Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-02

counsel today launched an offensive
III thelf battle to obtain a new trial
iol Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo
'ahzelu, convicted murderers, when
they introduced an affidavit in Nor
folk County Superior Court dec,ar-
ING mat the foreman of the Jury
Whlch found the defendants c1liItv
was projudiccd before the case went
to trial.
Sdcco and EanZetti were convicted
OF the murder of a paymaster and
ms guard in South Braintree in o
payroll robbery committed in AnriI
l92o. The trial was held Is months
AFTER the shooting and legal proceed
MSS aiming at new trial have been
progressing at intervals since.
a second sensation case soon after
court nad been called to order osten-
SlolE Tor the purpose of hearing ar
SuIiiehtS on the motion for a new
'rlai' Whcn Judge Webster Thayer
read letter from Frank II. Carlisle.
medlcal director of the Bridgewater
state hospital which said that no in
olcauon or insanity had been noted
IN Sacco during the five months tina t
he had been under ohcervatio, tLoro'
Sacco was committed 70 tho pridc+o'
water hospital nv CONT ordo,. fai 81
servation after committee of oI;o,,
lists had adiudred hin, irso,,n M
decision of the a1ieniets v.os ,,ooadn1
by a hunger strike Of n da,,s ~. g..
co. The prisoner had don1arod ~
he would starye hfmsnIf ~ don i',II
rather than he confnod 1onoo,. ,I, -
justly.
The ronor+ or w. oefoo. -. 49,
hospital stated that S,cco b.a +o1en,1
on 26 mounds in u.oiyb+ and 80
again in good baa1th
NO syn7ptoms Of insanity. bovo
been noted noted d,,ripo- bis rcsi,ionco
at the hosnitaI" tho Lotto. eaid o.
observation and clinical evar,inatio,,
during q neriod of fivo r,ortbs Lo,.o
failed to denonstrata tho nrosn,ca of
delus;ons ar bai,,c;roti icr 80 tto ~
has been nothine, in his condnct ~.
behavior. To denote tbni, ,,roso,,oe ;,
The statement added t1o+ - y.o. ~.
Carlisle's belief 1bat c,ooo u.a, ~:
sane. After readintr .bn Lite. n ~
records J,,doe Tbo,.or o,,,,o,ol 60
returned IN tho crctod,. of +bo ebo,.; g.
of Norfolk county.
The affidavit intended ~ chou. +b,+
Walter IT PinIo, fo,.a,1,a, - 49,
il,ry was nraiudicod v.as r,oGa ~.
William II DALE Of PorGo,,,l, y
bui1dincr con+r,cto. and oo,,no,,,nI -
alleged conyersat ion between tho do
nondent and RiuInv tho wool mo
yious IN the trial Dai,, su.o,a H.
he asked Ripley when near tbn Orin-
cy Adams railroad station e no waro
going Ia serve ON tho inv. a, "a
ceiyinr an affimativa renIL. tho m
dayit stated Da1v said no he1ie,Toa
the two ginneys" wore NOT entity . 9
he thought II unIikeIv that tbel,
would atten,nt in brood day.liobt N
rob factory whore +he,, bod ,,re,.iS
ously worked and where tbc,. ,yo1o
both well known in ranII. Rin1a,.
said "Damn them thrv OUGHT 70
hang them anyway" thn aa7da7.it al
legged
4 conference hetveen counsel for
HORN eidas ard 1a+e,. WITH ali oo,,,so1
and Tudna rrboye,. rnecnt Ioe,cd for
three honrs and IN tho aftornoon d.
fcnsa COUNSEL bocop +bei,. o,.e,,,,,,o,,.e.
on motions for a new trial basod On
the ALLEGED nrosorce ~ h,,11o+s i, +ba
iIrv room in the nossessior of tho
foreman while tho i,rors vere de1ibo
eratirc- Attorney N-i1Iia,,, q Tbor,n
son smoke fo, moro Nan TWO ho,,rs
and viii comn1c+e his ara,,n,onte TO-
morrow
Foreman Rin,ev who died soon A.
fer the conviction and who is eatd 10
have carried three huI1ets INTO tho
i,,rv roono vas ATTACHED hittorI,, Nv
tttornev Tbon7nsor I1a said ,bo+
nrevious to +oday,s aeida,,it ba had
been willing 10 conceGe that PinIev