New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
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royal family could still be employed BY ths
uoIice. He even spends most OF his tins
around the royal palace at Tsarskoe seios
When he Is not there he Is travelling IN
Germany and Austria. The revolutionists
know all his movements"
ssyyiu they end him as they did Fathee
Gapon?'
Bourtserr thought IL likely. II was ez-
planned that the revolutiOnists had their
own reasons for postponing the punishmsn-
of Azeff. the master spy.
What kind OF persons are likely 70 be-
come traitors?'' was asked
Weak characters. those who Ike TO Hvo
we'll. cowaris-'
You mean sentimental and emotional
peopIe?"
NO: lust the contrary" replied Bourr-
self The practical men are more likely
TO faiI-the cruel and calculating natures'
The example OF Gapon does not hold Hs
was not a sentimeutalist. but greas
egoist-fuII OF vanity, without principle
anxious TO be at the head A kind OF prac-
ticality and sense OF duty is indeed essen
tial 10 a good revo1utionist- Most revolu.
tionists are fdealists who love their come
rsdes and like Intellectual things"
The strange story OF Nine. Zhuchenkc. a
police spy uncovered by Bourtser IN Berito
last August, was told as follows:
Nine Zhuchenko is a proud and strong
woman. about thtrty-eight years old. Sha
had long enjoyed the perfect confdence or
the revolutionists. Petron, who lately
killed Chief Karpor. was asked by General
Gerasimoff chief OF the secret police OF tha
Russian Empire. TO get Bourrser TO meee
the woman in Berlin. 'and We will do tbs
rest" Bourtsef was quite ready 20 ooiig9
against whom he had gathered certain evil
dence His proof was strengthened by thu
request OF Gerasimot. revealed TO him
through PetrofT He went TO Berlin and.
as historian OF the revolutionary nlove-
ment. asked the woman for an interview
He asked her 10 go 70 a cafe with hfma
this she declined, but consented to an tn-
terview at home
Said the historian-and his voice mrS1,
have sounded different than It did last
week. and those mild. spectacied eyes must
have changed somewhat their benevoiens
aspect:
Nine. Zhuchenko, I want 20 ask you.
who have served the Russian government
for fifteen years as a spy and gave out the
conspiracy against Nicholas II and de-
nounced many OF my comrades'-
She tried 70 speak. but Bourtsen fastened
on with his accusation. At last she gaspsd-
What grounds have you TO accuse ma
on2''
II will not show you any OF my docu-
ments," replied Bourtse1. but you know Z
never make a mistake. I have the proof
Nine Zhuchenko thought a moment and
answered:
Well I see I can't help IL About six
months ago I said TO my superiers: 'Bourt-
ser revealed Azef. and now IT'S my turn
. Yes was a SPY. dtd it,.
II was the first time in Bourtsefcs ex-
perience that a spy voluntarily admitted
guilt He sat for three hours with thu
woman drinking coffee and getting the de-
tails of her confession
SOME things I can't tell YOU she said.
but others I will tell
There was another long interview with
her in a cafe Mime. Zhuchenko was anx-
ious TO prove 20 Bourtssf that. unlike all
other spies. she did not work for money,
but for principle. she said she was a sin
cere monarchist. loved the Gar and hated
the revolutionists.
Mime. Zhuchenko spoke OF her -leven-
year-OId son. and burst into tears
WAS that" asked the writer. because
she feared the revolutionists would take re-
venge on him for her treachery%'
NOT tnal. lhcS 90 not 90 Socn Things.
answered Bourtsen. ''She wept because she
feared that the stigma OF her spy work
might fall on her son and tniure him IN
after life"
Il tell by the eyes," said Bourtsef, when
asked about his ability TO read character.
It brought to mind the exclamation OF a
81. Petersburg police osicial TO KsrpcrA
slayer. who was a revolutonist in disguise,
You talk well. but your eyes lie