HUN SPY'S LEAP
.. The arrest and attempted suicide of a German spy responsible for the seizure of three ships in the North Sea is reported by "Het Yolk" from Rotterdam.. The spy,. who was German correspondence clerk for a well-known Dutch firm, was suspected by the head of the firm,, who inquired what papers he had in his desk. The man stammered and refused to answer. The manager, •telephoned,to the. police and the spy ran to.the second floor and throw a small, bos containing ■papers out of a window, hoping himself to walk out unobserved. But the police arrived in time. The spy, finding escape impossible, (hurled himself out backwards from the window and was piokod vp with a broken skull and limbs. He was . taken to hospital and has refused to answer any questions.. He is known to hayehad full knowledge of the contents of .valuable cargoes.' seized at sea. — "Daily Mail". ;.-.--.•' ,-: ',-.«'•
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2859, 25 August 1916, Page 6
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153HUN SPY'S LEAP Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2859, 25 August 1916, Page 6
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