The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-17
BULLET IN HEART
AS GUESTS ARRIVE


before he ended his life when he looked
1 1aSg sn sea ,sssn ainins TJo iS
gaiety.
A. though casting a last glance about
the road house and apparently enjoying
the surroundings. hampton walked
about IN deep meditation. He hasten
ed his step and went directly 10 the
bar. Emile Girard. the bartender. was
about TO offer him drink. Hampton
gave him little attention, but contin-
ucd 70 the rear or the bar. where he
picked up revolver. placed IL IN MS
pocket and went 20 his room on the
second floor OF the Casa Contentia. The
bartender became alarmed and in
formed Colonel Birch.
Later Burt hampton; 2 brother OF
William hampton. walked 20 his room
TO inquire why he had taken the re
volver. William told him that he did
not wish TO be disturbed Burt bad re-
traced his steps as FAR as the middle
OF the stairway leading down into the
lobby. when the pistol shot rang out.
The orchestra In the dining room
was siotlng and pulsating in the dash
ing strains OF an Hungarian birthday
waltz and no one heard the shot. Moth
Burt Hampton. the brother. gave an
QUERY.
She Hides the Revolver.
Rushing to the bedroom Of william.
Burt hampton snatched the revolver
from the hand OF his dying brother. He
drawer. ito hide it from mother" when
upon him. Throwing her arms about
Burt hampton. she wrcnChcd the re-
NolVer from his hands and MD ~ under
the bed OF her own chambers, thinking
that Burt hampton, too. was bent upon
suicide. DR.. J. A. Robinson was sum
moncd, but upon his arrival he found
the nan dead. the bullet having pene-
trntcd his heart.
The police we're not informed OF the
tragedy until after 1 o'clock last night.
The Information came in a roundabout
way and fear was az first entertained
that there had been foul play. The
Casa Con- entta rs beyond the city linz
It's. and the police handed the informa-
sheriffs office.
BY Sheriff Joseph q. sharp. assisted by
Deputy Shcriffs Jack Coriiss. Andrew
smith and Axel steel The peculiar
manner In which the young man had
ended his life called for the very clos
est investigation.
Dr. n. b. Eirtlcy was called to probe
the course taken by the bullet. and 70
was not until he had demonstrated the
manner IN which hampton ended his
lie that those who made the investiga-
on were Thoroughly convinced that
Fnmptcn had committed suicide.
the boy had everything in the world
70 live FOR" said Colonel Birch TO Shcr-
~ sharp. There was nofhinr- 10
wanted that he could not have. lie
had one Of the best mothers IN the
world and know that ne loved her
To my knowledge ne had never had un.
pleasant love affairs. and until yester.
day he seemed 20 enjoy the life about
the Casa Contentia immensely
It - my opinion that the heat Of the
day affected him until he dfd not know
what he was doing. 10 was the frs,
time that he had suffered from the
heat TO my knowledge. Ills financial
affairs were In the best OF condition
immediately after the investigation
o. Dr- klrtlcy. Justice Of the Peace II
d. bishop was summoned. and then al
undertaken was called
Beside his mother and stepfather
William hampton Is survived By tvv,
ter. Frances.
Take dip IN the lake