Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-19
CUNL|FFE IS CAUGHT
Pittsburg Express Robber
Found by Detectives
AT BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS TO RE-
TURN HOME AT ONCE.
Declared That Money He Took is In
tact and Will Be Restored
Full Confession.
AT BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, October 19.-Ed
ward George Cunliffe, the Adams Express
employe who disappeared from Pittsburg,
Pa, with $101,0 in cash, was arrested here
today. He made confession and expressed
his Willingness TO return at once to Pitts
burg
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
Ptttsburg, where it is hidden. On his person
when arrested, the detective found $500 in
cash.
Detectives under the direction of Daniel
C. Thornhill, superintendent of the Pinker-
ton agency of New York, traced Cunliffe
here and upon their arrival early this morn,
Ing, the aid of the local policemen and de-
tectives was enlisted. The hotels were
watched carefully, but Cunliffe was not ar
rested until late in the forenoon, when he
was seen by Superintendent Thornhll walk
ing down Middle street
OConnell and the local officer placed the
man under arrest Cunliffe made no attempt
TO deny his identity, and offered no resist
aDce.
Admitted the Crime,
"Yes. I'm Cunliffe," he said, in reply to
the officers question. Il guess the jig is
up Cunliffe then promised to make no
attempt to escape, and accompanied the
policeman and detective to the office of
Superintendent of Police Birmingham,
where he made a statement about the rob-
berry. In the presence of Superintendent
birmingham, Detective Thornhill Henry
Curtis, the local agent of the Adams Ex-
press Company, and Capt. Arnold of the
Bridgeport detective force Cunliffe ad-
mitted that he took the money.
He refused to say at this time what he
had done with the money, but declared that
1t was all safe and could be restored After
his return to Pittsburg, he said he would
tell where the money would be found He
said he was willing to return to Pittsburg
this afternoon without the formality of
reQulSition papers.
Five minutes after / took the money l
was sorry" said Cuniiffe, "but 1t was too
late then to do anything. What can you
expect from man getting salary of only
S65 month and handling thousands of dol
lars day: l was tempted and 1 fell l.
have handled larger sums. 1 remember
once when l had $250,O0O in cash. / was
tempted then. but 1 thought it over and
decided to be honest
His Escape From Piktsburg.
THE night that left Pittsburg rode in
sleeper on the way to New York and I
stuck my head out of my berth and saw
Slater pass by. Slater is our local man
ager IN Pittsburg. I thought then that I
would turn back, but knowing that he did
not see me and that 1 had the money with
me in cash, 1 thought 1 would take the
chance. l want to go back to Pittsburg
restore the money and throw myself upon
the mercy of the courts
The robbery for which Cunliffe is wanted
in Pittsburg was committed on the night
of October .. The prisoner said today that
he went directly to New York and that he
came to Bridgeport last Tuesday He de-
clined to say whether he had spent all his
time previous to Tuesday in New York
In Bridgeport -Cunliffe has been living at
hotel of an inferior class in the lower
part of the city.
The fact that a man answering the de-
scription of Cunliffe was staying at the
hotel became known early in the day.
when the arrival of the Pnkerton detect
ives set the Bridgeport police to making
close search for the fugitive.
Detectives Went to Work.
With the aid of picture of Cunliffe,
Detective Edward Cronan of the Bridge
port force learned that Cunlife had a room
at this hotel, but when the detective went
to the room 1t was empty
An officer was stationed in the room to
await the possible return of the guest but
before that happened Detective Thornhili
saw and recognized Cunliffe on Middle
street and the arrest followed. The de-
scription sent out of Cunliffe fits him very
closely, and his picture is regarded as an
excellent likeness. In addition to his own
admission of his identity, he was recog-
nized by Pittsburg man who is well ac-
quainted with him, and who came here
from New York with the detectives. Cum
life is thirty-seven years old.
While in the office of Superintendent
Birmingham Cunliffe said among other
things:
II have made a fool of myself. Human
nature Is frail. and at some time or other
in our lives We must fall. I have fallen,
and have made the mistake Of my life. I
wish 1 had chance to do it over again
and I'd be honest"