D. Rose was a Confederate spy. Unfortunately for her, she got caught. Not long after being forced to leave Union territory, she went to England to try to gain their support for the Confederacy. She received about 35 pounds of gold coin, and on the return voyage tied it into a belt. Her ship was spotted by a Union warship, and to avoid capture, she tied the belt around her waist and demanded to be rowed ashore. The rowboat capsized and she drowned, dragged down by the gold.