The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-13
ARGUMENTS MADE
At DEDH4M TRIAL
Counsel for Defense Asked Jurors to
Forget Reference to Defendants
as Foreigners and Radicals.

Dedham, Mass. July l3.-The jurors
in the trial of Nicola Saeco and Bar.
tolomeo Nanzetti, charged with having
shot down a paymaster and his guard
during a robbery at South Braintree
year ago, were asked in closing arga.
mtnts by defense counsel today to dis
miss from their minds all reference 70
the defendants as foreigners and radi.
Gals.
Fred H. Moore of Los Angeles, coun.
sci for Sacco. said the question at issue
was one Of identification only. He
asked the jury not 10 condemn the de
PENDANTS as anarchists or as represent
ing any class and further requested
that there be drawn a line between the
radical thinker and that type of anar
chist who would drive into the mirs
his friends and compatriots.
Moore attacked the crediting of a
state witness who identified Sacco. In
the course of this attack, he declared
he wanted to state that the attitude of
the district attorneys Office during the
case had been one OF unfailing courtesy
and fairness, but that the ancestry of
some of the state evidence was subject
TO considerable question.
The testimony of Mrs. lola r. An
drews, who identified Sacco as man
who was working on an automobile
near the scene of. and shortly before,
the murder condemned itself, counsel
asserted So also, he said, did the test
mony Of Louis Palser who said he saw
the man who was the dead image OF
Sacco" shooting Beradelli to death.
Other witnesses also were criticized.
Mrs. Andrews stories out of court
have been shown TO be radically diff
ierent from her statements on the
stand. Pelser admitted out of court
that ne lied and defense witnesses
showed that Carlo Goodrich who said
sacco pointed gun at him from the
bandit car. told another tale before
ie came to court. counsel added.
Mr.. Moore then turned TO the sub |
eet of consciousness Of guilt, which |
he said the state would declare Sacco |
md Vanzetti showed when they lied |
lnder questioning after their arrest. |
fhe defense admitted that the defend |
nts lied at the time of arrest. but held 1
hat il was becouse they were con
cious OF guilt of something other than
he crime alleged. He pointed TO ad-
Missions by Sacco and Vanzetti that
hey had gone 20 Mexico in 1917 to
void the military service and said
hey were afraid Of being caught on
hat score when they were arrested.
hey were conscious of guilt that night
lso because they were on an expedi-
ion to collect radical literature from
heir friends at time when they felt
hat they would be depOrted or ar
ested If caught. he said.
If you were told ten years ago"
ir. Moore said, that in 1920 an Am
rican LAWYER would advise his clients
, get rid Of books and papers Of that
lsracter the man who told you that !
ould have been laughed ont of court"
Mr.. Moore closed by asking the jury
ot 10 consider in finding their verdict ,,
nv Intermediates Of guilt. but 10 find
ie defendants innocent or guilty Of
urder in the first degree The case
He'd for no compromise, he said
jeremiah 7 McAnarnev. counsel for
snzetti said the states case was
msy. In the more than six weeks ~ /,
~ trial" he said. Nc have driftpd
iiss from the scene of the murder on
pril IS. 1920 We have drifted from
e murder to the question Of whv z
ese men we're arrested That = BE-
use thsy were radicals But that is
4 the issue You would not Kill :
G on the Identification evidence IN z
Il eass Z
Mr.. McAnarnry said i might BE- sir &
fcant that The state did not ak d
allan and spanish witnesses Of TIE /
outinr whst they saw u an Hs1-
{ or . Sranisrd q murderer. ur
isld for 4 murderer becsuss of bis Z
tionslity:- BE- asked