Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-01
WELL KNOWN WOMAN
GERMAN SPY DEAD

LINDiN. Sept. Lizzie Wcrthelm
one u the most striking figucs Of al,
espionage service during the war. an,
Gcrsnany's chief woman spy In Grea
britain. IN dead. Broken. hearted an,
insane. she passed away In the Grim
Inal Lunatlc Asylum 1t Broadmoor
England.
4 world Of romance lies behind a.,
announcement ~ the death Of this no
torious FEMALE SPY, She was the CON
panion and accompliCc 81 Rcginal,
Rowland. n handsome young Germany
spy. who was executed VI the Towcl
" London In 1915. Possessed Of al
attractive and vivacious personality
beauty. good tastc-in short. she hat
all the attributes u the woman 81,
u romance.
Born In Poland In 1882 II wealth,
parents. who were naturaliZcd Ger
man subjects. sh, first dabblod In -
pionage because she thought h wa
nice and exciting thing u do. SooI
the fascination of the e. service over
came any scruples she might hav,
had. and sh. became one of the most
daring spies 81 the German service
her cleverness and linguistic ability
bringing her Ia the top VI her prccart
Gus profession.
Rowland. with the aid Of this clever
woman, made "a desperate attempt q
bring off one of the most sensational
and daring coups of the war. They
might have succeeded but for tho over
zcalousncss of the woman In serving
the man she loved. which led TO fatal
incaution and the one slip which spells
disaster O. any member Of the cspion'
age scrvicc.
II was az n little flat In Hammer.
smith during the early part Of the war
that Lizzie Werthcim first met Row.
Z land. The acquaintance. which grew
rapidly under the exigencias Of their
work. was however. destined to lead
10 the Tower ~ London and Broad.
moor instead of 10 the altar. and In.
glorious death NJ the hands Of the fir.
ing squad and In criminal insane
asylum instead IL postwar cunjugal
bliss.
Rowland had been sent To England
from Wilhclmsirasse Ia learn the So
ercts of the British Grand Fleet lie
had n letter To Lizzie wertheim order.
ing her To assist him. The plot con,
sisted Of an attempt To- gain the conf
denee 81 the British naval officers.
WIZ w NaNNalt
wertheim's handsomely appointed fiat
In the fashionable IVES, End OF Lon.
don. The woman. with her attractions.
was a pawn In the game. Together
tho two spies frequcnted the fashion
abac hotels and mixed freely with the
guests.
They also made frequent trips in
their hlghroweIcd car To Rosvth and
other ports and mixed with the crews
" various battlcship- to obtain news
OF the movmcnts 81 the ships.
Then the woman was seOt north 20
find out what was going on AZ Scapa
Flow, In order to get the inforuia.
ton quickly and he able % return 20
London and her lover soon she became
indiscrect and lived tCo luxurluuais
and entertained too hvishly To- escape
the attention OF the flolice. who were
already aware % spies, as Row Itsd
I'D wcrtheim had already been able 10
send considerable naval Information
from London.
In her anxiety to gci the informa.
ton which she had. despite all efforts,
been unable 90 obtain 81 far she asked
q too pertinent question about tho
drcadnsughis aud dcstroyers which
were stationed there.
And then Scotland Yard took a hand.
and Lizzie Wcrtheim and Rowland
were arrested almost simultaneously.
despite the intervening space. as
Lirzic's letters to her fiancc had been
traced. They both protested their In.
n0cencc. which Lizzie maintained nm
ul her sweetheart broke down under
severe REORGANIZATION At scotland
Yard and betrayed his mission
AN9Ar 81 a.