heard me say to two men, whom I had arrested along with the two natives
in question, "Do you see these natives? Well, I am going to have them
shot, and in future I shall treat all armed natives in the same way."
All these statements were refuted by one of the men to whom I was
supposed to have made the remark of having the natives shot. The man
denied that he ever heard such a statement from my lips.

2nd Charge:--

_Murder_.

In that I have killed and murdered John Vondeling, a native and British
subject, at Tweefontein, Graaff Reinet.

In this case it was proved by the witnesses for the defence that the
native had been shot three days before my arrival at the farm where the
murder was committed.

3rd Charge:--

_Murder_.

About the 18th of March, 1901, I had killed and brutally murdered a
native at Prinsfontein, Tarkastad.

Mr. Mantel, the farmer, deposed:--

One of Kritzinger's men was with me as his commando passed some
distance from my house. Van der Walt said to me, "Do you see that
man in front, riding on the large blue horse? That man is