The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-20

over every detail with the greatest care.
Col Baudry's accusation was read to me.
which accused mo OF "insisting on ap.
preaching the prisoners, refusing to obey
when asked to retire. and protesting I'm
coarse terms. using threatening words
and gestures"
TO the question, 40 you recognize the
correctness OF these accusatlons?" I an
swered. Not entirely" and made my
deposition. which altered the character OF
the offence. The offence OF threatening
"A superior officer CCol. Baudry il In mill
tary command OF Belle Ile) Is punishable
with from fifteen day. to three months
Imprisonment. The offence OF resist
ance to orders Is punishable with a nns
OF IS francs or a few days Imprisonment.
Col Baudry will be called before the in
vestigatng magistrate here, and In the
Light OF revelations az TO my characte
and my version OF my offence will be
asked to wthdnw his charge n he
does not do this I shall be forced to APP
pnar here before She tribunal and shall
got iG francs tine or n few DAYS i'm
prisonmont. awe surs!s; that II. with
suspension ~ the sentence. which. how
ever viii remain on record
The unpleasant experiences did not
end with my appearance before an In
vestigatlng magistrate at Lorient. on
charges OF being spy and having in
suited a superior officer. From Lor.en,
went to Nantes TO get a hot bath and
then went back TO Qu!beron to take the
boat for Bell" Isle on the ueN, day.
went TO the Hotel dc France. the
only decent hotel in Qu,beron. ordered
tea. and sdt down in the cafe to dgi"H 1t
when an officer came up and ASKED me
by what tight | wa. there said had
passport. and handed 1t 10 him. lie
said. Didn't YOU go through Qu.O"'ou
the other day between two g"udaines" ]
said Yes. that | had been charged with
Insulting the commander ~ Bell Isle and
released after h.uuirv - l.Vij"rt. H. sad
that he was the military coWuLHde" =:
QuiDeron aut that ! udd a 'tOIpct IKE
mar tan internal u'rNeb TO come bacN
as had been sent from he isiand -
an undesirable. | t"plieU that there had
only been question OF iusult.us col H,l-
dry. and that when the co9rt ~" 80
that wss su American citizen
here hr interrupted me with "TL-tA-tt.
you are an Austrian lie added Few
Insults tlat | was type infect and
asked me what | had been dp.st =:
Nantes. ! said that tie Magistrate had
given me permission tu SO tners Tor
bath.
lie replied that that vas no answcr. ~
one didn't travel four hours on ,he raj
road to take bath. as could have taken
a.
would send for the genddrmes. a0l q:
they would not arrss; me. he would pu:
me IN the fort and shoot me next morn
ing The gendarmes came. but refuse
to arrest me saying that the only thiur
they could do would he 10 TAX me back
to I,orient, u he gave them a relu...-
ton.
There Were two othei oficer. preser,
besides the Captain commdud.us tns place.
Badgercd by Omcers.
~ their request | save them my ai-
dress In Paris and the number o, my room
in the Nantes hotel Tkey pc. sisted il
cross-questionirs me about my N.s.; -
Nantes. saying Mo. Ni-uN Told mani.
We are going to -Ivc YOU bad quarter
OF an hour" referred them to the
magistrate at f.or.eut. who would confirm
that | had asked - go TO Ndy.-S FOR 4
ba;h. They declared they would force
u. to America. The pOl.'-r officer sad
that ne mad heard me writing Al, ni.Et
the night ! had spent AZ Ouihrron. Nj
denial was met 10y the declaration OF {
other two that the officer would be he
lieved ,ooner than !. F.ally they DE-
cidcd tn allow me 20 stay In ,lu.beron the
night and take the boat ext day. wh!eh. I
as | told them. had been my intention.
MI charge. against Mr.. Frost were
quas ed by the Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs on representations made by the
American Embassy at Paris, but Mr.,
Frost had To attend the cour; at forient ,
IN July :6 before the final order vas
given.
Mr.. Frost aud NJ and MIS- Rruc. have
thought Il better to leay. Belle lie ana
return To- their apartments in Paris.