The Commonwealth of Massachusetts DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, State House. Attorney-General. THOMAS J. BOYNTON. Assistants. THOMAS P. RILEY. ROGER SHERMAN HOAR. LEON R. EYGES. ARTHUR E. SEAGRAVE. JOHN W. CORCORAN. JAMES J. BACIGALUPO. Chief Clerk. LOUIS H. FREESE. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, 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 this department during the year, to the number of 6,356, are tabulated below: 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 Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Massachusetts Highway Commission, Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the 2 Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Board, 7. Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the State 6 Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Mt. 1 Land-damage cases arising from the taking of land by the Armory Commissioners, 2 Miscellaneous cases arising from the work of the above-named commissions, . 29 28 Settlement cases for support of persons in State Hospitals, 4,266 CAPITAL CASES. Indictments for murder pending at the date of the last annual report have been disposed of as follows: THERESA BERNARD, indicted in Suffolk County, November, 1913, for the murder of John R. Bernard, on Oct. 6, 1913. She was arraigned Nov. 13, 1913, and pleaded not guilty. Richard S. Teeling, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. On April 14, 1914, the defendant was committed to the Massachusetts School for the Feeble-minded. The case was in charge of District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier. JOHN F. BRANAGAN, indicted in Middlesex County, June, 1913, for the murder of Bridget Hall, at Natick, on May 24, 1913. He was arraigned June 19, 1913, and pleaded not guilty. Edward L. McManus, Esq., was assigned by the court as counsel for the defendant. On Sept. 9, 1913, the indictment was nol prossed and the defendant placed on probation. The case was in charge of District Attorney William J. Corcoran. JOHN BUFULINI, indicted in Essex County, July, 1913, for the murder of Emilio Marchocci, at Swampscott, on July 14, 1913. He was arraigned July 16, 1913, and pleaded not guilty. James H. Sisk, Esq., and William H. Sisk, Esq., were assigned by the court as counsel. On Feb. 24, 1914, 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 sentenced to State Prison for a term not exceeding fifteen years nor less than ten years. The case was in charge of District Attorney Henry C. Attwill. ANNA CATANIA, indicted in Suffolk County, October, 1913, for the murder of Agrippino Capra, at Boston, on Oct. 3, 1913. She was arraigned Oct. 15, 1913, and pleaded not guilty. Maurice Caro was assigned by the court as counsel |