GERMAN SPIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 February 1920, Page 5

GERMAN SPIES.

A VIOLINIST'S LAST HOURS. By Teleiranh.—Press Assn.— Copyright,' London, Feb. 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. Wertheiin in an attempt to secure naval information. After his arrest, Breeckow, in his lonely prison cell, lost his nerve, and became fearful of what the woman would say of him. He wrote a voluminous confession, concluding with a nauseating appeal for mercy. He was in a state of semi-collapse at his-trial, and broke down completely in the execution, chamber. The inquest showed that he died of heart failure before the bullets struck him. The woman is serving ten years' imprisonment, Buschman, who was a fine violinist, was a spy of a more manly type. Ho posed as a traveller on behalf 'of fiierks and Company, and suid he was setting picric acid. The prosecution pointed out that Dierks' were previously cigar mer- | chants. When condemned, Buschman asked to be allowed to play his violin to solace his final hours. He spent his last evening in the Tower of London playing, and when led forth to execution he picked up his violin and kissed it passionately, saying: "Good-bye, I shan't want you again."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.