Ruth Deutschmann

Benjamin Epp

Grinzens

2008-07-07

1953

Then I had once only service, am perhaps half a kilometer from the direction Zollwachabteilung talaus been on the road. Then I'm right up, there was far to about two hundred meters up a meadow, and was up after a mountain meadow. So, where larch trees are standing and barn, Heuschupfen where you could store the hay. And up there has been so cut only once. And I am here up to the first tree, from where I had to lower visibility. It will become lighter. I was thinking, now I have to continue up, or I am seen from below. I go upstairs and suddenly I see someone above me to go up with a backpack in hand, wearing. Not on the back, but in the hand carrying. Then I thought to myself: "Yes, because where does it come from? That can not, that comes up from below. And what has he done now back up with the backpack? "After I'm been following him. And then when I was close behind, I screamed, "Stop, customs guard, hands up!" I once checked to see what he had inside the backpack. Bicycle spare parts. Dynamo, gears, everything. And that was a backpack with 26 pounds. Then I asked: "Where is the second?" No answer. I've looked around me, "Is he down there?" There's been a barn, a Heuschupfen. Afterwards he said: "Yes." I'm down, I looked into the barn on the hillside, it was not even that high. There, there were no shingles, they have torn up boards, as apart with scissors. And from above are sneaked into the hay, the hay located inside. And as I have inside them, not seen, no one moved. After hineingeschrieen I: "Come out, or I'll shoot into it," As the hay has moved slowly, then he came. When they both stood outside, I said, "Where is the second bag?" Yes, they had only one. And I could not believe that two only have a backpack. Because, that's never been the case. Then I said, 'Run me not then, or I'll shoot at you! "I went in again in the barn, seen from above into it, found nothing. Then I passed the two transferred to the department, the chief, and afterwards said: "Now I go look up again, which certainly have a second bag it. It's not. "And I've seen that has a bit of a bad feeling have shown. I have taken along a wire, a long wire, and the hay durchgestochert, have found nothing! And then I went up the road where I stopped the first to the barn from the same direction up and a bit further. And then the larch branches ... So, from the larches are always so down again twigs, and are gathered together. When you begin to mow, you have to remove them, otherwise you can not mow with a scythe. And as I look at the pile of sticks, get up and feel something hard down inside. A backpack with 40 pounds, I have taken out. Also re bike components, Dynamo, gear, everything. I used the backpack again, am gone out with the bike, then with the bike back inside. And then I placed the bag to two men: "So, since you now have your backpack." Then I have the two delivered in Innsbruck in the criminal division. Locals have been known by name and displays have been, and accordingly they have received a punishment prescribed. But foreign, ie in the case of South Tyrol, because they were on the border, have been delivered to the criminal division. And there was then negotiating with them. Either they paid so many, or they had to sit two or three days. Penalty .. So in prison. And yes most were commissioned smugglers who smuggled something for any businessman. Because after the sentence has been paid.