Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31

morning I Glanced to be luncaing in
cafe where l occasionally met my
friend. the head of the secret police
department. In the course of my con-
vcrsatiom | told the peculiar story OF
the woman and the young man. with
out mentioning her name The police
chief listened intently and then said:
think ] know the woman. We
are watching her. We arc also watch
in% the mann closely. lie Is an Aus
trian. They seem to he engaged i'm
serious political conspiracy
lie mentioned her name to me and
asked me whether that was the woman
i had i'm mind. told him il was.
II did not call on her the following
evening. In fact. never saw her
again.
About two weeks later ! met the
head of the secret police department
in the same cafe. He said To ne:
DO YOU know what has happened
TO that " cman-Susanna Raynnl?"
Il haven't seen her since then /
replied
You will never see her again he
said. She has been shot
POLICE SIADOwED
WOMAN AND LOVER
and then he told me how the police
had shndowed her and her lover. Some
one who had made her acquaintance
recently gave her n letter OF intro
duction to the Minstcry of War She
wanted to help the Austrian carry Ger
tain documents out Of France and
wished to get a special letter fire. m
She Minister OF War permitting her to
take what she called manuscripts to
her friends in Switzerland She came
to the Ministry OF War with her lover
TheN were taken to n room In tho
police department. whore they were
tA11
tho matter. Tne officer walked out of
thc room for a short time leaving OIL
IN" table near them Il number OF inn
rortant- looking documents. The man
took some Of these documents, and
after the officer had returned and had
Givcn them tho letter they asked for.
they went away.
ION tho following dav thcv reached
Bcncgardc. the Eranco-Swiss frontier
IhcY were searched, and the papers
taken from tho War Department were
found on tho woman. Within enc hour
both wcr" shot. She met her death
hraNeiy She held the man by the hand
ana tried TO brace him mp. He was
CRYING helplessly and Historically.
II cannot forgive myself far having
mentioned tho incident to the police
chief concluded the French diplomat
ist. Nor can I forgive myself for not
having made AN effort to see her again
might haN" been saved. The act OF the
nolicc department was, after all.
piece of pTovocaticn.
But | realized that she was 90
blinded by her love for this man. for
this rcpulsive man. that nothing could
have stopped her from doing what he
wanted her to do 1t is the eternal
enigma. this love Of n beautiful woman
Tor rcpulSivc man. This seemed all
inc more strange to me since ! knew
her husband. n handsome. brilliant and
splendid man. They had been married
only five years. Very few people know
Of the execution. Her husband who is
hThting at the front, knows nothing or
the terrible end Of his Wife,
y few days ago ! received informa-
tl"n that Lieutenant Louis raynal. the
husband OF the woman who was exc
cutcd in Bellcearde. fell on the battle
hcld recently. He passed away with
out learning Of the tragedy that had
befallen his home.
He died in defense Of his father
land. which his wife. through her blind
love for spy. had attempted to he
tray. Perhaps as he was dying OF his
wounds. his last thoughts and PRAYERS
We're for his home and for his wife.