CAPITAL CASES.

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

AUGUST ALVES, alias, indicted in Hampden County, September, 1918, for the murder of Jose Rodriguez, at Ludlow, on July 7, 1918. He was arraigned Sept, 20, 1918, and pleaded not guilty. Silvio Martinelli, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. On Dec. 19, 1918, the defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for a term of not more than five nor less than two and one-half years. The case was in charge of District Attorney Joseph B. Ely.

ISAIAH E. BOOTH, indicted in Suffolk County, December, 1918, for the murder of Fred Pullum, on Nov. 9. 1918. He was arraigned March 19, 1919, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for a term of not more than five nor less than two and onehalf years. William H. Lewis, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. The case was in charge of District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier.

WILLARD E. ELLIS, indicted in Hampden County, September, 1918, for the murder of Henry M. Green, at Wilbraham, on June 27, 1918. He was arraigned Sept. 20, 1918, and pleaded not guilty. James E. Dunleavy, Esq., and William J. Granfield, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. Later 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 Joseph B. Ely.

DOMENICO FIORANTI, indicted in Suffolk County, September, 1918, for the murder of Marie Tamburino, at Bos

ton, on May 9, 1918. The defendant was arraigned Dec. 9, 1918, and pleaded not guilty. Louis Cohen, Esq., and John W. Connolly, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. In May, 1919, the defendant was tried by a jury before Callahan, J. The result was a verdict of not guilty. The case was in charge of District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier.

LINCOLN M. GRANT, indicted in Berkshire County, July, 1917, for the murder of Miles Hewitt, at Pittsfield, on Feb. 26, 1917, and Margaret Hewitt, indicted for being accessory before the fact to the murder of Miles Hewitt. The defendants were arraigned July 26, 1917, and each pleaded not guilty. Robert M. Stevens, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant Lincoln M. Grant, and Patrick J. Moore, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant Margaret Hewitt. In April, 1919, the defendant Lincoln M. Grant was tried by a jury before Morton, J. The result was a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. The defendant Lincoln M. Grant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for life. On July 28, 1919, the defendant Margaret Hewitt was released on her own recognizance. The cases were in charge of District Attorney Joseph B. Ely.

JAMES HOUSTON, indicted in Suffolk County, August, 1918, for the murder of John Jackson, on July 10, 1918. He was arraigned Aug. 23, 1918, and pleaded not guilty. John Burke, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. On March 20, 1919, the defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. 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 eight years. The case was in charge of District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier.

VINCENZO ISSARELLA, indicted in Essex County, May 2, 1918, for the murder of Vito Rocco, at Haverhill, on Feb. 10, 1918. He was arraigned May 28, 1918, and pleaded not guilty. William J. McDonald, Esq., appeared as counsel · for the defendant. On Feb. 14, 1919, 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 a term of not more than fifteen nor less than thirteen years. The case was in charge of District Attorney Henry G. Wells.

GIOVANNI PERCOCO, indicted in Middlesex County, March, 1916, for the murder of Samuel Wolkon, at Somerville, on April 29, 1916. The defendant has been apprehended in Italy and is to be tried in that country. The case was in charge of District Attorney Nathan D. Tufts.

CHARLES ROLLINS and GEORGE L. ROLLINS, alias, indicted in Suffolk County, March, 1917, for the murder of Edward T. Foley, at Boston, on Feb. 17, 1917. They were arraigned April 20, 1917, and pleaded not guilty. Thomas L. Walsh, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant Charles Rollins. In December, 1919, the defendant Charles Rollins was tried by a jury before John F. Brown, J. The result was a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. The defendant was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for life. The defendant George L. Rollins was not tried on this indictment, having been found guilty of murder in the first degree on an indictment for the murder of Ordway R. Hall. The case was in charge of District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier.

SALEM SEIF, alias, indicted in Hampden County, September, 1918, for the murder of Mohammed Shahane Barber, at Springfield, on May 26, 1918. He was arraigned Sept. 20, 1918, and pleaded not guilty. James E. Dunleavy, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. Later the defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. 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 Joseph B. Ely.

