The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-11
GREAT ROBBERY FROM
 THE ADAMS EXPRESS CO.
PACKAGE CONTAINING SIOO, 900 IN BILLS STOLEN IN
 TRANSPORTATION.

Edward G. CunIiffe, Formerly Employed
 by the United States Express COm- pany at Hartford, suspected-War- rant Issued for His Arrest-MOney
 Consigned by Pittsburg Bank to
 Cincinnati Institution - CunIifTe Leaves Office as Usual fin Evening but
 Fails to Report in Morning.
 Pittsburg, Oct. 10-The startling dis covery was made to-day that the Adams Express company has been vic timized to the extent of $1OO,OOO suppos- edly through the peculations Of an em- ploye.
 The following official statement of the affair is given The Associated Press for publication:
 "At AIS p. m. Monday, October 9, g. bank in Pittsburg, Pa., delivered to the Adams Express company at their office at 610 Wood street, Pittsburg, a pack age of currency containing $1OO,o0O. Of this amount $S0,G0O was in $1OO bills, s1O,OOO in $50 bills and the remaining $10,00O in $5, $1O and $2O bills
 "The s1OO and $50 bills, issue of the Farmers Deposit National bank of Pittsburg, and the Bank of Pittsburg, National Association, were in the main entirely new; some had been slightly used. The s5, stO and s2O bills were old currency. The package containing this large sum of money was consigned to a bank in Cincinnati, Ohio.
 '"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 i'll.
 "Cunliffe left the office at the usual time last evening and this morning when he failed to report for duty a hurried examination was made of his department and it was learned that about $1,000 of funds entrusted to his care were missing. General Agent Hin CT of the Adams Express company iIn- nediately called in detectives and plac- ed the matter in their hands. Later developments brought to. light the fact that in addition to the $1,000 missing, the bank package containing the $100,- 900 had not been received at the money forwarding office at Union station, this city.
 Inquiries made at his residence, 314 Lucerne street, West End, Pittsburg, showed that Cunliffe arrived home at the customary time last evening, and, after changing his clothes bade 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 to that time he was employed in the Pittsburg service of the American Express company, the Electric Express company and the United States Express company of Hartford, Conn.,, and bore 8 good repu- tation. He was methodical, accurate and an excellent clerk.
 Edward George Cunliffe is described as tfirty-tlve years of age, looks to be forty; five feet seven inches tall, weighs ITO pounds, medium build, dark brown hair, heavily mixed with gray, wears a heavy, short cropped raustache, dark and partly mixed with gray, could raise a very heavy beard, has blue eyes. When last seen he wore dark blue, double breasted sack suit, a black derby hat, turned down collar and a black bow tie. He wears a silver ring with an acorn design. He is an invet- crate cigarette smoker and the second finger of his right hand Is badly discol- ored with nicotine. Cunliffe is afflicted with what is known as the Cigarette cough.
 A warrant has been issued charging Cunliffe with larceny. Mrs. Cunliffe, wife of the missing man, was visited by the detectives. She readily answered all questions concerning her husband. She said that he came home last night at the usual time. After eating his supper, he prepared his toilet and upon leaving the house he bade her good bye as he was in the habit of 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 office to-day and that a large sum of money was missing she went into mysteries and tonight is in a serious condition. The detectives learned nothing of importance at the home.
 Every detective in the city has been put to work on the case. The authori- ties are of the opinion that Cunliffe left the city immediately after bidding his wife good bye last evening.
 Photographic descriptions have been sent to all parts of the country and pie lures of the man were mailed to the important cities tonight. Up to il D. m. neither the express company off, cials nor the detectives had any fur tter particulars to make public.
 Miss Honey to Wed Josiah Quincy.
 Newport. R. l., Oct, 10.-The engage