Commonwealth v. Selesnick

The defendant was set to trial in the Superior Court upon two indictments. The first, in two counts, charged that he burned certain household furniture which was insured against loss or damage by fire in the Victory Insurance Company with intent to injure the insurer; and that with like intent he burned a certain building which was insured against loss or damage by fire in the Niagara Fire Insurance Company. The second indictment, also in two counts, charged one John Doe, whose true name and more particular description was unknown to the grand jurors, with the burnings of the personal and…