The evening world., 1905-10-19
GET CLERK
WHO STOLE
100000
Cmliffe, Adams Express Co.
Employee, Is Arrested at
Bridgeport, Conn.
Tempted Because He Had
Small Salary and Was Daily
Handling Thousands.

especial 70 Inc Evening WORLDLY
BhlDGEPoRT. Conn. Oct. BED
ward George Cmliffe. money clera Of
the Adams Express Company In lis
Pittsburg Office. who disappeared on the
evening OF Oct. Q with sioi. 200 OF ihe
compaly's funds, vas arrested here to-
day by Pinkertor detectives. Cunllne
made n resistance when apprehended.
but made a full confession OF his guilt.
lie was asked What had become OF tho
money. as he only had $500 In cash on
him when arrested. His answer was;
'Every dollar Of the money is intact.
The package has never been touched.
I will not reveal is whereabouts at this
time. I will go back 10 Plttsburg with
out awaiting extradition, and when I
get thero I will decide what TO do about
the money"
It Is believed that cunllffe has the
money securely hidden and that he viii
use Il to make his Punishment as light
as possible.
How He Was Caught.
petectoes under the direction Of
Daniel c, Thornhill, Superintendent Of
the Pinkerton agency In New York.
traced cuniire here, and upon their
arrival early this morning sought the
aid OF the local police. All the hotels
were watched carefully, but. cunllne
was not arrested until about noon,
when he was seen by Superintendent
Thornhill walking down Middle street.
nhornhtl called Policeman John
o'Connell to his aid and o'Conneil
placed the man under arrest. Cunliffe
made no attempt to deny his identity
and offered no resimanoe.
Admits His Guilt.
Yes, / am Cunline." he said in reply
20 tho officers question. II guess the
ils Is up" cunllGe then promised to
male. no attempt escape and accom-
panied ThornhiIl ANA the policeman to
the ONCE OF superintendent OF Police
Birmingham. There In the presence OF
Superintendent birmingham, Thornhlll,
Henry Curtis. the local agent Of the
Adams Express Company. and Captain
Arnold. Of the Bridgeport detective force.
cunliffe admitted that he took the
money. He refused to say what ne had
done with II, but said that II was all
safe and could be restored.
rive minutes after I took the money
I was sorry,' said cunline, 'but hi
a too late then 70 Dc anything. what
can you expect from a man gettine n
salary Of only sos a meath and handling
thousands OF dollars a day. was
tempted and I fell. I have handled
larger sums. I remember once when l
had s25Q,0oo In cash. / was tempted
then. but l thought II over and | de-
eIded to be honest.
THE night that I left Plttsburg II
rode in a sleeper on the way to New
York. ana I stuck my head out Of ny
berth and saw slater pass Wy. Slater
IL our local manager In Plttsburg. I
thought then that / would turn back,
nut knowing that he did not see me
and that I had the money with me in
cash. I thought I would take a chance.
] want to go back 10 Plttsburg. restore
the money and throw myself upon the
mercy Of the courts"
on cunIINe's Trail.
cunlife said that he vent directly to
New YORK., and that he came TO Bridge
port last Tuesday. 10 Bridgeport Cum
life has been living at a hotel Of an
Inferior class In the lower part OF the
city The fact. thai a man answering
the description OF cunlIfe was staying
at the hotel became known early An
the day, when the arrival Of Pmgerton
detectives SCI the Bridgeport police 20
making d close search for the fugitive.
With the aid OF a picture OF Gun
line Detective Edward Cronan, Of the
B%ilGgcport force, learned that the man
HAD a room AZ this hotel Whom NE
detective went 10 the room Il was empty
An officer Was stafloned In the room
20 await the mans return, but before
that happened Detective ThornhiN saw
ana recognized Cuniiffe on Middle
street and The arrest followed.
While IN the Office OF Supl. Birmlng-
ham Cunlifft snld among other things;
~ have made a fool OF myself Human
ratufo n frail ana iat some time Or
other IN our lives We must fall have
l1alleA e.id have made tho mistake OF
my In wish thnt had a Chance
20 do n over again and IA be honest
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