Q. Can you prove responsibility (a) by witness?

A. My daughter.

Q. (b) By procès-verbal.

A. They insulted the Mayor when he came to do it!

Q. (c) By admission of the culprits.

A. Not necessary. It is visible.

Q. Did you complain to the officer commanding troops?

A. He would not listen.

And so on.

Deposed and sealed at the Mairie of Hondebecq, Nord, as the claim for compensation of Mr. Vanderlynden, cultivator, 64 years old, by us Swingadow, Achille, Mayor.