Present:
Military Magistrate, NAUMANN.
Secretary of the Military Court, SCHWARZBACH.
LA MALMAISON, _December 10th, 1914_.
In the inquiry concerning the violations of International Law committed
against German troops, there appeared as witness Non-commissioned
Officer Esche, 10th Company, Grenadier Regiment No. 100, who, after the
importance of the oath had been pointed out to him, made the following
statement:
My name is Bruno Arno Esche, 24 years old; Protestant; factory worker.
On Sunday, August 23rd, 1914, in the afternoon, I saw plainly with
field glasses from the right bank of the Meuse that the windows of a
large red house on the left bank of the Meuse were blocked up with
boards, mattresses or coverlets. Loopholes were cut out in the house at
the height of a man. The house was flying the Red Cross flag.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: BRUNO ARNO ESCHE.
The witness was thereupon sworn.
Signed: NAUMANN. Signed: SCHWARZBACH.