Commonwealth v. Leventhal
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Indictment in six counts, found and returned on September 4, 1916. The first count charged that Eddie Kandler, Israel Leventhal, Jacob Leventhal and Jacob Smaller on February 15, 1916, "wilfully and maliciously did burn the dwelling house of Annie Levine.” The second count charged that Abraham L. Matthews, Simon Levine and Samuel Lishner procured those named as defendants in the first count to commit the arson there charged.
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Indictment in six counts, found and returned on September 4, 1916. The first count charged that Eddie Kandler, Israel Leventhal, Jacob Leventhal and Jacob Smaller on February 15, 1916, "wilfully and maliciously did burn the dwelling house of Annie Levine.” The second count charged that Abraham L. Matthews, Simon Levine and Samuel Lishner procured those named as defendants in the first count to commit the arson there charged. The third count charged the defendants named in the first count with burning an insured building with intent to injure the insurers, and the fourth count charged the…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
The defendants Smaller, Israel Leventhal and Jacob Leventhal were found guilty on the first and third counts of the indictment. The first count charged them with burning the dwelling house of Annie Levine. In the third count they were accused of burning a building with the intent to injure certain insurance companies. They were sentenced on the third count. Levine and Lishner were found guilty on the second and fourth counts. They were sentenced' on the fourth count. The second count charged them with procuring the Leventhals, Smaller and Kandler to commit the felony, and the fourth count…
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