Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-09
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Petrograd, Oct. Son October %,
1915, Minnie. Mirolubskaya, accom-
panied hy q Mathilta CrahtA a&rive,i
in New York on board the Norwegian
steamship Christianiafjord For some
reason the immigration officers re-
fused to allow Nine. Mirolubskaya to
land Colonel Nekrasoff, member of
the Russian commission, notified by
Nine. Mirolubskaya that she was de-
tained by the American immigration
officials, went to the Russian consul
late in this city and procured there a
paper stating that Nine. Mirolubskaya
was his sister. Armed with this docu-
ment Colonel Nekrasoff called on the
American immigration authorities
and asked for her release. Believing
that the statement in the document
was true, that Nine. Mirolubskaya
really was Colonel Nekrasoff's sister,
the immigration officials permitted
the Russian woman to land.
Within a short time Nine Miro
lubskaya was introduced to Mr.. H.,
then an Austrian subject. who was on
terms of intimacy with Mr.. Razvadow-
ski. the Austrian consul in New York,
According to the testimony given to
Vladimir Bourtseff, now in the hands
of a special investigating committee
Nine. Mirolubskaya compromised Mr.
2. to such an extent that he was com.
PEELED to become her accomphce in
order to avoid scandals which could
have led him to Jail.
This was the first link established
between the SISTER" of Colonel Ne
krahoff, of the Russian commission
and Mr.. H., close friend of repre-.
sentatives of the Austrian governI
ment.
Got Large Sums of Money.
Nine. Mirolubskaya soon began tC
make arrangements for the betraya
of the secrets of the Russian commits
sion for a large sum of money. Fol
several months Colonel Nekrasoff'
| SISTER" was Stealing these secret:
from her brother" and selling then
to the Austrian government through
Mr.. q. In April, 1916, Mr.. q. realized
that both Colonel Nekrasoff >and hi:
SISTER" were deceving him in theii
| financial transactions, taking th'
| lions share for themselves and giving
to him a very insignificant part of thu
sums received for the sale of Russian
military secrets to the Austrian ant
! German agents. He became Olsen
chanted in his friends and it wa
then he confided in his friend Georg
Lurick, to whom he related all tn
details connected with the betraya
of Russia. According to one of tn
witnesses, Colonel Nekrasoff accumu
lated about five hundred thousan'
dollars within a short time as a resul
of his deals with the German an,
Austrian agents Nine. Mirolubskay
also succeeded in amassing larg
sum.
| Nine. Mirolubskaya returned I
Russia in 1916 and is now in Petro
grad According to the testimony o
some Of the witnesses, she carrie
| with her on that trip various docu
ments for the central powers in con
nection with the Russian militar
commission in this country. 1t
understood that she was permitted I
carry these papers as Russian diplo
matte courier.
The evidence now in possession G
the Russian government shows tina
certain members Of the Russian com
nilsson employed German and Aus
trian spies as secretaries, and one
.hem had as his secretary CONNER
cial agent Of one of the central pow
; ers.
The witnesses in Russia testirie