The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-04-04
ZEKE BILKINS.
ITO be continued.1
A REMARKABLE TREASON CASE.
How Love Got a Couple in Outside
Troubfe-A Most Unusual Case at
Posen, Germany.

How Love Got n Couple I'm Outs1ue
Troubfe-A Most Unusual Case at
Posen, Germany.
A case will shortly be tried at
Posen, Germany. that is already at
tracting attention throughout the
world. While it Is q case of treason,
is one OF the most unique in the
worlds history and Is even more in
teresting because a love affair was
the cause of it all. The following &C
count of the case is taken from the
Baltimore Sun:
ATTACHED to the prison at Posen
was a young and brilliant officer
named Schorverder, who had the mis-
fortune to be as poor as the proverb-
ial church mouse. He was deeply in
love with a young lady named Ida
Mullerthal. but owing TO his poverty
the prospect of their becoming united
in wedlock was very remote. The
despair of the young lovers was we'll
known to a Russian secret agent, who
approached Lieutenant Schorverder
and offered him a chance of making
large sum of money. Without any
beating around the bush the agent
explained precisely what the business
was. L will give you he said to the
young officer, "a small fortune, s25,-
900 for a plan of the fortress of
Posen.'
"Dazed by the officer the lieutenant
agreed to the proposal, but he found
it very difficult to carry out the task.
His circumstances We're common
knowledge in the garrison and he
was carefully watched. 1t was i'm
possible for him to purloin a plan Of
the fortress and dispatch it to Russia,
and after he had exhausted his inge-
nuity without being able to find
suitable scheme for earning the
tempting howard, he took counsel
with his intended bride. Her wo-
mans wit suggested way out of the
difficulty You shall tattoo the plan
of the fortress on my back, she said
to him, and I shall easily be able to
travel to Russia with it without be-
ing discovered.
"Schorverder accepted the fantas-
tic and heroic suggestion. That same
night, with the help of a needle and
some Indian ink he began to tattoo
an accurate plan of the fortress on
the fair shoulders of Ida Mullerthal.
The painful operation lasted several
nights. Sometimes the tortured wo-
man had to beg for mercy and was
allowed a little rest. But finally the
work was completed, and Ida Muller
thai could travel to Russia, carrying
the plan with her in a place where it
was hardly likely to be discovered.
THE Russian agent had Informed
the military authorities OF the fact
that a young lady was bringing some
/ important information, and Frauelin
Mullerthal was received very kindly
by the government of Warsaw. Re
moving her coat and blouse, she turn
ed her back to the governor, saying,
Here is the plan The experienced
eye of the general took in all the de-
tails at a glance, a copy OF the plan
hesitation the stipulated sum was
handed to the daring young woman,
who. for the sake of her lover, had
endured so much pain and under
taken such a daring mission.
But the very secrecy with which
Schorverder had carried out his task
had attracted suspicion He had been
seen, moreover, IN the company OF
the Russian agent, VINO was well
F., known in Posen. The silly extTaya-
ganee in which the young couple in
/ dUlged when Ida Mullerthal returned
fren Warsaw confirmed the suspic-
ion which had been aroused. Her
dwelling was searched, but without
result and finally she was arrested
although there was no proof that she
had done anything wrong But the
proof was soon forthcoming. In ac-
cordance with the prison regulations
she had to be measured and inspect
ed for purposes CT Identification.
The game was up The incriminat-
ing plan was found on her shoulders
This was the key to the mysterious
[ journey TO Russia and the sudden
wealth. Lieutenant Schorverder was
arrested, and the pair win. AZ already
stated, shortly be placed on trial fol-
high treason"
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