Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-15
A Cedar Rapids Bar er Tries to
Contract Bigamous Marriage
With Wealthy Girl
CLAIMED TO BE MILLIONAIRE
Succeeded in Dipping Wealthy Farmer
Near Marenso, but Friends Looked
Up His Record and Cedar Rapids Po-
lice Take Hand is Exposing Him =
Iowa News.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. ia few
months ago City Marshal ko2lovsky of
this city saved a girl at LAGRANGE,
Mo-, from entering into bigamous
marriage with Bill Condron, a we'll
known character, barber by trade,
in Cedar Rapids. Condron was at that
time parading as a divorced man,
while his wife and daughters lived on
h street, in this city, where they en-
joyed the respect of the community in
which they lived. Condron Is now
which he came near .entrapping a
daughter of wealthy farmer into a
biSamous marriage, while he posed as
a millionaire specialist from California
and succeeded in inducing the farmer
to sell his farm with a view to moving
sational and shows the monumental
nerve of Condron.
Last Sunday Marshal Kozlovsky re-
ceived letter from Mrs. E. Ferguson.
of Marengo stating that. "Dr. Will
Conden' he been paying considerable
attention q young lady in which She
was intereated, representing himself as
a divorced man. Mrs. Ferguson stated
that she was very suspicious that
"Conden'' was crooked, inasmuch as
he was posing there as a millionaire
Specialist" from California. She asked
the marshal to look up the fellows
record and let her know. Marshal
Kozlovsky's letter would Interest
"Condon'' If he 4could read It, He In
formed Mr.. Ferguson that the fellows
real name is Condron, and advised her
how the gay lothario might be sent out
OF town.
Wife Is Informed.
Wednesday evening MIR. Ferguson,
prominent furniture dealer OF Maren-
go, arrived in the city, in quest OF
more information regarding Condron
He stated to Marshal Kozlovsky that
Condron came to Marengo several
weeks ago, claiming to be a millions
aire specialist from California
Through a former Cedar Rapids wo-
man. he was called to treat" Mrs. b.
Voss, wife of a wealthy farmer re-
siding five miles from town. There
Condron met Edith Voss, the daughter
aged about 20 years. What song and
dance he offered the girl Mr.. Per
guson did not know in detail, but 1t
was not long until the family began
to discuss plans for coming mar
riage. Mr.. Voss was also completely
taken in by Condron, according to Mr..
Ferguson's story, and had begun to
make arrangements to dispose OF
40O-acre farm, with intention of To-
eating in California, which Condron
had described as the most wond erful
place on earth. This the alleged doc
tor was able to do, because he lived
there for a time. Then some one at
Marengo started proceedings against
9Condron under the criminal statutes
for practicing medicine without li-
cense. He was held over to the grand
jury, andNr. Voss and friend named
Jake Rentz went his bonds, Rentz,
taking Condrons note for $3.50 as Sc
urity.''
Mr., and Mrs. Ferguson became 80
thoroughly suspicious of Condron that
they determined to further investigate
his record. After comforting with Mar
shall Kozlovsly Mr.. Ferguson went to
story. Mrs. Condron and her daughter
offered to go with him to the Voss
home and face Condron and the girl.
They left on the milwaukee, at 10
O'Clock Wednesday evening, and drove
across the country from Amana, but
found that Condron had suddenly left
that community, evidently having had
a tip that Ferguson was coming here
to investigate. Mrs. Condron and her
daughter told Mr.. Voss and his daugh-
ter that they had been imposed upon;
that Condron is still married man
and has no right to be counting any
one, but according to a message from
MIR. Ferguson Thursday morning the
deluded ones would not believe their
statements Mrs. Condron went to
Mareneo, where she is waiting in the
hope that her recalcitrant spouse wa
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