New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-30
Judge Denies
Rias in Trial
OF Red Slayers
: .uounces Publications
Abroad Saying Radical
lam Was Dragged In at
The Sacco-Venzetti Trial
r,efendant Injected Issue
nedham Courthouse Under
Heavy Guard; Plea for
New Trial Is Continued

nrnHAM. Mass, Oct. 90. - Judge
u.nsser Thayer tonight denounced as
,s.lutely false statement which, he
"a had been published overseas that
:. ,urv at the trial of Niccolo Sacco
Il Bsrtolomeo vanzetti- convicted OF
aonble murder during highway rob
s.rx at South Braintree last year, was
,.,.r,eted that il must convict them
, MS they were Italians and radi-
Gals.
s.ya week the hearing for new trial
=. The men who. since their conviction,
s.ys been the subjects of bomb, speak
- and marching demonstrations in
r ~ and South America, Judge Thay-
y read his statement.
Judges Statement
IN the Norfolk County courthouse,
snder the heaviest armed surveillance
: lis history. with mounted state con-
s,sbulary patrolling the vicinity, mo-
tswycle police held in reserve and a
ssors Of uniformed Boston policemen
In riot guns stationed about the
structure and grounds, Judge Thayer
ssid:
aThese cases seem To have assumed
state, national and international in
..rsst Overseas statement was pub
I;shed that the presiding justice (Judge
Thayerl said to the jury that these
pen must be convicted because they
xsre Italians and radicals. That state
neus was absolutely false. That was
published through ignorance OF malice
Il have labored to keep out of this
ease every reference to anarchy O,
rsdealism of any kind. and succeeded
n keeping ii out until Mr.. Vanzetti
himself took the witness stand.
sThe defense raised the issue Of
10 hsve been shown by these defend
ants wss consciousness of guilt of the
crime Of which they were accused OIL
Consciousness of guilt of radicalism
with fear of deportation from the
country.
q want it made clear that l statec
to the jury in my charge:
aln the administration of our laws
criminal or civil. there is and should
b 40 discrimination between classes
o. society. Under our law all classes
poor or rich, learned or illiterate, radi-
cal or conservative, foreign or native
born, enjoy the same rights and priv
leges. | therefore beseech you not tc
allow the fact that these defendants
are Italians to influence you. They
have the same rights as though thei1
ancestors came over in the Mayyflower.
4 make this statement because | fee
that, in view of what is happening
abroad and because of the situation
that may exist, the people of this com.
monwealth should know the statement
that then servant made to the jury in
the trial Of these cases"
Counsel Assails Court
Fred H. Moore, chief counsel for the
deIense, assalled the courts ruling dur
ing the trial that reference to Sacco's
or fanzettl's rad cal beliefs should be
kept out of the evidence, characterizine
what the court said as Greek gifts"
Judge Thayer interrupted to ask il
Mr.. Moore did not recall having said
when the court ruled on the radicalisn
matter, that defense counsel woulc
greatly appreciate the ruling. Mr.
a."ole ueuieu II, DuC SAID that one
Of MS colleagues might have done SO
Judge Thayer here took issue with
NJ Moore, saying that the courts ex.
yet ruling was that no evidence of the
attendants radical activities or opin.
IONS or the previous conviction of Van.
setti for an East Bridgewater attempted
highway robbery, would be allowed
aan3; the present trial, until the de
iendants released such matter them
selves" This, he said, they did wher
they took the witness stand.