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Box 65

 Container

Contains 9 Results:

Vanzetti Revolver - Ex. 27, 15 January 1924

 Item — Box: 65, Folder: 40, Item: h
Call Number: MS 2030, Series 9, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Hamilton discovered in court that these screws had been tampered with. It was at this time that [the] court issued an order "That all exhibits should be turned over [the] Clerk of the Superior Court.Gov't. Asst. Dist. Atty. J.W. Kieth gave [the] order to have revolver opened & in this position when photographed. Gave no reason why.Opening the revolver permits the screw "C" to assume an angle of 450 or nearly to the angle it had...
Dates: 15 January 1924

Vanzetti Revolver - Ex. 27, [ca. 15 January 1924]

 Item — Box: 65, Folder: 40, Item: g
Call Number: MS 2030, Series 9, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents (#2)Vanzetti's revolver was shown to the court by Dist. Atty. Williams and his attention called to how the condition of the screw E and [the] scratch on [the] metal under it, showed how unreliable was Hamilton as to his claim that the screw had not been disturbed. The district attorney had forgotten the photograph of April 7 before. For this #2 photograph revealed that since April 7 23 [someone?] had unscrewed the hammer screw about 1/32 of an inch and left a scratch on [the] metal...
Dates: [ca. 15 January 1924]

Vanzetti H & R Revolver - Ex. 27; [n.p.], 7 April 1923

 Item — Box: 65, Folder: 40, Item: f
Call Number: MS 2030, Series 9, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents At this date screw E was level with the surrounding metal. The line G-E was at an angle of 28 1/2o to the base line A-B. (Photo #1)No scratches were upon the metal surrounding screw E showing no screw driver had been used to remove screw for inserting a new hammer.Screw C was at an angle of 490  to the base line A-B and level with the face of metal. Hamilton discovered this evidence that the...
Dates: 7 April 1923

[.38 Harrington & Richardson Revolver; n.p., ca. 1921-1923]

 Item — Box: 65, Folder: 40, Item: e
Call Number: MS 2030, Series 9, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Shows how screws C & E protrude from their sockets after having been tampered with, while Vanzetti's revolver was in the custody of [the] sheriff, and before it was turned over to [the] Clerk of Superior Court.

Dates: ca. 1921-1923]