The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-29
NOTED WOMAN GERMAN
SPYEDEADM ENCLAlD
Broken Hearted and Insane
She Passes Away in Grim 4
! inal Lunatic Asylum.

London.--U. N. s.)--I.izzIe wer.
theim. one OF the most striking figures
% the espionage service during ths
'nwar; and qermany's CHIEF Woman spy
Great Britain. 10 dead. Broken.
"a the criminal lunatic asylum Al
broadmoor. England.
A world of romance lies behind the
Announcemcnt Of the death OF this mo-
UanIon a ,s%a aso spy she vas ne som
land, q handsome young German spy,
who was executed at tho Tower oi
London In 1915. Possessed OF an att
tractive and vivacious personality.
all the attributes Of the woman spy Of
Born in Poland in 1889 OF wealthy
parents. who were natnralized German
subjects. she irst dabbled in espionage
exciting thing to do. Soon the fasc i
nations OF the ere service overcame
any sscruples she might have had. and
she became one Of the most daring
spies Of the German service. her ciev-
her to the top OF her precarious pro-
feasion.
Rowland. with the aid Of this clever
woman! made a desperate attempt to
bring Off one Of the most sensational
might have succeeded but for the over
zealousness of the woman In serving
the man she loved. which led to fatal
incaution and the one slip which spells
disaster % any member OF the espion-
It was at little fat in Hammersnnith
during the early part OF the war that
Lizzie Wertheim first met Rowland!
The acquaintance, which grew rapidly
under the exigencies of their work,
was. however. destined to lead to the
Tower OF London and Brcadmoor Inc
stead OF 70 the altar. and inglortous
death at the hardacf t'se.Ts
and In criminal insane asylum In
stsad OF postwar coniusal bliss;
nom WHhelmstrasse 20 learn the SEE
crets Of the British Grand Fleet, Hell
had a letter to Lizzie Wertheiin gordcr-l
ing her to assist him. The plot con-
fldence OF the British naval officers.
Their heaeduarters were in Lizxiel
Wertheim's handsomely appointed fiatI
n the fashionable; West End Of Lon |
don. The .wompn.s with her attrac- |
Fether the two spies freauented the
fashionable hotels entertainments and
MIXED freely with the guests.
They also, made FREQUENT trips ini
thsir high powered car to Rosyth and
Of various abattlesfips to obtain news
of the movement Of the shipsS
I. Then the. woman was sent north tol
Nnd out what was going on at Scapa
Flow. In order to get the informationi
quickly and be able to return to Lon
don and her lover soon she became IN l
discreet and lived too luxuriously and
entertained too laviahly to escape the
attention OF the police, who were al
ready aware of spies. as Rowland and
had already BEEN gables to
send considerable naval information
from London.
In her anxiety ITO get the information
which she had despite. all efforts, been
unable to obtain so far, she asked a
too pertinent question concerning, tho
dreadnoughts which were stationed
And then Scotland yard +sstooles al
land were arrested almost simultane-
ously. despite the intervening space, asl
letters to- her fiance had been
traced. They both protested their In I
nocence which Lizzie maintained I'M "
I'll her sweetheart, broke down under
the severe REORGANIZATION at Scot
land Yard and betrayed his mission III
After a sensational trial at the Gen.
trail Criminal court here in Septemberl
In 1915. Lizzie was sentenced to ten
years penal servitude for collecting In
was also found guilty and
sentenced to be shot in the Tower OF
London. ~
Rowland broke down completely, on
the execution and swore that he was
d dupe OF the woman and merely acted
as tool for her. His end was In
glorious. as no one placed any faith In
the cowardly statements OF man who
would save his own skin at the ex- =,