The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-15
William Hampton Disappeared
From j. &. Hurst AT Mon Sta
iion on Trains Arrival.
SEARCH TOOK SEVEN DAYS.
Body Found Surrounded bv Med
Teal Students in an Institution
Who's. Name and Location
Hurst Did Not Learn.


I:T-f'j EI-I' SPECIAL.
lexington. Ky. S-pt. IL. g Hurst 81
Breathit, COUNTY. after b- roaing sapara-
ie! from his ,ornys n.sU. William Hampton
OF Simpson. ~. o. s. Louis. after --arch-
ins fsr him fof seven DAYS and finally
finding his dead body upon the dis
srctiEs table OF hospital wEc.e name ~
aatTe-. ~ doos not remember. to-day re-
furr-d TO Ms mountain home. bringing
NTH him HampioH's co:pse-
HanptOn's body Was buried ., simpson
late this afternoon
Hurst j United states Commissioner D,
IN. Rr-athiri County District having sue
ceroed Judge J. Il. HarcUm. who was as
sas-inateI At Jackson more than a year
Ego. Hampton MAS a merchant a. Sirlp-
son. and prominent in :he Republican
party Of BT-athitt Comfy.
While Ia this city awaiting the train TO
Simpson. Hurst state: that he ana Hamp-
ton went TO ST Louis TUESDAY. S@ptsTn-
be- ;. arriving th-r- about o'clock IN
III. afternoon.
Upon leaving the train. sad Hurst.
Hampton discovered that he had Jeff his
volunteered TO get IT for him. telling him
HAMPTON WAS MISSING
The time consumed in going through
the train. finding the hat and returning
to the rear o, The train. should think.
was about five or SIX minutes Tut upon
reaching the place where | left Hampton
he was missing
Il thought that ne han jus; gone a short
distance. and b-gan looking around
through tn big station in an effort 20 To-
cate lin. After several hours | grew
alarmed and began a systematic search OF
the city
Early "wednesday morning visited the
Fair -Duncs. where | fully expected -
lind . - thinking tina; would be the fist
place - would go.
For six days l walked the streets OF
St Louis. visiting the Fair grounds each
day: in the hop. OF finding him. l ais"
made daily trips 10 the various hotels and
hospitals. thinking that IN some Of thes-
institutions | would surely get some It'd
ings OF him.
BODY on DISSECrING TABLE
After tedious search OF one week l
found the dead body Of Hampton on dis
secting table Of a hospital where the
knife Vas being used by medical students
Upon finding the body I sent a telegram
and left Immediately for Kentucky.
During the weary search OF week
Hurst. he says. did not notify the pole.
Of ST Louis or ask them 70 sssis; him
thinking that he would certainly ind m.
man alive and well. IL was impossible ne
SAID. TO learn the name Of the hospits!
where the body was found. Hurst was
told by the men In charge that il Was 4
temporary Institution. Not being acqusirr-
ed with the names OF the streets h. does
not even know what street the place il on
WILL UNRAvEI. MYSTERY.
II IL given out here Tonight by friend.
OF Hampton that efforts will he mad. 10
learn the cause Of his death. and the
Police and Detective departments o, ST.
Louis will De asked to locate the hosr'tsI
where the body was found
Hurst stated that ne would return 70
ST Louis after the funeral OF his friend
and DO everything In his power To unraveI
the deep mystery surrounding his death
burst Is b.other-in-law Of Judge u. X
Redwins OF Jackson.
Identification Of Hsmpton's body was
made through letters and pauers found IN
the pockets of the clothing.