Dr.Krause took criminal action against Mr.Dunn for libel, and, before proceeding with the murder trial, appeared as witness in his own case, and swore that he did not consider that Jones had been guilty of murder; he not only made this statement on oath, but called the Second Public Prosecutor who gave similar evidence.

Nor was this all.

He brought forward the accused himself, as witness to state that the First Public Prosecutor was right in not committing him for murder! When this ghastly farce had been performed, which is much on a footing with the examination of Esterhazy by Pellieux, the murderer was free to present himself confidently before a Boer jury.

Not only was he acquitted, but the presiding judge, Kock, who had claimed a judgeship as a "son of the soil," in pronouncing judgment added this little speech: "I hope that this verdict will show the police how to do their duty." This amiable conclusion did not seem very re-assuring to the Uitlanders.
At the same time Mr.Krueger suppressed two newspapers, _The Critic_ and _The Star_.

(See Blue Book C.9, 345.) 4 .-- _The Lombaard Case._ Dr.Kuyper states that Edgar was in the wrong, that Jones acted within his rights, that the Public Prosecutor and the jury fulfilled their duty.