Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-22
MURDER AT MOLINE.
Charles Condo Dies From q
Blow Dealt by a Fellow
Workman.
MEN HAVE SEVERAL QUARRELs.

Frank A. Anderson StsSl, Up 0ehiad His
Victim aud Strikes Hin In the Head
wills IN His Way Home From Ms Daily
fsi-Asss,l mt AR. ested - Corsn.r In
qsest Hslc-KiIipg ~ Gil hriss.
Charles Condo aud Frank A. Ander-
son, fellow workmeu at the Mutual
Wheel Works. Moline, qusrreled
while on their way home from the
shop Saturday evening. Condo was
dealt q blow in the head with Gu b
by Anderson from the effects OF
which he died at s o'clock yesterday
morning. Anderson was immediate
ly arrested on a charge OF murder.
Condo was % years OF age and had
little home at East Moline, where
be resided with his young wife.
Anderson Is Is years OF age and
boards at the home Of d. A. Blom-
berg. Fourth avenue and Thirteenth
street, Moline. Anderson is q Swede,
and masters the English language
very poorly. His failure in this di.
rection is said to have occssioned
him much annoyance, IS aside from
the embarrassment felt at his ina
bility 10 talk and understand the
language readily. the men working
in the chop with him used 10 poke
fun at him. They played jokes on
him, too. The first serious trouble
between Condo aud Anderson re-
suited from a joke. This was last
Wednesday. Friday they had an
other tilt. Condo hit Anderson In
the neck with a wheel spoke, but
Anderson made no attempt to resent
tue assault then.
a short time after quitting work
Saturday night the men met again in
front of Williams, White s. Co.'S on
Second avenue. After the exchange
OF some words Condo made pass a,
Anderson and struck him in the face.
Anderson began to pull of his coat
as though he meant to make IL a
Eight proper. They ciinched again.
Anderson finally broke away, and
picking up club. started after his
antagonist. At this juncture Axel
Peterson interfered .aud succeeded in
parting the men.
Fatal Blow strack.
Condo resumed his homeword
journey accompanied by bis younger
brother, John Condo, and several
Others. Anderson Jagged behind.
Condo had gone but a snort distance
when he received a heavy blow in
the back OF the head. His asssilanl
was Anderson, who sneaked up bs
hind his victim. Condo was some.
what dazed for a moment, but did no.
think seriously of it, and walked
Two miles to his home. He com
planned to his little brother of hav.
ling a headache, and also told hi:
wife on reaching home that he wa,
not feeling we'll. But he did not in
form her Of the trouble he had with
Andersen, or OF having been as.
ssulted. He retired. Ga awakening
at 8 O'Clock Sunday morning, Mrs
Condo was startled a. the palior or
her husbands face. His lips were
blue. She shook him, but no answer
came. The young wife rushed to the
home Of her husbands mo Their. and 8
doctor was sent for. The mother
and wife returned to Condos bed
side. He was dead. Dr. l.. d
Dunn, OF Moline. arrived q shor
time af,erward. He examinec
Condo, and only found a slight
Swelling in his head, evidentl,
caused oy the blow struck by Auder
son. Coroner l.. Y. Eckhar. wa.
notified and took charge Of the re
mains. and empanne!ed a jury. com
lposed Of Z. l.. Eastman. foreman, w
A. Jones. T. l. stanley. A. T. Foster
Austin Eyok and S. S. Hull. Tn,
ljury, after viewing the body. I'D
lourned until 2 O'Clock this after
noon. In the interim a pos,morten
Examination will be held.
As soon as the Moline polio,
learned OF Condos death Chief Kit.
telsen went after Anderson, whom
he found at hi. bosrding place. and
put him under arress. Anderson
says he did not mean to Mil Condo
Two pieces OF wood were found il
tho vicinity OF the assault One is :
piece Of jsggy hickory II feet long
while Inc other is Of pine II
inches long. 1t is supposed An
derson used the hickory stick.
Anderson says while working iu the
Mutual Wheel works shop he had
articles OF wearing apparel. ETC.;
stolen from him. and he blamed Cen
| do OF the tbei.s. and ,ha. ne had beer
aggravated 20 such degree that h,
cid not know what he was doing hsl
the time.
Drs Il l. Eyster. Of this city. ant
j. e Sweusson. OF Moline, held {
postnoriem examination on the bod
this morning. The physicians fouut
fracture in the skull and a clot o.
blood or the brain. which they said
ca"sed Condos death.
The corouer's irouest IA In mn