Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-09
DEAD FOR TWO DAYS
MRS. L.CONDON FOUND
She Retired in New Home at 988 Spring Street Friday
and Was Found Dead There Monday Morning---Po-
lice Broke In Residence at Request OF Friends,
Who Noticed Light Burning Continuously.

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Mrs. L. Condor, who established the
Condor Art studio, at 3S 1-2 whitehall
street, was found dead Monday morning
in one of the upper bedrooms OF her home
at 3SS Spring street. where her body hao
lain undiscovered since Friday night
She decided recently that she would re-
tire from business. She said that she had
worked through middle age and that she
thought she deserved rest, so Tuesday
she began TO move to Rozy little nome
she owns at 3SS Spring street and Thurs
day she completed moving. Friday she
set about the work of arranging and pre-
pairing her home and after that she was
TO begin to rest. Friday night she was
seen to pull down the shades of the win
dows and then was seen no more until
her body was found Monday morning.
She died while asleep Friday night
Mrs. Condon's death was not discovered
sooner because she was living alone.
Absence Not Noticed
She had not been in the habit OF
going daily to the studio for some time
mast. and often she Jailed to visit II
for as long as week at Tune ms
fact caused the employees at the studio
40 think that her absence was caused
nv nothing unusual. Mrs. Condor had
no relatives in Atlanta, and no friends
who would be alarmed at failure to see
her for several days. These facts ac-
count for her body lying so long I'M
discovered.
Her lawyer had, indeed, begun to
grow anxious, but 1T was only through
| the chance observation OF nelghoor
J that her death was discovered. 1t was
/ seen that a light burned continually
i'm her room. 1t burned through Sat
urday and through Sunday, and no steps
were ever heard in the room. The
( door bell rang often, but was never an
| swered. Finally the police were hou-
! fled and the sad secret OF the hght
| that burned and the steps that were
I not heard was solved.
Mrs. Condor was found lying on her
side with a smile on her face. She must
have died while she was dreaming anu
| without experiencing any pain or shock.
I Police Notified
II was T. S. Hill, who lives next
/ door at $50 Spring street, who notlned
the police and Otficer HOllingsworG2
investigated. He found all the doors
locked and saw the light in the room.
With the assistance of two citizens ne
forced open one of the front windows,
and. going upstairs, found Mrs. Con-
don's dead body The two citizens are
/ r. A. Ellis, IS West Peachtree place.
and T. ID. Alexander, Sc North Forsyth
street.
Mrs Condon's full name was Mrs.
Linnie Condor HenGrick, but she was
known to everyone as Mrs. Condor. her
first husbands name was Condor, ana,
following her separation about year
ago from her second husband she re-
, sumed the name of Condor.
Was Widely Known
Mrs Condor was one of the best known
women in Atlanta, and her studio was one
of the most wideley patronlzed. she es-
tablished it about % years ago, imme-
diately after the death of her nrst, nus
band It was first at rs IL Whiteheau
street. next over Jacobs pharmacy, and
about a year ago was moved to Its pres
ent place, at SS IL Whitehall street. Mrs
Condor herself won for her studio its
good name and success. She had no as
sistance. and it was merely by sheer abil-
ity that she accomplished what she did.
She was about 65 years Of age, and,
with the exception of a sister, who lives
in Illinois, and a niece, was alone.
About a year ago she began to talk
of retiring from business, and at the time
of her death she had completed arrange
ments for the sale of her studio to w.
NJ. Stephenson who had been a partner
with her in business for the past few
years At the time of her death she was
also preparing to make her will. She had
been talking with her lawyer with this
end in view, and had outlined what her
intentions were, but her will had not
been drawn up when her death came. 1t
is understood that she leaves very valu-
able poreptry, worth approximately 500
O00
Until a comparatively recent date Mrs.
Condor had lived near Hapeville, but
several months ago she moved to the
home of Mrs. Camp, at 34S South Pryor
street. Tuesday she moved a part of her
furniture to the house she owned at 3SS
Spring street, and moved the remainder
Thursday.
Phone Didn't Answer
Samuel A. Boorstin, of Napier Wright
G. Cox her attorneys, had an engage
ment with her Saturday, and, when she
failed to keep it, he telephoned to her
That was about IL o'clock. He got no
answer but thought that she was not at