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JOHN W. BROWN, indicted in Middlesex County, March, 1909, for the murder of Lauretta Bland, at Newton, on Feb. 19, 1909. He was arraigned June 11, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. Edgar P. Benjamin, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. On Nov. 12, 1909, the defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for life. The case was in charge of District Attorney John J. Higgins.

FRANCESCO CHINCHOLO, indicted in Suffolk County, February, 1909, for the murder of Callogero De Luca, at Boston, on Jan. 17, 1909. He was arraigned April 8, 1909, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. J. F. Sweeney, Esq., and Guy Ham, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for a term of not more than twelve nor less than ten years. The case was in charge of District Attorney Arthur D. Hill.

PATRICK GANNON, indicted in Worcester County, May, 1909, for the murder of Mary Gannon, at Clinton, on April 13, 1909. He was arraigned May 20, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. Thomas L. Walsh, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. In September, 1909, the defendant was tried by a jury before Sanderson, J. So much of the indictment as charged murder in the first degree was nol-prossed, leaving it to stand for murder in the second degree. The result was a verdict of guilty. The defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for life. The case was in charge of District Attorney George S. Taft.

JAMES B. HARMON, indicted in Middlesex County, March, 1909, for the murder of Maude H. Hartley, at Somerville, on Dec. 18, 1908. He was arraigned March 24, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. Thomas F. Vahey, Esq., and James H. Vahey, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. In November, 1909, the defendant was tried.

by a jury before White and Fox, JJ. On Dec. 11, 1909, during the progress of the trial, the defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, the case was withdrawn from the jury, and the defendant was sentenced to State Prison for life. The case was in charge of District Attorney John J. Higgins.

SALVATORE LASPROGATA, indicted in Suffolk County, March, 1909, for the murder of Giovanni Matarazzo, at Boston, on Feb. 18, 1909. He was arraigned May 6, 1909, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. John E. Crowley, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for a term of not more than twenty nor less than sixteen years. The case was in charge of District Attorney Arthur D. Hill.

JOHN MURPHY, indicted in Middlesex County, June, 1909, for the murder of Thompson Crowe, John Carper, Michael Yenson, Joseph L. Leveroni and Edwin Neurse, at Somerville, on June 5, 1909. He was arraigned June 11, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. No counsel was assigned to act for the defendant. It appeared, upon examination by alienists, that the defendant was insane at the time of the commission of the crimes, and he was therefore committed to the State Asylum for Insane Criminals at Bridgewater. The case was in charge of District Attorney John J. Higgins.

LAWRENCE F. NELSON, indicted in Plymouth County, October, 1909, for the murder of Desère Vanderpole, at Abington, on July 18, 1909. On Oct. 22, 1909, the defendant was adjudged insane, and was committed to the Taunton State Hospital. The case was in charge of District Attorney Thomas E. Grover.

HIRAM M. PERRY, indicted in Suffolk County, March, 1909, for the murder of Catherine A. McDougall, at Boston, on Feb. 24, 1909. He was arraigned April 30, 1909, and

pleaded guilty to manslaughter. J. H. Vahey, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for a term of not more than ten nor less than five years. The case was in charge of District Attorney Arthur D. Hill.

AMBROSE VAN BUSKIRK, indicted in Essex County, May, 1909, for the murder of Catherine Gray, at Lawrence, on Jan. 23, 1909. John P. S. Mahoney, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. On May 29, 1909, the defendant was adjudged insane, and was committed to the Danvers Insane Hospital. The case was in charge of District Attorney W. Scott Peters.

The following indictments for murder are now pending:

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PETER DELOREY and JAMES MANTIR, indicted in Middlesex County, March, 1909, for the murder of Annie Mullins, at Arlington, on March 27, 1908. They were arraigned June 16, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. Frank McDermott, Esq., Henry H. Winslow, Esq., and John A. E. Moroney, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendIn November, 1909, the defendants were tried by a jury before Fox and White, JJ. The result was a verdict of guilty of manslaughter against Peter Delorey, and a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree against James Mantir. Motion of defendants for a new trial was denied, and defendants' exceptions are now pending. The case is in charge of District Attorney John J. Higgins.

HENRI FERRON, indicted in Middlesex County, September, 1909, for the murder of Florida LaRiviere, at Lowell, on Aug. 27, 1909. He was arraigned Oct. 4, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. William H. Bent, Esq., and Albert O. Hamel, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. No action has been taken in this case. The case is in charge of District Attorney John J. Higgins.

WILLIAM C. HOWARD, indicted in Bristol County, November, 1908, for the murder of Ida Howard. He was arraigned Nov. 24, 1908, and pleaded not guilty. James M. Morton, Jr., Esq., and Edward T. Bannon, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. In February, 1909, the defendant was tried by a jury before Crosby and Sanderson, JJ. The result was a verdict of murder in the second degree, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for life. Exceptions were taken to the verdict of the jury, which exceptions are now pending. The case is in charge of District Attorney James M. Swift.

CHESTER S. JORDAN, indicted in Middlesex County, March, 1909, for the murder of Honora C. Jordan, at Somerville, Sept. 1, 1908. He was arraigned April 15, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. Charles W. Bartlett, Esq., Harvey H. Pratt, Esq., and Jeremiah S. Sullivan, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. In April, 1909, the defendant was tried by a jury before Stevens and Bell, JJ. The result was a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. The defendant's motion for a new trial was denied, and exceptions are now pending. The case is in charge of District Attorney John J. Higgins.

MARY KELLEHER, indicted in Middlesex County, March, 1909, for the murder of Annie T. Kelleher, at Somerville, on March 1, 1906. She was arraigned March 23, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. Hugh Bancroft, Esq., and Harry N. Stearns, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. No action has been taken in this case. The case is in charge of District Attorney John J. Higgins.

GIACINTO PELOSI, indicted in Suffolk County, June, 1909, for the murder of Mariana Pelosi, at Boston, on May 19, 1909. He was arraigned July 16, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. A. H. Weed, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. No action has been taken in this The case is in charge of District Attorney Joseph C.

case.

Pelletier.

RAYMOND PLOUFFE, indicted in Worcester County, October, 1909, for the murder of Henry N. Stone, at Harvard, on Sept. 13, 1909. He was arraigned Nov. 5, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. David F. O'Connell, Esq., and John M. Maloney, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. No action has been taken in this case. case is in charge of District Attorney George S. Taft.

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ELIZABETH RICHMOND, indicted in Middlesex County, September, 1909, for the murder of Stewart MacTavish, at Cambridge, on July 23, 1909. She was arraigned Sept. 20, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. Ralph W. Gloag, Esq., was

assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. No ac

tion has been taken in this case. District Attorney John J. Higgins.

The case is in charge of

NAPOLEON J. RIVET, indicted in Middlesex County, June, 1908, for the murder of Joseph Gailloux, at Lowell, on Feb. 29, 1908. He was arraigned June 17, 1908, and pleaded not guilty. William H. Bent, Esq., and Joseph H. Guillett, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. In January, 1909, the defendant was tried by a jury before Harris and Hitchcock, JJ. The result was a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Defendant's motion for a new trial was denied, and exceptions are now pending. The case is in charge of District Attorney John J. Higgins.

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN & HARTFORD RAILROAD COMPANY CASES.

At the date of my annual report for 1908 there were pending four cases, which arose out of the controversy between the Commonwealth and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company of which the history is given at length in that report. Two of these cases were bills in equity against the Worcester & Webster and Webster & Dudley street railway companies, which, as I then stated, are, in effect, disposed of by the decision of the Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth in Attorney-General ex rel. v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, 198

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