The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-19
Arrest Wealthy Women
on Espionage Charge
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specified, authorities withheld COM
ment on certain features OF the in
with one OF the women under deten-
ton.
Superintendent de Woody gave the
following detailed history OF the four
suspects:
In Fashionable Hotel.
Madame Storch, also known as
Madame Nezie, Madame Hesket and
Baroness de Beville, claims to have
been born in Constantinople, % years
ago. She married Paul Storch, q
F'renchman, from whom she was d.
vorced in 1912. She was a familiar
fig ure in fashionable hotels in London.
Madrid. Lisbon and at the Waldorf
| and Biltmore in New York city.
"She has claimed intimate association
with IS very prominent officials OF
, foreign governments. At the Savoy
| hotel in London. she is known to have
| been In the company OF a prominent
British official on numerous occasions.
There she was known as Madame
Hesketh. 1t was during this time that
authorities first became Interested in
! her activities.
"a short time later. Madame Storch
was reported to be enroute to this
, country. but was next located in Mad
rid In association with officials of the
German secret service.
Spent 5000 . Month. !.
| Though Madame Storch's living ex-
1 i'm n fa1N Ri
monthly since coming here in April,
! 1916, her explanations of the sources
| of her income have been unsatisfac-
tory. She admits having received s3,-
900 from an official OF foreign gov
eminent, just prior to coming here and
subsequently received three remit
tances of $1,000 each. which she claims
were loans from friends
While living in Madrid, with Baron
de- Beville in 1915. they We're accused
and apprehended as tbeing German
spies. but secured their release and
went to Cuba and later continued to
this country.
Last February. Madame Storch oh
tanned a French passport under the
name of Storch. to return to Cuba
She had been living at the Biltmore
ny to this time as Madame Nezie. Then
it was noted that the Baron de Beyille
under that name. also had obtained a
French passport for Cuba. Quite I'M
. expectedly they went to Washington
for two days. staying at the Shore
ham hotel. and then returned to New
York. They were here a week. ther
one week ago. departed for Cuba, bu,
were taken off the boat at Key Yves,
and brought back.
? Now Government "cussts."
Since then they have been guests
OF the government at an uptown hotel
where they occupied apartments con,
tirually under guard.
Among their associates were Mad
anne Nix and Count de Clairmont
Madame Nix Is German alien. 4
years OF age and was born in Berlin
Her maiden name was Hermann.
Count de Clairmont claims to hav'
been born in sumatra. Danish Eas
Indies and says he came to the Unite,
i States In 1905. In 1912 he went {
y Europe and in 1918 entered German,
d remaining a short time: then proceed
ing with Madame Nix to France an
Genoa, italy. In December. 1918. the
arrived in the United States, travelin
az Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts. Since the
have gone about the country consider
ably, the count posing as the woman
husband.
Madame Nix's explanation OF he
: means Of income are quite az unsatis
factory as are those Of Madame Storcl
She admits having received 5000 frol
Count Won Bernstorh. formerly Il
German ambassador. shortly befol
his departure from the country. Thi
she says, was 1oan.'"