The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-30

reason why they should escape the electric chair
 The trial attracted wide attention, not alone because of the boldness of the criminals, in attacking their vic
 tims in broad daylight, but because number of Boston society women took a deep interest in their cases andG firmly believed that Sacco and Vanzetti were framed by the govern ment. Although the men had able local lawyers. their friends brought on Fred H. Moore of California, of counsel for Mooney. the alleged dy- namiter, who took leading part in the defense.
 Among the Boston society women who took a personal interest in the defense were Mrs. Elizabeth Glen dover Evans and Mrs. C. b. Rise Carnavan Jack, representing the league of democratic control, Mrs. Louis B. Rantoul of an aristocratic and old Salem family and the Rev. w. B. Smith of the Massachusetts federation of churches. and Mrs. Anna E. Davis os the New England liberties league.
 Italian Government Acts The Italian government advised it's consul at Borton to watch the trial and see that Sacco and Vanzetti
 were protected in all their rights. Students from Radcliffe and Welles- ley also took an active interest in the trlal and occupied seats in the court room at the county courthouse in Dedham. situated not far from the home of Frederick l.. Stimson, re-
 gently ambassador to the Argentine,
 Other well known radicals, some of international reputation, attend ed sessions of the court and showed a deep interest in the outcome of the
 trial. One and all claimed Sacco and Vanzetti were innocent These radicals and parlor socialists kept their friends informed of the progress of the trial and throughout the case the reds of the world followed it's detail with eagerness.
 A venire of more than 500 was summoned for the trial. Feeling ran high in the county. Men showed a disposition to evade jury duty, giv- ing all sorts of excuses until the venire was exhausted before the panel was completed. The sheriff was ordered to go out on the high ways and byways and bring in men for jury duty. Finally the 12 jury men were chosen and the trial began.
 The government produced witnesses were in error and that the identifica- defense claimed and still claims they were in error and that the identfica- ton of the defendaKts was far from convincing. The district attorney In his argument closed with this pithy sentence: Men of Norfolk, do your duty"
 Judge Thayer, in charging the jury, also appealed to them to seek cour- age in their deliberations, such as was typified by the American soldier boy as he fought and gave up his life on the battlefields of France" He said that the real issue was the very narrow one of identity. After hours of deliberation the jury brought in verdict of murder in the first de- gree.
 Appeal Is Pending
 Numerous exceptions were taken during the trial and the prisoners
 were sent to the bedham jail to await the argument on their appeals. Since July l, last, Sacco and Van zetti have been in jail. Both stick to it that they are innocent. No one was near the scene of them urder when it occurred. The wife of Sacco gave birth to child since the trial. ASy iuiu dl tAc nOAc OL JuSllCo Brandeis of the supreme court of the United States was secured for Mrs. Sacco, that she might be near her hus- band at the Dedham jail. few steps away. Mrs. Sacco lived there for sew eral weeks this summer.
 Vanzetti was fish peddler in Ply mouth. Mass, which has large Ital- ian colony. Sacco was a Brockton shoe worker. Vanzetti was already under sentence of from 12 to 15 years in state prison for killing Plymouth policeman and with assault With in- tent to kill and rob Alfred E. Cox. paymaster of the l.. Q. White Shoe company of Bridgewater. Mass, while the latter was on his way from the bank to the factory with a s1S.000 pay roll vanzetti says that if he gets another trial he can produce witt nesses to prove he was selling fish che day of the BrideeWater murder.