Commonwealth v. Riseman

This indictment was in four counts: two charging the defendant, in connection with Mary Riseman, his wife, and Leo Silver and Sophie Silver, with a conspiracy to burn on January 21, 1923, certain goods, wares and merchandise, shown to have been in the place of business of the Revere Public Market, Inc., which were insured in certain insurance companies, and, on the same date, to burn a building which was insured, with intent to injure the insurers; and two counts charging him and the other defendants with the actual burning of the above described property with intent to injure the insurers…