to be going through the wacha at a certain time. He also said that if the gendarme were to let him through the outlet, he could regularly bring similar information. When the gendarme heard this, he ordered the boy inside the post, sent a constable to the guardhouse to get another gendarme, and when the latter came, they both went into the post; for a time only the boy’s screams could be heard. Then, the gendarme gave the boy to the Jewish constables, saying that they should be the ones to finish him off for what he had done.
The constables on duty were generally supposed to stay at a distance of 50 metres from the outlet. There are indeed some gendarmes who do not [13] permit Jewish constables anywhere near them and never engage in any conversation with them, while others gladly talk to the Order Service officers. In such conversations, gendarmes usually ask about the situation in the ghetto. They are interested in food supply for the Jews, their activities and sources of income. They often ask what the Jews live on. Sometimes they also talk about the political situation and divulge their own worries, complaining that they are totally separated from their families, etc. It should be noted that the discussions which the Germans have with Jewish constables are much more serious than when they are talking to the Polish policemen. With them, a German might joke around from time to time, perhaps intimating that he would like a drink of vodka, and a Polish policeman, seeing a suitable moment when the gendarme is in a good mood, runs to Jewish constables to ask if there is a wagon to get through, so that he could earn something. Until November 1941, smugglers and [14] constables met at a café on Nowiniarska Street. All smugglers knew the café’s phone number: 11-33-00. That was where they could exchange information and make arrangements with the so-called “players” among the constables.
In addition to the large-scale smuggling at the outlets, there is also smuggling over fences and through holes in the walls. This type of smuggling mainly includes sacks of flour or grain, and people who want to get to the other side. It is mainly done by porters, and an officer of the Order Service and a Polish policeman on duty receive 5–10 zlotys per sack or per head. It should be stressed that while it is only the gendarme that is responsible for everything at the outlet, when it comes to smuggling over a fence, huge responsibility rests with the Jewish constable, since a German can come by anytime and notice the smuggling. [15] The Order Service were given very strict orders regarding the smuggling, and more recently (late April 1942), the
