Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
Confessions
Of a Spy...s

HoR itary spy system by the ar
rest In Brussels on minor charge 81
matchmaking OF the French soldier.
Several weeks ago PellssleF who en-
joyed to n remarkable degree the c1nii-
,lence Of his officers. disappeared from
Avigron. whore be WIS serving rs q
private in tie Firs. Company OF the
Flfty-elghth Infantry Regiment. aud
shortly aftcrward q number of impor-
taut documents were missing from the
bureau Of the chief Of the regimcntal
tan. including the plans Tor the mo
blllza ton Of the French army on the
Alpine frontier That these documents
were Of real importance II shown by
the fac, that considerable alterations
have since had To be made in the or
.anzation of the Alpine dcfenses.
while the price that the German agent
aid FOR them exceeded $1,000
Pelissler who is the son ~ respect
ible parents and = native Of the south
" France. had q had military record.
md Tor previous act of desar,ion had
,prved Tor number ~ years In the
dreaded compa gnie de discipline NJ
Biribi. a black sheep corps composed
,xclusively OF Conyicis ana dcser,crs,
who In The torr.d climate of Algeria.
tead The lie ~ slaves being employed
Jn the most unLeaithful and burden
come tasks and punished with crueicst
.eycrity az The slightest s.-u % revolt
This experience may have completed
the decentralization ~ Peiissier. whose
behavior however. was 80 good rs
quickly To obtain fol him promotion
10 thn rank %; hgst-c.ass soldier he an
lriilary marching regiment Frank
"a appearance. smart ~ his duties and
exceptionally well spoken Pcilss!rr
hrcamr such favoritc with his su-
pf,.0rs lhat. though iu view of his
shady past he could up, get stripe
he acquired the nickname of the "lii.
tie captain" and was rot only con
SANITY In receipt og special iavors Tor
himself. but able to obtain them for
bis comrades.
~ this junctWc Or made the ac.
Quaiullucc. IN cafe 40 Ayigron. ot q
well dressed and well hammered iud.-
,idull named Muller. who appeared 90
take a ersa, fancy TO HIM treated him
TO quantities co. drink. encouraged him
To- talk. and finally. ON thc strength 81
hring the corresponds; 81 an Illus
trated paper. ENGAGED him - 20 cppyi.t
"A TASK lor which his military duties
lett him ,uficieu; leisure. Muller was
IN reality ,hr head of q German mill
larry shy agency. with his le.dluIr-
tcrs In the Rue Banning. iI Brussels.
Lut the young soldier did no, know this
g, hrst. aud merely maryc'rd at M"
handsome payment which Do, received
lo- copying ont articles 81 no a9parcu;
| significance.
Soon this Kew source ~ income
tempted him 10 indulge ia expensive
amusements. which Mule cnrourag "a
adroltly. and hc fell deeply To- debt.
Muller. who knew that rrli>sier had
been in trouble before now tempted
him with large. sums. and told him
nation ON technical military iuuic..
The web whica De- ,uIu IhoU, %
French sold go, cons i"Err iightencd
it, tolls almost luf.,vrpIio.y An ut-
iractivr Young woman appeared upon
the scene. introduced hy Muller. aad
peIls,icr guicIy zen victim 10 be-,
charms. Tie little guessed thn, sine.
too. was az AGENT OF The German luic..
iig,ncr Department Her cNttayarlut
tastes. which De- end favored il SATISFY
plunged him deeper and dorIc' To deb.
lie went TO Nlullcr and begged Tor au
Immediate luau uf Siu Muller
promptly threw OF ihr mask. - rll,
give YOU nothing more" De- >aid. 'uu'
less you consru, to procure for me cop.
lee of document. mlrsCd confidential.
which are locked ny In ihc office ~
your rfgimcual stan
"But then you arc sp!." ,Sc.n.mcd
| Pclissiey. in horror" "N1u hly, been
/ q lour time hutlug that ou," was the
cyniral rrply. And. suppose | de-
nougrp YOU sald tu" soldier. II
should br fm away uy ;Enn" returned
Muller. "Jud boo ,ag meanwhile ,hol'd
! lri your colonel aUow o' DE documents
you have already FURNISHED. and shat
mean, back 10 Brib.."
Pcli.sicr. according 90 b.. own 90.
count. thus found himself unable Co
rccede. NJ Jh' bidding Of his p'tii"s'
taskmaster hr tool, Impressions ~ the
| locks ia the bureau co. the regimcnta'
stan and s,bir Co'1u"n; after docJ
mpn'. replacing them aztec they had
been copied Ey Nr.'cr. "" rlrc.y had
time 20 ascertain their cortcu,.. only
once was be- abe 90 Wakr q selection
aud this wa when %" secured. WITH
The assistance o. aug:""r soldier
Bee. whom BE- had corrupted aud who
has since confessed and been con
dcmncd the plan - the French Al
pine defense, sud Icjall, -: French cs
pionuge IN Italy.
lie then deserted and ned to Geneva
subsequently meeting Muller at Milan
where $1,000 was "a ,u him 90 com
pletc the price ~ his treason Muller
now urged rcli.,inr Go join him as q
professional spy and introduced hin