Sacco and Venzetti - Essay - Stenly.
Sacco seemed to many observers more incensed about Vanzetti's conviction than his own and Vanzetti--unlike Sacco--continued to passionately proclaim his innocence right up to his execution.
Sacco and Vanzetti went by streetcar. Once they had arrived, Boda was unable to get the car from the forewarned proprietor. As the men argued, the proprietor’s wife telephoned the police. Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested in Brockton while riding back to Stoughton on the streetcar.
Thompson, chief counsel for Sacco and Vanzetti in 1924-1927, uses a paragraph in his review (p. 1461) to repeat his vigorous 1927 argument that Sacco and Vanzetti were innocent defendants.
Sacco and Vanzetti: Were Two Innocent Men Executed? In 1921, two Italian immigrants were tried and convicted of robbery and murder. Six years later, they were executed. The case of Sacco and Vanzetti drew international attention and is still debated today.
Sacco and Vanzetti were ultimately found guilty, and executed by the state in 1927. The fairness of the trial has been debated since. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member.
In May of 1920, Italian anarchists- Sacco and Vanzetti, were charged and tried for the murders of a paymaster and guard at a South Braintree shoe factory. After being found guilty and put to death, questions quickly erupted from the public. It is the belief of many, including myself, is that one or neither of these men were guilty.
The Sacco-Vanzetti case personified the fear Americans had in immigrants, anarchists, communism, and other political radicals. As these two men were both immigrants and admitted to being anarchists and dodging the drafts, however, their guilt of the crimes is still debated today.