Present:
President of the Court, Lieutenant of Landwehr OERTEL.
Secretary, Acting-Sergeant-Major SOMMERBURG.
PROVISEUX, _March 2nd, 1915_.
There appeared as witness for examination Grenadier Schlosser, who,
after reference to the significance and sanctity of the oath, was
examined as follows:
As to Person: My name is Franz Otto Schlosser, Grenadier, 10th Company,
Grenadier Regiment No. 101; 22 years old; Protestant.
As to Case: On the afternoon of August 23rd, 1914, I crossed the
Meuse at Dinant in a boat with Captain Graisewsky, Lieutenant von der
Decken, and men of the 10th Company, Grenadier Regiment No. 101. When
we were about the middle of the river, there began a heavy fire on us
from various directions. On the other bank we occupied, by order of
the Captain, a trench, and there received a heavy fire from the houses
which were on the right and left of us. I saw with my own eyes that
several women stood at the window of a house and discharged shots at
us. We then received the order from the Captain to fetch the occupants
from the houses, and brought about twenty persons out, I believe, only
women and children. These were brought down as prisoners to the Meuse.
We then set fire to the houses.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: FRANZ OTTO SCHLOSSER.
The witness was thereupon sworn.
Signed: OERTEL, Lieutenant and Officer of the Court.
Signed: SOMMERBURG, Acting-Sergeant-Major
and Clerk of the Military Court.