Complex sentence: 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.D uring the proceedings, the accused aroused popular sympathy by appealing for reforms.
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. During the proceedings, the accused aroused popular sympathy by appealing for reforms.