The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-27
DEATH REVEALS
 WOMAN'S ROMANCE
Veil That Hid Her Face From World Caused Death Before Speeding Auto-S0n and Former Hus-
 band Rich, She Domestic.

Chicago, July 2f.--Mrs. Kate Por- ter was struck and killed by speeding automobile last night in the fashionable northside district at Sheridan road and Leland ave- nue. Her identity was not revealed until today owing to the fact that she did not regain consciousness after being struck. It developed today that she has son by for mer marriage--Sulivan c. Edgar, who is now living in St. Louis, and is engaged in a manufacturing business.
 The life romance of the woman was revealed by her death. It was as fololw:s
 Chapter i.-Mrs. Catherine Ed gar, beautiful wife of St. Louis millionaire and leader of society. She was happy and contented until martial troubles arose.
 Chapter 2.-Leaves husband and her two year old boy, Sullivan Ed gar, and obtains a divorce. Mar ries Chicago man named Porter, who died soon after their marriage. Chapter 3.-poverty came to her and compelled her to work as do- nestle servant for livelihood. Chapter i.--In terror lest her for mer friends should recognize her in her lowly life, she never went | out unless her face was hidden by the heaviest of veils.
 Chapter 5.-The veil dimmed her sight so she failed to see an auto mobile coming and, stepping before l it, she was instantly killed. After death the veil is removed and she is recognized at last. Mrs. Katherine Porter, the slain servant, according to Mrs. w. F. Hobbs, at whose home at 936 Castle wood terrace she was employed told her, in a moment of sickness and despair, the story of her tragic and wrecked life.
 She told her she was the divorced wife of steel magnate of St. Louis and that her son, Sullivan c. Edgar whom she had not seen for twenty years, was now a man of fortune and a resident of St. Louis most ex- Iclusive club.
 Mrs. Hobbs declared that the wo- lman who died as house servant was educated in French convent according to her revelations, anC that besides being a rare linguist Ispeaking French and German flu ently, she was an accomplished pi- anist.
 She was employed at the Hobbs
 home for five years. During tha time she never went out on tn,
 streets unless she wore the heav- Hest kind of veil, as if to hid' lher features and identity. The vel (which dimmed her sight played {
 strange part in her tragic death.
 "She was uncommunicative a
 first and inclined to see solitude,
 said Mrs. Hobbs. "She took lonI
 and lonely walks at night and rare ly went out during the day. When
 ever she went out she wore deeI
 black veil, which hid her feature from curious gazes. She was lstriking woman and I would sa, handsome.
 "She seemed constantly in fea that someone would recognize he land before she told me her secre I felt certain that she was slowl,
 dying under the weight of som terrible mental anguish. II "She declared that the boys nam was Selwin Edgar. My son, Lindle, , Hobbs, who is connected with tn Chicago police department as de tective, went to St. Louis at my re } quest when the woman once seem ed on the verge of dying. He foun'
 the father and son of Mrs. Porter He told them of the woman's plight
 The father refused assistance
 but the heart of the son seemed t
 be touched. He sent his mothe money by my son and continue
 until last Christmas to send her re mittances regularly. These usuall
 amounted to S25. At Christmas h sent $50, and since that time he ha
 not sent any. He declared when m
 son saw him that he did not wan
 to see his mother, as it would caus
 trouble between him and hi fofharu