251, 327, 333, 363, 382, 383, 463, 466
and Albert Hamilton, 233-234, 249
and ballistics evidence, 159, 201
and bombings, 219
and Carlos Goodridge, 228-230, 264
as creator of Sacco-Vanzetti case, 108, 110-111, 112-114, 124-125,
252
at Dedham trial, 129-133, 135, 136-137, 139, 140, 144, 145, 153,
154, 164, 166, 191
and defendants’ guilt or innocence, 12, 17, 256-257, 462-463
and defendants’ radicalism, 179, 221
and Emil Moller, 278-279
and Frank Lopez, 224
and Jimmy Mede, 274, 278, 321
and Joe Sammarco, 322, 325
and Lola Andrews, 146-151, 230-232
and Lottie Tatillo, 398-399, 400
and Louis Pelser, 225-227
and Luban and Silva, 274-277
money problems of, 222-223
and New Trial League, 252-253
relationship with Sacco, 241, 254-256
and Roy Gould, 225
summation at Dedham, 200-201
Moors, John, 332, 363, 374, 392, 427
Morelli, Frank, 293
Morelli, Helen, 312-313
Morelli, Joe, 279, 288, 289, 292, 295-296, 297, 298, 302-303, 308, 311
autobiography of, 304-305, 309-310, 312-314, 461-462
Morelli, Mike, 292, 308, 461
Morelli Gang, 3, 284, 287-288, 289, 290, 293, 294, 341, 461
Moro, Joseph, 333, 384, 406, 408, 421, 424, 451
Mucci, Leon, 112, 196
Murphy, Dr. John, 50, 100
Musmanno, Michael, 15, 391-392, 411-412, 421, 422, 428, 430, 431,
432-433, 435, 443, 446-447, 448
Mussolini, Benito, 380-381
Neal, Shelley, 28-31, 35, 43, 117, 141-142
New Trial League, 252-253, 254, 267
Nichols, Annie, 39, 166
Novelli, Jenny, 34, 69, 167-168, 339
Oates, “Guinea,” 272-273, 318, 320, 321, 324
O’Brien, Robert Lincoln, 331, 344, 369-370, 418
O’Connell, William Cardinal, 367, 434
O’Connor, Tom, 338-339, 391, 401, 443, 452
Orciani, Ricardo, 13, 19, 65-66, 69-70, 88, 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 140,
156, 161, 162, 178, 181, 183, 190, 197, 314, 462
Packard, Lottie, 229, 415. _See also_ Tatillo, Lottie
Palmer, A. Mitchell, 91, 123
bombing of house, 84-85, 88
Red raids of, 53, 82, 87-88
Papa, Vittorio, 102
Parker, Dorothy, 421, 432
Parker, Seward, 136, 212, 221
Parmenter, Frederick, 35-36, 37-38, 40, 42-43, 46
Pelser, Louis, 39, 145-146, 224, 225-227, 263, 307, 390
Pieraccini, Ralph, 287, 292
Pierce, Edward Peter, 352, 355
Pierce, Wilfred, 165
Pinkerton reports, 168, 338-340, 392, 466
Pool, Elmer, 45
Pound, Roscoe, 87, 286, 366
Prince, Dr. Morton, 345-346, 363, 417
Proctor, William, 2, 47, 100, 158, 160, 164, 242, 244, 345, 395, 402,
464-465
testimony re Bullet III, 159, 243, 247, 264-265, 354, 415
Quintiliano, Luigi, 91, 193, 197
Ranney, Dudley, 281, 288, 289, 291, 292, 298, 299, 300, 341, 367, 376,
377, 395, 402, 403, 406
Rantoul, Lois, 139, 157, 194, 341, 412
Ravachol, François, 86
Reading, Arthur, 420, 431, 447
Reed, Austin, 45-46, 152-153, 212
Reid, Robert, 145, 224, 225
Ricci, Angelo, 40, 198
Ricci, Dominic, 174
Richards, John, 287, 293-294, 296, 390
Richardson, James, 265, 412
Ripley, Walter, 135, 140, 163, 212, 214, 221, 244
Ripley motion, 221, 262-263, 265
Robinson, Merton, 235
Rose, Reginald, 329 fn.
Rosen, Joseph, 168-169, 177, 403
Ross, Joseph, 166, 190, 191, 192
Rugg, Arthur Prentice, 285, 352, 355
Ruzzamenti, John, 122
Sacco, Dante, 211, 327, 393, 431
Sacco, Ines, 130, 237, 244, 327, 393
Sacco, Nicola:
alibi of, 171-174
anarchism of, 86, 260-261
arrest of, 63-65
break with Moore, 254-255
cap of, 97, 157, 183, 190, 194, 197, 199, 415
character of, 72-73, 81-82
and departure for Italy, 91-92
early life of, 78-80
and Fuller’s decision, 409
guilt of, 466
hearing on South Braintree crime, 94 fn.
