New Britain herald., 1927-04-09
SACCO.VANzETT|
SENTENCED again


Dedham, Mass, April Re-The
| ancient stone court house OF Nor
| folk county in this town was care
| fully guarded today as the hour ap-
preached for the imposition OF The
death sentence on Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomco Nanzetti, against whose
conviction for murder mpathlzers
in many countries have protested.
Court was due to open at 10 a.
III. Sentence of death in the cleo
trio chair was to be pronounced by
Judge Webster Thayer of the su
perior court, who presided at the
trial OF the two men in 1921. They
were found guilty OF the murder
OF a paXmaster and his guard in a
payroll robbery at South Braintree
in 1920.
Police stationed on the courthouse
steps prevented the entrance of any
one who could not prove that he
had business there. A few persons
gathered in the vicinity early in the
forenoon and from their CONVERSE
ton it appeared that they We're
friends OF the convicted men.
Dedham, although it has some
manufactures. is chiefly a rcsidcn-
tial town on the outskirts of Boston.
1t Is one of the oldest communities
in Massachusetts and is noted for
its fine old mansions and trec-shad-
ed streets.
Accused Enter Court
Judge Thayer came into the court
room at 1905. Sacco and Vanzctti,
handcuffed together, took their
places in the prisoners cage.
Neither showed any sign of emo
ton.
Ten minutes before the hour set
for court to convene Sacco and Van
zetti We're brought to the court
house. Sacco had been in the coun-
ty Jail in Dedham and NanZotti in
tn state prison at Charlestown
where he has been serving q ten
to Tftcen year term for robbery.
The two men were brought in q.
motor bus, its windows guarded
" Illl IL vi tlii / Ivy h'i Z TtIttA lNI''tI
together and to 4 guard on either
side.
AS they alightcd they were sur
rounded by a squad OF police in
uniform, carrying riot guns, who
escorted them up the courthouse
steps. They paused a moment at
the top to permit the taking Of pic
lures by newspaper photographers.
then were taken inside and to an
upstairs room.
BY this time a considerable crowd
had gathered about the courthouse
but there was no demonstration.
Appeal From France
Paris April tPl--An appeal for /
pardon In behalf of Nicola Sacco /
and Bartolomeo Vanzctti has been /
sent to the Washington government I
under the signatures OF Former |
Premier CaiIlaux, Nine. Dorian, |
president of tho International lcaguc |,
for the rights of man. Victor Basch. |
president of the French league for /
the rights of man. and Leon /,
Jouhaux. secretary OF the labor /
federation.
Only faint reaction has been OBJ |
served in France to the decision of /
the Massachusetts supreme court |
denying the two men a new trial !
This is accountable partially to the !
fact that few of the newspapers
printed the decision.
There was a protest meeting last /
night organized by Paris commun-
ist and attended by about two thou
sand persons, but there We're no
prominent speakers and the pro-
passed without incident.
4 similar meeting was held at
Havrc.
1--WE never been guilty. never.
Not yesterday, not today, not for
.yer."
Sacco had addressed practically
I'll Of his remarks directly to Judge
Thayer He had turned, however,
OR n moment toward his friends
seated in the courtroom an. said.
I thank You. all my people, my
comrades, who have been with me
hesc seven years"
Nanzetti addressed tho court ut
omc length and accused Judge
'hayer of always having been
,rcjudiced against him. He spoke
n somewhat better English than
'ac2o but occasionally broke into
Italian. He had Il pile OF notes hut
or the most part disreearded them
In all my life" he said. II have
lever stolen and never killed. ]
lave struggled all my life to elimi-
late crime from the earth. Every
NE that knows these two hands
,noWs ! have never had to go out
nd steal and kill to get money.
an earn my living with these Two
lands. ! have been able to live at
higher life than by crime"
Nanzetti said that his father and
'ncle in Italy We're in good circum-
tances and had offered him posi-
ions there.
Il could have gone back he con-