Court of the General-Government of Belgium.
Present:
President, Stempel.
Secretary, Stemper.
On citation there appears the witness mentioned below, who, after the object of the examination has been made known, was examined as follows:
As to Person: My name is Frederic Messelke, aged 42; corporal, 2nd Landsturm Battalion Neuss, 1st Company, at present in Malines.
As to Case: On August 25th I marched with my company in close order through Louvain to the station there. In the preceding action the Belgians had been pressed back. On our return the town was quiet, nor did we hear any shots on our return march. The troops in Louvain did not mistake us for Belgian troops trying to enter the town. Above the station I saw suddenly, at about 8 o'clock p.m., a blaze of light as of a rocket. On the appearance of this light we were suddenly fired upon from every quarter. At the command of our Feldwebelleutnant we fired on the houses. The shooting continued for some time. I immediately told my comrades that the signal light mentioned above was evidently a rocket.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: Fritz Messelke.
After the importance of the oath had been pointed out to him, the witness was duly sworn.
Signed: Stempel. Signed: Stemper.
D. App. 16.