ELIZABETH M. SKEELS, alias, indicted in Essex County, September, 1918, for the murder of Florence W. Gay, at Andover, on Dec. 10, 1917. She was arraigned Nov. 1, 1918,.

and pleaded not guilty. Daniel J. Daley, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. In June, 1919, the defendant was tried by a jury before Thayer, J. The result was a verdict of not guilty. The case was in charge of Hon. Henry C. Attwill, Attorney-General, and District Attorney Henry G. Wells.

ALEXANDER THOMPSON, indicted in Plymouth County, June, 1918, for the murder of Charles H. Wood, at Bridgewater, on Feb. 25, 1918. John P. Vahey, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. On June 27, 1918, the defendant was committed to the Taunton State Hospital for observation. On Feb. 11, 1919, a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity was ordered by Thayer, J. The defendant was thereupon committed to the Bridgewater State Hospital for life. The case was in charge of District Attorney Frederick G. Katzmann.

MICHELE TOTOLO, indicted in Middlesex County, Jan. 1, 1918, for the murder of Palma Ditino, at Acton, on Jan. 3, 1918. The defendant has been apprehended in Italy and is to be tried in that country. The case was in charge of District Attorney Nathan A. Tufts.

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

HARRY BAKER and ELEANOR BAKER, alias, indicted in Worcester County, August, 1919, for the murder of Dwight P. Chapman, at Westborough, on June 9, 1919. They were arraigned Sept. 2, 1919, and pleaded not guilty. George S. Taft, Esq., and Daniel W. Lincoln, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendants. In December, 1919, the defendants were tried by a jury before Sisk, J. On Dec. 16, 1919, during the trial, the defendant Harry Baker retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant Harry Baker was sentenced to State Prison for life. On Dec.. 16, 1919, a verdict of not guilty was ordered by the court in the case of the defendant Eleanor Baker. The cases were in charge of District Attorney Edward T. Esty.

HERMAN L. BARNEY, alias, and JOHN F. DILLON, alias, indicted in Suffolk County, March, 1919, for the murder of Charles E. Deininger, on Feb. 13, 1919, and John Dillon, alias, as accessory before the fact, and Joseph F. Hurley, as accessory both before and after the fact, of the murder of Charles E. Deininger. The defendants were arraigned April 21, 1919, and each pleaded not guilty. E. Juggins, Esq., and Thomas F. Murphy, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant Herman L. Barney, Hon. Edward P. Barry appeared for the defendant John Dillon, and John F. McDonald, Esq., appeared for the defendant Joseph F. Hurley. In June, 1919, the defendants Herman L. Barney and John F. Dillon were tried by a jury before Callahan, J. The result was a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the case of the defendant Herman L. Barney, and a verdict of not guilty in the case of the defendant John F. Dillon. The defendant Herman L. Barney was thereupon sentenced to State Prison for a term of not more than twenty nor less than fifteen years. On June 28, 1919, an entry of nolle prosequi was made on the indictment against Joseph F. Hurley. The cases were in charge of District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier.

PIETRO BRUZZESE, indicted in Plymouth County, February, 1919, for the murder of Salvatore Aprile, at Hingham, on Jan. 8, 1919. He was arraigned Feb. 13, 1919, and pleaded not guilty. J. E. Crowley, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. On June 18, 1919, the defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. This plea was accepted by the Commonwealth, and the defendant was thereupon sentenced to the Plymouth County House of Correction for a term of eighteen months. The case was in charge of District Attorney Frederick G. Katzmann.

ELLIE W. CORKINS, indicted in Franklin County, July, 1919, for the murder of Robert Lawless, at Greenfield, on June 4, 1919. He was arraigned July 15, 1919, and pleaded not guilty. William A. Davenport, Esq., and Charles Fairhurst, Esq., appeared as counsel for the defendant. Later the defendant retracted his former plea, and pleaded guilty to murder in the second degree. This plea was accepted by