Commonwealth v. Lopes

The first count of the indictment in this *454case charged that the defendant and one Bertha Pina, who were jointly indicted, “knowingly and wilfully intending to conceal and suppress information relating to the alleged murder of one Frances McGrath, did conspire together to impede and obstruct the administration of justice by withholding to themselves knowledge of the whereabouts of said Frances McGrath, well knowing that said Frances McGrath had not been located and that law enforcement officers were then engaged in a search for the said Frances McGrath and for evidence relating to the…