Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-01
LONG FIGHT
INDICATED IN
TRIAL ITALIANS
Charged with Double
Murder at So. Brain
tree Year Ago
Defense Moves for Demurrer
and Separate Trials-Selec-
ton of Jury Slow Work-Big
Array of Counsel on Both
Sides

| Dedham. Mass. May 31-Determi-
nation on the part of the defense to
fight every inch of the prosecution of
! Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van
, zetti, charged with the murder of
Frederick A. Parmenter and Alessan-
! dro .Beradelli at South Braintree a
/ year ago, marked the opening of their
, joint trial here today. Parmenter was
robbed of a shoe factory payroll of
! SIG, 900.
! No sooner had District Attorney
Katzman moved that a jury be en-
'panelled than counsel for the defense
was on his feet petitioning for a de-
murrer, for separate trials for the
two men and for a bill of particulars.
The court took the motions under adj
visement.
Selection Of jury from a special
panel of 500 talesmen dragged slowly.
Out of so names drawn, only two were
agreed upon, real estate agent and a
grocer Extraordinary sittings of the
! court were announced to hasten the
work Of empanelling. beginning with a
session tonight
! Court adjourned at $50 P. NJ. until
tomorrow morning after third juror,
Frank r. Waugh, machinist, of Quin-
cy, had been selected. In all 1870 men
were examined today and tonight.
| The three jurors, were placed in the
custody of two deputy sheriffs and
locked in tho courthouse for the night.
Prosecution and defense exercised
their right of peremptory challenge
freely Under the law each side is
allowed % challength for each defend
ant. More talesmen were excused
| than were challenged, most of them
for conscientious scruples against the
death penalty for murder in the first
degree.
The courthouse was under eXtraor-
binary surveillance all day and night.
Police from five toWns-Dedham, Nor
wood Brookline. Stoughton and Wal
pole--and II deputy sheriffs and a
scattering of plain clothes men were
on guard. Spectators were barred
from the courtroom while the jury
was being chosen.
Repre- sentativeS of Italian dailies in
New York and Boston were present to
tain labor and socialistic organiza-
lions appeared at the courthouse. Mrs.
Cerise Jacks and Mrs. Elizabeth Glen
dover Evans. representing civic and
civil liberties bodies, announced their
intention of being present to hear tes-
timony.
Sacco and Eanzetti sat calmly
through the days routine. chatting
unconcernedly and often laughing
When they met in the morning for the
first time in long period they threw
themselves into each others arms and
embraced. Both are natives of Italy.
An array of counsel appeared fro the
defense. Fred H. Moore of Los An
geles. chief counsel, was supported by
Judge Thomas F. McAnarney and Jere-
miah j. McAnarney of Quincy. Will
liam ]. Callahan of Brockton and John
A. Lyons of Somerville. District At
torney Katzman was fanked by two
assistant district attorneys, Ira P.
Williams and William F. Kane anu
Deputy Assistant District Attorney
George L. Adams.
Late this afternoon William T. Goss,
a metal worker, of Quincy. and pros
pective juryman, confided to Judge
Webster Thayer that he had been ap-
preached by man in his home city
concerning the case. After close ques-
tioning by the judge in conference
with counsel for prosecution and de-
Tense, Goss explained that he was
asked two questions concerning his
station in life. This developed to be
solely for information of counsel.
Goss could not remember who ques-
toned him.
Mrs. Sacco attended the brief fore
noon session of the trial, sitting a few
seats behind her husband She showed
no emotion.