The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-28

Mad Infatuation of Louis G.
Hampton of New York
Ended in Tragedy.
STRUGGLED FOR HER LIFE
GIRL SHOT FOUR TIMES BY AGED
MURDERER.

New York. Oct 27.-Louis G.. Hamp-
ton, assistant secretary of the United
States Trust company Of this city, shot
and killed Victoria c. Taczkow, a beau
tiful young woman, in the Hotel Grif-
fou in West Ninth street late last night
and then committed suicide. Hampton
was infatuated with the woman and
they had been together many times
during the past month. They had been
at the hotel where the tragedy occurred
since early yesterday. Whether or not
the tragedy was the result of pact
between the man and the woman to die
together, has not been determined, but
the circumstances seem to show that
the young woman had agreed to die
with her companion. Hampton, who
was about so years old. leaves a wife
and two children. Miss Taczkow was
20 years of age, and lived with her ia
Their and invalid mother. She was en-
ployed in a Fifth avenue department
store. The United States Trust COM
pany, Of which l.. G.. Hampton was as
sistant secretary, is one of the largest
and strongest trust companies in New
York. Lyman j. Gage was its presi-
dent until recently, and on his retire
ment Edward w. Sheldon was elected
president and Mr.. Hampton for some
time acted as secretary.
Events Prior to Tragedy.
The events leading up to the tragedy
have been traced by the police and, ac-
cording to them, the last chapter in
which looks to be an Illicit romance be-
gan on Thursday afternoon last, when
Hampton called at the Hotel Griffou
and engaged room. He said he would
return later that night or the next
morning.
Il expect to have my wife with me-"
he said. as he was about to leave, and
then, half hesitating, he said:
Would you like me TO register now?"
The maid replied that it would be
time enough to do this when he arrived
at the hotel TO take the room. Hampton
then left and nothing more was seen Of
him until Friday morning, when about
8 o'clock he entered the hotel accom-
panied by woman, and going straight
up TO the hotel office he registered as
''Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair, Burlington
Vt"
Ate Dinner Together.
The woman who accompanied him
was an unusually handsome brunette.
She was fashionabiy dressed and car
ried in her hand a small travelling bag
The couple took breakfast and then
went to their room. The woman left
the hotel several times during the day,
but Hampton remained in his room.
Soon after she returned from one of
these excursions early in the evening
a light dinner was sent to their room,
and a request was sent to the clerk to
call them at II o'clock last night.
I'VE want to be called at II o'clock so
that we may catch a train.' said Mr.
Hampton.
From that time until half past 10
nothing was heard or seen of the cou-
pie, but at that hour maid was in the
corridor outside the room which they
occupied when she heard what she
thought was an explosion in the street.
She took no particular notice of it at
the time.
Bodies Discovered.
At minutes TO II she went to the
room TO call the couple, but when her
repeated raps at the door brought no
response she notified the hotel office.
The room was opened with a pass key
and the mystery was explained.
On the floor at the far end of the