The Detroit times., 1912-11-21
BETRAYS NATION
TO AVENCE Her
SCORNED LOVE
Divorced Wife of Bulgarian
Army Officer is Shot in
Sofia as Spy
REJECTED BY HUSBAND,
SHE SEEKS REVENGE
Execution Reveals Shattered
Romance in Fashionable
Circles

SOFIA. Bulgaria, Nov 21-A beau
tiful and wealthy young woman, the
divorced wife of Bulgarian army OF
fcer now fighting at the front, has
been shot here as spy and traitor
against her native land.
Two Macedonians implicated with
her died the same hour The trio
were led TO three waiting collins, blind
folded and tied
A body OF soldiers marched into
the prison yard and faced the con
demned spies AT the order. Fire
the woman and the men fell over, rid
died with bullets
So Bulgaria Furnishes spies. The
woman was Nine. Helene Koyon, for
mer wife OF Lieut. Koyof, hero OF
Kirk Kilisse Nine kovof became a
spy and a traitor in a mad effort 70
avenge herself upon the man who had
cast her off Love. wealth and hap
piness were hers until fe" months
ago Her mother is rich widow,
Her husband was a dashing, hand
some army officer They lived I'm a
beautiful home on the main street OF
Sofia, a residence owned by the young
woman Both were social favC<tes
and often entertained the small group
of select society folks of the capital
Then the other woman appeared
a Russian woman OF wonderful allur.
ing beauty Rumors came TO Nine.
Kovoffs ears The sighted wife tried
10 bring her recreant husband back
to her, through jealousy. Coyertly at
first. then openly. she nirted with an
attache Of a foreign legation In Sofia
Doors that still opened 10 her hus-
band despite his notorious iniatua-
ton for the Russian. closed 10 the
young wife when gossip said she was
too interested in the attache
Her husband appeared al their home
one evening while his Wifes friend
was there, and, although the mother
was in the room with the young
couple he bitterly accused his wife OF
unfaithfulness and left her.
Suit for divorce was immediately
brought by Lieut.. Kovoff, and strange
Nv enough was decided in his favor
Then he openly wooed the Russian
For weeks the caSt-off. misunderstood
wife secluded herself
Then came the war against the
Turk. Lieut. Kovoff went gladly to
the front. His divorced wife emerged
from her shelter and seemingly re-
newed her interest in life But she
| had decided 10 take a horrible re-
venge on her former husband and on
the country, her native land, that had
crushed her while cheering her hus-
band. She had decided TO betray
I both TO give TO her husbands and
l 4. fnu m a r.
secrets confded to her during the
days when she was still happy vile
and met the leading military men oil
| Bulgaria.
! one day Nine Kovofr told woman
4 friend that she was going to Vienna.
/ This friend saw her AT the railway
station, getting on a train for Con
stantinople. She made some remarks
which were reported TO the police.
and the young woman was watched
when she returned II was found that
she was in communication with two
! Macedonians. also under suspicion.
All were arrested.
Proofs. 1t Is said, were found In her
house OF her completely with spies,
and that not only had she disclosed
what she already knew 20 Turkish OF
ficials. but had agreed TO keep them
posted as 10 future events and plans
Az the courtmartial she refused TO
talk beyond exclaiming In dramatic
fashion:
My country's laws have taken
away my happiness in life, they may
as well take the empty shell,
She walked boldly. foarlessly, 10 the
death yard Her body was disposed
OF secretly, as-the government al.
ways does with spies and traitors
bodies. although the widowed mother
begged piteously that che might bury
II by the side OF the young womans
father.