Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-29


Nv ed" in Benwood ever
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- Z =. since he shot Mar
* M t5shal Dolbear, on Oc-
.,<EX-1sl tober Is, 1855, was
NX/8B ~ captured at the in
A . tersection Of Slocum
p II and Spring alleys,
.roeY' ooNDRY. near Twelfth street,
tsburg, about five o'clock Thursday
hing. by Detectives Fitzgerald and
Ore OF the Pittsburg police force.
being arrested, COndry said his name
John Wilson, and that he had been
king at McKeespOrt, but on the
" TO the Central Station he
Lifted that his home was in Wheel
and that his name was Thomas Con-
The cause Of his arrest at Pitts
H. was his alleged connection with
4 klling of Mrs. Paul Rudert, wife OF
eweler Of that name, at Tarentum,
erheny county, Pa, December %,
s. Alex. Killain is now in the Ale
Inv county Jail under sentence Of
brh for the same crime, and
is claimed COndry was
l. concerned in the robbery aud
rder. as was also Peter Griffin, 9th
Dise known as Tho German" and
no Dutcbman." and a cOlOred crook,
Iown as New York Shine, for whom
other name was ever found. After
! burglary and murder, a photograph
'Condry was shown Mr.. Rudert, aud
at once recognized it IS being the
.ture Of one OF the gang. In this sew
others concurred. After his arrest,
pdry said he was in the Columbus
nltentiary when that crime was COM
med, having been sentenced 60 that
stitution for three years on May "A,
o. for burglary by Judge Johnston,
Youngstown, 0. He had been con-
ted of burglary, and was not released
mn the penitentiary until December ,,
10 His prison number was 20, 1863,
u he was sentenced under the name
John Mack. He asserted positively
at he could prove these statements to
correct. aud denied any participation
the Tarentum affair. The PittSburg
Scials are inclined 10 believe this
,.ement by COndry, but he will be held
the same for the shooting of Marsh al
,lbear at Benwood. Two or three
.eks after the killing OF Mrs. Rudert,
\ REGISTER was advised that Con-
\ could not have been in the
hir, as he was then in the
b az Columbus, but knowing his con-
etion with the BenwOod shooting,
thing was said about il. When Con-
was released, the REGISTER was
BIN advised that he was in Pittsburg
j this information was communicated
the PittSburg police, and since then
\ ~ have been on the lookout for him.
is not likely that the Tarentum
brge will be pushed seriously, but
.ggy" will be held for reQuiSitiOn
|m Governor Fleming, and will taken
MoundSvlle for the BenwOOd shoot
affray. BY the way, COndry admits
hing something TO do with this ARRAY
says he did not shoot but was with
} man who did. The facts about the
potlng OF Marshal DOl6ear are as fol-
vs.
On the night of Wednesday, October
1sSS, the residence OF James DOlan,
hen wood. was entered and robbed,
as Condry was known TO have been
that vicinity during the day, he was
once suspected. That night Marshal
lbear, Officer Smith and COnstables
wton and DOlan started 10 look Con-
I'D. About half-paSt eleven o'clock
sy met him in Middle ward, Ben
cd, and Marshal DOlbear, who was
front, advanced and told COndry he
nted him. just as Dolbear was with
about ten feet of Condry, he whipped
{ a revolver, and the Marshal, know
, him to be a desperate man, turned
retreat, when COndry fired, and Dol
ar fell into the arms of his friends.
was taken to his home and Or.
nj sent for. IL was found that a 80
ibre ball had entered the left shoulder
A point about half way between the
MT of the shoulder and the neck, TAX
, an inward and downward course.
r a time il was feared the wound
uld be fatal, but fortunately the
,rsbal recovered. The news Of the
)oting was at once communicated 10
, City Hall, in this city, and the
.ole night force was ordered on the
,k-out by Chief Smith, but Coz
= could not be found.
-0ndry began his career OF crime in
Is city about 1879 or 1850, and IN 1852
was convicted Of petit larceny and
IS confined in jail here. He was a pal
"Spoot" Condry, John Mooney, M.
Dpors. and other we'll known local
,o,s and has an all-around bad rec
"a. He is about the last OF the lead
OF the gangs which did so much
rk in Wheeling and vicinity from
% 10 1890.
Curly Jack" Condry was arrested at
.tsburg Yesterday morning, and was
heN un, uS M0NNNA -
u. IL is pretty certain that
mind is unbalanced, but
he has been talking a good deal late
about the Rudert murder and Griffin :
iuection with it, it was thought best
lock him up. Yesterday Inspector
AleeSe Sald;-
We only arrested him as a matter OF
caution. guess his mind is unoai-
,ed. 'Eggie' Conroy, his cousin, was
III him one night, and We OF course ar
ted both OF them. 'Curley' Will De
charged to-day, as we have
thing to hold him for. How
sr, 'Eggie' is a desperate character
ont think he was connected with
, Rudert murder. He tells very
aight story about being IN the
.umbus penitentiary at the time oil
, murder. He knew we would IN
'tigate the story, so he would haroiy
tous. We will know how true MS
~ is in few hours. However ne Is
deSnerate character and WOulu