Sacco-Vanzetti Case Essay

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Sacco-Vanzetti Case The Sacco-Vanzetti case had been before the courts for more than six years. In the state of Massachusetts, this was out of the ordinary; usually murder trials were rapidly dispatched. As the conclusion of the case was delayed and delayed for years, the interest surrounding the case rose far beyond the boundaries of the state and even the country. Sacco and Vanzetti were charged for the murder of a paymaster and his guard. They were carrying a factory payroll of $15,776. Three weeks after the murder of the paymaster and his guard, Sacco and Vanzetti fell into a police trap that was set up for suspect in the Braintree crime. Both men were not under surveillance for these crimes, but at the time of their arrest, they were both carrying guns. They were charged for the South Braintree crimes and, according to the Sacco-Vanzetti case, “Vanzetti was also charged with an earlier holdup attempt that had taken place on December 24, 1919, in the nearby town of Bridgewater.” On April 15, the day of the Braintree murders, it has been said that Sacco had taken a day off from work. Sacco's testimony that on April l5—the day that he was away from works—he was in Boston seeking a passport to Italy. He planned to return shortly to his home country and visit his father. Officials working at the Italian consulate later supported his testimony, which means it would have been impossible for him to be apart of the Braintree murders. Vanzetti, on the other hand, could not produce an alibi for the day of the crime, thus he was charged for both murders. Vanzetti claims that he was completing his trade as a fish peddler, which a number of witnesses who had been his customers that day supported. If both men had alibis that checked out and were supported by numerous people, then why were these men still charged for murder? It is clear by reading the evidence that

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