Complex sentence: The eleven were court martialed and at the end of the trial 350,000 petitions were collected in favor of a reduction in sentance from death; also in an odd turn of events 11 severed fingers were sent to the court house as well.
Split into simpler sentences: The eleven were court martialed and at the end of the trial a petition containing 350,000 signatures was collected in favor of a reduction of the sentence from death. In an odd turn of events 11 severed fingers were sent to the court house as well.