COUNSEL UPHOLDS
MADEIROS’STORY
His Confession in Vanzetti-
Sacco Case Agrees With
Others. Says Plea,
By the Associated Prexa.
DEDHAM, Mass., September 17.
Celestino Madeiros, xvho has con
fessed to a part in a double murder
for which Bartolomeo Vanzettl and
Xicola Sacco were convicted, and who
has exonerated them, displayed a
marked aversion for visiting the
scene of the murder, defense counsel
said yesterday. Madeiros is under sen
tence of death for another murder.
Today was the second day of argu
ment by William (!. Thompson, chief
of the counsel, seeking a new trial for
Sacco and Vanzetti. He laid stress
upon the fact that years after the
murders in South Braintree, Madeiros
had lived near the scene of the
shooting, hut had never entered the
town.
‘T can only believe Madeiros was
exceedingly anxious not" to be seen
in South Braintree after the crime
committed there,” Thompson said.
He dwelt at length upon testimony
of witnesses at the trial as it com
pared with the deposition of Madeiros.
Statements relative to the movements
of the murder car coincided through
out, lie said.
it was made known today that eight
questions of law, upon which a ruling
was desired, had been submitted to
Judge Thayer by the defense. Agree
mnt had been reached with the dis
trict attorney’s office on four, Mr.
Thompson said. Regardless of the
agreement of counsel, Judge Thayer
said he would pass on all the ques
tions as a matter of law.
WOULD REBUILD SHIP.
Dalton Urges America Be Recondi
tioned at Cost of $1,500,000.
Reconditioning of the burned liner
America as a one cabin ship at a cost
of $1,500,000 was recommended to the
Shipping Board yesterday by Presi
dent Dalton of the Emergency Fleet
Corporation.
