The evening world., 1918-06-15
Stories Of Spies

BY Albert Payson erhune
No. s.-KARL LODY. Who Spied Upon England's Fieef.Yk
OR the FIRST time in nearly two centuries a man faced I
death by execution within the historic wslls Of the
Tower Of London. For many a decade the Towcr had
been merely one OF Londons show places" and q re-
positOry for the crown jewels. 1t remained for @s
present war to bring back the memory of grim scenes
IA enacted there in Oiden days.
On Nov. 10, 1914, the Tower became once more .
~ place Of execution. when a file of eight soldiers emp
NyMA=- tied eight cartridges into a mar who a cardessy
HGB IN leaning back in a chair. awaiting death with stole Y
M&G GOODNESS. 4n1e
NV W( The man was Karl Hans Lody. German spy.g
M LOdy a q Prusian naval omcer. He went ~
America. where he married n Omaha girl. who soon
divorced him Then he became a railroad man and a tourist guide IN TIT
country. He even acquired a strong American accent
When the ar began he secured a United states passport made out b
tho name of Charles A InsHs of New York" This passport entitled ths
bearer to travel In Europe and Lody proceeded to travel there, especially N
Great Britain atn .
aaroor defenses, &C. and making regular reports t Berlin. when'h . coaas
n0' "noss'' nf'r"'u s nan.' so a, q w Sss%a an as s'a AGENT II by IN 9so1 % 1Ds , asa
o.. I-~~.~. nnmeS nO9rsha chart One 10th of these cipher sr Dispatches les, che rsaas,
Used by SOY. Shah leave shOray" .s
,.u. the German nan agents .% who had a, the key syt % the Sps.,
the coast and make bicycle trips to ne ports within reach s.g.s
s sn,snr. note :, Of =, the h. p,spsfs ,sssn =, in r D5SsT. ss.1 1. The defending tsPs, Of D'etss
~ Report; II al Ill, this son SSFfSnsv ;D T ssast SsGs sen 1T, to r Bs5nn ny =. %.sr T,.% O.
having experience with German emissartes Travellers were apt to nnds
And the attention Of Scotland Yard began slowly to focus upon Lody. Hs
several persons have approached m e in a most dsasroeable mAnnst-
III TSe letter went N. in a Yelled way, to describe the location ana annasss
ment of certain British warships CeveTy eamoqnased a this and Otser
opened them made copies, reseacd them and sen them on. turning over
In september 1914. he as arrested. Confronted by the copied letters
and kilograms he had sent, he admitted he had rel
~~ooo>~~@ ceived orders to keep track Of. the movement Of the
: 49,. snvi,oy British feet, &C. but denied that this "a an act d
on Fleet spying.
himself but declared the ma a a enemy ahen
posing as q American civilian while sending forhauo o Germany ne
ws, thus, the prosecutor summe up;
zone uuon whom the international NV against spies should D. imposed.
He a tried by court martial before nine military judges Soldiers
Ter axod avone guarded him throughout the hearings When tn sen
,ence az death a pronounced Lody as the coolest in tn courtroom
10 made nj appeal % the protection of tn United States mol dhd o 10
nr.h his former claim OF being n American citizen. .
Snmmoned fr execution ain the gray November dawn lie die Tot stand
- - - hot hut loled idly back n a chair, crossing his legs, folding his
- Nd ookIn contemptuousfy into tn faces II n firing squad
ne hov vas buried In the Towers Enclosure. ~.