There appeared Private Trenkler, 12th Company, Infantry Regiment No.
178, who stated:
As to Person: My name is Max Julius Trenkler; I was born on December
31st, 1891, at Markersdorf; Protestant; at the time on the active
list, 12th Company, Infantry Regiment No. 178.
As to Case: I have seen civilians firing with (small) shot, and, in a
like manner, children have fired on our soldiers in the rear of the
convent.
Signed: MAX TRENKLER.
Signed: RYSSEL, Lieutenant and Officer of the Court.
Signed: SCHULTZ, Acting-Sergeant-Major and Clerk of the Court.
Present:
President of the Court, SCHWEINITZ.
Secretary, LIPS.
QUARTERS OF INFANTRY REGIMENT NO. 178,
_March 3rd, 1915_.
In the inquiry concerning the events in Dinant there appeared Private
Max Julius Trenkler as witness, who, after the reading over of the
preceding statement, declared: Details as to myself are correctly
given; I am an excavation worker.
As to Case: On the afternoon of August 23rd, 1914, we lay in reserve
on the northern slope of the Leffe valley opposite the convent in the
wood. There we saw how a boy on the opposite slope behind the convent
fired at us from a fir copse, and with small shot too. The shot fell
in our vicinity. We called to comrades who were on the road to go and
search for the lad behind the convent. They then brought him along. I
do not know what they did with him.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: TRENKLER.
The witness was thereupon sworn.
Signed: SCHWEINITZ. Signed: LIPS.