The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-06
WOMAN SPY STORY
MUCH LIKE MOVIES
Clues Given by Mrs. Voorhees,
in Romantic Tale Due to
Cause More Arrests.
DOCTOR HIDEs~As GROCER
German Executioner Interned
and Seaman Working in.
Hospital Is Seized.

The arrest OF a number OF women In
addition to seven already taken in the
German spy cases that led to the seiEins
OF Mrs. Margaret voorhees, was prom
ised last night by James e. Smith. As
sistant District Attorney. Six women
other than Mrs. voorhees, have been
placed under arrest, and about the
charges which resulted in their capture
hangs ono of the most interesting
stories that has yet come from the
espionage side OF the war.
One Of the stories told by a woman
already in the hands Of the officials has
all Of the essential features OF the last
5000 feet Of a movie thriller minus the
usual shooting at sunrise. The sanction
OF official indorsenuent is given to It as
representing the facts
This woman, runs the story. is young
and attractive. She was born in Ger
many and was trained for espionage
from her earliest youth, Just as experts
in other lines received their education
and development at the hands of the
Kaiser's more or less benehcent Gov
eminent.
As a part OF the working property or
the woman spy whose career has come
thus startlingly under the Smith legal
microscope a husband with the attend
ant citizenship in Mexico that such re-
lationship would give was required BY
the German Government. She annexed
the husband and the right to call Mex
leo her own country with the same ooe-
dience to orders that Is shown by an
officer ordered to lead a hopeless charge
As time wore on and 1t was necessary
for her to come to the United States
for spy work she was likewise directed
TO take unto herself another husband in
order that she might claim American
citizenship. without the slightest hest
tation and without asking the divorce
courts to play any part in the scheme
the clever woman promptly came to this
country and led to the altar husband
No. =.
Lures Young U. s. Omcers.
Bgamy was but an incident in her
career in the handling OF such affairs as
might come from wilhelmstrasse, and
the second husband did not in the least
interfere with her plans for Turing such
young and impressionable officers Of the
American army as might be found on
leave in New York.
Nor did this versatile woman confine
herself to the siren business. 1t IL
shown by the statements made to the Of
Gals that she became at times a demure
cheyenne of France temporarily in dis
tress because Of the -slngs and arrows
Of the outrageous fortunes Of war and
thus worked her way into positions as
governess where she might learn by the
keyhole route things for which Berlin
held some curiosity.
Some of the homes through which the
woman worked were In New York city
and held persons prominent in the fnan-
cial and political life of the country.
With astonishing facility, says the re-
port, the woman switched from the care
Of the young to the dazzling society Of
the martial men. and more than one SOL
der in shoulder straps Is said to have
supplied her. quite unwittingly. with facts
concerning the organization and move
ments of the United States troops.
Just which of the seven women now
under arrest played the stellar role in
this drama of war is not divulged by the
officials. But they insist that the full
story is now in their possession.
As to Mrs. VOORHEES,. she professed
yesterday that Ehe was loyal to this
country, although she was born in CO.
logne. Germany. in 1894. She came to
this country in 1909
Doctor Masks ~ 4 Grocer.
DR.. Theodore Heisse. German ply
aieian who has operated grocery at $50
East FiYty-third street. was recon-
inendeG for internment yesterday by
Rufus W. Sprague Jr., chief of the
enemy alien bureau.
DR.. Heisse was accused specifically Of
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much in connection with his Affairs that
aroused the suspicion Of officials. They
wero unable to get a good explanation
from him. for instance. as to why he ran
a grocery instead OF practicing his pro-
fession. Mr.. SpraRue pointed out that
the English authorities found It was a
sAvcrits device Of German spies to es-
tabiish themselves in small retail bust
nesses.
Before d.. Heisse was arrested an
sgen. CT tho Department of Justice
sacn: a dag in the store. Seven persons
called on that day. not to buy groceries,
but to receive medical treatment, the
agent reported.
One OF the improved charges against
tieisse was that he supplied men liable
10 military service with rhubarb. a drug
winch, when taken In large quantities
produces acid effects.
the Hamburg American Line before he
settled In New York In 1909. His fam
lis is in Hamburg. He was born in
1856.
Likes Kaiser More Than Wilson.
Heisse made no secret OF his loyalty
TO Germany when he was examined. He
declared the Kaiser Is a much better
man than President Wilson and saw no
GOOD in any OF the aims for which this
country Is fighting.
Cusravo Kordes, n German schaff-
richter, or Official executioner OF death
penalties. was examined at the Enemy
Alien Bureau yesterday and committed
10 the Essex county Jail at Newark. He
will be informed.
Kordes refused TO register as an en-
envy alien. That process involves the
submission of FIVE photographs by the
registrant.
'In Germany a schaf.rchter Is not
permitted to have his picture taken. and
a man should not be compelled to violate
what is the law OF his country" said
kordes.
The executioner declared himself in
bitter terms as opposed to the United
states. He reported several times TO
the German Consul after the war began
in 1914. Asked by Mr.. Sprague why he
was so persistent, he said he wanted TO
make sure that Germany did not need
his services.
Kordes was arrested several months
ago and paroied to register. He vio-
lated his parole and has been moving
from place to place. He was arrested
in Hacksensack. He is 40 years old.
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