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Show CARL HIS LODY EXECUTED AS SPY He Claimed' to Be an American But Later Confessed That Ho Was a German London, Nov. 10. It Is olllclally announced that Cnrl Hans l.ody, alius Charles A. Alnglls, who was found guilty by a court martial of esi niu-ngo niu-ngo Nu ember 2, has been shot as a spj When arrested l.ody claimed to bo an American, but later confessed ho wns a Herman. Ho bad lived In Now York nnd Omaha. In tho latter city ho married tho daughter of Gottllol) Stoiz a brewer, who later divorced him. Lod met his death In tho Tower of Loudon after, having been found guilty bj a court martial on eii.wi;os of having communicated with tho ononiy. The statement concerning tho execution Is brief merely saying, say-ing, "Sentence was duly continued." j It is understood that l.ody died , game, refusing to tho last to reveal tho name ot tho superior otllcor from whom lie received his instructions to spy" on tho British navy. This was the first execution In llio Tower of London slnco 1700. 'J no scene or tho oxocutlon was tho tower, barracks, not far from the spot whero Anno Boleyn nnd other persons la mono In Kugllsh history were put to death. l.ody was nboiit 2S years old Carl Hans l.ody tho first man in generations to bo shot is a spy in England, onco was employed na a guldo 1)) a tourist agency in Now York nnd also worked for tho Union Pacific railroad In Omaha . lie was arrested lato In Septembor In London. Lon-don. Charged with espionngo' nnd at his tilal testified that ho was a former for-mer lieutenant In tho Gcrninn navy, but ho had been transferred to tho reserves. Ordered 'to England In his capacity ns a reserve officer offic-er Lody said, ho was ordered to go to England and keep track of tho movements of tho British fleet but wns warned not to do any spying. He wns told to travel as an Amorl-can Amorl-can citizen and "in consequenco or that I received an American passport,' pass-port,' lie said. Ho claimed membership member-ship In sovornl Now York socletlen. Last year Lody served on board Emperor Em-peror Williams racing jttcht Meteor-. Tlio prosecution in summing up Mild Lody had admitted being an alien enemy posing as a civilian -at times as an American meanwhile communicating important Information to (iermnny. Ho described the 1 ris oner as "ono upon whom tho Interna tlonal law against spies should bo imposed." im-posed." Counsel for the defense ndmlt'ed that Lody was a Gorman lieutenant and said ho had taken tho risks bo cause bo thought it was his highest duty to do so. llo asked for a sentence sen-tence less sovcro than death, hut Bald it tho full penalty were exacted Lody would face It like a man. |