Gentile

This petition for a writ of habeas corpus by one committed as an insane person has been treated by the single justice also as an application for discharge under G. L. c. 123, § 91 (as amended through St. 1950, c. 684, § 9 1 ). The petitioner is held at Bridgewater State Hospital under an order of commitment to Boston State Hospital entered on July 31, 1952, in the Probate Court for Suffolk County under G. L. c. 123, § 51 (as amended through St. 1950, c. 684, § 6 1 ), and under an order of transfer by the department of mental health dated March 3, 1954. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 123, § 20. 2 The…