Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-30
REPORTFALSE,
JUDGE SAYSM
ITALIAN Case
Denies Sacco and Vanzetti
Convicted Because They
We're Italians

fEtv the Associated f'rrESb
DEDHAM, Mass, Oct %
Judge Webster Thayer tonight de-
nounced ~ absolutely false reports
which Nv said had been published
overseas that the jury at the trial on
Nicolo Sacco and Bartolomeo Van
zetti. convicted Of a double murder
during highway robbery at South
. Braintree last year, was instructed
that IL must convict them because
they were Italians and radicals.
Immediately after he had continu-
cd for week the hearing for new
trial for the men who, since their
conviction. have been the subject of
bomb. speaking and marching DEM
onstrations in Europe and South
America. Judge Thayer read this
statement:
I'm the Norfolk county court house
under the heaviest armed surveillance
III IT, history. with mounted state
constabulary patrolling the vicinity,
motorcycle police held in reserve and
u score of uniformed Boston police
men with riot guns stationed about
the structure and grounds, Judge
Thaycr said: These cases seem To
have assumed a state, national and
international interest. Overseas a
statement was published that the pre-
siding justice fudge ThaycrD said
To the jury that these men must be
convicted because they are Italians
and radicals. That statement was abb
Solutely false. That was published
through ignorance or malice
II have labored 70 keep out Of this
case every reference TO anarchy or
radicalism OF any kind and succeed
irg i'm keeping it out until Mr.. Van
zetti himself took The witness stand.
THE defense raised the issue OF
whether the consciousness Of anhilkn
said % have been shown nv these
PENDANTS. Was censci0rs uf ks
the crime az which they were nccus4u
or conscious of guilt radicalisna
with fear Of deportation from this
country
II want X made clearthat stated
To the jury in my charge: In the adj
ministration Of our law criminal or
civil, there l. and should BE- no break
between classes If society. Under our
law All classes poor, rich. learned or
radical or conservative, foreign or
native-born enjoy the same right and
privilege Therefore 4 bcseech YOU
not ~ slow the fact that these de-
PENDANTS are Italians "a influence
you. They have the same rights as
though their ancestors came over in
the Mayflower.'
II make this statement because
that | feel that in view of what Is
happening abroad and because Of the
situation that may exist, the people
of this commonwealth should know
the statement that their servant made
to the jury in the trial of these cas-
es"
Fred I'll. Moore. chief counsel for
the defense, asSailed the courts rul-
ing during the trial that reference
that Sacco OF vanzetti's radical be-
liefS should b. kept out Of the evid-
encc
Mr. Moore obtained a weeks time
in which to- file an additional motion
for new trial Incorporating "A new
question Where We consider ire
gularities IN the jury room" He did
not 90 further into details
Nsrquis A. Ferranti, Italian con-
sni at Boston and representatives Of
various civil and social organizations
were present at the hearing George
T.. Rover. national executive COM
mitteeman of the social party of
America. appeared for the American
civil liberties union and asked per-
mission to file petition for new
trial as n friend Of the court" He
did not file IL. however, and made
no statement concerning II.