TRIAL OF DE WET.
REBEL'S -JUEER DELUSIONS,
Bloemfontein, Wednesday,
A witness who gave evidence in the case against Christian De Wet, now being tried for treason, stated that General Botha wrote to ex-President Steyn urging him to use his influence to prevent the rebellion. Steyn sent Herzog to see De Wet, and Botha proposed that De Wet should go to Pretoria under safe conduct to negotiate with the Government. De Wet declined, and told Herzog that Botha must resign the Pemiership and agree to a proclamation announcing the establishment of a Republic. A witness stated that during the engagement at Doornburg De Wet directed the storming of the Loyalists' position, but ordered that the rebels' rifles should not be loaded, appar3ntly not wishing to kill anyone. Other evidence showed that the rebels believed that Colonel Maritz had captured Kimberley. They imagined that the march to Pretoria would be a picnic, and that the whole Dutch population would rise in revolt.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 747, 20 February 1915, Page 5
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160TRIAL OF DE WET. King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 747, 20 February 1915, Page 5
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