"Have any of you prisoners anything to say in extenuation of your actions?"
There was no reply.
"No reason why the death sentence should not be passed upon you?" continued the German.
Still there was no reply.
The German commander then explained what he knew of the three and called for a vote.
"Commander Derndorff?"
"Death!" was the response.
"Commander Hellwig?"
"Death!"
"Commander Berne?"