Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-04-10
TWO RADICALS.
SENTENCED To.
DIE IN CHAIR.
After Seven Years of Wait
ing, Sacco and Vanzetti
Learn Fate.
WORLD ECHOES
Both Men Protest Inno-
cence of Murder for
Which Convicted.

DEDHAM, Mass, April QP)-Aflor
seven years of waiting, Nicola Saccn
and Bartolomeo Vanzetti heard the
+. sentence Of death pronounced upon
them today.
In those sevea years ecnoes of the
case have been heard en- several
continents. In the same court where
they were convicted of murder by q
jury in 1921, they were condemned
today to be electrocuted at the state
prison on the week of July 10. Sen
tence was imposed Iy Judge Web
ster Thayer, who presided at their
trial.
Both men accepted the courts Ia"
vitation to make statements before
sentence was pronounced. in drama
tic addresses neither asked for mercy
but each protested his Innocence OF
the crime of which they We're found
guiltv-the murder of two payroll
guards during an attempted robbery
at a South Braintrce snoe factory
April Is, 1S20--and accused Judge
Thayer the jury which convicteC
them and the district attorney who
prosecuted them of prejudice.
They said that they did not get
fair trial on account Of their
radicalism. Neither showed any
change Of emotion IS he heard him
self condemned to die, although botn
interrupted the sentence, Vanzett1
10 ask to speak to his counsel, and
Sacco to cry out: "That is the same
words yoli pronounced seven years
ago. You condemn two innocent
men"
With the imposing of the death
sentence there remained possible
two courses by which the condemned
men might continue their fight for
, life. One is an application to the
United States supreme court on Il
! writ of certiorari, the other an ap,
peal to Governor Fuller to exercise
executive clcmency. The latter
course will be taken Immediately
by the supporters of the men, theil
counsel, William G.. Thompson ano
Herbert G. Ehrmann, announced to-
night
/ In the absence of a statement
| from the governor. who was not at
his home in Boston today, it was
| recalled he previously had stated
| that the evidence in the case had
not been submitted to him and ina.
! consequently he had not formed any
opinion.
! Although special precautions had
/ teen taken to guard against vio>
!ence, or disorder in connection with
| the sentencing of the two men there
| were no demonstrations either while
the prisoners were being escorted
! to the court house and to the Nor
folk county Jail, or during the pro-
ceeoines in the court room.
WASHINGTON, April R-Nicola
Sacco end 3artelomeo Vanzetti, hav-
@lnG exhausted all their rights CT
/ appeal in the massachusetts state
courts in their fight to prevent the
execution Of the death penalty, have
still remaining open to them several
avenues for further legal proceed
! ines but should they fail to con-
vince the Judge before whom they
appear, they would have no right of
J appeal
! In the supreme court here, they
rnay ask for a writ of error for
PERMISSION to institute napeas pro
ccedngs OF file. IL petition for writ
OF certiorari, all within the d1scrc.
tion Of the court and none as d
matter of right Inasmucn as tE'
date Of electrocution is fixed al
three months hence, any Of these
motions may be made at any time
within that period.
Should the motion be submitted t.
the supreme court before May 81
the court will nave an oppOrtunit,
to pass upon it before the enG G
the present tenn on June Snoult
the move be made after May 81
! electrccution could Cnly be Stayet
by appealing to the Massachusetts
state court for an order suspendins
sentence until after the suprcn'
court returns next October. In tn
event the state judge refused t.
stay execution they still would hav
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