Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-22
THE GEAR CHIEF SPY
Career of Emma Bellomo, Who
 Was Murdered.
A MOST DARING ADVENTURES.

A MOST DARING ADVENTURES. ! How She Became Indispensable to the Russian Court = Murder She Counted a Legitimate Factor Tn Her Game-Coup by Which She Gained Battista Pisani is now awaiting trial in Russian prison for the murder of his wife, who was the woman known
 to fame as Emma Bellomo, the most
 daring of the caar's many spies. The story of her career reads like novel. She was born the daughter of poor peasant, says the St. Petersburg core spondent of the Liverpool Post. At the age of fourteen she was employed as household drudge in bourgeois family at Nice, in France. Endowed with personal beauty, precocious as to the development of her mental pow CTS, she began to realize that both might be used in such world as this for the attainment of rank and power. She was grossly ignorant, and the first step upward was the improvement of her education. She waited for two years and then saw her first chance and took it. Battista Pisani fell in love with her and asked her to be mar ried to him. He was only ''prac-
 ticien," mason, but he was man somewhat superior to his environment in scholarship, and Emma saw in him her opportunity. She married him, and
 when he had taught her all he knew she became very exacting. They re- moved to Paris, where In order to pro vide her with what she wanted he turned coiner and eventually had to leave the country to escape the police.
 Mme Pisani then returned to Nice, where she met the Count della Torre, who at once fell victim to her ex- quisite loveliness and charm of man. ner. She ensnared him, attached him to her devoted service and did with him whatsoever she listed. So from F that time she became known to the world as the ''grande dame" the Countess della Torre. When the count died he left her the whole of his i'm mense fortune, and society threw open wide it's doors to her.
 Fate led her to place her talents at the disposal of the czar, and to the Russian court she became indispens- able. If document had to be secured, she secured 1t. Murder she counted a legitimate factor in the game. She would lure on her victim by soft glance and tender smile, with small phial of deadly poison hidden in her left glove.
 The coup which first established her in the complete confidence of the czar happened early in her career. The Rus sian secret police had received intelIi gence of plot which was being hatch ed con1ointly in Rome and Paris. Re- ports conficted in detail but all con- cured in pointing at trusted mem- Der of the household high in the con- hdence of the czar and with constant access to his person. The work of de tecting the plot was given to the countess, who went to Rome and in- gratiated herself with the nihilists. She was successful and on return got an audience with the czar, who re- fused to believe what she told him. The accused was one of the most trust ed of his personal friends. Then" said the countess, "I shall prove to your majesty that what say is true. In half an hour must crave permis- sion to see you again"
 She at once hastened to the officer in question and delivered into his care the package of papers, with the injunction not to allow them to quit his person. Keep them with you," she said. "On your noble person they are safe. In my hiding place they may be found" Returning, she found the czar nervous- ly expecting her in his apartments and at once said, ssI beg that your majesty will at once summon this gentleman to your presence and that you observe closely the counts department and fea- lures when he sees me at your side" When a few minutes later the officer entered and saw the countess he was struck with terror and amazement.
 Tt is as informed your majesty" observed the countess calmly. If you will search him you will find the proof" The proof was found in one of his riding boots The czar's command was. tExile to Siberia for nfe," but the countess never knew what really became of him. She always believed that he was murdered in his cell that night.
 From that day the Countess della Tore was established in the confidence of the autocrat Of all the Russias. But one ghost haunted her-her husband. She had been in constant communica- ton all along with Pisani, who was in America. He returned few weeks ago dnbidden and sought her out 1 When he left her she was found mur- dered.
 A Freak of the Wind.
 Almost beyond belief is the story l