Commonwealth v. White

This is an indictment against the defendant White, who was the mayor of the city of Lawrence, and five other persons, charging them with having conspired together, and with other persons whose names are to the jurors unknown, to bribe three members of the board of aldermen of that city to vote in favor of the removal of one Hamilton from the office of chief engineer of the fire department, which office he held by the appointment of this defendant as mayor. The exceptions were taken by White alone,* and he is the only defendant before us. The indictment is in two counts, charging the…