"In South Braintree, Massachusetts, two men armed with handguns shoot and kill civilians and employees of the Slater & Morrill Shoe Company. The thieves rob the employees of the $15,776.51 payroll they were carrying."
Sacco and Vanzetti were indicted for murder
Trial begins
Verdict: Sacco and Vanzetti found guilty of murder in the first degree.
Celestino Medeiros, a convict, confesses to Sacco that he had been involved in the South Braintree hold up.
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upholds Sacco and Vanzetti's convictions; denies motion for new trial.
A motion is filed for a new trial based upon Medeiros' confession