NAZI PUNISHMENTS
IMPRISONMENT OF PRIEST STATEMENT FROM PULPIT (Received February 23, 5.5 p.m.) BERLIN. Feb. 22 Father Albert Fritsch, a Roman Catholic priest, of Hellefeld, was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment for attacking tho Nazi movement from the pulpit. Willi Stegmann, who was expelled from the Nazi Party in 1933 for mutinous conduct was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. GAOL FOR AMERICAN WORK DONE FOR JEWS MUNICH, Feb. 21 An American citizen, Mr. Nisselbeck, was sentenced to-day to two years' imprisonment on a charge of aiding in arrangements treasonable to Germany. Tho Court admitted that Mr. Nisselbeck recently worked for the Steel Helmets but ruled that he had used dangerous methods, for instance, working for Jews and Communists.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19360224.2.61
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22351, 24 February 1936, Page 9
Word Count
118NAZI PUNISHMENTS New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22351, 24 February 1936, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in