New Britain herald., 1928-04-18
DUO
 ARRESTED IN FLAT
Girl Committed to Institution,
 Man Fined $S5

The story of the results of chance .meeting on the street be- tween young girl said to be of low mentality and young man living with his brother and three others in four room flat at y3 Rockwell Avenue. was unfolded in police court today when Ernest Carlson. aged 26. and Nellie Sugzda. aged IS. of PA Whiting street, pleaded guilty to the charge of improper conduct. They were arrested shortly after 6 o'clock last evening by Detective sergeants McCue and Ellinger and were not represented by counsel. The young woman. declining to make any statement, was committed to the House of the Good Shepherd, and Carlson was fine $35 and costs and given a suspended jail sentence of 30 days.
 Sergeants McCue and Ellinger, Dr. John Purney and Miss Ruth Bristoll. woman probation officer testified for the state, Dr. Purney having given the girl a physical ex- animation yesterday afternoon. The arrests came about through com plaint to the police by Probation Officer Connolly. 10 whom the girl made admissions following her re- turn to her home Monday after noon after having been absent since Sunday. The girls mother told the court rrc n'ed her committed to an in i.u-
 Carlson, i'll his own behalf. testi- fled that he and a companion were on their way to d theater Sunday evening and near the head of East Main street. his companion. in the process of taking a package of cig- arettes out of his pocket, spilled sey- eral. and the girl, who was behind them. called his attention to the incident. A conversation ensued and the girl accompanied the men to the theater. They walked as far as Main and Elm streets afterwards. and Carlson suggested that either he or his companion leave. as it did not look right" for one girl to be with two men. His companion told him to take her to her home, which he did. but when they arrived there she would not go into the house. They stood on the rear porch until they were frightened off by the sudden flashing of light and they went in to a garage but it was too cold for comfort and Carlson suggested that they go to his apartment,
 Arriving there. he prepared cof- fee and they spent the night. He went to work Monday afternoon. He said he had not known the girl until the cigarette incident and he fully intended to leave her at her door but she wanted to stay with him. She asked him if he would re- main away from his work all day Monday. but he told her he feared he would lose his place if he re- nlained out more than half the day.
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods. re- quested by Judge Sake for a recom- | mendation in Carlson's case, asked for a fine of $50 and costs and a jail sentence of 30 days. He has not told the truth on the witness stand" MT. Woods declared. "He is the type that preys on girls of the mentality of this kind. She is not the ordinary type who comes in hero on this charge"
 Judge Sake replied that there was no evidence before him that the girl was mentally deficient although she was probably below normal as in- dicated in the testimony of Miss Bristoll that she left school at the age of 15 years and was only in the sixth grade.
 A fine of SIS and costs was im- posed in the case of Renaldo Fer rero. aged IS, of Harding street. Kensngton, on the charge of speed ing. He was arrested by Motorcycle Officer Louis E. Harper. who testi- fled he saw Ferrero driving between 35 and 3S miles an hour on South Main street about 7:20 last evening. In reply to Judge Sake, the officer said there was considerable traffic on the street at the time. Judge Sake told Ferrero he should be more care- full as South Main street with heavy traffic is a dangerous thoroughfare. Anthony Gaj. aged 54. of 309 High street. pleaded not guilty to the charge of breach of the peace and assaulting the small son of Frank Czerwinski of 43 Orange street. and on request of Attorney P. F Mcnonou1h a continuance was