The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-16
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DETAILS OF MAXIMlLEANS TRIAL.
The Court Composed Of infe-
rior Officers.
Able Defence Of the Emperor,
Mejia and Miramon.
IRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT
THE EXEC UTlON ~.
The Emperor's Body palIysred to the
Hamburg Consul.
EaximIiau Provides in His Will for th'
Widows OF Nltjia and Miramon.
THE EXEC UTl O N.
The Emperor's Body Delivered to the
Hamburg Consul.
Maximliau Provides in His Will for ths
Widows OF rlejia and Miramon.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or The HERALD.

Aielia appears IN In S0ntbFd az AftsdJt ct Tue
Juno It will DO observed that tho mrmbe6 OF .ns
eourt wers oHccr7 of inferior rank i7'op'o'o oa'
the NOR prominent officers desired to '0.i '"'
hriuu consequent on the death Of daSmi'an ana Tor
AZ. rsoso, ne, vl,h~-. CHARGER or reputation were
t.,oo,.a Tt v-'ort is as folbws:-
nn DAYS OF propagation granted bv tho supreme
l~!esment to tho counsel Of the criminals for
fhei. doteooe baying expired. order from head.
order from headquarters tho Adutan. General issued
his order. as foows:-
yusssaAL ORDERS OF THE DIVISION 18TH 18th
JUNE. 1885,
ARaY CoRrs Ct TIVE Mourn
.1JufAsr GINsRALs OFFICE, QoE1E,Ano Nsxco
Eanxe and 10 composed OF the following ohicerspfe-
sident Lieaenen; Colone, Plaioa Sanchez: merabers
Iapain Jose Ramirez, Captain Meuo' Ioiero Captain
lgnacIo rurado, Captain Juan Rueda Alza Capital
vose versdirgu Captain Lucas viilasrau.
This coart martial will NEE, Mt the appointed L0nr
tbe theatre OF Iiurbdc In conformity with article aud
faragyaTh q cenAral Order OF Army Regulations No.
B7. MI officers not on duty will attend pnnciually on
tbe court maria, at the place ant time mentioned At
Blk ooIoc: A. will be formed in front of the ,ernne
NJ Cspuclngs city mounted rilemeu Of Galeana with
ther spoDding ofcers armed aud equipped on 4
nifty men Of Tia Battalion OF tho Guard o, supreme
b'oe, bot Of which dotachen,s VIII place themselves
nnder orders OF Colonel Miguel Palnclos commanding
Second brigade. SIERRA
Counersgucd MgDrvA
AZ eight O'clock A. NJ the 18th Of June the cour,
ypartia assembled at the theatre Of Eur6de and the
audience cry large. Tho occupied by the
rour leaving the rest Of the theatre TO the spectators
The court and on tho icn ard Immediately opposite
were placed three stools for tho criminals and seats for
iheir counsel rhc most profound emotion depicted
In the couuepsnces of al and the silence tha, regned
Ia the circle, could almost be felt
Gensra's Mramon end Mejia were brought the thea.
Arc at niae O'Clock In tho mor1ing In coach escorted
by COMPANY OF riaenen, OF Galcana, covering front
and rear Of The vehicle, nanl;cf by company Of tao
the Fourth battalion tho other In this wise they
arrived AID were delivered 10 the officers in charge
The President opened tho court, The members and
tho counsel took their seats AL being in tric. uniform
The Judge Advocate Lieutenant Colonial Manuel AZr'ro2
road tho charges A the trial and nil the proceeduEs
will soon 30 published 80 will only rapidly sketch It's
order from TOE Commander in Chief
The previously taken declarations Of The prisoners,
Ncs, foosl tho cfarn on nd Hsa MSa Ts Jn1
sbsrs were some sIiyb. sas.se5, alter witt
NJ for osan Masmsn aske ib", Sc III sven
70 call three lawyers OF Mexico to defend him. He also
desired Baron Msgnus to be called tha, hc had matters
character touching yenise ltsy aad Austria of the
most importance 70 those countries.
The General a-Chief granted IL prayer OF MaymIiian
FORWARDING his despatch 10 General Poraro Dlaz The
latter, hoSercr. vclld cot elbow the telegram to PASS
Aha, no must lave special permit from tho supreme
goyernmen, ior tho zane, which w.e srsnled.
Maxmilpu named as his counsel Ir. Jesus Nazquo2.
Of This city; Mr. Eua'io oreSa Mariana Rva Palacio
aud Ra'ae Martinez DO Ia Tore u tho city OF leyco
kiramcp nominated AesaGs J.Greqni, OF San Luis Pn-
tosi, and AMBROSE Moreno. OF Qlortta,o. Mqs nomi
nsci VI Pro.Pero c. Vega, ais OF Q-'r'iaro.
