Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-21
SUPERIOR COURT
Sentences PSopouscsd By Jutse
 Bennett Yssierdsy.

yesterday afternOOH case dBaihst
 James Claffey for theft, third offense,
 was nolled and a case against John ,McNerney for statutory burglary was
 continued. Raymond Hanley, IS, pleaded gull ty to breaking into a railroad car and
 taking a few articles of clothing be-
 longing to the Ninety and Nine''
 company which played here month
 ago. Hanley was given six months in
 jail.
 John Loulowski, for stabbing a fellow countryman, was committed to jail for three months.
 Vincenzia Di Luca was committed to the state prison for no more and no less than two years on two charges of
 theft and breaking into a store. His long record was the cause of the heavy sentence.
 Attorney F. B. Kelley saved two
 young fellows named Thomas Doolan and Patrick Riley from jail or per-
 haps worse. They were charged with
 breaking into Joseph Nolan's store on Hamilton avenue and taking a
 ham and some groceries of the value of $4. The young fellows pleaded guilty and their story was told by their counsel. He said they were un- der the influence of drink at the time they committed themselves and that they took the goods to the cellar of neighboring house. When they found an officer was looking for the partiea who broke into the store they took him where the goods were and told him they were the guilty parties. It was their first appearance in court and they were by no means criminals, or young men with criminal tenden- cies. For an act committed while they were under the influence of drink and therefore for which they were not entirely responsible, 1t would be too bad, said MT Kelley, to put the brand of jail upon them. He asked that sentence be suspended or that they be put on probation. They were accordingly sentenced to six months in jail, but were put on pro- bation for that term.
 Thomas Ryan, who has been but a short time in this state, pleaded guilty to theft of few chickens. He had no counsel and was sentenced to three months in jail.
 Guiseppi Colucci pleaded guilty to mayhem by biting off part of the right ear of his landlady, Marie Ma sanna. Attorney Kennedy, counsel for the accused, stated that the story of this occurrence was singular one Colucci, out of work, went to New York last summer. His landlady af- ter time sent for him to come back, saying she had found work for him. Back he came but there was no work In view. He remained as boarder in the house. He paid no board and was not asked to pay for any. One lay the woman and her husband and two boarders got into quarrel and Colucci interfered. How he came to ,ite the ear of his benefactress no ,ne could explain. After he was sent Q jail the woman visited him there .ook him clothes and delicacies and in 'act declined to prosecute him. The was in court and would not ak to anybody about the occurrence ind the whole incident was wrapped | n mystery Colucci was given year II jail.
 A case against boy named Dan- el Moynehan for statutory burglary | vas continued and case against | 'ohn Barton for poultry stealing was lolled. Court then adjourned.
 The case of the boy Moynehan was | 'econsidered this forenoon on his | lgreeing to plead guilty. The of l ense was not enveloped in the usual l circumstances of such affairs and i vas more of an outbreak of boyish l 'itality than anything else. The boy vas never before in trouble, and omes of very respectable folks. He | vas sentenced to six months in jail ! ut sentence was held in suspension nd he was committed to the custody # the probation officer
 The charge of assault with intent 0 kill against Walter Henry, w. l.: Iall's chauffeur, for careless driving nd running over and almost killing
 young girl named Clara Hoyt, was hanged to common assault. to which le pleaded guilty. Sentence was de- erred.
 The jury was then empanelcd on he case against the boy Peter Smith or breaking into a railroad car on september 6.