Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-26

dozen of his best men to the case today.
Every scrap of paper found in the cloth
ing of the suicide was minutely examined
by the aid of powerful microscopes. So
far, little has been CLEANED from this
scrutiny.
David c. Hitchner, 1855 North 2sth
street, a partner OF Mr.. Condor, said to-
day that he could give no reason for the
shooting.
Henry B. Howell, an insurance man OF
Lancaster, Pa, was the guest who rushed
at the man when he ended his life How
ell was in his room, 402, when he heard
a woman scream for help.
He ran into the corridor and found
Mrs. Condor frantlcally shaking the
doors of the elevator.
Some one has shot my husband"
she cried, "and Is still in our room"
AT BAY. AssAILANT ENDS LIFE.
Howell ran down the corridor. When
he was within a few feet OF No. 4o7, in
which the shooting occurred. a man
walked out and crouched in a corner OF
the corridor. AS II he suspected nothing,
Howell walked slowly forward until he
was opposite the man. Then he sprang
at him, but Condon's assailant was
quicker.
Dodging, he put the muzzle OF his re-
vOlver to his right temple and pulled the
trigger. Howell struck at his arm, but
was not in time to prevent the suicide.
In the meantime Condor had staggered
from his room and was holding himself
up against the elevator shaft and trying
to comfort his wife.
An elevator boy carried the wounded
man back to his room and sent for a
doctor, Mrs. Condor told Howell that
she had never seen her husbands assail-
ant before. This morning Mrs. Condor
told Mr.. Hitchner her story of the shoot
Ing.
wIFE's STORY OF SHOOTING.
I'VE were in our room and Morris was
dressing" she said. when there was
knock at the door, am sure there was
no one else on the floor at the time, be-
cause when l entered the room / saw no
lights. When / heard the knock ! said.
Come in,' without leaving my chair.
The door opened and a tall man en-
tered, smiling. He told us he was the
electrician and had been sent 20 repair
the fixture about which had complained
a few days ago. He walked to the fix
ture, examined 1t for a few minutes, and
just after ! turned back to my paper
he whipped out revolver and thrust it
into my face.
"'Give me all the money you have
he said.
~ was so frightened by the belief that he
would shoot that / snatched at my rings
and bracelet and tried 10 hand them to
him.
"I do not want your junk he said,
I want your money. because the New
York police are after me and want to
set out OF this town as quickly as can
SHOOTING ENDS STRUGGLE
"At this point my husband. who had
been standing IN the corner. e,Ime for
ward. Here's a 80 gold piece he said.
The man showed him away with the point
OF the revolver. You stand back until
am ready for You.' he said.
with that my husband sprang at him
and threw him to the floor.
"They struggled moment and then
the man slipped out of my husbands
grasp and got to his feet AS my husband
was getting up he shot him In the side.
1 ran out for help and Norris followed
me-"
Condor was hurried to the Jefferson
Hospital after the shooting, Physicians
rushed him into the operating room and
made preparations to give him an anes-
thetlc, so that they could probe for the
bullet
Never mind that" said Condor.
He steadfastly refused TO take the an
esthetie and smiled grimly while sur
geons probed for the bullet They de-
clare his exhibition OF nerve was remark
able.
Mrs. Condor was at his bedside when
he was taken into receiving ward Shs
remained with him until long after mid
night When she went back 70 her room
~t the hotel she seemed less worried.
CoNDoNs WIDELY KNOWN.
The Condons are widely known ana are
well to do. They have a summer home
at Atlantic City and another at North
Wales, Pa. The home AT the latter place
was closed short time ago, when they
took the apartment at the Adelphia for
the winter.
News OF the attack upon Mr.. and
Mrs Condor IA their apartments created
a sensation IN the Chelsea social colony
at Atlantic City this morning. The Con-
dons have a shore cottage at 60 South
Sovereign avenue. Chelsea, which was
found tightly closed today.
coNDoNs HOMIE ON BIG FARM.
The Condor home Is in the midst OF
a hundred-acra farm ar Montgomery
Square, about two and a half miles from
North Wales. The house had been closed
for the winter.
The earetakers and neighbors say that
they have not seen any one resembling
the description Of Condcns alleged assail-
ant an that vicinity.
News Of the assault Was a complete
surprise 20 North Wales friends. Mr..
and Irs Condor we're considered s happy
couple. They were always together ex-
eept when Mr Condon Was called away
On business.
ghs Condons have no children. b1f are
great lovers or the children near thsiH
home. according to their neiskhors.
Although the Condon hone IS De- A1at-
Eemery Square. they were considered
F1ladeiphla pCepls ana most - theIf