Executed British spy's sketch auctioned in New York

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A portrait sketched by British spy John Andre, who was executed for funnelling messages to Revolutionary War turncoat Benedict Arnold, sold for $47,500 (£32,480) on Tuesday, said the New York auction house that sold it. The pencil drawing on paper, dated sometime in 1776, portrays Abraham Cornelius Cuyler, mayor of Albany, New York, and his wife, Jannetje Jacobse Glen, who were strong British loyalists, Swann Auction Galleries spokeswoman Alexandra Nel