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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL,

BOSTON, Jan. 19, 1910.

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives.

In compliance with Revised Laws, chapter 7, section 8,

I submit my report for the year ending this day.

The cases requiring the attention of the office during the year, to the number of 3,321, are tabulated below:

Corporation returns filed without suit,

Dissolutions of corporations, voluntary petitions for,
Extradition and interstate rendition,

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Informations at the relation of the Treasurer and Receiver-
General under corporation and inheritance tax laws,
Other inheritance tax cases,

358

873

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Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Armory Commissioners,

2

Land-damage cases arising from the alteration of grade crossings,

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Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Harbor and Land Commission,

Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Charles River Basin Commission, .

68

Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Massachusetts Highway Commission,

11

Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Metropolitan Park Commission,
Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board,
Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
State Board of Insanity,

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Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Wrentham School,

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Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Mt. Tom State Reservation Commission,

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Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the
Greylock Reservation Commission,

Legislative counsel and agents, .

Miscellaneous cases arising from the work of the above-named

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Public administrators petitions,

Savings bank accounts, withdrawal of,

Settlement cases for support of insane paupers,

CAPITAL CASES.

48

29

266

90

256

1

53

Indictments for murder pending at the date of the last annual report have been disposed of as follows:

MING SING, HOм WOOм, LEON GONG, WONG DUCK, WONG HOW, JOE GUEY, DONG BOK LING, YEE WAT, YEE JUNG and WARRY CHARLES, indicted in Suffolk County, August, 1907, for the murder of Chin Mon Quin, Wong Shu Chin, Chin Leet and Leet Kai Nom, at Boston, on Aug. 2, 1907. They were arraigned Sept. 3, 1907, and pleaded not guilty. Charles W. Bartlett, Esq., Harvey H. Pratt, Esq., and J. C. Woodman, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendants. In February, 1908, the defendants were tried by the jury before Pierce and Brown, JJ. The result was a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree against all the defendants except Yee Wat, who died in jail before the verdict was rendered. In the case against Wong Duck, Wong How and Dong Bok Ling, a motion for new trial was granted by the court. The indictment against Yee Jung was nol-prossed, and the defendant discharged. April 30, 1908, exceptions were filed in the cases against Ming Sing, Hom Woom, Leon Gong, Joe Guey and Warry Charles. These exceptions were overruled by the Supreme Judicial Court, and on July 3, 1909, the defendants were sentenced to death. On Oct. 12, 1909, this sentence was duly executed upon Ming Sing, Hom Woom and Leon Gong. On Nov. 20,

1909, after hearing before a committee of the Council, in the cases of Joe Guey and Warry Charles sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life in the State Prison. In the cases of Wong Duck, Wong How and Dong Bok Ling the indictments were placed on file and the prisoners discharged. The case was in charge of Assistant District Attorneys F. W. McGettrick and M. J. Dwyer.

SALVATORE CARACOCCIA, indicted in Essex County, May, 1908, for the murder of Guiseppe Bellavia, at Lynn, on Jan. 20, 1908. He was arraigned June 23, 1908, and pleaded not guilty. Michael L. Sullivan, Esq., and J. Frank Williams, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. The indictment for murder in the first degree was nol-prossed, and on Feb. 17, 1909, the defendant was tried on an indictment for an attempt to murder, and was found guilty and sentenced to three years in the house of correction. The case was in charge of District Attorney W. Scott Peters.

JESSIE HAY, indicted in Essex County, September, 1908, for the murder of her infant child, at Lawrence, on April 25, 1908. She was arraigned Sept. 30, 1908, and pleaded not guilty. John P. S. Mahoney, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. On Jan. 27, 1909, the defendant retracted her former plea, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and on Feb. 1, 1909, the defendant was released on probation. The case was in charge of District Attorney W. Scott Peters.

JOHN J. HERLIHY, indicted in Hampden County, December, 1908, for the murder of David Moran, at Southwick, on Sept. 11, 1908. He was arraigned Feb. 3, 1909, and pleaded not guilty. H. B. Putnam, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. The defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. This plea was accepted by the Common

wealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for life. The case was in charge of District Attorney Stephen S. Taft.

Frank Sarno, indicted in Hampden County, December, 1908, for the murder of Cemento Giglo, at Palmer, on Dec. 14, 1908. He pleaded not guilty. A. L. Green, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. The defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was sentenced to State Prison for not more than twenty nor less than sixteen years. The case was in charge of District Attorney Stephen S. Taft.

SALVATORE SIGNORELLI, indicted in Essex County, September, 1908, for the murder of Mario Magri, at Lawrence, on Aug. 13, 1908. He was arraigned June 15, 1909, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. John P. S. Mahoney, 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 fifteen nor less than ten years. The case was in charge of District Attorney W. Scott Peters.

HATTIE SIMMONS, indicted in Bristol County, November, 1908, for the murder of William P. Simmons. She was arraigned Nov. 24, 1908, and pleaded not guilty. Charles Mitchell, Esq., and Emanuel Sullavon, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. This indictment was nol-prossed, and in February, 1909, the defendant was reindicted for the murder of Harry P. Simmons. She was again arraigned Feb. 15, 1909, and pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to the Reformatory Prison for Women for life. The case was in charge of District Attorney James M. Swift.

Indictments for murder found since the date of the last annual report have been disposed of as follows:

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