There appeared for examination as witness Deputy-Officer Ebert, who, after the importance of the oath had been pointed out to him, made the following statement:
As to Person: My name is Eduard Kurt Ebert, Deputy-Officer, Acting-Sergeant-Major, 11th Company, Grenadier Regiment No. 101; 33 years old; Protestant.
As to Case: On August 23rd, 1914, I came back early, towards 9 o'clock, from a patrol which I had undertaken on the previous evening from before Château Reux to Dinant in company with Lieutenant Schurig and some men of the 9th and 12th Companies of my regiment, which lay in readiness about half an hour's distance from Dinant. On the way back from Dinant to the regiment we found at the end of the town a non-commissioned officer and six men of Rifle Regiment No. 108 lying dead in the road. Some of the dead showed wounds on the face and chest, which Lieutenant Schurig, as well as myself, recognised without doubt as having been caused by small shot.
On the evening of the same day, probably about 5 p.m., I stood with the 12th Company of Grenadier Regiment No. 101 in the street on the bank of the Meuse below the place where the bridge was being built. All at once a heavy fire was opened on us from all sides, especially from above. A man of the 12th Company, who stood beside me, received a shot in the stock of the rifle. I removed the missile myself from the wood; it was a small round bullet. The firing then died down, and I was put across the Meuse. After I had crossed over, I received the order from Lieutenant and Adjutant Stark to guard the civilian prisoners who had been rounded up there, and later the military prisoners also. I then saw how men of my guard handed water to the captive women and children and gave them chocolate. I myself bandaged a wounded French sergeant.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: Eduard Kurt Ebert.
The witness Ebert was thereupon sworn.
Signed: Oertel, Lieutenant of Reserve and Officer of the Court.
Signed: Sommerburg, Acting-Sergeant-Major
and Clerk of the Military Court.
C. App. 59.
Present:
Lieutenant of Reserve Dachsel, as Officer of the Court.
Non-commissioned Officer of Reserve Steiger, as Clerk of the Court.