Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-10-26
Court Room Filled to Overflow
ing as Accused Doctor Takes
the Stand This Morning.
GIVES HIS LIFE's HISTORY
Also Tells About Piper and 9th
er Facts Leading Up to
Time Of the Murder.
BIZ Srecial CorrespoxdeMt.

William J. Condor, charged with the
murder of John v. Piper, a Rutgers
college student, took the stand I'M ms
own defense at 1905 o'clock this morn
ing, the court room being filled 70
capacity by those who expected the
accused man to testify today. CERTAIN
that some startling facts were TO come
out as the result of the doctors e1.
animation curious persons arrived al
the court house early this morning
bringing with them their lunches.
DR.. Condor was called after his wife
had com pleted her testiunon and
man named Jorgan testified to having
passed the house on certain occasions
not noticing anything out OF bhe OF
dinary.
DR.. Condor, whose testimony has
been looked forward to ever since ane
opening of the trial in order that ne
may explain or prove untrue some OF
the circumstantial evidence which mas
been wound about him, was very cam,
In his testimony this morning and dio
not show any signs OF nervousness.
DR., Condor began his testimony by
telling something Of his life history
He stated that he Joined the regular
army in 1900, entering the medical
reserve corps. He testified that he
was a lieutenant for four months
after which he was made captain,
holding this position for nine years
He started to practice medicine In
1902. He employed Piper through an
advertisement in a newspaper; Piper
doing nothing but attending the fur
mace. During the time Piper was
employed Dr. Condor saw him but
four times, he stated, Piper being
outside of the house each time.
While Piper was in his employ, Con
don testified to never having had any
conversation with him. On the nigh,
when Piper wes supposed to have been
shot Condor testified to having din
1ler at 6 O'Clock after which he went
to his library and read and then
went to his office where he remained
Until 8 O'Clock. He then went out to
the garage, put water in the radiator
Of his automobile, getting the cal
ready for O. trip, returned to the
house, played few minutes with nus
children, secured an overcoat and leIt-
Condor stated that he went to the
Hotel Klein, New Brunswick, in the
car, staying there between fifteen and
twenty minutes, after which he re-
turned home. After putting the car
away he went to his office, 1t being
$50 o'clock then. When he entered
his office he found Mrs. Hurley there.
He told her to go to Monigan's drug
store and he would give her pre-
scription.
After Mrs. Hurley had left, Condor
went out, stopping at the tailor's on
his way to the drugstore In order to
have a. coat pressed and buttons sew
ed on. Upon going in the Monigan
drugstore he noticed several people,
among whom was Mrs. Hurley. He
stated that he wrote out the prescr1p-
ton and gave 1t to the woman. After
this he went to a barber shop and
then to the tailor's to get his coat
which had been mended and pressed
in the meantime.
At 1O:45 o'clock he arrived home
again, went to the library where he
joined his wife and her sister, MISS
Box. After having refreshments all
went to bed.
On the following day Condor testi-
hed that a man named Hastings call
ed i'm regard to the disappearance OF
Piper. Officer O'Hara also called. the
witness testified, and search OF the
cellar following, taking about fifteen
minutes.
On March 2, two men representing
the Burns Detective Agency called at
the house and inspected 1t, going
through it from cellar to attic, In
cluding the roof, Condor declared, he
having no OUJeCLlOh " SuSA q SO%A NAA-
When asked concerning the nego,
Alonzo Wilmington, he stated that he
knew him as Alonzo only. He declar-
ed that he had employed the negro
for about one year, he having kept
the doctors automobile clean and
sometimes helped with the garden.
On the afternoon when the negro
testified to having seen the body Of
Piper in Condon's cellar, the doctor
testified to having been working in
the garden, assisted by the negro.
Being in need of a shovel he sent
Aonzo into the cellar to get It,
The negro returned in about three
minutes, Condor continued, but did
not have the shovel, he saying that
he could not find 1t. The doctor then
entered the cellar and found it N a
dark corner.
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