Grinnell, Frank W. (Frank Washburn), 1873-1964

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Birth 1873-12-15
Death 1964-03-13
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15 April Parmenter and Berardelli murdered at South Braintree 5 May Sacco and Vanzetti arrested 6 May District Attorney Katzmann interviews Sacco and Vanzetti 11 June 16 August Indictment, trial, conviction, and sentencing of Vanzetti for 24 December, 1919, attempted holdup in Bridgewater. 11 September Sacco and Vanzetti indicted for South Braintree murder. 31 May 14 July Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti at Dedham. 14 July Sacco and Vanzetti found guilty of 1st degree murder. 5 November Motion for new trial on the weight of the evidence. 8 November 1st Supplementary motion (Ripley) filed 24 December Motion for new trial on weight of evidence denied. 4 May 2nd Supplementary motion (Gould) filed. 1 October Supplement to 1st motion (Daly) filed. 5 November 5th Supplementary motion (Proctor) filed. 1 October Judge Thayer denies all motions. 18 November Medeiros sends confession to Sacco in Dedham jail. 12 May Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts affirms conviction of Sacco and Vanzetti and denial of 1st, 2nd, and 5th Supplementary motions. 26 May 7th Supplementary motion (Medeiros) filed. 23 October Judge Thayer denies Medeiros motion. 5 April Supreme Judicial Court affirms denial of Medeiros motion. 9 April Judge Thayer sentences Sacco and Vanzetti to death. 3 May Sacco and Vanzetti petition Governor Fuller for clemency. 1 June Governor Fuller appoints Advisory Committee. 3 August Governor Fuller denies clemency. 6 August Motion for new trial based on judge's prejudice filed. 8 August Judge Thayer denies motion. 10 August Justice Holmes of U.S. Supreme Court denies petition for writ of habeas corpus. 20 August Justice Holmes denies petition for writ of certiorari. 22 August Justice Stone of U.S. Supreme Court denies petition for writ of certiorari. 23 August Sacco and Vanzetti executed.

From the guide to the Sacco-Vanzetti Trial Newspaper Clippings, April-Nov. 1927, (Harvard Law School Library, Harvard University)

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