The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-10
Reservation of Decision by
Judge Spurs Optimism
of Defense.
WILL ASK FOR U. S. AID
Intervention in Case to Be
Urged on Justice of
Supreme Court.
BY HENRY MINoTT
United Press stan Correspondent


BOSTON, Aug. 10.-Hope Of q re-
spite, which would prolong the lives
Of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo
Vanzetti for few days more, at
least, was held out early this after
noon, when Judge George A. San
derson of the Massachusetts, SUI
preme Court announced he had re-
served decision on the latest de-
tense move until tomorrow morn
ing.
Counsel for the condemned men
had asked Sanderson for permis-
sion to appeal to the full bench of
the State Supreme Court from his
decision denying a writ OF error.
While not a word was said pub
licly by the court, or at the Gov
ernor's Office regarding q reprieve,
persons close to the case, attorneys
and many others, pointed out that
1t seemed improbable that Gov
ernor Fuller would permit the ex-
ecution to take place tonight, while
there still remained in the courts
a motion which, II ruled upon IA
vorably, might result in freedom for
the accused.
Fuller in Conference
At the moment when Judge
SanderSon announced his intention
to rule tomorrow, Governor Fuller
was in conference with a group of
former attorneys general of the
State, presumably discussing the
question Of a reprieve.
When Sanderson, after a consul
tation with Arthur D. Hill for the
defense and Attorney General Ar
thur Reading, announced that he
would make public his decision to-
morrow morning, defense forces
were jubilant
Hill and his associates hurried to
Governor Fuller's Office in The State
House, to point out that Sander
sons action warranted a respite.
Otherwise, they said, Sacco and
Vanzetti would be dead before the
judges decision on their appeal for
a full hearing could be made known.
Hope Ray Seen
AS the Governor had his council
ready at the State House for Just
such emergency, the matter was
taken up Immediately, and the be-
lief was that the mems lives might
be prolonged.
Sacco and Vanzetti we're sentenced
to die the week of July 10, but we're
given respite by Governor Fuller.
This respite expires at midnight, and
the two anarchists will be put TO
death in the electric chair a few
minutes thereafter unless another
reprieve is issued.
Celestino Madeiros, the young
Portuguese who, condemned for an
other crime, confessed" TO the muir
ders of which Sacco and Vanzetti
were convicted, was to die with them
in triple execution. But 1t seemed
probable today that If the Governor
gave the two anarchists another re-
spite, Madeiros would go to the
cnalr alone early tomorrow.
Many Police Assembled
Hill indicated that II further re-
prieve were denied, he would carry
the case Immediately to Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes Of the United
States Supreme Court, now on vaca-
ton at Beverly Farms, on the north
shore.
There was little hope Of the de-
tense, however, that Justice Holmes
would entertain the case.
Boston police today took every
possible emergency measure, on the
supposition that Sacco and Vanzetti
would die as scheduled.
A total of 1880 policemen were
assembled in the greatest local mo-
bilization since the famous Boston
police strike.
Machine guns. riot guns, bayonets
and tear gas bombs were to be used.
If necessary.