Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-20
Suspect ARMY DOCTOR
AlF new JERSEY MURDER
WrAnt Issued for DIR. William j.
Condor In Connection With KILL
Ing Of John v. Piper.
LE4E TRAIL CAUSES ARREST
Cellar Scene Of Crime-Lime Found
HtFhere Similar to That on Physi-
clans Clothes and Car-Body Dis.
covered Beside Road.

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No motive has been disclosed as yet
f6e the murder Of John Vincent Piper.
ISaAadua,e student at Rutgers College.
-whos- body was found near here Sat
.l1day after he had been missing four
'in6n,hs Or. William J. Condor. a
spror1inent physician OF this city and
5Mtsaptain in the United States Army
Chattanooga, Tenn, charged with the
crime.
az Prosecutor Joseph +. Stricken pre-
'a,Strd tonight there would be scnsa-
y;Jpnsl. developments. and declared he
Mad sufficient evidence to assure a
ttnvirtion IN the case. Traces Of lime
Az lie cellar 81 the Condor home,
where Pi7er went every day to care
for the furnace as part Of the work
lie was doias - pay his college cX-
renses, and in the Condor automobile,
coupled with The fact tha- Ti7crs body
DS-ccvered with lime when il was
$snlad. are declared BY the prosecutor
10 be Important links Q. ci-cum-
yntsntial evidence.
1.-The prosecutor asserted ne had
harmed that Allison Wellington. a
Negro who did old jobs around the
Tepdon home, had seen IN the cellar.
two days .at;cr Piper disappeared,
what ne believed 20 Re body but
VIXEN a detective was sent 20 ,nvcs-
ntate. no trace OF il WAS found. One
rssz,ins feature .. the case is what
disposition VAS made % P!pe-s body
from the time he is believed 10 have
discovered SATURDAY. The body was
found IN c!uHp o. bushes and sp-
par.n,!y only recently had been placed
s7sneF-. Apparently !; had been tossed
trori ar autoriot!le .. wagon into the
hush.s
tt. authorities have made pue!ic
sor. % to. evidence or which the
warrant !c- Cor6oa was issued The
physician IS alleged to have removed
rhe tody :-or! The cellar Q! his home
las: week T-os q his departure for
Tennessee L The cellar was found q
ess Q. Line, samples Q: Which arc de-
c!a-ec ~ -. prosecutor 10 re the same
3: that OF ?ip.r's BODY and as lime
:ouad o. the seat Of tire physicians
autonosle. Beside Piper's body was
to-nt revolver containing four
loaded and oae empty cartridges The
prosecute. took possession G: this and
~ q su:t c: ljTae-sc!led clothes which
IS claimed or. Condor wore Jus,
h.to:. ne l.tt her.
IRE Authorities s-t as yet unable to
Suggest motive !o' the killing Of
F!P.- The victim apparently VAS in
a stepping rcs.,io- uatn sno; P.per's
sos, ano oye!cc4, v.:. on Ira tocy
vhea il was tourc. bu, ,hsre uss TO
bullet hole n elmer garment.
Dr. CondoE had been prominent in
scs!ety ard N -.ti,ttcs y --is ri,, ~.
u'as heu..nsn: and assistant, sur.
geen in TIE United states Army n ,he
Philippines ard Japan from 1900 10
1902, and was captain II the Ne1
Jersey National Guard !c- ten wears
after that. Il. J. married ana has
tue ch!ldrer
Piper. who wss =raova,e q The
University q Vernon, rot only paid
his college expenses By ca!lni for
furnaces and GOING other "o-t. but
supported his VIE and two children.
He WAS tventy-!our years old. Dr
Condor /. thirty-e!ght