The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-23
FOUND DEAD ON BED,
REVOLVER IN HAND
Leonard Condie Kills Himself,
According to Statement of
Girl Companion.

Leonard Condie, 22 years Of age, was
found dead in bed at 3437 Seventh East
street shortly after 5 o. clock yesterday
morning. He was bleeding from bull
let wound behind the right car. His
hands were crossed over his breast, and
in the right he still clutched a revolver.
According to the story of Mario and
Nellie Green, two young women who
summoned neighbors to the house, Con-
die committed suicide. He was found
by George w. Barrows of 3551 Seventh
East street, who was aroused by Nellie
Green, the younger of the two girls,
pounding on the front door of his home.
Charges Threat to Kill.
Condie was son of Mr.. and Mrs. r..
S. Condie of 522 South Second West
street. According to information OBJ
tanned yesterday by Sheriff Andrew
Smith, Jr., and Deputy Sheriff r. L..
Eddington, the young man was called at
his home ON the telephone by one Of the
girls at 10 o'clock Saturday night and
went out to meet her, According to the
story of the girls, Condie and Marie ar
rived at the Green residence about Il
O CLOCK. Marie said that Condle threat
ened to kill her and that she was forced
to crawl out q window Of the small back
room in which his body was found, to
get away from him. She told Deputy
Eddington that she went to the front
of the house and went in, but that Con.
die went into that part of the house
after her and she ran out again. The
younger sister said that she succeeded
in getting Condic back into the back
room, still with the revolver in his hand
and threatening to kill Marie. Later,
she said. she heard the shot as she stood
on the front porch and ran to the Bar
rows house for help, Both girls were
at the door of tho Barrows home when
Mr. Barrows opened it.
May Hold Inquest.
Webber, George Burns and Oscar w.
Carlson, county commissioner, Mr.. Bar
rows went to the house and found Con-
die as described. Commissioner Carlson
notified Sheriff Smith, who Immediately
sent Deputy Eddington to investigate.
Whether or not an inquest will be held
was not definitely decided last night.
Sheriff Smith and Deputy Eddinguon
will confer with the county attorney on
suited in the discovery that Condle S
skull was fractured on the opposite side
from where the bullet entered 1t is
believed that the bullet caused this, as
no wound was found to show that IL had
emerged. The body was removed to the
morgue Of Undertaken Joseph William
Taylor.
The Green girls were staying at the
home alone, except for the company of
Condie. Their mother, widow, with
several small children, is said to have
gone to Cottonwood for the night. Part
of a bottle of wine and an empty whisky
bottle were found in the room by Dep
uty Sheriff Eddington, who said that the
girl Marie admitted they had been
drinking.
Believed in Idaho.
From the father of the young man it
was learned by the officers that or
March II his son was to have gone to
Soda Springs, Idaho, to take job at
herding sheep. In the young man 8
Springs. 1T had been punched by the
gateman at tho Oregon Short Line depot
on the day Of purchase. The father ex-
planned that he went with his son to the
depot and saw him through the gate, be-
lieving that the young man had gone
to Idaho until he later reappeared at
home
lnfatuation for the Glrl Marle, to-
gether with the effects of the liquor he
had drunk, are believed to have result"
ed in the suicide. While the investigat-
inc officers are practically convinced
that it was case Of suicide, yet they
are puzzled by the position of the hands
of the dead man. Not only were they
crossed Oh his chest, but the right hand
with the revolver in it was under the
left. According to Mr.. Barrows, who
was the first of the neighbors to enter
the room, the hands were so posltioned
when the man was found. He lay OF
narrow bed with the right side of his
head within foot OF the wall; has BODY
extending diagonally across the bed.