In 1917, the French Trial Chamber, claiming that she had enough evidence to prove that Marta Harley had constituted treason, decided to sentence her to death, and during the trial, Marta Harley strenuously denied the charges against her, arguing that "I am a prostitute, yes; but I am not a traitor, never will be".
However, her defense did not work, and she was finally executed, but before she was executed, the German-French double female spy did not show any timidity, and she still maintained a beautiful posture and unique style until the moment she fell.
1. Marry an officer
Marta Halley, born in 1876 to an ordinary family in the Netherlands, was 13 years old when her father was in debt and disappeared without a trace in order to avoid debt. Her mother also unfortunately passed away the following year, and her peaceful life came to an end in an instant.
At the age of 15, she met a university teacher and lived together smoothly, but before she had reached the age of 3 years, she was kicked out, and at the age of 18, she finally welcomed her first husband, who married an officer.
The officer's name was McLaul, and he was fascinated by Martha Harry's charming appearance, and within half a year of getting along, they got married and went to the East Indies together to pursue a career.
During his seven years in the East Indies, McLaul wanted his wife to be a decent person and take care of their two children. However, the wife did not think so, she always felt that she was beautiful as a flower, and learned the mysterious dance of the East, which was used to charm men other than her husband.
She constantly broke her husband's bottom line and secretly flirted with other men, the only reason she did this was to prove that she could get anything she wanted with her charm, and finally their two children were secretly poisoned, which became the last straw that overwhelmed their marriage, and the 7-year marriage came to an abrupt end.
2. The wind is amazing
After divorcing her husband, she went to Paris, France, and began to display the oriental mysterious dances she had learned in major social places, and she claimed to be a mysterious girl from the East.
She created a dance "seven-veiled veil" combined with her mysterious oriental identity, which made her instantly popular in the salons of Paris, where the aristocratic men of Paris were proud to watch her dance performance, and she did not hide that after the dance of the seven-veil, she did not shyly remove the last layer of tulle left on her body, leaving only the breastplate and stockings.
She broke with the conservative customs of European tradition, and her dance was called a symbol of high culture by salon masters who were happy and not obscene. Even some of the grand theaters invited her to perform.
In more than a decade of performances, she has met a variety of political figures, including the Minister of War of France, the Police Chief of Berlin, the Captain of the Austrian Cavalry and the Crown Prince of Germany, which can be said to have laid the groundwork for her to become a female spy.
3. Double Female Spy
When World War I broke out in 1914, because of her strong network of contacts, the French government wanted her to become a spy in France, which was ecstatic for her to be lonely because of the war, and she was happy that she could show a strong charm, but at the same time the Germans also found it, and through the relationship with the German crown prince, she kept in touch with Matahari.
As a socialite, Matahari can be said to have reached the peak of her life, she only did her mistress or the work of a messenger, she never cared about anything that happened between Britain, France and Germany, she also took a Russian officer, but what she did not expect was that the French did not trust her from the beginning.
For a social flower like her, the French only regard her as a vase to hide her ears. At the end of the war in 1917, the French could not wait to arrest her, accuse her of treason, and shoot her without explanation.
Later, until the early days of World War II, scholars found in the archives of France's sentencing of Marta Halle that the French did so because they believed that during the war, Marta Hally's inexplicable and complex interpersonal relationships were inherently sinful, and that Marta Hally had already given the heads of French soldiers to the German Crown Prince, although they did not have enough evidence.
Coupled with her overconfidence and her unconventional behavior in the social arena, no one wants to see such a spy officer survive calmly, so she must be sentenced to death.
In 1917, Marta Harri was sent to the execution ground on such an unjust charge, but her calm demeanor showed that she did not admit guilt and did not need to confess to anyone.