The evening world., 1908-12-11
WIFE HE TRIED TO
SHIELD FINDS GAS
MAN THIEF IN CELL
Couldn't Believe BRADY WAS
Burglar When She Saw
Picture in Paper.

\ neatly clad. comely young woman,
carrying six-months- infant in her
arms. went TO Police Headquarters this
afternoon and identified the gas mar"
burglar. who gave the name az John
Brady al his arrest. as John Condor. her
husband and the father Of her saven
children.
The young woman made pathetic
scene when she learned that her hus-
band was accused of more than a score
of burglaries and that $4,000 worth of
plumber lie had taken in various rob
heTies had been recovered by the police.
When led TO her husbands cell the
Young wife reproached MIN .ys. erically.
CRYING our over and over again. 'Oh.
john why did YOU do II" II / had only
known 1t would nave been better to
tarye''
Confesses to Her.
The prisoner vas so affected 10 tears
He confessed his guilt 10 his wife. say
Ing that ne had become te.on so that
s.e and the babies would not go hungry.
Condor declared his innocence until
yesterday. when Mrs. Margaret Yeaser,
iauitress Of so. 70 East Eighty-seventh
street, identified him as the gas man"
burglar who nad robbed the rooms of
Mrs. Margaret Warner two months ago.
Discovered in the act of robbery by
Mrs. Neager, ae had struck her down
with revolver
When Airs. Condor arrived at Police
headquarters to-day she had long
talk with Inspector McCafferty. She
mad seen the photographs OF her nus
band in the newspapers yesterday. but
she could not bring herself TO believe
that her husband was thief She be-
lieved lie was a motOrman. They lived
At Tenth avenue and Seventeenth street,
WhitcstPne, l., l.
comforted by Victim.
While waiting for McCaferty, the
young woman sat in the room. where
many handsomely dressed women were
IDENTIFYING the Jewels and silvcrware
her husband is alleged to have stolen.
There were thirty-six separate identi.
fications. When Mrs. Condor realized
what was going on. and The accumu-
lated charges tha, would pile IN
against her husband, she gave way to
passionate weeping
handsomely dressed woman who
had come TO search for property that
led been stolen from her noticed the
young womans distress and sat down
by her 10 comfort her She managed TO
quiet her and when she left Police
Headquarters promised to render her
and her children substantial aid
Condor told tpe police after his arrest
B. .. 4
n is alleged, confessed 10 an az erage Of
a burglary day for months past,
Loot in Her Home.
When Condon was srraigned in the
fombs Court this afternoon more than
score Of women were present for the
purpose Of identif' ing him az the gas
man burglar who had robbed their
ZONES sixteen made positive identih-
cations The wife was present with her
baby.
Detective Chase told Magistrate Stein.
err that an additional discovery OF loot
nad been made IN the Condor home in
Whitestone He had gone there In the
absence of Mrs. Condor to-day and
found two dress suit cases filled with
stolen silverware and jeWelry. In one
bag We're eighteen gold watches.
Altogether, said the detective, there
va. enough tn Keep the family In nue
style for he winter" When MIS- CON.
don heard this she protested that slc
ma" neen ignorant OF the existence -
'hg plumber ~ her home.
Two complaints We're made out
gainst Condor, one NJ felonious assault
an Mrs. Wager, ana another ~ grand
larceny. Ban was iiNed al sl0,0hJ IN
each charge The pr!solier waived exam
iu lion and was committed 10 lie
Tombs 10 await the action Of the
Grand jury.