New Britain herald., 1927-07-22
Also Interviews Cele,. tino Madeiros Whose Testimony Has Been That His Own Gang Committed Murders.
Defense Committee Floods
 Haverhill With Protest
 Circulars Mrs. sacco Says Husband Has Given Up Hope.

Boston. July 22 RNGovernor Al. van T. Fuller, in whose hands with the consent of the executive council lies the pardoning power. visited the state prison today and interviewed Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo van- zetti, under sentence of death for murder. He also talked with Celes- tino Madeiros awaiting electrocu- tion for another murder, who has asserted that members Of a sang with which he was associated com mitted the murders for which Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted.
 In the office of Warden William Hendry. who was present during the interviews. the governor first talked for IS minutes with Madeiros and then for the same length of time with Sacco. Then Vanzetti was call cd in.
 VanZetti Has Notes
 Fanzetti as he entered the office had in his hands two or three sheets of paper. apparently covered with notes. It was evident that he had more to say to the governor than the other two prisoners. Half an. hour after he had begun the inter- view he was still closeted with the governor and there was no indica- tion when he would come out.
 It was the first time that sacco and Vanzetti. whose case has ecio- ed through several continents, has seen daylight since they were taken to the state prison from the Ded- ham jail the first of this month. In spite of their hunger strike which has continued since Sunday morn ing last. they appeared to be in good physical condition and walked with a firm step. The strike was begun as protest against what the men considered excessive secrecy surrounding the governors personal investigation into their ease. the Sacco-Vanzetti defense committee has announced.
 Are Not Handcuffed.
 As the men were brought from their cells, one by one, each was accompanied by a deputy warden and prison guard. They were not handcuffed.
 Circulars signed by the defense committee. saying that the commit tee, has chosen Sunday. July 31. as the date for "an international pro- test" against the execution of Sac co and Vanzetti. were distributed in Massachusetts today. They called on friends of the two men to assemble on that day. The committee has ap- piled for permit to hold parade in Boston on July 3l but decision has not yet been made whether 1t will be granted.
 Vanzetti left the warden's office after talking with the governor for an hour. Governor Fuller drove away from the prison a. few minutes later, after telling newspapermen that he had nothing to say about the interviews.
 Havervill, Mass. July P R- Hundreds of circulars protesting the electricution of Sacco and Vanzetn were found in doorways of homes and stores here today. The circu- lars were signed by the Sacco- Van zetti defense committee.
 This committee feels," they read. that the hour is at hand when friends of justice in all places must unite in a vast, final attempt to save sacco and Vanzetti. To that end we have chosen Sunday. July s1, as the date for an international pro- test"
 The committee begs friends of the two men to assemble on that day,
 Miners Adopt Resolution
 Scranton, Pa. July p LF-United Mine Workers of District No. 1, rep resenting about 60.000 anthracite workers, in convention today adopt ed resolutions pledging support to Sacco and Vanzetti, under sentence of death in Massachusetts The miners denounced the Sacco-Van- zetti case as the most prejudiced and biased trial ever known in the the history of American jurisprud- ence."
 Boston. July 22 R,-Nicola sacco. doomed with Bartolomeo vanzetti to death in the electric chair next month. has given up hope for the first time in the seven year fight that he and his fellow prisoner have wag- ed to prove their innocence of tho double murder for which they were convicted.
 He so told his wife. Mrs. Rose Sacco. yesterday when she visited the Charlestown state prison where he and Vanzetti are hunger striking in protest against the secrecy of Governor Alvan T. Fuller's investt- .gation of their case.
 Plainly moved by the interview. Mrs. sacco q it the cheerless walls of the prison with tho announce ment th-+ her h1sband had given tcontinusd on rass ai)