Sacco and vanzetti
On April 15, 1920, a paymaster for a shoe company in Braintree, Massachusetts, and his guard were shot to death by two men who escaped with $15,776.51. Witnesses reported that both of these men were Italian’s. Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were with two other men while they went to a garage to claim a car that local police connected with the crime. The police then arrested them, due to their being “suspicious characters.” This became one of the most controversial cases in American history.
Sacco and Vanzetti were Anarchists that feared the Department of Justice. In July 1921, Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty after the trial in Dedham, Massachusetts. This trial contained over 160 witnesses, with widespread nation attention. In the final result, Sacco and Vanzetti were quickly sentenced to death. The execution of Sacco and Vanzetti on August 22, 1927 was “preceded by worldwide sympathy demonstrations”. At first, there was a lot of controversy towards the judge, Webster Thayer, the lack of evidence, and the unwarranted arrest. After their deaths, more logical reasoning was discovered which discredited past accusations towards Sacco and Vanzetti, leaving this case extremely controversial.
The prosecution’s evidence was a mere form of judgment and based on eyewitnesses, in which there was a lack of credible evidence that was positively proved in this case. The prosecution’s claim that there were seven witnesses all near Braintree around the time of the crime who claimed that Sacco looked identical to one of the bandits. The prosecution also claimed that a cap with a hole in it was picked up at the crime scene was similar if not identical to one that Sacco previously owned. The hole might have related to Sacco’s workplace where he religiously hung his cap. One of the seven witnesses, Kelley, claimed the cap was the same brand and color related to Sacco. The evidence against Sacco and Vanzetti about the car relates to when they were arrested. Sacco and
Sacco and Vanzetti were Anarchists that feared the Department of Justice. In July 1921, Sacco and Vanzetti were found guilty after the trial in Dedham, Massachusetts. This trial contained over 160 witnesses, with widespread nation attention. In the final result, Sacco and Vanzetti were quickly sentenced to death. The execution of Sacco and Vanzetti on August 22, 1927 was “preceded by worldwide sympathy demonstrations”. At first, there was a lot of controversy towards the judge, Webster Thayer, the lack of evidence, and the unwarranted arrest. After their deaths, more logical reasoning was discovered which discredited past accusations towards Sacco and Vanzetti, leaving this case extremely controversial.
The prosecution’s evidence was a mere form of judgment and based on eyewitnesses, in which there was a lack of credible evidence that was positively proved in this case. The prosecution’s claim that there were seven witnesses all near Braintree around the time of the crime who claimed that Sacco looked identical to one of the bandits. The prosecution also claimed that a cap with a hole in it was picked up at the crime scene was similar if not identical to one that Sacco previously owned. The hole might have related to Sacco’s workplace where he religiously hung his cap. One of the seven witnesses, Kelley, claimed the cap was the same brand and color related to Sacco. The evidence against Sacco and Vanzetti about the car relates to when they were arrested. Sacco and