Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-21
MISSETT GOT REWARD
Tipped PinKerions on Cunliffs's Pres
 ence in Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Oct 21.-James Missett, formerly of Bristol, and now a bar tender at the Lafayette hotel in Mid dIe street, will receive $2,500 for tip ping the Pinkerton detectives that Ed ward George Cunliffe was in Bridge port. He is the lucky man to get the reward.
 A reporter heard Thursday night that a bartender at Middle street hotel was the man who gave the tip tectives in the city Thursday night re- fused to make any statement whatever in the matter. An effort was then made to get a confirmation of the news on Middle street. but the bar tender was nowhere to be found. It was stated that a bartender had left the city to get his reward, but the name was not obtained.
 The story told is that Missett recog- nized Cunliffe on Main street last Sunday as the man very much wanted by the Adams Express Go for the theft of $100000. Later he spoke to Gun life in a Middle street saloon, and going up to him said that he thought he knew him. calling him by name. Cunliffe denied that he was the man that AIissett thought him to be. and remarked that he had been taken for another person several times and thought it funny.
 Missett's friends say that there was some hard thinking on the part of Missett after that. He was sure of his man. Then he took a train for New York, made an agreement with the Pinkerton men for a reward of S2,5OO. and told them where to locate their much sought man.
 Superintendent Birmingham was asked last night if he knew that 1t was Missett who gave the tip to the Pin kerton men. The superintendent re- piled that he did not know. The Pin kerton detectives had not mentioned the name to him. and he had never heard of it before. ''The first thing that Superintendent Thornhill asked me when he arrived at police head quarters was if I knew that Cunllffe was in the city. I replied that. I did know. and that the hotel that be was located in was being watched. That was the truth. We received informa- tion that Cunliffe was in the city just four hours before the Plnkerton men came here"
 The superintendent then explained that the Pinkerton men asked If they could have the assistance of any of the local police if 1t was necessary. It was agreed that they were not to make any arrest of their man If they found him on the street till they neared policeman. and then signal and make the arrest
 Last night it was learned for a cer- tainty that NIT Missett had been given an order for S2.5OO on condition that Cunliffe was captured on October 19. As the capture was made on that day the order holds good.
 There are a great many people in the city who are firmly of the opinion that Cunliffe did not destroy any money. and that some of the habitues of Middle street struck good thing when Cunliffe put in an appearance there. Frank Benson. bartender at the Fremont hotel, is missing from the city. and has been for several days. He was very close to Cunliffe for a time. 1t is alleged
 There is a man named Swartz. an old time friend of the woman Weir. who is also out of the city. sRed" McNulty. with his friend Missett. were having the time of their lives last night. and spending money quite free ly.