hunger strike of, 237, 238
identifications of, 69, 143-145, 147-148
indicted, 116
interpretation of case, 336, 337
and James Graham, 94, 96
last words of, 450, 466
letter to son, 438-439
and Madeiros confession, 279-280
mental breakdown of, 239-242
in Mexico, 81
in Morelli confession, 314
pistol of, 8, 64, 73, 139, 158, 183, 189, 203, 233, 234-235,
247-249,
314-316, 415, 464-465, 466
speech at sentencing, 357-358
as symbol, 1, 348
testimony, 181-192
Sacco, Rosina, 72, 80, 91, 92, 97, 112, 125, 211, 214, 238, 240, 244,
306, 327, 341, 356, 386, 392, 409, 419, 424, 425, 430, 432, 434,
438, 441, 446-447, 458, 460
and Fred Moore, 113, 130, 132, 178, 207
testimony at Dedham, 197-198
Salsedo, Andrea, 87, 88-91
Sammarco, Joe, 272, 273, 274, 278, 319-325, 461
Sargent, John, 340, 426, 433
Sawyer, Roland, 365-366
Shachtman, Max, 328, 332-333, 338
Shaw, George Bernard, 330, 331 fn.
Shaw, Maynard, 100
shells, 42, 47, 159, 212, 234, 314, 315, 376-377, 464
Shields, Art, 113, 116, 222
Sibley, Frank, 12, 154, 185-186, 211, 233, 334, 412
Silva, Frank, 271-273, 274-278, 279, 318, 320, 321, 322, 324-325, 461
Sinclair, Upton, 17, 256, 304, 463
Sisk, James, 109, 127
Slater, Rexford, 161
Splaine, Mary, 35, 36, 40, 47, 48, 69,143-144, 165, 297, 345-346
Squires, Francis J., 119, 120, 121 fn., 282
Stearns, Warren, 19-21
Stewart, Michael, 18-19, 50-51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58-59, 60, 62,
64-65, 69, 94, 96, 97, 100, 101, 118, 125, 148, 158, 198, 199,
394, 398, 418 fn.
Stone, Harlan, 435, 441
Stong, Phil, 386-387, 388 fn.
Stratton, Samuel, 373, 375
Sullivan, Simon, 105-106
Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts, 328, 351-352, 354-355, 431
Taft, William Howard, 418, 435
Tatillo, Lottie, 397-400
Thayer, Webster, 4, 5, 13, 54, 123-124, 127-128, 261, 328, 344, 346,
354, 369, 389, 406, 419-420, 460
and Mrs. Bernkopf, 246-247
character of, 97-98
charge to Dedham jury, 8, 205-210
at Dedham trial, 129-133, 134-135, 136-137, 140, 141, 148, 149,
150,
154, 157, 178-179, 192, 193-194, 199, 210-211
and Lowell Committee, 414
and Madeiros motion, 341, 342-343, 351, 353
at Plymouth trial, 101, 105, 106
sentencing of Sacco and Vanzetti, 356-359, 361-362
and supplementary motions, 244-246, 262-265
and switched pistol barrels, 248-249
Thomas, 280, 281. _See also_ Driver, Thomas
Thomas, Dr. Albert, 238
Thompson, William G., 17, 108, 132-133, 235-236, 243, 244, 245, 247,
257, 265, 268-269, 278, 322, 326, 328, 333, 337, 338, 347, 353,
354, 362, 363, 366, 367, 369, 378, 383, 395, 401, 403, 409, 410,
414, 415, 419, 422, 426
and Bosco-Guadagni alibi, 396-397, 402
and Calvin Goddard, 376, 377
and Department of Justice, 340-342
and Jimmy Weeks, 289, 291-292
last talk with Vanzetti, 443-445
and Lottie Tatillo, 399-400
and Madeiros, 280, 281, 285-286, 290, 299, 339, 346, 351-352
opinion of Vanzetti, 73, 327
and Wilbur Turner, 402
Thorndike, Herbert, 94, 95
Totty, Warren, 51
Tracey, William, 33, 154
Tresca, Carlo, 16, 78, 80, 85, 90, 91, 107-108, 109, 110, 115, 432,
463, 466
Turner, Wilbur, 402, 465
Vahey, James, 274
Vahey, John, 93-94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 105, 106, 282, 443
Valdinoce, Carlo, 88
Valdinoce, Susie, 327
Van Amburgh, Charles, 2, 158, 159-160, 235, 248, 249-251, 295, 460,
464-465
Vanzetti, Bartolomeo:
alibi for Bridgewater crime, 101-104
alibi for South Braintree crime, 168-170
anarchism of, 86, 260
arrest of, 63-65
and Back Bay women, 258
character of, 71-72
clemency petition of, 367-368
development in prison, 257, 259-260, 261
early life of, 73-78
eulogy of Sacco, 362-363
and Fuller’s decision, 409-410
identifications of, 69, 94-95, 99-100, 151, 152-153
indicted for South Braintree crime, 116
innocence of, 466
interpretation of case, 336, 337
and James Graham, 95-96
and Jimmy Mede, 273-274
and John Vahey, 93-94, 95, 359, 429
last interviews with Thompson, 422, 443-445
last words of, 450, 466
letter to Dante Sacco, 439-440
and Lowell Committee, 390
mental breakdown of, 266-267
in Mexico, 81
moods in prison, 347
