Mr.  McTiGUE.  Could  you  identify  or  did  you  identify  any  women  ?

Mr.  Kersten.  Now,  Miss  Interpreter,  as  I  understand  the  question,
the  question  is  only  whether  she  could  identify  the  sex  of  the  individ-
ual; not  any  names.  Could  she  identify  the  sex  of  the  individual,
men  or  women  ?

Miss  NoRTMAN.  She  recognized  one  women.  She  had  one  breast  cut
off.
Mr.  McTiGUE.  Madam  Witness,  can  you  describe  generally  the
condition  in  which  you  found  the  remaining  bodies  ?

The  Witness.  I  could  tell  that  they  all  had  their  hands  tied  behind
their  backs  with  wire  and  their  faces  looked  like  they  were  boiled  or
burned  in  hot  water,  but  I  didn't  see  any  bullet  wounds,  and  I  can't
tell  their  exact  condition  because  they  had  started  to  deteriorate.  It
veas  very  hard ;  very  horrible.
Mr.  McTiGUE.  Are  you  a  resident  of  Detroit  ?

The  Witness.  Yes,  I  am.
Mr.  McTiGUE.  Those  are  all  the  questions  I  have.
Mr.  Kersten.  Are  there  any  questions,  gentlemen?

Mv.  MxVCHROwicz.  Madam  IVitness,  do  you  have  any  idea  why  you
were  selected  among  others  to  be  sent  to  this  deportation  camp  ?


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The  Witness.  I  think  because  my  husband  was  a  clergyman.
Mr.  INIachrowicz.  Is  it  true,  then,  that  those  who  were  selected  for
the  labor  camps  were  mainly  families  of  the  clergy,  the  professors
and  teachers?

The  Witness.  In  our  group  there  were  several  families  of  clergy-
men, also  doctors'  wives.  One  of  them  had  a  baby  6  days  old  and
she  was  taken  away  from  the  hospital.  But  there  were  also  farmers'
families  and  artisans,  because  if  they  belonged  to  the  National  Guard,
that  was  supposed  to  be  a  very  grave  error  against  the  Russian  State.
