Kielce, 3 February 1948, 9.00 a.m. Stanisław Kostera from the Criminal Investigation Section of the Citizens’ Militia Station in Kielce, acting on the instructions of the Prosecutor from the District Court in Kielce, with the participation of reporter Marian Poniewierka, heard the person named below as a witness. Having been advised of the criminal liability for making false declarations and of the wording of Article 140 of the Penal Code, the witness testified as follows:
| Name and surname | Kazimierz Hurysz |
| Parents’ names | Józef and Franciszka, née Makowska |
| Age | 50 years old |
| Place of birth | Targowa Górka, Środa district |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | master locksmith |
| Place of residence | Kielce, Młynarska Street 105 |
The camp in the Candle Factory at Młynarska Street 105 in Kielce was established by the occupational authorities in August 1944. The Germans closed the camp in November 1944.
There were only Poles in the above-mentioned camp, and they were brought there by the Gestapo. They were sent to the trenches in Częstochowa and Włoszczowa. There were no foreigners in the camp, as it was not a camp proper but rather an assembly point from which Poles were sent to the trenches.
It would be impossible to specify the average number of prisoners in the camp, as one day 300 people might arrive, but they would be gone in three hours. During its period of operation, about 2,000 people passed through the camp. Upon liquidation of the camp, there was no one left but the German gendarmerie.
The prisoners didn’t work. They received food from the Central Welfare Council, which took care of the camp.
Medical assistance was provided by the Red Cross and the district physician, but there was no infirmary or hospital in the camp. Nobody died in the camp and there weren’t any executions.
There was no burial site or crematorium in the camp.
No material evidence survived. I cannot provide any surnames, as the prisoners were kept in the camp for a short time and all of them were non-locals.
I cannot give the surnames of the head of the camp or of other Germans.
At this point the report was concluded, read out and signed.