El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-24
KILLED TRYING
T0CR055LINE
Charles 4. Feige, German
Spy Suspect, Shot by Sol
der on Patrol.

Refusing to heed warnings not to
attempt 20 cross to Mexico. Charles
H Feige. suspected Of being & Ger
man spy, was shot and instantly killed
ny 4 cavalryman Of the border patrol
! Saturday afternoon about o'clock
near Findley and Cebada streets. The
scene Of the shooting was on what
/ is known as "the island" in the rear
Of the FL Paso foundry. where the
/ international line is marked by mon
uments.
Feise is said TO have been about
Z that neighborhood during the after
noon taking pictures. He was warned
not to do so in the vicinity Of an army
I post and later when he asked per-
+ mission to cross into Mexico TO take
some pictures he was told to get
I passport
Rifle shot Downs Him.
He fingered about and just after
dark started across the line. Shots
Wee fired from pistols to warn him.
but when he paid TO heed a soldier
used his rifle with fatal effect. The
shot entered the mans beck on the
right side under the shoulder blade
and came ont on the RIGHT side Of the
chest. piercing the right lung
"A Mexican woman placed the body
IN wagon that was passing and it
was returned to the American side at
tlnoley ard Cehafa streets End turned
over to the soldiers. Police arrived
soon afterwards and. with Lieut. F.
w Rooster, OF the patrol. made an In
vestigation. PaCers and documents
eyre taken from the body and if was
removed to the unde-ta King house OF.
NeBean- simmons and Hartford.
Hal German Appearance.
FeiEe was six feet, two inches tell
and apparently Of German descent He
had blue eyes. LIGHT comDIe-ion and
looked like German. it was said by
The theory OF officers was that
Feige intended TO cross over into Mex
eco with the purpose OF turning plans
2nd drawings fOrnd on him over to
German AGENTS in Mexico. Il was
suspected BY officials that Feiee had
Deen eng2 ged IN DrO-Ge~110u work
in this district for some time.
Government AGENTS Investigating.
4 cOuD'e- inTes- igatiou Of the
case is beine made ny military an
thOrities and by the denqrtment Of
Justice. and efforts are heinz made to I
find out the antecedents OF Fef~e and 4
the case.
Feige was an electrical engineer. /
7pparently, and from a NORTON made I
n a note hook may have heeD a I
f-r2dulte Of the U0ive-eitv Of Wisc0n- /
sin OF the class OF 1905. but this does
not seem to have been established
vet eover-ne7t a~ents said.
Has New FO-Ic Pink Rock.
AnonF the effects was said TO he a
hank book SHOWING l0rVe deposits in a !
wings bank Of New York. Dhoto-
~Iaph Of young fraternity man TO
% society Rirl and a mass OF paper
md sketches with DRAWINGS anE
EDLuminous engineering notes. Al
'arge sum Of money was also found I.
on the body
While at first It was thoueht by
-7vernment agents that DRAWINGS and
NhotoTr2Dhs MIGHT relate to hufIEfne-sI
md plants in FL Paso. doubt IS now
expressed that such is the case. audi
further Investigation viii be neces-
sary to determine this
Array Has Rc1Orts.
A complete report Of the SHOOTING
- been made by Lieut. r w Eoes-
- 70 Capt ". o. Fernch. district
7iJuta1t. and TO Col Ha.rv o. viii
-iare, district intelligence officer.
IAe-e IS q possibility. 70 was re-
'eerleQ- that the notes and DRAWINGS
round on feige's person may have
oeen OF an innocent nature. If this is
established, then the reason FOR MS
attempted escape into Mexico viii he
1notner question TO be investigated.