Many Italians involved with the defense of Sacco and Vanzetti were suspicious of Moore from the start, but they desperately needed a lawyer, any lawyer. "We didn't know what to do", said Aldino Felicani, head of the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee.
Several Italians who were part of the Sacco and Vanzetti case had doubts about hiring Moore right away; however, they desperately required legal representation. "We didn't know how to proceed," remarked Aldino Felicani, leader of the Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee.