The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-11
THE BEAUTIFUL SPY.
WHO HAS BEEN ACTING As sPAiN'S
SECRET AGENT HERE.

An American Woman Whose Husband
Was spanisrd Believing Him Kille'
Through American Agency, Takes He
Revenge.
The most valuable spy Spain has II
the United States is woman, daugh'
ter Of one OF the best families. Tit
story is a strange one, and sad, and fol
romantic character will find few equals
during the present war.
Mile. Josephine de Chappelle was thu
daughter Of a Canadian segneur who
had little time or desire for society
His mother-little daughter was In.
trusted to the care of Madame Lamar.
eaux who introduced her In Montreal
circles. Josephine was given thor.
ough education at the Convent Of the
Sacred Heart and later Vassar Col
lege. Her great friend was the wife Of
Lieutenant de Poltras of the French
navy, and Josephine spent never-to.
be-forgotten winter az her guest In
Paris.
One Of Lieutenant de Poltras' great.
est chums was Lieutenant Concas Of
the Spanish Royal Navy. His atten.
ton was attracted to one Of Mile Do
Chappelle's photographs and he be.
came much interested in the beautiful
girl. Nine de Peltras famed the spark
into fame and though Lieutenant
Concas had never seen the original he
was soon desperately in love with the
picture. When the caraveh sent by
Spain to the Columbian exposition ar
rived in the port of Montreal an in
PRODUCTION between the Spanish Off.
Ger and the Canadian belle was mat.
ter of course and before the caravels
left Canada they were engaged.
Two years ago Concas returned to
Canada on his way to Washington, and
at the same time Josephine visited an
old friend at the capital. While In
Washington they were quietly married.
The marriage was kept secret that the
future diplomatic career Of the young
husband should not be jeopardized. His
position had been obtained through
the influence Of man who hoped to
wed him to his own daughter and
Concas did not dare to tell the truth.
The bridegroom was sent on a Sc
cret mission to Cuba and the bride re-
turned to Canada. Communication be.
tween them was uncertain, for his
work carried him to distant parts Of
the island. At last, after months Of
silence, Josephine heard through her
friend Nine. de PoItras that the name
OF Lieutenant Concas had been pub
lished among those killed by the In.
surgents in an explosion at Santiago
de Cuba. She enclosed copy Of the
official report, which stated that the
explosives were supplied from the
United States and that the laying Of
the mines had been done under the
superintendent Of American engin.
GERS.
Josephine's hatred for the Americans
became very bitter. Her sympathies
were naturally with Spain, and she
was ready to believe the Spanish re-
port. She called at the Spanish lega-
ton in Canada as soon as war was de-
clared, and suggested that she obtain
information for the use Of the Span
iards. Her long residence In Washing
ton and her many friends in diplomatic
circles made her peculiarly fitted for
such work, and though her pride re-
VOTED at the thought, her hatred and
revenge made her eager to be Of service
to the country of her husband. Though
1t is not positively known, still 1t Is
generally believed, that she did secret
work in both Washington and New
York. She has been regarded by the
representatives of the United States
government as very dangerous enc
my. She Is brilliant woman, speaks
English and French equally we'll, and
without the least suspicion of an &C.
cent, and had while laying her plans
the great advantage Of a close ac-
Quaintance with influential people in
some of the largest cities Of the United
States.
1t is suspected that her special mis-
sion on her first trip was to operate
her friendships with the
Of cabinet minister, and of
an official of the state department at
who were her school,
mates both at the Sacred Heart con-
vent and at Vassar, to obtain some es-
sential information.
In June, when there were prospects
Of Carranza and his associates being
expelled from the country, Josephine
returned to Montreal, living
n rented fiat near the historic Span
sh headquarters on Upper street.