The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26
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Flock OF $50 Sheep Carried Off.
PARIS. July e5.-one of the most
extraordinary raids ever: planned and
carried out by modern thieves has
taken place near here, the only persons
In custody being a young man.
"A flock of $50 sheep had for some
time been grazing on waste land just
outside the French capital, on the
banks OF the River Marno, under the
care OF an old man known as Father
Fritz.
On the morning of July 18th. a resi-
dent of the neighborhood,S attracted by
the bowling Of shepherds dog, en-
tered the small hut In which Father
Fritz slept, and found him lying dead.
The flock of sheep had entirely dis
appeared but We're soon traced. The
next day the police arrested man
named eMayiel;-who has confessed that
while tile dog was watching the shep-
herds Init. fifty men swooped. down
on, -tha sheep and carried them off.
Uses Beauty to Obtain German Naval
Secrets.
KEEL July 25.-What is believed to
haYs been an attempt to obtain the.
secret OF the composition Of the new
German smokeless powder for the
French government has been frustrated
by the police here, and on Wednesday
two suspected persons zero brought
before court-martal on charge OF,
treason. s Ji5 &,
The prisoners are Frau Peterson. of
Hamburg a handsome woman, who
gave ller age as forty-four, al though
She looks no more than twenty-five.
and a warrant officer, named Dietrich
conn ectcd with the German ex ploslye
department.
Frau Peterson. whose parents con-
duct an humble restaurant in Hamburg,
has beon living In Kiel for some time
as teacher of Languages. She made
her home with the widow OF a German
naval captain and through her intro
duction, got to know Dietrich.
The young man became infatuated
with the pretty teacher, and It Is said
slls deliberately encouraged his ad-5
vances in order to obtain8sthe secret
she desired. So that she
might NEE Dietrich unrestrained, she
left the Widows house and took sepa :;
rate apartments.
Her late land dy. who kept up an
acquaintance with Frau Peterson, was
|atrnck by The frequent visits OF Die-3
itricl1. and also by the fact that the
Woman's dress and Mode Of living were
quite out of proportion to the earnings
she was supposed to get as "a TEACHER.
Then the widow, becoming inquisltive,
found that Dietrich occasionally
brought. what appeared toabe official
pa pers for his sNe etheart to 10 ok over.
She therefore conveyed her suspicious
| to- the police. 5ai58s II '.s
The latter tlereupon watched the
teac her. when she went for a three
weeks holiday to Hamburg, as she said ],
and traced her to Paris. where they
n AL sue G,onYeyed certain papers
drawing s 4 25sa month from the French
secret agents By way OF Bruss els
day and night, The police set a trap
and occupied q room3adi Joining hers, and
they could hear every word Dietrich
Iycrsations We're faithfully reported, a t,
length words were heard 8Whicil&signi-
Lied that g tWo. had ticed tina they
We're being wntched,Nn we're cons i'd
crinE how best they could destroy the
compromising documents relating to5the
slno keless5 powder and aerp,an harllorH
plans which they had in I heir posses :
sion, I. They Mere a l' arrested
but "a he police say they have over
IWhelming evidence OF 8their4 guilt,
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