Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-08-23

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lander Berardelli, guard, and
trobbing them of $15,776.51
on a street at South Brain
tree, Mass, April Is, 1920.
Celestino Maeeiros, sentenced for
murder OF a Wrentham bank cashier
preceded to the chair by a few min
utes the two men whom he had at
tempted to save by q confession that
he was present at the crime of which
they were convicted and that neither
Ssceo nor Vanzetti was there. This
confession was used as the basis for
motion for a new trial but was
discredited.
Up to the hour set for the execu-
tion and even later, the seven year
legal struggle 10 save the lives OF
Sacco and Vanzetti had continued
When every court and legal recourse
had been exhausted defense attor-
neys still strove 70 find new means
Of gaining n respite for the con-
demned men. Four attorneys has
tening by automobile TO Williams
town 10 lay an appeal for stay befors
Justice George w. Anderson OF the
United States circuit court turned
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| phone that Madeiros and Saceo al
1 ready had been executed and that
the fate or Vanzetti was a matter of
minutes. Then at last the defense
counsel finally admitted defeat.
Madeiros Called First
From his cell in the death house
Madeiros. the first Of the three to
be called. walked steadily the few
| feet 70 the chair In the executiaE
chamber without show Of emotion.
He entered the chamber two min
utes AZ seconds after midnight and
/ nj nine minutes 3H seconds past the
/ hour he was dead He spoke no word
and gave no sign nf recognition OK
any OF the witnesses.
In a few moments the second
death house cell was emptied and
Sacco walked 10 the execution room.
Pale but apparently strong and wig
orous. and quite alert and collected.
he stepped 70 the chair and as hs
sat down shouted In a ringing voice,
"Viva L'anarchia."
While the straps were being ad-
| justed he spoke in English in a more
moderate tone. Farewell nv Tifs
and child and all my friends
Farewell Mother"
After q pause. he looked around
at the silent witnesses Of the state
and said: "Good evening gentlemen"
His final words. spoken a. the straps
were frightened, were Farewell
mother" He had entered the cham
fer nc 12:ll:12 and was pronounced
dead at 12:19:02.
Two guards left their chamber
and returned with Vanzetti. He was
the most collected Of the three and
seemed quite nc ease mn he entered.
He shook hands just inside the door
with N guard whom he recognized and
then Rrasped the hands of others as
he walked TO the chair. Without n
culver he took his place and said. 'I
wish 10 tell you ! am innocent and
never committed any crime but some
times some sin. ] thank you Mr..
Warden for everything you have
done for me. ! am innocent Of all
crime. not only on this one but all;
am an innocent man."
Vanzetti had been convicted after
the Braintree murder of a robbery
while armed, committee in Bridge
water a short time before.
Forgives Executors
As the final Etrars. those which
held the head In place. were being
adjusted. he spoke a final message
OF forgiveness. II wish 20 forgive
some people for what they are now
doing tc me-" he said simply. He
entered at 12:20:38 and was dead at
12:25:55.
Through seven years of repeated
efforts 10 save them. Sacco and Van
zetti protested their innocence or the
shoe factory payroll robber Of which
they were convicted. The maintained
that IL was their radical beliefs and
activities which had brought upon
them the persecution" OF the author
tiles.
When tried FOR the South Brain
tree crime Vanzetti was serving o.
sentence on IL TO l5 years me-
pRymaSter OF the II. q. White shoe
factory &c Bridgewater. Mass. This
hold-up was December 14. 1919. Van
zetti always protested his innocence
Of this crime also.
MAdeiros was convicted cf the
murder ~ James Z. Carpenter, cash
Ter of the Wrentham National Bank
which occurred November I, 1924.
Funes Raised Co Fight Case
The conviction for the South
Braintree crime was obtained partly
through direct evidence or witnesses,
some Of whom identified saeeo and
Vanzetti. and partly through circum-
stantial evidence. In which a cap
found nc the murder scene was iden-
titled as Saecos and the fact that
both were armed when arrested
The shoe worker. Sacro and the
fish peddler. Vanzetti. soon becams
known i'm mnay lands as the defense
committee organized and collected
hundreds or thousands cK dollars
which was spent not only for ieFsl
talent ID fight the case but also fer
extensive propaganda.
Both bore fruit. Counsel succeed
"a counsel but the fight went EN-