, 1875-06-30
A DOUBLE CRIME.
The Husband Shoots His Wife
md Tries to Kill Himself.
Ho Claims that Her Improper Conduc
Drove Him to It.
"Details Of Their 1itstory.--Former Quar-
rels.
His Account Of tha Shooting.

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httenplou eofcidc pel''R caareesplo 70 al o'o
man. who clAtMa to llave been the victim OF =
,nnior mi nnom shn,n In Inn vrc.kei ;. ,orrI.
Sa"'0t' S.' SUI "P'I ""e'' ~
DIG tosense. n"'1ng rtot noE ".'o"s" "o oeht'
sud h'mseIf dangerously through tho right lung
Tic details Of tho tragedy. ~ cleaned after oul-
adorable difficulty from rorsons who arc
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the s'e1h'
WHO lies dead At No. II South HaIs'ca etr'ost
between Randolph and Washington, is Mra Con-
,so,. fiun-1ookino woman shout 40 Years Ut AGO,
n,, ~ A,,o.f,,,, ru,t .,,rL .I,o r,mo toro
as'1 NJ sa'.'sa' LH,. ~ ep." a"o '"s as. .'sa'
,em hoca,'.a @ W'1n sonn ~ .onao. a. ;;,. nr.sus w.
two or thrcc months without 1ogarl to law. Tho
vor,nn hronpbt viii, hor two ch,1tron. n c,,, of
~ ~ ~. -, ~, ,,J ,of, .,,,or ,irt ~ IA In
q. ~ ees ~ 49, a." .,,,l.,as..aa. rna o,,n
1t. Lou to learn tho millinery 1ade. Iho Gull
1ren were hy l,cr frat husband, n patuter named
Eolocr. whom sho n,ar.ied nt pekin, Ill.,, aud
WIN liza thorc of eon,unntio,,. sbo mar,ie1 a
tooonl husband s:so psnter, noms h Melvin,
wna ~ omn1o."T IN 1a,rs hoa 1fl,nr.hnnso at
ra,L1 :,,'t ,nr i3,,r.,Ter stoIa. nrssI vcrv
hsni sne hseano .c,,T,aintei vii, Co,tion. d
iahnrcr In ,bnt ,Iaca. md he bsinr a widowsr
mi a ,pmoaratc md thr.ftv man nnesns.eti Of n
hnn.e mi Id arrcni r,th hsr thai nha nhoutl
hornn,n ~ - r. Attnr ,;r;n~ omc,hiy
Tor fow monthB. they rcaolvod to como to Chtch-
90 aud try their fortune. Accordingly, CJndon
sald out hts home, recc.ying about 81, 500 for IT,
tor. ~ ,hn Nnrtb uestsrn t1cfo1 ana wcrc in.r.
rie.l by Justice Hammtil. They eoon fontli n
vacant atoto At No. 2W South l3alste1 strcct
which they began to fit up ar nnre OF restaurant,
-, n,et nhnr mar tnnlr ,xnrS whon ny ""A ~
QUAR1ltLs AROSE
between them, Condun becoming Jealous Of Ills
wtfo'e attentions To other ,nsu to hs neglect:
l1o FnvB that ah0 began 10 dist Of rome Fn1al
arliclcb mud su,landcr tho moroY md In order to
check her extravaganza tn that respect he gave
lia son. Jamns Coudon, u uatroInan attacl,cd 70
tho Twelfth, Street Ssatinu, q mnrtcage GU all
tho affects it, his place. Tho guarrea and btct-
ornRs beea no so f:oqnent-Condon sccusing l,la
wife Of criminal conduct and nho In turn recrmi-
nntiug-that tho husband loft tho honso and wont
to live with Ills sou. mho has . family
residing on broom Htrcct. D.liosing that hin
wife MAS disposing Of the otjor effects In tho
house he had loft in lor cara, ho causo bis son
to foroclnso tho mortgage. and nil tho chastols
| woso loyicd Upon. Notwithstanding thts
| cnsued botwcen tho man anil wife, and they
! locked up another steru and dwelling at No. II
South 1alsted atroet, tho acono Of yesterday's
| tragedy. Tho building is = two story frame,
with sto1a md rooma on tho first floor aud dwoll-
ing-rooma on tho seconl. It,o nrpor t!oor, with
| tie cxception OF ono room, il occupled hy
| CAnrles Nslratt n respectable man, and hia
family. Tho CuudouB sook tho store two weeks
ago. and James Smith, q brothor -iu-taw,
of Ars Condor. was engaged to paper and cal.
| cilnlno the rooms. Iip sent hia brother,
p,iAdle-sged u,a,l named
1EwIB sM1r11,
to do tho work. Willis tho lattcr WAS omploYcd,
Coulon assertg That a criminal Intimacy aprang
[ in botweou Smith and hIg wife. aud Go warned
her to avoid tito IuHu and cnueo him to cease fa
yjsits She refusctj TO do 80 Coutlon statcs and
continued to epteitait, hin, at cycry orpor,npity,
| OuarreIn t,ctYoen tho lInnhand and WITS bucano
frao,iont acain. md yery l,nrnh words wnro usod.
| Coplon arc,lsi,Iu thu woman OF .cri,u,naI In.
| ti,uacy with otl,er nan nrl with Smith aud sLo
douy,nr il. It 7.a1 oclnck yestorliay n,orninr
tno nna,roi rnmnnte,l in Tho iicath ri Tia vita
and tne sorjous wo,,,lflng Of tla hnstani.
Tho storo Ind bcpu ali fitted and furnished
for n c,rar. stand nnd rcntaurat1t. and wns rgady