Two Hitlerites, Faust and Fastenrath, were sentenced to two months imprisonment by the Elberfeld court. They were found guilty of mistreating a Jewish ex-soldier, Lowenstein. The court imposed a sentence of imprisonment, notwithstanding the fact that the district attorney pleaded for a small fine.
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