Tue counsel having read ta,ir accopiali0n or the
dcfcucr, o;hor doc monis OF rrolninary character
ali read but the rardty Of tho r8ailng
presap Z, vn deta ~ account ~ A. ,,l arcorIrr ~
numbers and dates. or Of their exact statement. We
viii Therefore content ourselves with speaking q tho
main ones
Among to documents rcea-.lnr Maximil,-n
OUTSIDE Of tAe petition N',,s 'd' ta.Te vas one
proC',i1e iins. the jur. Nc IA Of the court
martial ci-imngr % be az hle- pr-ceeaiag against
his pcrson irasn,lrh q based uprc ira lay u
thc 2sth or January. 1902 de-reeng asains. traitors
the t0uary. anG that he being foreigner, cog n1' %
etm,'1F % We coantIy that y no, ne oMr; ond over
which he c4erc-cl such heh et.3n1 That he believed
himself unamcuabe 20 the law. There also pel-
ton dirce1ei - Aa1lmaa % Toe President a'tug n
interview and me answer o. the Pres Gent, stating That
the interview could rot be gra ell healso OF the rod
time allowed by law for his trial Ut that he could adj
dress hu' IN writing anythin> ho chose say. Az order
from headquarters also advised lie Jlise Advccae That
any protest exceptions taken by 'bo accused Shalt Re
iorcs,od Mention was also mad, or tho certificate VI
illness q MAMMALIAN argurs 10 favor or the prisoner
teag removed 10 other place FOR the change of n
Next read the rfotsr; OF Niroe.on AMI Ne a
asains. the jurisdiction OF tho court, which being ro
fused they again excepted TO- they denied
the right - APPEAL there beiag no siprome court in
nation. aud they esSed only tina, they 10 furn shed
cer,acd copy Of the mliazs Of the ir These pro-
Thomas Ne was brough, toto c3arl si soatci
stool guarded ON side by al escort Of tho "si-
prone POWERS" iir. Prcspero commenced the dc'cucr
We have heard great deal AMI 0lye reid much. h..
by tho able counsel flied villa the rrlclpe7 Of rlht
aud ,os1irsd Nv s mos, liberal ,nclries on orr s-set
code. thu constitution 81 1851 This master piece Of
orstory moved profoundly tho entire audience.
Tho po'@.. o. The defence w,Fs thee: -Fira', Ito
o. no 'aw OF January % cc0ud iis apylca
non to tae defendant; third, IS cons.,luiloaatv.
The council held that the Law OF January - Is onv
applicable fOm article 20 al Inclusive, because tie
balance coadics with ire rlr';i OF man, and cannot
subject the accused 20 tho p,na lesct sad ias.
liant biography, he revowed military carer rp 70 Il
present time showing oOnclusivcy tha, he had lied
himself VITA the Intervention. said Nr Vega, Nei.a
onogod rom the sierra IN arnei ncg,ialy to DJbiadc,
which he observed UNTIL the general government abaa
doned Tn, car al, behaving In such mlnner tia, he
did not urh tsnsi, 30 Immediately through
hs camp Tao Same ochayicr he observed towards the
Officers o tue government IN tle cmp9yes, AMI even
20 tue troops who were 90 saiT dcmoralHci M
their retreat thas nothing would sys been easier thsa
lie insstei that the dcfe-dan, was no an in,erven.
tionist &c tie OF Bsrancs,er7. That "a az q h's
campaigns he limited himself % defence ami never %
aack remaining faithful TO his fag ara cnpyns WIN
hs mi i1rr d0es Tie espcc ALL clsirci as the pctt
point fo de.sace That Neis mover splicd me blood of
prisone,- that be had very frequently in he power
many Of ne connander' ehi,fs ana oacer, OF tho o-
era army 'hN 10 hyavs treated them with huu sity,
vino could testify iho iusirois martyr Artcnsa had
sso essn hs ii,soner az vel - nnumeTab,e number
he touched upon the political character oil Tia A..
ouscd sayirz that iics faithful tic proclamation of
tho sovsfnEoat to which his " ecsi eanyc.ion a.,
hered lad followed tie Garr.ai v!as,s OF the
civh var Bri when the Intervention got into the
land aeya isaotel ths tris ptl!s9gnomy o. tho war
iievirs ths' tie ss;ablshmant o. throne m VoSico
the vci1n'ars viii OF the reop'N Aui, finally. al.
dressing ams0ff 90 the cogufll Cd var, Lo Fpaxe IN
thoso affecting terms which Sail 30 moya lte isart
OF tbs young and ave- oailie ta-ir attention . $40
which abolished osplsai punishment ard coniurng tneu
fhe laurel, o. irinmrh with the oood spilled
Es Vs.l spoke in a hsppy strain, and the obscure
tssycr msds himself famous before The bar OF Aexcc
The Preslesni asked the accused II lie bad snyitny
said by bis counsel but that IL arg hirg wss forgotten
abe soShscl soaId state q in ProgsT tps,
.ga va, lhsn lsd OUT and 'nlmtia'sy hsaei Mia
hessrs JsureqaI and Moreno read excessively the de-
!enos OF The accused, with but slight difference la the
nfG hair med