"Shernuk Sentenced To Three-Year Term," Ottawa Journal. December 16, 1942. Page 4. ---- 5 O'Clock Edition Service. William Shernuk, 27, of St. Henri, Que., was sentenced to three years in prison in Hull Magistrate's Court this afternoon on two charges of breaking and entering.
Shernuk pleaded guilty to both counts and the sentence was imposed by Judge Honore Achim. Shernuk, it was pointed out to the court by Francois Caron, Crown Attorney, had a number of previous convictions for breaking and entering and for evading the police at the Montreal court house last year.
His attorney, Gregory Charlap, said Shernuk's record could in no way be compared to that of Real Merleau, who received seven years for the same offences.
Both Merleau and Shernuk were arrested by Hull police on May 9, 1941, after they had broken into the Hull depot of the National Breweries Company. They were charged with breaking and entering there and with breaking and entering a C.P.R. tool shed, stealing $7 worth of tools.
Merleau was convicted a year ago, but Shernuk "jumped" his bail and when he was re-arrested in Montreal he slipped away from police before he could be brought back to Hull for trial.
