Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-22
NO MONEY-NO WORK.
Curly Jack Condrey's Situation In
Pittsburg-At Liberty, But Ont or


Curly Jack Condrey's situation In
Pittsburg-At Liberty, But Ont OF
Work.
/, Jack Condrey Is once more breathing the
air of liberty and is waiting" about Pitts
burg, out OF work. After leaving here he
was hired by depot master Butler, OF
the Pennsylvania road, at Pittsburg, but
Chief of Police Heisel had him arrested,
on Thursday morning, for, as he claimed,
safe keeping. The Pittsburg papers
claim that Heisel was drunk when he or
dered the arrest and this he admitted. On
that morning Jack was discharged without
examination, though Butler dismissed him
from the company service. Inc D.sPsieH
is banging away at Heisel and says that ne
is entirely unfit for the position:
Condrey was promised, says this paper,
by Mr.. Butler that he would use his en-
deayors 10 obtain him a railroad pass to
some distant city, where, unknown, he
Could obtain honest employment and lead
an upright life, if he so desired. Out OF
money and out of situation, Condrey lett
the place.
In, interviews with evening newspaper
reporters, Chief Heisel is quoted as saying
that be locked Condrey up as protective
measure. That. knowing of his past career,
he deemed il advisable to hold him ustil
the depot authorities could be notified OF
the character of Curly Jack" and that,
furthermore Jack was wanted on account
of some recent burglarieS hereabouts. 1t
was also stated in an evening paper thar
two other Young men had been employed
at the Union Depot baggage room on the
recommendation OF Curly Jack, ana that
knowing this Chief Heisel feared that a
concerted plan for robbing the railroad
company was on foot, headed by the eX-
convict.
"TEe first l krew..of it," said Depot Mas
ter Butler. of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
yesterJcv. to 4 reporter, was what saw
in the D.Spotch. While was in the barber
shop ge- ting shaved some man told me
Chief Heisel wanted me at the Mayor 5
Office. went down and saw him. Jack
Condrey was there waiting Tor me, too.
Mr. Heisel told me that COndrey was known
as a thief and Il dangerous man, anu Of
course, under the circumstances, l could
not keep him. / hired him not known?
who he was, but he did well, and worked
like dog.
"Who are the two young men working
here that obtained their situations through
Condrey's influence
Curly Jack never got any man situa-
ton here"
But Il is said that he has two accom-
plices now at work in the baggage
room
That's nonsense. Two young men were
employed by me at the same time Condrey
was engaged. Tley are both respectable
and honest, one the son of a former EN-
plOye here, and the other the support OF a
widowed mother"
Chief Heisel claims that he locked Con-
drey up till he conld inform the depot peo-
pie, and as a protection and duty he he
owed the railroad company.
"Its rather queer way of atfording pro-
lection. Why didn't he send word down
here by an officer and | would have dis
missed Condrey quietly and saved all this
talk? There was all night to do it in, and
Condrey was not at work.
Regarding Hesel's claim that Condry was
wanted for supposed completely in several
burglarieS, il is sufficient to say that some
at least Of the front office men knew of his
working at the depot, but made no effort to
arrest him.