Koprzywnica, 15 September 1948, 2.00 p.m. I, Militia Officer Stefan Maj from the Citizens’ Militia Station in Koprzywnica, acting pursuant to Article 20 of the introductory provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in accordance with the instructions by the Vice-Prosecutor of the District Court Prosecutor’s Office, issued based on Article 20 of the provisions introducing the Code of Criminal Procedure, following the formal requirements set forward in Articles 235–240, 258 and 259 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with the participation of reporter Janusz Józef, who was advised of the obligation to confirm with his signature the consistency of the report with the course of the proceedings, interviewed the person mentioned hereunder as a witness. Having been advised of the right to refuse testimony for reasons mentioned in Article 104 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and of the liability for making false declarations pursuant to Article 140 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the witness testified as follows:
| Name and surname | Edward Ostrowski |
| Parents’ names | Paweł and Franciszka, née Zgulowicz |
| Date and place of birth | 28 February 1911, Koprzywnica |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | blacksmith |
| Place of residence | Koprzywnica, Sandomierz District |
| Relationship to the parties | none |
As regards the present case, I am aware of the following facts: I do not remember the exact date, but it was in March 1944 about 8.00 a.m. I saw German gendarmes arresting young people. I saw Józef Gorycki escaping and four German soldiers following him. They started shooting at him and soon shot him in the left leg, in the knee; Gorycki immediately collapsed. Then, a gendarme ran up to him, hit him, and asked, “What’s your name?” Since this happened next to my house, a gendarme came to me and told me to take Gorycki by car to Koprzywnica. I took Gorycki to the car and the gendarmes took him to Sandomierz. I do not know what happened in Sandomierz, but Gorycki has not returned. This is all I know as regards the present case.
At this point, the report was concluded, read out, and signed.