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"Andre Meunier." "And yours?" "Nicholas Klopper." "Sergeant, you will arrest these men, Meunier and Klopper." "Certainly, captain," said the sergeant, a dark grizzled old soldier of Conde and Turenne. "See that they are tried to-day." "And on what charge, captain?" "For assaulting an aged and respected citizen who had come on business to the king."
By B.J. Vorster, jun., one of the concessionaires, on behalf of Eugene Oppenheim, on or about August, 1890, the following: To Jan du Plessis de Beer, member of the Volksraad for Waterberg, £100; Schalk W. Burger, member of the Volksraad for Lydenburg, now member of the Executive Council, £100; P.L. Bezuidenhout, member of the Volksraad for Potchefstroom, £100; J. Van der Merwe, member of the Volksraad for Lydenburg, £100; A.A. Stoop, member of the Volksraad for Wakkerstroom, £50; F.G.H. Wolmarans, member of the Volksraad for Rustenburg, £50; J.M. Malan, member of the Volksraad for Rustenburg, Chairman of the first Volksraad, £50; N.M.S. Prinsloo, member of the Volksraad for Potchefstroom, £50; J.J. Spies, member of the Volksraad for Utrecht, £70; B.H. Klopper, Chairman of the Volksraad, £125; C. van Boeschoten, Secretary of the Volksraad, £180.
Jameson's force. I have, etc., C. VAN BOESCHOTEN, Acting State Secretary. His Honour H. Cloete, Acting British Agent, Pretoria. When I noticed the white flag, I instantly ordered De la Rey to approach the enemy. Instead of De la Rey, Hans Klopper, one of the men of Commandant Potgieter, went. He brought back a note from Willoughby to me.
The witnesses in this case are now difficult to find, as they are all natives; but it appears that the natives were tried by an informal court, of which B. A. Klopper, ex-President of the Volksraad, was president, and condemned to death. Hendrik Schoeman, son of the late general, and Piet Joubert are reported to have acted as escort. Case of five natives murdered near Wilge River.
In reply I sent him per Hans Klopper the following note: 'John Willoughby, I acknowledge your note, and this serves as reply, that if you guarantee the payment of the expenses which you have occasioned the South African Republic and surrender your flag together with your weapons I will spare the life of you and yours. Please send reply within thirty minutes.
Among the dead was the valiant F.C. Klopper of Kroonstad. When I, with General Wessels and Commandant Hermanus Botha hurried up, Commandant Hattingh was just on the point of retreating. The English I saw numbered about a thousand mounted men and they had three guns with them.
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