Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-18

light enough to see a man a hundred
wards off. He broke the shutter with a
small cbisel and went in. He came out
with bottle of cherry brandy"
"Was this in the month OF JulyP'
eyes, sir"
In the cross-examination, Mr.. Cra-
craft asked:
"Were you with him?"
Eyes, sir."
"Who else was with your"
Mr.. Jordan objected to this question
on the ground that it would Illustrate
plans OF arrest, and it was dropped.
"When did you start"
ave started on Tuesday evening.
Condry asked me to go with him and l
went, but didn't know where we were
going" 49,,
"Where did Condry get the chisel?"
II gave it to him. He told me to get
a chisel and | got one from boy named
Grouse, leaving Condry for while and
meeting him again. This was about $3.50
O'Clock and | gave him the chisel about
10 or IL o'clock"
"Did you know what he was going
to do?"
"No, sir"
Didn't you Snow he was going to
commit burglary"
81 knew he was going to break a
house, but didn't know where. We
went down-there were three in the
party-and stood on the corner across,
while Jack went in. He got nothing but
the brandy. took one drink and that
was enough for mel didn't like il"
Mr.. Jordan-"Iouw were in the employ
OF Sheriff Jingle and reported it to him,
did you not"
eyes, sir
Mr.. Cracrait-'Were you in his EN-
ploy when this robbery was commit
ted?"
Eyes, sir"
"Did you report it to him before Con-
dry was caught"
"NO, sill"
"Now, Gaus, were you employed to
watch this thing and report 1t to the
Sheriff ."
"Not just this one, but was to watch
them all.
This finished the evidence in this
case, and the
HoGE ROBBERY
was called. The first witness was Lizzie
Miller, who testified, in brief, as follows:
She is employed at the residence of
Lucius Hoge, on Fifteenth street, to do
kitchen work, and was there on the
night of July 9th. She closed the back
par OF the house and retired at 9:2O
o'clock. Upon coming down in the
morning, she found the kitchen door open
and also the pantry window shutters,
which she had closed carefully the night
before. The catch was broken and the
marks of the chisel were plainly visible.
Nothing was missing, and she had heard
no noise in the neighborhood during
the night.
Mr.. Hoge corroborated this testimony,
and
GAUs WAS CALLED UPON
to tell what he knew of it. In response
to questions from Mr.. Jordan, he testi-
fed as follows:
"Iknow Hoge's residence. Saw Con-
dry 90 in there He went back in the
yard and pretty soon heard shutter
crack. He came out and said "all right, !"
and we went. He said he hadn't got
ANYTHING. He was gone about ten min
utes altogether. He tried the right
side and couldn't get in, and then went
back on the other. He used a small
cold chisel. This was about quarter
of two in the morning and there was no
moon, but the gas lamps were lighted"
CRACRAFT's CROSS EXAMINATION.
HNhan waS this ~
Last Monday Or Tuesday a week
ago."
"Were you employed to do this by
the sheriff"
After some little confusion, as if not
knowing how to express himself, Gaus
said:
"No, sir. wasn't wasn't employed
to do this, but was employed to watch
all thieves"
elbow did you come to go?"
saw Condry sitting on corner and
spoke to him, and he asked me to 60
with him. l didn't know where to.
Didn't you tell him Mr.. Hoge's
family was away"
mo, sir, ! didn't"
"Well, did you 60 in with him."
/" No; stood outside and he jumped
the fence"
"What did you stand outside for?"
TO watch"
watch what ?"
Watch if anybody came in. / was
going to give the signal"
Eyes, you stood outside to give the
warning. And now" continued Mr..
Cracraft, rising excitedly," / ask that
bench warrant be issued for this man."
But Mr.. Jordan explained by asking:
"You were employed, were you not,
Gaus, to report any offences committed?
You were in the employ OF Sheriff Tin
gle at that timer"
Eyes, sir.
"How long have you been in his en-
ploy?"
ever since DR.. Sullivan was robbed
on the bridge. wasn't employed par
ticularly on this case, but when l heard
that Jack had laid out in the board pile
10 kill me, | told the sheriff | would
swear against him."
Mr.. Cracrait was asked if he had any
evidence, TO which he said he "had evil
dence, but didn't propose to submit il. ,"
Mr.. Jordan then asked the court to
hold Condry on both charges, which
was done, and in default of 81 900 bail in
each case, he was remanded to Jail. As
the sheriff conducted him out, he re-
marked; al have two more cases
against Jack, but" laughing, ''it's too
hot to pile any more on him now"
Jack smiled and said: II guess that's
right"
JACK CoNDRY
is certainly cool and experienced hand
in the profession he has apparently
adopted. All through these examina-
tons his demeanor was that of specta-
tor rather than principal, though at
times he seemed scarcely interested.
With money and opportunity he would
be somewhat of dandy, and made his
yesterday, looking the ex-
IRENE OF neatness.
He was born in the Fourth ward OF