SPY REVELATIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19869, 10 February 1920, Page 5

SPY REVELATIONS.

SOME GRAPHIC STORIES.

TWO DIFFERENT TYPES.

THE VIOLINIST’S FAREWELL.

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Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,

(Received February TO, 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, February 7. The “ Morning Post” is publishing a series of spy stories. One details the doings of “ Fat George Breeckow,” who posed as an American and was associated with Mrs Wertheim in apt attempt to secure naval information. After he was arrested Breeckow, in bis lohely prison cell, lost his nerve and became Fearful of what the woman would say of him. He wrote a voluminous concession, concluding with a nauseating appeal for mercy. He was in a state ol senn-collapso at his trial, and broke clown completely in the execution chamber. The inquest showed that he died °; h ? ar , t - failure before the bullets struck him. The woman is serving a sentence of ten years’ imprisonment. Buschman, who was a fine violinist, was a spy of a more raanlv type. He posed as a traveller on behalf of Dierks nnd < Company, and said be was selbing picric amd. The prosecution pointed out that Dierks and Comnanv were previously cigar merchants.' When he was condemned Buschman asked to bo allowed to play his violfo to solace his final hours, and he sperit his last even--1?,? in , the Tower of London playing. \Vhen he was led forth to execution lio picked up his violin s(nd kissed it pa«sionately, saying ” Good-bye I I shan’t want you again. M