2. Sacco and Vanzetti Saga
How did the Red Scare impact / influence the Sacco and Vanzetti trial?
What lessons can be learned?

3. Sacco and Vanzetti “the men”
Who were Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti?
Both immigrated from Italy in 1908
Worked together for anarchist cause, Reds, draft-dodgers, union supporters, limited English speaking
Previously never arrested or charged with a crime

4. Sacco and Vanzetti “the men”
Vanzetti-mustache
32 years old, Northern part of Italy, fish peddler
Sacco- clean shaven
29 years old, Southern part of Italy, worked at shoe factory

5. Crimes were committed 1919-20
Bridgewater Assault
Dec. 24, 7-7:30 am
2 men, shotgun & revolver
Attacked payroll truck, $30,000
White Shoe Company
Truck swerved, hit a pole, nothing stolen
Bandits escaped in another car, possibly two other people, 4 total

6. Crimes were committed 1919 Bridgewater Assault, cont. Things to know
Michael Stewart- Police Chief
Things to know
Car- Buick or Hudson Overland
People “dark & foreign”
Focused on Mike Boda and Ferrucio Coacci
Possible 4 individuals
Guns used

7. Crimes were committed 1919-20
South Braintree
April 15, 1920, 3pm
Parmenter (paymaster) and Beradelli (guard)
Taking $16, yards
Passed two men then both were shot
Buick pulled with 2 in car, 2 jumped in and a 3rd was hiding behind bricks
5 men total

8. Prime Suspects Chief Stewart Boda- had a Buick or Overland
Coacci- failed to report to deportation hearing, went back to Italy
Overland needed repairs

9. Johnson’s Garage
May 5th Boda and Riccardo Orciani arrived at the garage
Sacco and Vanzetti also showed up on foot
Mr. Johnson stalled them while Mrs. Johnson called police
All left, Sacco and Vanzetti went on a trolley car
Police boarded trolley
Vanzetti carrying a loaded .38 and shotgun shells
Sacco carrying .32 Colt

10. What lead to the arrests?
Guns
People were “dark and foreign” Italians
Sacco and Vanzetti lied to the police
Sacco worked on Dec. 24 but not on Apr. 15th
Vanzetti peddling fish
Coacci- deported to Italy
Boda- sailed to Italy never to return

11. Who was charged with what crimes?
Frederick Katzmann-DA
Sacco- charged with South Braintree
Vanzetti- charged with both crimes

12. Bridgewater Trial 1920 Vanzetti June 22, 1920 Judge Webster Thayer
DA- Katzmann
Defense Attorney
J.P. Vahey
Problems with the Trial

13. South Braintree Trial 1921 Vanzetti (McAnarney) & Sacco (Moore)
Katzmann and Judge Thayer
Prosecution’s Case
Eyewitnesses
Bullets
Consciousness of Guilt
Verdict- Death

14. Problems with the arrest, questioning and trial

15. Appeals 6 years and 8 appeals National Attention Final Appeal 1927
Ordered by Gov. Fuller
A. Lawrence Lowell
Final execution
Aug. 22, 1927

17. Editorial cartoon from The Daily Worker, 1927

19. Final Words of Sacco and Vanzetti
Were they really guilty?
Vanzetti- probably not
Sacco- probably

20. How did the Red Scare impact / influence the Sacco and Vanzetti trial?
What lessons can be learned?