in Morelli confession, 314
revolver of, 8, 15, 19, 26, 64, 68, 139, 142, 160-162, 163, 203,
209, 233, 235, 314-316, 403
speech at sentencing, 358-361
statement for United Press, 428-430
as symbol, 1, 259, 348
testimony at Dedham, 176-181
tried for Bridgewater crime, 97, 98-106
Vanzetti, Luigia, 393, 416, 424, 432, 434, 438, 441, 446, 458, 460
Vaughn, Earl, 62-63, 156, 406
Ventola, Angelo, 66
Ventola, Joseph, 54, 55, 57, 66, 97
Vernazano, John, 104, 105
Vorse, Mary Heaton, 114-115
Wade, Lewis, 34-35, 38, 48, 69, 142-143, 162, 297, 307
Wadsworth, Lincoln, 162, 403
Wait, William Cushing, 352, 354
Walsh, Frank, 428, 433
Waugh, Frank, 131
Weeks, Jimmy, 282, 284, 285, 289, 290-292, 296, 297, 298, 299
Weller, Jac, 464, 465
Wells, H. G., 381
West, William J., 121, 340, 341
Weyand, Fred, 121, 122, 340, 342
Wiggin, Joseph, 369, 390, 391, 446
Wigmore, John, 371-372
Wilbar, Winfield, 282, 291, 298, 331, 355, 357
Williams, Harold, 215, 227, 247, 248, 249
at Dedham trial, 138, 139-140, 142-143, 144, 147, 150, 156, 157,
163
and DeFalco episode, 118, 119
Williams, John, 171-172, 182, 193
Wind, Max, 56, 156
Winslow, Gertrude, 238, 356
Witner, Adolph, 273, 274-277
Zagroff, Segris, 123-124
Zelt, Johannes, 217
Zorian, Harold, 121, 340
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Francis Russell has contributed historical and critical articles
to such periodicals as _American Heritage_, _Horizon_, _The Yale
Review_, _The Antioch Review_, _The Christian Science Monitor_, and
abroad to _Irish Writing_, _The Observer_, _The Countryman_, _Time
& Tide_, and others. It was while serving on a jury in Dedham,
Massachusetts, thirty-two years after Sacco and Vanzetti had been
tried and condemned in the same courtroom, that he began his
investigation of the written and unwritten history of the case that
resulted in _Tragedy in Dedham_.
Born in Boston in 1910, he attended the Roxbury Latin School.
Following several undergraduate years in France and Germany, he
returned to New England and graduated from Bowdoin in 1933. In 1937
he received an A.M. from Harvard. During World War II he served in
the Canadian Army as a captain in the Intelligence Corps. After the
war he was a political intelligence officer with the British 30th
Corps in Hildesheim, Germany. In 1955 his volume of critical essays
on Joyce, Kafka, and Gertrude Stein was published in England as
_Three Studies in 20th Century Obscurity_. He is co-author of _The
American Heritage Book of the Pioneer Spirit_. He lives in Wellesley
Hills, Massachusetts.
Transcriber’s Notes
pg 172 Changed: Felicani than asked him if he realized this
to: Felicani then asked him if he realized this
pg 186 Changed: anger of frustation pulsing through him
to: anger of frustration pulsing through him
pg 193 Changed: He confirmed Sacco’s April 15 abili
to: He confirmed Sacco’s April 15 alibi
pg 194 Changed: frustations of the past week
to: frustrations of the past week
pg 197 Changed: dark one with the earlaps
to: dark one with the earflaps
pg 200 Changed: agreed to divide their alloted morning
to: agreed to divide their allotted morning
pg 226 Changed: bought a dinner cigars & cigaretts
to: bought a dinner cigars & cigarettes
pg 227 Changed: finaly had my whole story
to: finally had my whole story
pg 254 Changed: shympaty and forgiveness the poor Nick is
to: sympathy and forgiveness the poor Nick is
pg 290 Changed: with Barney Monteiros at the Bluebird Inn
to: with Barney Monterios at the Bluebird Inn
pg 293 Changed: but they acted apprenhensive of something
to: but they acted apprehensive of something
pg 309 Changed: get to the bottom of the kidnaping
to: get to the bottom of the kidnapping
pg 389 Changed: State Street less instransigent
to: State Street less intransigent
pg 393 Changed: degenareted who perjured against us
to: degenerated who perjured against us
pg 428 Changed: By truths I mean the real condictions
to: By truths I mean the real conditions
pg 454 Changed: In England forty protestors were injured
to: In England forty protesters were injured