Chełmce, 17 November 1948. At 6:30 PM, I, officer Henryk Gawlik from the Citizens’ Militia station in Piekoszów, interviewed the person named below as a witness. Having been advised of the liability for making false declarations in accordance with Article 140 of the Penal Code and of the right to refuse testimony in accordance with Article 104 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the witness testified as follows:
Name and surname | Antoni Pastuszko |
Parents’ names | Maciej and Marianna |
Date and place of birth | 31 May 1911, Chełmce, Piekoszów commune, Kielce district |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | farmer |
Place of residence | Chełmce, Piekoszów commune, Kielce district |
Relationship to the parties | none |
Regarding the present case, I am aware of the following facts: On 6 April 1943, the Blue Police [Polish Police of the General Government], together with the German gendarmerie, arrived in the village of Chełmce and took with them Walenty Gońgorowski, Jan Gońgorowski, Stefan Gońgorowski, Aniela Gońgorowska, Stefan Zapała, Władysław Kasprzyk, and Jan Zapała. They took all the above-mentioned people with them to Łopuszno. After interrogations, which lasted three days, Walenty Gońgorowski, Aniela Gońgorowska, Stefan Zapała, Władysław Kasprzyk, and Jan Zapała were shot; the others – Jan Gońgorowski and Stefan Gońgorowski – were sent to Auschwitz, where they remained until the end of the war.
I have said everything. At this point, I concluded the report and read it out before signing.