The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-19
SACCO AND VANZETTI

On April Is, 1920, paymastel
and his guard were robbed and muir
dered at shoe factory in Baintree
Mass. Two Italians, Sacco and Van
zetti, were suspicioned and arrested
A number of their statements made
at the time of their arrest were af.
forwards proved to be false; other
circumstantial evidence pointed te
them as the perpetrators of the
crime. They were tried, found guilty
and sentenced to die.
The time that has elapsed since
then has been taken up by two mo.
ton for a new trial and by proceed
ings in review leading to two de-
cisions by the supreme court, which
affirmed the procedure of the lower
court. The date of the execution
was July 10, 1927, but it was deferred
to August 10, 1927, by Governor
Fuller of Massachusetts, who had
placed the case in the hands of a
committee for complete review OF
the facts to determine the justice OF
the decision.
The committee composed of noted
men, educated and American, thor.
oughly went into the evidence, ex.
amined jurors and listened to emf.
nent jurists in the cast and found
no cause 70 reverse the findings OF
the court and jury. Governor Full.
Ter went still farther and issued q
respite of ~ days to give the de.
tense attorneys more time to pre-.
pare an appeal. -
1t is unusual that though seven
years have elapsed since the crime
was committed interest in the case
has abated but little. Almost daily
it is discussed in the columns of the
newspapers. Governor Fuller has
been swamped with petitions and
letters, not only from this country
but from Europe as well. In fact, it
is said that the majority have come
from the latter mentioned source.
The representative of 100000
trade unionists and socialists thru
out the world at meeting in Geneva
voiced the opinion that clemency
should be used in the case of these
two men. Large mass meetings were
held by the organized workers of
New York recently to voice their
protest. The names of some speak
ers at those meetings such as FL
orello La Guardia, Abraham Shipla-
coff, Arturo Giovannitti, Jacob Mar
golis and Vincenzo Vacirea do not
sound very American.
During the course of the trial of
Sacco and Vanzetti it is said to have
been brought out that the two men
were valued members of commun-
istic organization of worldwide
membership. 1t is argued by the sup
porters of the two Italians that be-
ing tried during the time of excite
ment in this country, when anti-so-
cialism and antiradicalism prevailed,
when foreigners were looked upon
with suspicion, that they were con-
victed largely for being connected
with radical organizations and the
fact that they were foreigners: that
the jury was prejudiced and the trial
unfair.
While on the other hand it is
claimed that the defendants were
shown every consideration; the Jury
picked in the usual manner from a
panel of CTS men; that the subject
Of radicalism was introduced by the
counsels for the defense, and that
the evidence was sufficient to con-
Wet. 1t is pointed out that if the
decision had not been fairly rendered
The supreme court of Massachusetts
would pot have continuously refused
20 grant new trial. They also
,laim that the delay and the inter
rational protest have been caused