Show TRY TO KILL CONDON Chicago o Gambling Dictator E Escapes pes Death h by n Chicago JUl July 8 An S.-An An attempt was made tonight to dynamite the home of John Condon the blind gambling IcIng king head of or the V Vestern estern tern Jocke jockey chi club owner of tho the Harlem racetrack and the tho reputed dictator o of the Chicago o gambling situa lion tion Whether the attack upon the mansion of oC the gambling IcIng king was made through motives C of re re enge enge or robbery la is not known The poll police co arc working working- upon both bolh theories It was wa found foun that a small stick of 11 dy- dy had been placed upon the sill Rill of oC the window of oC the front parlor which I Ion Is Ison ison on the loot below that u used eil by the CamU family It had torn lorn tho the casing casIng- 0 of the window forced In one corner of the casement and smashed furniture Inside of or orthe the room until the place resembled a railroad wreck The damage to the valuable val val- f furniture however was the limit of oC the destruction The Thc police said that the tho attempt was eIther cither made by a burglar who took that means or of openIng openIng- the window that he might rob the house or b by some one who sought to injure the tho gambling king and perhaps take tale his life liCe out of or revenue revenge for for sonic some wrong fancied or otherwise It s wo-s pointed out that a 1 bitter hitter war ha had been In iii progress between don Cordon and representatives 8 of or the American Turf association as as- and that there wa was also a. a contest contest con con- I test fit over OVE r the right of oC gambles gamblers to op- op prate orate in this ell city I |