The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-03

y young, wealthy and handsome baron
1lled himself In yierna Wednesday after
E1oeu because he loved and was jealous OF
81 bAAutifuI woman. The woman was Mrs
hafles H. Kittinger. formerly prom
nent figure In Seatsie's four hundred. The
nm was Baron Pasetti. and his body was
ofS1ed away from the door AZ he resi-
|1once to which he had been refused adj
nlnsaen.
~ Vienna the identity Of Mrs. Kit'inger
II het known. Press dispatches say iifst
hat she Is an American widow and then
emark that the police say she IL not
II vidows They know, however, that her
husband's name Is Charles and that Is al.
There Ii no question about the identity,
] teGnuse Mrs. Kittingef left New York only
SA short time ago and since that time let-
terS have been received from her in NitE'-
~. Even III Seattle people have supposed
4laat Mr. ard Mrs. kiftinger were divorced
s ~ i matter OF fact sley are stiil husband
md wife; hut the gulf between them Is too
Ode 10 be spstnned. At present Mr.. Kit
4inser IL the private secretary OF j. Ed
|:s eard Addic,s, the Wilmington Del. mill
B 4unaire.
81 Mrs. KfstiuEer's Life.
The story OF Mrs. KittIngef's life from
~ time she was born In Montreal until
the haron took his life because she did
snn4 give him her exclusive love Is orr fsii
~ human interest and passion. Mrs.
s Charles II. Kittnger Is % gears old. she
B q beautiful woman. II is nat stFaaNe
y Hal men went wild OYER her. because she
81 QVed admiration and knew THAI she WIS
n among the most beautiful OF the land. 30
n Matter whether In this country OF abroad.
d slBhe MAS q typical Spanish beauty. Tier
1yfs were dark. lussrous and fathomiess.
They were eyes that melted: they we're
oyes that flashed hidden ilre: they were
6yeH that could look unuttcrahle love.
s. With those eyes she could sway men eys
by q magic want. She took pride In hts
pOwer and used It. She had rich olive
Her features, with the excsp-
tl0n Of her mouth were perfect and her
s Alkure would have served for model.
Her Childhood.
4he was born IN Montreal. her father.
Charles Whitney. being wealthy and Wei
Il known In high social and business circles.
Dhe was ehristened Amy Whitney. From
the hTst her life WAS surrounded by Fo-
nance. She knew nothing of |, "a child
and even while living In Seattle had the
1oea that her mother died when she came
Into this world like a beautiful passion
3 ate hover. ready to bloom and cast JOY
md sorrow In her path. 1, appears that
Amy Whitneys mother was woman with
history. Mr.. Whitney Is said to have
: mane trip abroad. When he returned
ne was ascoinpsnied by very handsome
q woman al the Spanish type This woman
n Was Amy Whifney's mother The social
circles Of Montreal were greatly wrought
mp over Mr.. Whitney's marriage but not
8 naH 30 much az when. In later years the
1Rndsome Mrs. Whitney ran away from
her husband and little daughter II In
& sa1d that she sloped with one Of the Al
lens. who own the Allen line of trans
81 Atlantic steamships. This point how
81 ever, lacks specific confirmation. The
Aliens are among the richest and most In
duentiai people In Montreal Hugh Allen
the head OF the house, had q magaificen,
So summer residence en- the shore OF Lake
Memphremagog. which Is partly In YER
mont and partly In Canada II will he
recalled that one Of the Aliens died two
Or three years ago under circumstances
that caused widespread talk as TO whether
ne had committed suicide.
4 Socirty Girl.
After Mr.. Whitney's wife left him he
obtained a divorce. and subsequently re-
married. Little Amy Whitney did moi like
her step-mother. Amy was then aens 70
New York and given an education In Til
den seminary. She was naturally hight.
active and quick Ia learn Soon she he
came society girl of the lates, ideas. She
was a clever French student played 'he
plano nicely, and showed considerable
ability In alocution. The stage had great
attraction for her.
When she was not I'm school she lived
With her grandmother. who was a very
wealthy woman, during her residenc. IN
Montreal. In 1857 Amy Whitney came IN
Seattle with her grandmother Mrs Whit
uey had two sons, Harry r. Whitney vho
became the secretary OF the hoard of e,,u
cation. and fiew u Whitney. a wsll
known Insurance man TIew whitney died
& two or three years ago OF typnoia fever.
His mother attended him constantly ana
one day fell dead while he was comsne,,t.-
Ing to convalesce. Two weeks later uey
died.
Tho moment that Amy Whitney arrived
In Seattle she became III. acknow ieff.sati
beauty Of the town. She turned the hee.gs
Of half the yeung men and the ether hair
were willing TO fellow suit on the sileh;esf
pruvocatfon. A year or two PASSED aatl
She was still heart free. At this tim,
Charles II. Kittinger was a very rro,of-
nent person I'm local affairs Tie US
identified with the Rnard of Trade ara
had an ONCE In the building WHERE ,st.
Butter now stands When ne rse,e