Brynica, 17 November 1948. At 1:00 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 criminal liability] for making false declarations in accordance with Article 140 of the Penal Code and of the right to refuse testimony [for reasons] named in Article 104 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the witness testified as follows:
| Name and surname | Stanisław Zapała |
| Parents’ names | Adam and Franciszka |
| Date and place of birth | 14 November 1902, Brynica, Piekoszów commune, Kielce district |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | farmer |
| Place of residence | Brynica, Piekoszów commune, Kielce district |
| Relationship to the parties | none |
Regarding the present case, I am aware of the following facts: On 11 September 1944, two Germans, [who were] dressed in civilian clothes, came to the village of Brynica and took the teacher, Emilia Szajdek, with them. After they reached the forest, the partisans who were hidden in the forest fired shots in order to rescue teacher Emilia Szajdek from the Germans. At that time, the Germans left the teacher and fled into the forest, firing small arms. The following day, 12 September 1944, at around 11:00 AM, German troops and the gendarmerie surrounded the village, fanning out around it; then, they gathered all the men they found in the houses, rushed them to the end of the village, [and assembled them] in front of Jan Piłat’s house. They selected ten people from the whole assembled group, namely: Stanisław Sideł, Wojciech Sideł, Jan Żak, Józef Sideł, Stefan Czyż, Józef Czyż, Stanisław Szczerek, Józef Szczerek, Antoni Kobiec, [and] Antoni Krauze. I was an eyewitness to their execution by shooting. The others were taken away to Oleszno to work at trenches.
At this point, I concluded the report and read it out before signing.