The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-19
MARSHAL DOLBBAR SHOH.
By the Notorious Eggy Condrey
at Benwood Last Night.
THE NORTHUMBERLAND
Though it Is Hoped not Fatai-Eggy
Rcsists Arrest on the Charge Of
Burglary with the Result
stnted-A Desperate Man.

Capt. Bruce Dolbear, the well known
Town Marshal OF Benwood, was shot
shortly after II O'CLOCK; last night at that
place, by the notorious burglar and thief,
"Eggy" Condrey, and dangerously
wounded, though DR.. Ford, who attend
ed him, hopes to be able to save his life.
Marshal Dolbear was informed yester-
day morning by Mr.. P. b. Dolan, OF
Benwood, that the latter's house had
been entered and robbed the night be-
fore. Eors some reason Mr.. Dolan had
his suspicious directed to Eggy Condrey,
WIN is one OF the most notorious all
round crooks aud criminals OF this sec
ton. Last evening Capt. Dolbear and
Mr.. DOlan came across Condrey on the
street in the central part of the town,
and DolbCar undertook to arrest him.
Condrey drew revolver and fired. Dol.
bear fell, and Eggy ran, coming toward
Wheeling.
Dolan summoned DR.. Ford, and Dol
bear was removed to his home and bis
wound dressed. 1t was found that the
ball had entered the left shoulder and
taken an inward and downward course.
While the probing did not definitely
locate it, the bullet is suspected to have
found a Judgment in the upper lobe OF
the left lung.
DR.. Ford told an ISTELLtGEScE9 re-
porter last night that the wound was a
grave one, but he did not consider il
necessarily fatal.
Word was sent to the police Of this
city at once to keep a lookout for Con.
drey. Lieut.. Junkins notified all the
officers, and then left Lookup Keeper
Brand in charge at the Central Office
and went out on Il little hunt of his own.
All the police declared their intention
to take no risks with Condrey, il they
came across him. He is considered a
reckless and dangerous man, and has
frequently declared that he would never
be captured alive. Eggy is believed to
have been one Of the Headers III the
Workenauer, Marling and other famous
masked robberies in this vicinity, and
to have had Il hand in majority OF the
crimes committed by local talent in
this vicinity in Ireecent years. Recently
he has been making his headquarters al
Martins Ferry and working the smaller
towns OF this section. He is one OF bad
gang that ought to be gotten rid OF.
The story as it first reached the INTEL
EGENcER from Benwood by telephone
was that Eggy was recognized by Dol
bear, who approached him with the re-
mark, "Helio, Eggy, want you"
Quick asa flash, Eggy dropped re-
volver from his right sleeve into bis
hand and fired before Dolbcar realized
his danger. Nothing was said OF the
cause of the arrest. The police here
thought 1t was probably on suspicion oil
having committed recent bank burg.
larry at Ravenswood, Jackson county,
Eggy is also wanted, however, for rob
berry at Benwood several years ago. lie
was arrested at that place shortly after
that robbery. and confined in the county
iaii Mt MoundsviIle TO await trial, but
managed to escape by taking reckless
chances.
Since that time he and "Bull" Nc
Donough, also Wheeling crook, were
captured in Pittsburgh in the act ofcom'
mitting burglary, and got Il term in
the Western Penitentiary OF Pennsyl'
vania, which recently expired. When
Condrey was about through his term,
the Wheeling police say, the Pittsburgh
| authorities notified the Marshall county
officials to come after himi they wanted
him, but they did not take any action,
and it is for this reason that it was in.
ferrcd that the arrest last night was at
tempted under the impression thQt Eggy
was one Of the Ravenswood burglars,
The men who did that job, however, are
in Jail in Jackson county.