The Washington herald., 1906-10-28

New York. Oct with all prepara-
ton for what is supposed to have been a
strange death pact, Victoria l. Taczkow,
met her death late last night in the Ho-
tel Grnou, firm in the belief that the
man she loved would not live long after
taking her life. He did not, for no soon
er had lie fired the shots at the girl than
he turned 10 a mirror and shot himself
dead.
The man was Louis c. Hampton. as
sistant secretary of the United States
Trust Company. with an Office in Wall
street, middle-aged. and 4 financier Of
some note in the street. He is survived
by wife and two children, although he
had always led Miss Taczkow to believe.
il Is stated, that he was unmarried, and
that in few weeks they would be wed
The two dead lie side By side in the
nlorgue.
Miss Taczkow lived with her parents
and brother. She was known in the neigh
borhood and at the downtown department
store in which she was employed, most
fayorably. She was a beauty Of brunette
type, and never failed to attract atten-
ton.
Arrangements Made for wedding.
Hampton met her two months ago and
ever since he had been wildly infatuated
with her He called at her home many
times. It IS declared, and arrangements
we're made for the wedding To-day the
family was to have moved into q new
house, where the ceremony was to have
been performed. At least the girl and
her family thought so.
Yesterday Hampton went to the historic
old Hotel Griffou. in Ninth street. and
asked if he could get a room Later he
returned with the girl, and they went to
q room. They were seen in the public
dining room at lunch and dinner, and
as they went 10 their room in the even
ing, Hampton asked to be called at 1880,
as he had TO catch a train
When a servant called at the room he
got no answer. After repeated knocks,
she got pas key and entered. She saw
the girl lying across the foot of the bed
Her feet We're on the floor. while her
head was resting on the bedclOthes, with
her left arm shielding her face
Girl Had -Four Wounds.
In her left arm were three bullet
wounds, neither of which appeared much
more than flesh wounds. but right under
the left aTmpit was u fourth wound.
which was the result of a shot fired
after she had raised her arm 10 her face.
The bullet had been fired evidently after
the woman had sunk back on TO the bed,
after she had been shot in the arm, for it
entered her body in a downward diree-
ton, and must have gone through her
heart.
The man lay dead on the floor in front
OF 4 long mirror. He held the empty re-
volver in his right hand, and there was a
bullet wound IN his mouth.
StaniSIaUs, brother Of the dead girl, was
told of the murder and suicide by re-
porter
so he has killed hero" he burst out
That decTepit old man has killed my
sister because he loved her. Ny Cod
My sister was a pure woman, devot-
cd daughter and sister. until she fell in
with that man who blinded her sense Of
right and wrong with his presents and at
tentions- She did not know he was q
married man.
Il knew something had happened It
was at 10 o'clock she was shot AT that
hour my shaker at the switchboard blew
out four times II flashed across me that
Il was an omen OF bad luck. I thought at
first some harm had happened to my
father, but never dreamed il could be my
sister. She was a good girl"
Hampton Devoted to Family.
The girl had left home Thursday saying
she was going to the home OF q girl friend
70 spend the night.
When told that her husband had met
with an accident, Mrs. Hampton said not
knowing the facts of the tragedy If
there is a woman in the case I know her
She is grass widow, who has been pur-
suing my husband for some time
Lawrence 4. Hampton brother Of the
dead man, at his rooms In the DaisOn
Delenne, % West Seventeenth street, said:
4 cannot explain it. He has been for
years secretary OF the United States
Trust Company and was happily married,
and very fond Of his home and family I
know nothing Of the woman"