The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-11-11
BRITISH EXECUTE
GERMAN AGENT
IN LONDON
Carl H. Lody Formerly Lived In the
United States
HE WAS ACCUSED or, ESPIONAGE
Lody Was Executed in Tower Of Lon.
don Probably Chiefly az Warning
To Other German Spies

London, Nov lit is officially an.
nounced here that Carl Hans Lody,
alias Charles A. lnglis. who was
found guilty by court martial of
espionage November 2. has been shot
as a spy Lody when arrested claim.
ed to be an American. but later con-
fessed he was German. He had liy.
ed in New York and Omaha. In the
latter city he married the daughter
of Gottlieb Storz, brewer, who later
divorced him.
Lody. the first man TO be shot as
spy In generations In England, once
was employed as "A guide by touring
agency in New York and also worked
TO- the Union Pacific railroad in Oma-
ha. He was arrested in September In
London charged with espionage and
at his trial testified that he was a for
mer lieutenant in the German navy
but that he had been transferred to
the reserve.
In his capacity as a reserve Officer
Lody said, he was ordered 10 proceed
to England to keep track of the move
ments of the British feet but was
warned not to do any spying. He
was told to travel as an American
citizen and lin consequence of that |
received an American passport" He
claimed membership in several New
York societies. Last year LodI scrv-
ed on board Emperor Williams rae
ing yacht Meteor.
The prosecutor in summing up said
that Lody had admitted bedng an
alien enemy posing as a civilian-at
times as an American-meanwhile
communicating important information
to Germany. He described the pris
oner as one upon whom the inter
national law against spies should be
imposed" Counsel for the defense
admitted that Lody was German
lieutenant and said he had taken the
risks because he thought il was his
highest duty to do so. He asked for
a sentence less than that OF death but
said if the full penalty were exacted
Lody would face 1t like a man.
Lody met his death in the tower
OF London. The statement concern
ing the execution is brief. saying
Sentence was duly confirmed" II
is understood that Lody died bravely.
refusing TO the last to reveal the
name of the superior officer from
whom he received his instructions to
spy on the British navy.
This is the first execution in the
tower OF London since 1900 The
scene of the execution was the tower
barracks. not far from the spot where
Anne Boleyn and other persons fam
aus in English history were put TO
death. Lody Was about 2S years old
4 dispatch from Omaha. Neb.. says
that neither the former Mrs Carl
Hans Lody. who is the daughte- of
Gottlieb Storz. nor her father are in
the city. Mr.. Storz. however, indicat-
ed some time ago that his interest in
the Lody case was only passing one
and the convicted mans former wife
has consistently remained in seclus-
ion since Lody's arrest The mar
rage Of Lody to Miss Storz created
considerable comment when the we'd
ding. which was almost clandestine.
took place two tld one half years
ago. Miss Storz met Lody while on a
tour of Germany and other European
countries. She obtained divorce a
few months afte their marriage
Lody has not been heard from by the
Storz family since he sailed for
Europe. soon after the decree of di
vorce was granted