THE SWISS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 1652-1970 - swissroots-za.ch

of the prospective mutineers was seized and tortured until he revealed the whole
conspiracy, whereupon all the mutineers were incarcerated and on arrival at the Cape
delivered to the Court of Justice.
The sentences pronounced were very severe and also showed a lot of imagination.
They gave the executioner Jan Weis of Solothurn a busy day. The Swiss conspirators
were punished as follows: Louis Kenard was placed under the gallows with the
hangman’s noose around his neck; Brune and Chatillon were tied to separate poles and
severely beaten on their bare backs with rods; after this ordeal Kenard and Chatillon
were branded with redhot irons and all three placed in leg irons and sent to serve various
terms of hard labour on Robben Island: Kenard for 25 years, Brune and Chatillon for 5
years each. Trischaar’s punishment was to witness the administration of justice and
being judged unworthy of serving the Company, sent back to Europe never to be reemployed.
Pity Brune who was only 20 years old, his life was ruined. In those days no
early release was granted for good behaviour, though any misdemeaour could result in
more years on Robben Island. Both Brune and Chatillon actually served 10 years.
Kenard laboured on Robben Island until 1782 when he is recorded as having joined the
English.
/ KAB, CJ 791: 28; KAB, MR 1766-1781; NL, ARA, MR 1766-1781.
Sander, Lucas born Chur GR 1736 [Santi?], arrived 15.8.1766 on Vrouwe Kornelia
Hillegonda for Kamer Amsterdam. 1766-1771 soldier. / KAB, MR 1766-1771; NL,
ARA, MR 1766-1771.
Lustig, Casper born Glarus 1731 [of Ebnat SG?], arrived 20.8.1766 on Bleijenburg for
Kamer Rotterdam. 1767 soldier. / KAB, MR 1767; NL, ARA, MR 1767.
Kiegel, Charel Etienne born Neuchatel. 25.8.1766 guilty of plotting to desert with
other French sailors on board Bleijenburg and killing a man during a fight, sentenced to
be taken to place of execution, there placed against a post and a shot fired over his head,
then to be banned for life. Was detained on Robben Island until his departure. / KAB,
CJ 791: 29.
Graanberger, Johann Christoffel born Berne [Kramberger of Winterthrr ZH?],
arrived 8.12.1766 on Luxemburg for Kamer Amsterdam. 1767-1770 reed-cutter in the
veld, 1771-1776 wood-cutter in the forests at Paradys and Witteboomen. / KAB, MR
1767-1772, 1775-1776; NL, ARA, MR 1767-1776.
Wegelien, Johan Coenraad born Diessenhofen TG [Wegelin?], arrived 8.12.1766 on
Luxemburg for Kamer Amsterdam. 1770-1771 tanner at the stables. 1
Arrived a second time, possibly 15.2.1775 on Overhout. 1776-1776 sick, 1777
convalescing. 1 Married Catharina Beck by whom he had a son, Johan Coenraad, who
was a young boy when baptised at the Lutheran Church Cape Town on 6.9.1789. He
was recorded 1800 living at the house of G. Rossouw of Stellenbosch 2 and 1807 in
Swellendam. 3 / 1 KAB, MR 1770-1771, 1775-1777; NL, ARA, MR 1770, 1775; 2 KAB,
J 226; 3 KAB, J 321, no. 844.
Schuymer, Hendrik born Berne, arrived 31.7.1767 on Admiral de Ruyter as able
seaman for Kamer Zeeland. 1769 on hooker Neptune stationed in Simon’s Bay. / KAB,
MR 1769.
Lascher / Looscher Hans Rudolf born Moosleerau AG [Lässler?], arrived 4.10.1767
on Leimuiden as sailor and lance-corporal for Kamer Zeeland. 1768-1769 sailor, 1770
worker on fortifications. / KAB, MR 1768; NL, ARA, MR 1768-1769.
Babtist, Jacob born Geneva, 1768 soldier, sick. / KAB, MR 1769.
Martinus, Daniel born Berne, 1768 soldier, sick. / KAB, MR 1769.
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