Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-23
THE CARS Chief SPY
Career of Emma Bellomo, Who
Was Murdered.
A MOST DARING ADVENTURES.

How She Became Indispensable TO
the Russian Court - Murder She
Counted u Legitimate Factor In Her
Game-Coup by Which She Gained
the C.ar's Complete Confidence.
Battista Pisani Is now awaiting trial
In a Russian prison for the murder Of
his wife, who was the woman known
TO fame as Emma BellomO. the most
daring of the cars many spies. The
story of her career reads like novel.
She was born the daughter Of a Door
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
ers, she began to realize that both
might be used in such a 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 III
love with her and asked her to be mar
ried to him. He was only a "prac-
ticien," a mason, but he was n 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.
Nine. PiSanf then returned to Nice,
where she met the Count della Tore,
who at once fell a victim to her ex-
Quisite loneliness and charm of man.
ner. She ensnared him, attached him
to her devoted service and did with
him whatsoever she listed. So from
that time she became known to the
world as the 'grande dame" the
Countess della Tore. 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 ut
the disposal of the car. and to the
Russian court she became indispens-
able. If document had to be secured.
she secured it. Murder she counted
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 car
happened early in her career. The Rus
sian secret police had received iDtelli-
gence of plot which was being ha tcb
ed conformity in Rome and Paris. Re
ports cOnfiicted I'm detail, but all con-
Cured in pointing ut Il trusted mcm-
Der of the household high i'm the con-
fidence of the ear and with constant
access to his person. The work of de-
tecting the plot was given to the
who went to Rome and in
yratiated herself with the nihilists.
She was successful and OH return got
an audience with the ear, who re-
fused to believe what she told him.
The accused was one of the most trust
I'll of his personal friends. Then"
said the countess, II shall prove to
your majesty that what I say IL true.
IN half an hour l must crave permits
sion to see you again"
question and delivered into his care the
package Of papers. with the Injunction
lot to allow them to quit his person.
Keep them with you" she said. ION
our noble person they are safe. In
ny hiding place they may be found"
Returning, she found the car nervous
y expecting her in his apartments and
t once said, II beg that your majesty
will al once summon this gentleman to
our presence and that you observe
loosely the counts department and fea-
ures when lie sees me at your side"
When a few minutes later the officer
inferred and saw the countess he was
truck with terror and amaZement.
'It Is as ! informed your majesty"
bserved the countess calmly. IF you
yill search him you will find the
roof" The proof was found I'm one OF
is riding boots. The cars command
,as, Exile to Siberia for life." but
ne countess never knew what really
ecame of him. She always believed
nat he was murdered I'm his cell that
light.
From that day the Countess della
ORE was established iu the confidence
: the autocrat Of all the Russias. But
ne ghost haunted her-her husband.
he had been i'm constant communica-
on all along with Pisani, who was I'm
merica He returned few weeks
90 unbldden and sought her out.
hen he left her she was found muir
cred.