Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-16
Misesllaneous Reaaina.
A WOMAN SPY IN MEXICO.
Has Led Adventurous Career While In
the Employ of Diaz.

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Like the famous women Of the north
and the south, who during the civil
war performed heroic service in behalf
Of their respective causes, Is Miss Mary
Garcia, now stopping at Winthrop, Me.
according to her story member Of the
Mexican secret service under President
Diaz, and now banished because of her
activity in behalf of her brother.
1t was she who, as the right arm OF
the indomitable Diaz, for weeks follow
ed Francisco l. Madero, head of the
anti-re- electionists opposing Diaz, and
she again who obtained information
after months of tireless tracking which
led to the European exile of General
Bernardo Reyes, the military and pop
ular hero of Mexico.
How she worked as a spy and her
methods and her achievements she last
week told a Sunday Post reporter.
Francisco 1. Madero, head of the
anti-re- -electionists opposing Diaz,
met at Ell Paso. We were introduced
at a public ball, at which all the nota-
bles of the place, and especially the
military, foregathered. 1t so happen
ed that the woman who introduced US
was a mutual friend, so that in this in
stance at least had to work no guile.
,"Madero was easily the lion of the
ht1f q
the women present Of whatever age
should desire to meet him.
II was able to make use Of the ac-
quaintance in many ways. Through
Madero himself I met many other
members Of the anti-Diaz party.
Vouched for by him, and in turn by
those to whom he introduced me, I
was able to mingle freely with the
leaders in all the revolutionary centers
in Mexico, myself posing meanwhile as
an ardent patriot
Several times 1 was intrusted by
Madero with valuable secrets, and as
signed by him to various missions of
difficulty In all of those in which I
succeeded, from his point Of view,
informed the government Of what had
done, so that the Diaz party, my en-
ployers, were the real gamers through
my diplomacy.
when l was finally called off the
Madero trail, it was because Diaz
wished one of his own relatives to OBJ
tain the final glory and to reap the re-
ward Of my work. 1t was merely the
paid worker in his eyes, and he did not
deem it meet that there should be any
personal credit allowed me for what I
had done. AS far as that goes, how
ever, my life would not have been safe
for an instant If there had happened to
be in the Diaz party a traitor to in
form the prospective rebels of what
was doing.
General Bernado Reyes, Mexico's
military hero, who was implicated in
the uprising two years ago, is an able,
honest man Of great ability, infinitely
harder to track than Madero. I was
could about his personal acquaintances
and doings. There was no need for me
to look after his letters. Others at
tended to that before ever I had the
chance. Mexico Is networked by the
paid spies Of the government.
Il met him, as did Madero, at a
public function, this time in the city
of Mexico. Frequently I was enter
tanned at his home. I do not know
whether or not he suspected me, but
of this 1 am certain. that whatever I
accomplished in securing evidence
against him was done in the face Of the
greatest difficulties and with every
possible impediment, 1t would seem,
placed in my path. Several times I
was nearly detected in the very act Of
eavesdropping, and detection, I assure
you, besides upsetting all my plans,
might have meant very grave personal
disaster.
But the spice of danger has always
been the incentive which has spurred
me to greater effort. felt that Reyes
suspected me, but knew that ne would
do nothing unless he had positive proof
against me- That Is the sort of man
he is, always fearful of doing another
an injustice. 1t was on this trait in his
character that I placed my dependence
and to which I entrusted, as it were,
my life.
by dint of repeated visits, I had
some idea of where to look for his pri-
vate papers In the dead of night
entered his writing room, admitting
myself by means Of false keys, and
abstracted from his escritoire papers
still on file as documentary evidences
in the government archives.
"Soon after this Reyes was eXiled to
Europe, and the position of Diaz until
recently appeared unthreatened. But
the revolutionists are never entirely
crushed. The fire of rebellion is in
digenous to the SOIL and smolders as
eternally as that of Mt. Etna with out
breaks very nearly as frequent"
Miss Garcia is of slim figure, slightly
above medium height, with the en-
bodiment of athletic grace in her ca, =
riage. Her eyes are black, sparks lg
and apparently frank, though she has
proven in her peculiarly dangerous
profession that they can be otherwise
if her strong woman's mind so wills.
Her cheeks have the peculiar reddish
tinge of the Cuban belle and her lips
are round and full.
In response to request to tell of her
early life she began laughingly, dis
playing two rows Of tiny teeth of the
whiteness of Javan pearls: II was
born in Havana of well-to-do parents,
1 won't say exactly how many years
ago. My early days were spent in the
common out door pastime which is the
of life on a plantation.
could ride well and shoot well an1
was much in the saddle.
1T was finally decided that l had
outgrown the instruction of my tutor,
grave, elderly man, and my mother
sent me to a Canadian convent to COM