Telegram-herald., 1886-06-16
TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK
A Young Man Shoots His
Bride and Himself.
T8lGIC SCENES BATiLaDING H0Ta.
The Crime of winteid B thompson.
OF Kansas CITY He Refuses
10 feii the Cause 81
the Deed

San Noss jane l5-A Tea minute,
aner o'oiock tlis afternoon. in roam - 81
tAe stareYAut House. ihis e.y, Winfield
Thompson. ol Kansas City. aeed e. shot
aud KILLED his vile. handsome Woman of
about - and chen shot himself rwioe .u-
d citing fatal wounds in tAe head and near
the heart Mrs. Thompson lived tweaD-
minutes sler being sho, Her wouud vas
in the back of her head An emploge of ihe hc-
Gel Was hurHi8g 90 the room ma response Go
prolonged mug of tle cnunciator Nheu he
when be heard shots nrel. herasAei back
to th4 clerks desk and Informed Mr Lewis
Leland. tle proprietor. Hho hlrfie1 ap
stairs with several of hf, suOoflinaies The
door OF room - Vas locked. Groans We're
heard from within ihe room. The door
was quickly burst in and terrible sight
was then revealed. I pom the ho0r their
heads resting each upon separate pillow
was Thompson and nls Vile. Tie woman
was dying. Thompson was AIoaning
with pain. Beside him lay the
heavy revolver with which the
shooting had been done The hotel car
penter. George Hutty, was the first 10 reach
the PROSTATE pair Raising Thompson
head he asked why have you done
this? Please get doctor quick, was the
reply. Tell nae why you did this. per
sisted Hutfy "1eI a doctor. ! tell YOU.
again replied The man. He refused 20 say
another-Word Those in The room attended
as well as they could % the wounded
couple until the arrival ot physicians, who
had been summoned. Drs. Mullf0rd, kik-
enbach and Hi.en soon came in, bat Just
as they did So Mrs Thompson breathed her
last. The physicians turned their attention
10 Thompson, and all agreed, after brief
examination. that he could live bat short
time. An ambulance having arrived. the
man was placed therein and conveyed 10
the New York Hospital Oh Fifteenth II.
Thompson arrived az the hotel with bis
wife five days ago aud registered
as from Kansas City. The couple
had large amount of baggage
and seemed to have plenty of money. They
were quiet and did not mingle much with
the other guests. This morning Thompson
stood at the hotel desk and wrote two letters
which he left 10 be mailed. One vas ad-
dressed Z. :. Yard of Hanover Square, this
city, and the other 10 G.. s. Thompson, no.
81 West Fourteenth ST. Kansas City. a
telegram has been sent 90 the latter address
by Mr. Leland The hotel people think from
appearances that the couple We're on their
wedding tour. An examination OF the
room revealed no indication of the cause of
the tragedy Mrs. Thompson was in street
costume and her hat Law beside her on the
floor TINS would indicate that she had
prepared for a walk. but the appearance of
the pillows seemed 10 show that the couple
were living on the io0r before or at the time
of the shooting. The bell knob bears blood
stains from Thompson hands, showing
that one. of the couple must have been
wounded before the alarm was given.
The Thompson ante m0rtem statement
will be- taken at the hospital this evening.
He said. II refuse to make a statement as
10 the shooting. OF the cause thereof. pre-
fer not to answer whether had trouble
with my wife or not There was no
quarrel between usat the time Of the shoot
ing 10 is claimed that Thompson came 90
| New y ork two years ago from Hans IS City
and has studied medicine here He told
! his friends he was engaged 70 "A girl in
| Kansas City. He subsequently, met
/ Miss Genevieve kOh'er clerk in
/ Sterns' dry goods store. and became
fond of her He ceased writing
/ 10 the yonng lady in Kansas City. and on
June ,. he married Miss Kohler, after
writing TO his former sweetheart canceliing
/ the engagement After the wedding Mr.
and Mrs Thompson took trp through
/ New England. returning 90 New
/ York last Thursday. They went
/ To the Sturteyant. where they
seemed to be devoted to each other and liv-
/ ing happily. They said they intended % 90
| TO Kansas City today and So told a lady
| friend who spent the morning with them
/ Il was soon after this lady left them
! that the tragedy occurred, and thus iai
nothing has been learned as to the cause
| though il is said that before Thompson
| broke the engagement with thc Kansas City
lady he expressed great dependency.
Thompson was alive late tonight. bui wa
not expected To survive more than a few
/ hours longer.
Kansas CRY. June Winfield b.
! Thompson. who killed his wife az the Stur-
tevant House in New York this afternoon
and then shot himself is the eldest son o
/ Or. G. l.. Thompson. pastor Of the Second
! Presbyterian Church of this city. Dr
! Thompson left the city this morning on aT
| extended vacation tour through Europe.