An officer in the German Army has been arrested at Rouen, on suspicion of being a German spy.

Some time ago he came to stay at an hotel in the rue Jeanne d’Arc and it was noticed that his movements were of a somewhat suspicious nature. An investigation was commenced and the German officer was made to undergo a long interrogatory at the hands of the Juge d’Instruction.

He is named Keillard, aged twenty-seven, was born at Stuttgart, and is a reserve veterinary in the German Army. Keillard arrived at Rouen about two months ago, and has twice changed his hotel, and in changing his hotel he changed his name. He made frequent rides and took long walks in the neighborhood of the town and was often seen to stop soldiers and talk for a long time to them.

In spite of his protestations he has been sent to the Bonne Nouvelle prison. He can show no passport nor can he prove his identity. The magistrates think that he is a German spy, and they are of opinion that Keillard, or Keiller, is not his real name.

— The New York Herald, European Edition, Mar. 20, 1893