El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-26


undoubtedly acquired much naval
and military knowledge. information
{ which secret service vigilance pre-
vented him from getting through to
his fatherland-
Throughout the war Germany en-
plOyed many curious looking speci-
ments Of humanity, but is doubtful If
any more freakish individual was in
the enemy service than u, executed
on September 10, 1915
~ was an elderly man. prob
ably about 60 years old, feet 10
inches in height and 80 cross
eyed that the glasses he wore
merely accumulated the disfigure-
ment. 4 slOw-speaking. deliberate
man. he gained certain amount
of information because he re-
SembIed in no way anybOdy's- pre-
conceived l40tiOn Of what n spy
ought 10 lock like
He was caught in the act tamper-
ing with naval documents, and. like
q wise man, made no fuss. He knew
he was doomed from the outset. and
took everything connected with his
trial and subsequent condemnation as
a matter or course. While in Nands-
worth prison he caused the authori-
ties no trouble. and on being taken
to the Tower. OF London on the day
before his execution. merely exhibited
mild curiosity as TO where he was go
ing You viii see soon enough the
a p. n in charge Of the prisoner
srimly told him. and he said no more
Wipes Glasses Before Death
Like all the other spies executed at
the Tower. II spent his last night
within its time-hallowed and forbid
ding precincts. Led forth in the dim
grey OF 4 September morning. he lis
tened unmOved to the reading OF the
sentence. He wore his glasses9r
Up TO the time his eyes were ban
daged- When the sergeant major in
charge told him TO remove them.t he
carefully took them off. mechanically
started TO dust them with his hand
kerchief then smiled sadly, put his
handkerchief hack in his pocket,
handed them over. and went 10 his
death with the utmost composure-
OF all spies caught here during the
war the most dapper was a little
Peruvian whom 7 must call f \
chirpy little fellow. only feet
inches in height. he came 10 England,
ostensibly as a commercial agent AZ
the instigation Of one Of the German
ministers in South America When
arrested he had on him q most elabo-
rate set Of false papers Smartly
dressed. able TO mix in good society
he nevertheless proved Talueless 10
Germany because none OF his inIor-
nation got out OF the country lie
was incarcerated in andsWortn
prison. and was taken TO the Tower
to be shot on September IL, 1915. the
dar after crosseyed ~ met his death
For reasons connected with certain
Of his accomplices about whom the
intelligence officers hoped to get him
to talk. the sentence was not carried
out for another week. But at day
break on September Il. OF" paid the
supreme penalty, the miniature rifle
range again being the scene OF exc
cution The little Peruvian went 10
his death with a fair show Of indif-
ference
~ was the assumed name OF an
extremely dangerous character, wei
known in the West Side Of London.
where he was arrested in a famous
restaurant in company with a female
accomplice- He was a great DANDY
and affected the mannerisms and
hauuts of q smart man about town
Friends Unaware Of His Death
His acQ1fafntances. Of whom he had
many. are still unaware OF his Iate'
and questions as TO his Whereabouts
are heard still on many fair lips ms
specialty was the acquisition OF
naval Information, and for this pur-
pose he employed. women whose JOB
was 10 try TO pump naval otticers-
II was one Of these women with
whom he was dining when Justice
s1xooped down on him and landed the
pair in Pentouville prison
Young. well dressed, with dis
tfueufshed air, -'X' ACCOMPLISHED
more than most German agents and