“Prisoner Of War Shot At Capreol,” Sudbury Star. January 4, 1919. Page 01. --- Was Attempting to Escape From Work Gang When Shot by Guard - Inquiry by Military Com. --- A military commission, comprising Major Young, Major Rorke and Captain Walker, from the headquarters of Military District No. 2 Toronto, held an inquiry on Thursday at Capreol concerning the shooting of a prisoner of war at that town on Tuesday. The commission returned to Toronto Friday evening, where a report will be made to the military authorities. Attempting to Escape. The facts as far as can be learned are that a German man named Rebus Karl, member of a gang of war prisoners engaged in the Canadian Northern Railway yards, with six others of the gang, attempted to escape. The guard in charge of them blew a whistle and shouted to them to come back. Six answered the summons to halt, but Karl continued on the run and shots were fired by the guard, a bullet entering the back of the fugitive and piercing his heart. Death was instantaneous. It was stated that for some time there was dissatisfaction among the aliens at work in the yards, the attempt to escape being apparently deliberately planned.
The body of the prisoner was brought to Sudbury by Guard Corporal J. L. Farrell, and it is now at Henry’s undertaking parlors. A post mortem and inquest may be held in a few days by Coroners Patterson and Torrington, when the result of the commission’s finding is made known.
