adams Express en-
ploye who disappeared from Pittsburg, Pa.
with sl0l 900 in cash. was arrested here to-
day. He made a confession and expressed
his willingness to return at once to Pitts
burg
Detectives traced Cunliffe here and upon
their arrival early today the aid of
the local police and detectives was en-
listed All the hotels were watched care
fully. but Cunlffe was not arrested until
late in the forenoon. when he was seen
walking down Middle stfeet.
In the presence of Superintendent Birm-
ingham, Detective Thorphiir, Henry Cur
It's the local agent for the Adams Express
Company and Captain. Arnold Of tho
Bridgeport detective force, Cunlifre ad
mltted that he took the anoney.
Five minutes after I took the money I
was sorry" said Cunliffe. "but It was too
late to do anything. What can you ex'
pect from man getting salary Of only
s65 a month and handling thousands OF
dollars a day? was tempted and I fell.
l have handled larger SONS / remember
once when / had S250o0d in cash. was
tempted then. but / thohght 1t over and
decided to be honest"
The robbery for which Eunline is wanted
in Pittsburg was committed on the night
of October o.
About midnight tonight9 David c. Thorn
hill of a New York detacsive agency, who
assisted in the arrest OF Eunliffe, here, had
talk with the prisoner ih his cell, and told
him that $4,000 had BEEN recovered at the
home Of his brother-in-lssy in Bristol and
pressed him TO tell where the missing
$4,000 was hidden. Cunliffe finally said:
you'll never get it; have destroyed it, -
adding that he was afraid the bills would
give him away, as they were Of large de-
nomination and practically marked as they
were notes Of the Allegheny National bank
in Pittsburg. and that everybody was look
ing for them.
If this statement is true. and the detec-
tives. think It is the total amount of money
stolen is accounted for.
| BRISTOL, Conn, Oct. 19-Nearly SS0,o ,o0(
of the money stolen by George Edward
Cunliffe October from the Adams Express
/ company in Pittsburg was recovered to-
night at the home of Joseph w. Boardman
| Cunliffe's brother-in-law For Just a weel
/ the fortune had lain in an old suitcase un'
| known to Boardman, who was holding the
valise, expecting it's owner would call for Il
! any day. The exact sum found was 49,
$685..
! As the result of the statement made by
| Cunliffe In Bridgeport tonight that he had
sent $4,000 of the plunder TO his brother-in
law. Boardman. in Bristol. a representative
of the Associated Press called at the Board
man house tonight and asked Mr.. Board
man II that was so. Boardman. who is {
young man and the agent here for thu
Electric Express company of Hartford
said that he had received no money, bu
that on October ~ dress suitcase came 4
his house from Bridgeport, and as ther'
was no name on IL he had not opened II
His wife signed for the case and Board
man placed 1t In a closet. thinking II wa
sent to him as an agent Of the express
Econlpany. to be called for,Aater. Boardnai
told the Associated Pres representativ
that IL he wished he would send for tn
police and that they could break open tn
case. Chief Meims and Captain Belden o
the police force were then sent for and Il
their presence the case was torn open
Huge bundles of money in the shape of bill
INN hled ont on the floor