The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-07
.SACCO-VANZETTI
TRIAL BEGINS
Assistant District Attor-
ney Outlines Case to
the Jury
TO PROVE
WAS A MURDER
And Then Will Attempt to
Identify Sacco and Van
zetti as the Murderers

I Dedham, Mass, June THE prosecu-
tion of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo
| Vanzetti on charges Of murder for the
killing of a shoe factory paymaster
and his guard at South Braintree a
year ago, opened to-day. The men
killed We're Frederick A. Parmenter,
acting paymaster Of the Slater and
Morrill, company, and Alessandro Be-
rardella, his guard
Assistant District Attorney Harold
p. Williams outlined to the jury the
states case. Taking up chronological
ly the evidence to be introduced, he
said the state would first prove a mur-
der had been committed and then iden-
tify Saeco and Fanzetti as the mur-
derers.
On the day OF the crime, April 10,
by Slater and Morrill, to pay its em
ployes. The money was delivered to
the company by an express agent. di
rided into pay envelopes. put into two
boxes and taken by Parmenter and
Berardelli from the Slater and Morrill,
Offices opposite the South Braintree
railroad station to the factory which
adjoins the Rice and Hutchins plant
on Pearl street
The assistant district attorney said
the express agent in taking the money
from the train TO his Office that day |
saw large black automobile with en-
gine running in front of the office, A |
man stood near watching him.
Later Parmenter and Berardelli with |
the two boxes Of money left the Slater
and Morrill, office building for the fac
tory. Other witnesses ON Pearl street,
Mr. Williams said, saw two men OF
apparent Italian nationality and
dressed in dark clothing, lounging
against the Rice and Hutchins factory
fence, which interyenes between the
Slater and Morrill, paymaster's office,
and the Slater and Morrill, factory.
Then, Mr.. Williams said, Parmenter
and Berardelli were attacked. The at
.aek took place at about p. m, east.
.rn standard time Berardelli fell
by several shots. Parmenter
an across the street and fell wounded
here.
A black automobile then came up
md picked up the murderers, who /,
hrew the money boxes into it, and
he machine sped away in the direc- ,
ion of Randolph. The car was de- !
eribed by Mr.. Williams as seven
'assenger machine of 1920 model
Mr.. Williams traced the flight of the !,
automobile from South Braintree to-
rard Holbrook and then by way Of
ack streets through North Stoughton
nd Broekton Heights, travelling at n
Ugh speed. I
At the railroad crossing in the vii
tge of Matsiield the speeding car was
eld up by crossing tender because
n approaching train. The crossing ten Il
er, the assistant district attorney S
lid, had identified as Vanzetti a man d
tting on the front seat of the ma s
line who asked why they were being G
ED up. This was about 4:l0 O'Clock q
m, he said, about 25 minutes after n
le car had been seen passing through u
rockton Heights
Reyerting to events preceding the
Iooting, Mr. Williams said Vanzetti m
I'd been seen by a passenger on a "
ain from Plymouth on the day of the q
'---5r, Vanzetti he said left the train
East Braintree about $3.50 a. m. M
'eco had been seen in South Braintree 10
ar the murder car about 1880 a. m. te
that day, he added. W
A black touring car, found abandoned "a
East Rrid dppwater u,o,Id ha ;da,.l
d as one stolen from Needham man OF
veral months previously and used as su
e murder car, Mr. William stated. an