Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

/ BOSTON. Mass. August 2o.-Nicola
SacCo and Bartulomeo Eanzetti, from
Their cells in the prison here. tonight
faced the last IS hours Of life before
/ the end of the respite which ~ days
ago saved them from the electric
chair. with no apparent modification
of their extreme views toward life.
/ death and religion.
For nearly an hour today NanZeiu
sat on bench outside he steel barred
door Of his cell and talked with the
sister whom he had not seen for ~
/ years The sister, Miss Luieia Van
! zetti. arrived in America yesterday
! with the announced hope of trying to
! induce her brother, proteSSeu
ATHEIST, to return to the childhood
/ faith to which she has adhered. They
conversed in their native tongue
! Italian, but beyond the normal eN-
| change of news of themselves and
! their relatives and friends little of
what was discussed was disclosed.
Sister Seems Depressed.
As Miss Nanzetti left the prison it
was apparent. however, that she was
depressed and that she had found
little in the words Of her brother to
cheer her
S1actO.
Tong ago renowned religion. None
has attempted to induce him 10 return
t. his faith.
the prison chaplain, Rev. Michael
!. Murphy. has talked with the men.
but his visits have not dealt with
spiritual affairs. Today he cOnVerSed
with them for a short time. but 1t
was said neither man expressed any
desire for the sOlace Of religion. Tn
less they request it themselves, no
clergyman will accompany them from
their cells to the electric chair Al
though both were within a half hour
of death when respite saved them
on the night of August 10 neither
at that time gave any indication of
changing his views.
Purpose of Trip Disputed.
10 what extent Miss Vanzetti was
influenced by q desire to restore faith
to her brother was somewhat uncer-
tain tonight in view of statements by
other supporters of the condemned
men. who declared this was not the
purpose of her visit. Mrs. Jessca
Henderson, wealthy resident of Way
land. who accompanied Miss Van
zetti to Boston and who went with
her to the prison today, declared it
was not the reason for the trip.
Other members Of the Sacco-Vanzetti
defense committee voiced the same
opinion. Miss NanZetti herself did not
discuss her visit after leaving the
prison.
Accompanied by Mrs. Rose Sacco,
wife of Nicola, Miss Vanzetti arrived
at the prison shortly before noon in
the automobile Of Mrs. Henderson.
With them also was Philip Carney,
interpreter, but neither he nor Mrs.
Henderson was permitted TO go with
the two to the death house. Warden
William f.. Hendry went with Miss
Eanzetti and Mrs. Sacco.
On arriving at VanZetti's cell, the
warden unlocked the heavy door and
called the condemned man into the
corridor. 1t was the first time in
many years that a prisoner awaiting
execution has been allowed to meet a
visitor without bars between them.
AS the young woman embraced her
brother she broke into tears. A
on a bench where they were left alone
while they talked.
Guards Constantly Present.
The death cells are constantly
watched by two guards, seated in the
corridor outside. Beyond the wall of
the corridor is another door opening
into the prison yard. Another officer
is stationed there, though the outer
door is not visible to the prisoners.
These guards remained. but they
learned nothing of the conversation.
While Nanzetti and his sister talked,
Mrs Sacco conversed with her hus
band, whom she has seen almost daily
from the Dedham Jail several weeks
ago. Before the departure Of the two
women Mrs, Sacco introduced Miss
VanZetti to Nicola. The two never
had met and their conversation was
brief.
Such Of the conversation between
Nanzetti and his sister as was dis
closed dealt with the family. The
sister told the condemned man Of con-
ditions at home, where their father is
living, and conveyed TO him the love
and sympathy of the aged man and
their friends IN Italy. Later she told
Mrs. Sacco that it seemed strange to
her any one should believe a man
with such a family, to whom he might
have returned at any time, could be
found guilty of having committed a
murder for profit. When she left the
prison it was with the expectation of
returning again tomorrow when
Warden Hendry promised her, she
might spend another hour with her
brother.
Outside the prison entrance Miss
Nanzetti found little to remind her of
the precautions that officials have
taken TO prevent a demonstration. Few
guards were in sight and visitors were
not halted when they approached.
The defense committee in a state
ment tonight said that Miss Nanzetti
''Wart2 Ii DENY as strongly as nos