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Show A STRICKEN FAMILY. Bolt From Sky Kills Husband and Wife Loses Reason. A week ngo Mnrtln Condon, of Lead-vlllo, Lead-vlllo, Colo., was killed by a stroko of lightning. Monday night his wlfo wa3 taken to n prlvato sanitarium, the shock to her icason by his sudden death boing too great for her mind, which wns nlrcndy In nn enfeebled condition. Pitifully sho told tho Judgo at tho trial that "Mnrtln wns at tho mlno nnd would soon bo down to protect pro-tect her." Whllo lior henrlng wns going on hor Httlo 8-year-old son wns playing In tho barn and found somo cartridges, which ho exploded, tearing off, sovoral fingers of tho left hand nnd sorlously sorlous-ly Injuring tho right ono. Mrs. Mary Coll, mother of tho demented de-mented woman, hns taken chnrgo of" tho chlldron. Sho also mndo n senrch of the house nnd bnrn and In an abandoned aban-doned wood-box In tho barn was found $G,000 which Condon had been saving sav-ing and had not told of Its hiding plnco to anyone. Condon was ono of tho best mlno superintendents of tho camp nnd was struck by lightning whllo going to his property. |