Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-07
GOT C0NDRY. AT LAST.
The Jail Breaker and RObber to Be
Taken to West Virginia.
NOTORIOUS In MARSHALL COUNTY.
Locked Up the Sheriff in a Cell and
Walked Out of Prison.
IN THE HANDS OF THE OFFICER he SHOT

Marshal d. d. Dolbeare, Constable
Charles Sprout and City Sergeant Louis
Gokey, of Benwood, W. Va, came to Pitts
burg yesterday to take back with them
Thomas, alias "Eggie," Condry The latter
has been in jail for several weeks, having
been arrested for supposed completely in
the murder of Mrs. Paul Rudert at Taren-
tum. He proved an alibi and the case was
nolle pressed
Condrv would then have been set free, but
the authorities at Benwood sent word that
he was wanted there on several charges and
officers would be sent on for him. The
most serious charge is felonious shooting of
Marshall Dolbeare, who has now come to
take Condry back for trial He is also
wanted for burglary, highway robbery and
Jail breaking. The officers will start for
Benwood with their prisoner this morning
at 7:20 o'clock.
Not an Enviable Reputation.
All through Marshall county, in which
Benwood is located, the deeds of "Eggie"
Condry are well known to everybody. His
career there has been one of almost con-
slant and daring crime. He was first
known there a number of wears ago, when
he worked as a puddier at Benwood. Tn
1885, with a companion named Klein, he
robbed the till of C. II. Seabright's grocery.
Klein was captured by the officers, but
Condry made his escape into the
woods. Grocer Seabright on learn
ing of the affair. mounted his
horse and with nothing but an empty
shotgun started after the fugitive. He
finally overlook him in a narrow gully,
and with the empty gun frightened him
into surrender, in spite of the fact that
Condry carried loaded revolver
Seabright marched his prisoner back to
town. He was later taken to the county
Jail at Moundsville During certain hours
circular hall OF corridor. Condry and
Klein had chance to get their heads
together and soon determined on plan to
get away. Public sentiment was strong
against them and they were in desperate
mood, knowing that trial at court would
go hard with them
Locked Up the Sheriff.
Accordingly Condry constructed a
dummy" of some clothing, placed it on
the bunk in his cell and covered it with
blanket He then hid in an unoccupied
cell. When Sheriff Schowhacker came in
to give the prisoners their. bread and water
and lock them up he saw what he supposed
was Condry, lying on the bunk. Thinking
he might be sick he stepped into the CELL
Quick as fash Condry Jumped out and
locked the Sheriff in the cell. 1t only
took moment to release Klein |
and the two walked out of |
the front. door. which the Sheriff had neg
lected to lock. When the escape was dis |
covered and the Sheriff released, Condrv |
had made good his escape Klein, who was |
crippled, was soon caught but nothing more |
was heard of his confederate
In October, 1888, Condry came to light |
again in highway robbery near Benwood, |
when man was held up and relieved of his
cash. The officers learned that Condry was
to meet 4 companion, Owen Frey, at the
house of a saloon keeper the next night
Marshal Dolbeare and several officers went
to the house. The others remained in front,
while he started for the rear to cut
of escape there. As he passed
/ side window Condry caught sight of him,
pulled revolver and fired. The bali
entered the marshal's left shoulder In
excitement that followed Condry made his
,scape, and was not heard of again until
in Pittsburg. Dolbeare's wound
vas not serious, and he fully recovered in
our weeks. Condry has a reputation of
icing quick with revolver and ready to
hoot at the slightest provocation