New-York tribune., 1918-03-19
suite many officers of high rank in the
British army.
Came Hero From, Cuba

mere TOTu \upd
The woman's activities in the United
States began in April. 1916. She came
here from Cuba when this country was
becoming an important field for the
workings OF German intrigue. She
lived III expensive suites at the Wal
oorf-Astoria and the Biltmore and
spent money in lavish entertainments.
She had many visitors and received
large numbers of messages and was
continually dispatching messengers on
secret missions.
This continued until February, when
evidence Of the workings OF the woman
in European capitals was placed IN the
hands OF the Department of Justice for
investigation. About that time she
made hurried trip TO Washington and
stopped at the Shoreham Hotel as the
Baroness de Beville. She later was
Joined there by the baron.
The couple soon returned to New
York and obtained passports from the
French Consulate for trip to Cuba.
They were allowed TO proceed as far as
Key West, whore they were taken off
the boat by agents Of the Department
of Justice. They were not arrested,
but detained and brought bac! to New
York. Before starting on this trip the
woman had hired safe deposit box
from the Lincoln Safe Deposit Com
pany and placed her papers IN 1T.
When brought back to New York
Nine. Storch was placed in the custody
of a woman operative of the Depart
ment of Justice and lived in a $20a-
day suite at the Holland House. She
was brought down for Interrogation
every day, but it is doubted whether
the government was able to learn much
from her. However, she did. say that
she was given sum of $4,000 lmme-
diately before she landed in this coun-
try. Since that time. according to the
evidence of the government agents, she
has spent about 900. Three checks
for 81, 600 each recently cashod by the
woman have been traced by the Of
fcials.
Got Money From Bernstorf
The Baron de Bevile has made sew
eral trips abroad with her, but is not
looked upon as really dangerous man
by the Department of Justice. 1t is
thought he was infatuated with her
and was used as tool by her in her
operations. The elder baron when told
of the mass of evidence against his son
said the boy would never do wrong,
and if he had it was under the indu-
ence of the woman.
Nine. Nix, under questioning by
agents of the Department of Justice,
confessed lLal she Hdu received money
from Won BernStOrt, but insisted that
it was loan. She also told of her
meeting with Count de Clairmont in
Berlin in 1918 and Of her future rela-
tions with him in Europe and in
America.
She said that they left Berlin in
1913 and went to Genoa, Italy,
where they posed as cousins. Later
they went to Paris, and came to Amer
T xtrhc
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts. Since her
arrival here, she said. she had been
stopping at the Netherlands and that
the count lived in West Fifty-eightil
Street.
At the beginning of her examination
she said that she made about 500 a
week making dresses for the children
of the wealthy. When the authorities
demanded list of her customers she
admitted that she had received money
from German sources. She admitted
in addition that for some time she had
been corresponding with an officer in
Royal Flying Corps. Nine. Nix has two
children in this country who are now
attending an exclusive boarding school
near this city. Ona of them is a girl
about nine years old. Nine. Nix was
taken into custody late yesterday after
noon, long after the others had been
arrested.
Count Friend of Rousselot
Count de Clairmont, who has been
III in his apartments, is a friend Of
Edmund Rousselot, alias Marquis de
Castillo, who is now under arrest in
the Tombs, waiting trial on three in
dictments. De Castillo is the man who
vas arrested while posing as mem
Der of the French mission. At the
time he claimed to be on intimate
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to j. ?. Morgan & Co. to arrange q
personal loan of S50,G00O0O for the
King. His trial has been set for
Wednesday.
When first interrogated Clairmont
said that he came to this country from
England alone. He had not been told
of the confession of Nine. Nix. Later,
when informed that she had made a
full statement, he admitted that he
had not told the truth.
Sent to Ellis Island
The Department of Justice sent all
the prisoners to Ellis Island last
the immigration authorities send them
back to the countries they came from
Nine. Storch when seen by the news
paper men expressed her indignation
at the action of the Federal authorities
in placing her under arrest
"Why, the charge that / am a spy
or am in any way connected with
spies is absurd. l have not violated
the law. and cannot understand my
arrest" she said
In the safe deposit box seized by tht
Federal authorities there was a great
mass of cablegrams and cipher code.
which threw interesting light on Nine
Storch's work as master spy A mum
Der of letters from men high in The
diplomatic and military service of Eu
ropean countries was found, but Fed
eral officials declined TO make public
any OF these. 1t was limited, however
that the State Department in Washing
ton was very much interested.
This mass of evidence viii be turnet
over to the French authorities wher
the woman is brought to France.