[Turning to the defendant.] Witness, when were you born?
FUNK: On 18 August 1890.
DR. SAUTER: So you are now 56?
FUNK: Yes.
DR. SAUTER: First, I want to put to you the most important particulars of your life, and to simplify matters you may answer only with “yes” or “no.”
You are 56 years old. You were born in East Prussia?
FUNK: Yes.
DR. SAUTER: You come from a merchant’s family in Königsberg?
FUNK: Yes.
DR. SAUTER: Then you studied in Berlin at the university, law and political science, literature and music. You also come from a family which has produced a number of artists.