The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-16

Nugent, serving c term in the state refor7natory. fled from the institution on August g. States At- torney William B. Fitzgerald, rec cuested to inform the court as to the accused's previous criminal recA ord, announced that among other convictions, the youth had served a sentence of i6 montts Sn the Okla homa state peniteptAaSy, on chargW of mall thefA He pleaded guilty to the present charge.
 Paul Hudson, Q 4T.yeAr old negro, pleaded guilty to c statutory charge involving Louis Mannello, %, of this city, accused of indecent assault. He was sentenced to from 3 to 1 years in states prison, and in i'm. posing the penalty, Judge Cornell stated that in view of the Hong record" Of the accused, he had no recourse but 70 pass tho sentence.
 Six Months Suspended
 Mennello received Q six months suspended term, and was placed on probation, after Atty. Greco entered . plea for leniency. Atty. Greco read c letter from psychiatrist at the Institute of Human Relations In New Haven, where at one time the accused had been sent for oh. servation, in which 1t was stated that Mannello was deserving of an opportunity for rehabilitation. Judge Cornell remarked that the youth had "no prevouS record" and for that reason he was inclined to be lenient".
 Spencer Stanulls, 27, of this city, and 6 brother, Joseph StanuliS, 26, also of Waterbury, after pleading guilty to . charge of breaking and entering, were both sentenced to one year in jail, the last six months of which was suspended, and placed on probation. The local men were accused of collaborating in the theft of 6 refrigerator, valued ct more than S200, from Q house in Middlebury.
 Michael Mc1nnis, 30, c former resident of Maine, pleaded guilty on three counts involving a statutory crime, committed on August i3. 1040. and was sentenced to months on each count, to run con- currently. States Attorney Fitz- gerald disclosed that the accused was married and the father of three children, residing in Van Buren. Maine, and that his wife had filed an action for divorce.
 Other Decisions
 Charged with statutory offense, in connection with 'the same i5- year-old girl named in the case of McInnis, Donald Hatstat, IS, of Southbury, pleaded guilty, and re- ceived suspended sentence to the state reformatory. He was also placed on probation for Q period of one year.
 John P. Reynolds. g, of this city, pleaded guilty to indecent assault, and was sentenced to six months in jail, the last three months of which were suspended, and placed on pro- bation.
 Raymond Floss, 20, of Beacon Falls, received suspended re- formatory sentence and was put on probation, after Public Defender E. T. Carmody entered a plea of nolo contendere for the youth. Floss was charged with 3 counts of breaking and entering; the first on June IS, 1040, and the second on June IT, l941. On the former occasion, it was alleged, he smashed a pane of glass in a drug store, entered, and stole 6 sum of money amounting to $8.25. and a camera. He subse- quently took the camera to a C.C.C. camp and raffled 1t for $900. On the second escapade, Floss broke into a drug store again, and made off with merchandise and cash valued at $2s50, and Colt auto matic revolver.
 Pleas of Not Guilty
 Pleas of not guilty were entered in five other eases today, and dates assigned for either court or jury trial.
 These were: Alexander J. Wasdo, 20, of Naugatuck, held on 6 statu- tory charge. assigned for court trial this afternoon: Carlos Leo 0Tande, T6, of Waterbury, indecent assault. assigned for jury trial on Septem- ber a: John GrumauslEas, 20. ef Waterbury, and Donald Lunkaitis, 23, also of Waterbury, both charged with robbery with violence, assigned for jury trial on September @; and Stanley Sovolesky, 90. Of Waterbury. offering obscene writing, assigned for court trial this afternoon.
 The cases of Anthony DavHrsa, A, and Michael nasil. ass both e this