The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-20

NUJuEN General william walker
NNJ WAS shnt for nlihustcring At
w Trusf Io, Honduras, On sep
it.mbcr A. 1859 he said 10 iee poo
ipl. who had gathered about the pu-
M, .,1lnre ta see him meet ms DOOM
i .The war which 1 made on honduras
lNas unjust Those who accolnpahi'u
me az, not tu blame. "h"t' -"
pu.ft.. usl pardon oi th' p'"p'y'
receive death with t'sis""H'"
Nynula that b. were one for the bn"u
Of society
a. tb,n sat on a. chair, Co when
a. ,,- b,uud 4 nlc OF ten soldiers
inty.u,rd and fired ON the instant
IIt. died immediately The solu''lS
ra,, three cheer ana AN was over
Walker was but 30 years % ab' az
Itrc time.
y,tt.t Was a daring character
I.,a s.,m,d tn believe that hla sun
l,f d,stiny' had great THINGS M store
tfnt him Few adventures Oh We
i.t.s. ever ran such a race ul 1h"lN
i.tvbt.d and fatal folly In 1890 ne
iWus the loader Of AN ,Np'ul,,""
which sailed from san ~fiahVls,"
with the intention OF tukllS b"7se
of sonora then % nnI'n,t" 't
i,f Mexico adjoining California. ii'
,Isd a. Mace called La Iaa
,.,,r, "a, met with little resistance
IN. pro,laimcd an independent re-
u,thllr of lower California anu hlh'
Is,lf pregld,ut. at the same time ap-
.rp,tpc .ath Of his 60 follower u"
t,,,, nffici.I station. tie very soon
n,y,ey,r had To cNacuatc ur s'hINc
land surrendered himself Z" the '"t
led states authorities. ON arrival ~
san F|rduciscu he was tIlen TOT 80
ilaton 81 the neutrality laws ""'
vaS acquitted.
Early m the summer ui io'',
w.fk.r plar.d himself az the hcau
- an .xuadtinn numbcring about bp
mo, ana proceeded to Nicaragua
ltben in 81 state Of internal c"hiilot
l1l. landed a' Realelo ana maf'teu
H.. Leon Goo IuIn the headquarters ~
lthe Nicararuan Democratic "iH's
party
Here he hoped 90 hive his dream
iteaiigcd that oi forming ON u lsth,
hmm. broad domain 10 be
I'D, Mexico md South America ~"
trr,cccdcd partially az iirsi' bIuSh-
lug the Democratic chiefs nsi"e
walker uuw proclaimed hlinseli =
I,srdidst. fsf the presidency. n
uus ~ course. elected. Being nov
dictator ho began to run ihihks 70
IsuIt himself md to his ctedli' "
Unjust be said that his acts were
upon the whole, fair and just iiu!
Ifhp odds lrsnst him we're too great
land with ai' Central America IN
llsaule Hutiuaf him. backed by Eu-
rome and the United States. his cause
was doomed Defeat followed ue-
fsnt and ir Ilnuary. 1857. ne ahan-
ldnned Granada and look refuge on a
limited states vessel which landed
him in TIunma.
Two other attempts were made by
1.-The progressive man 10 Invade Mica
rugun. both uf which were trustftl-
ed hr 90. Tinted states authorities
land in June 1889. he invaded Hon
dugas. where he met with "a Nlgoi-
Gus resistance and was evcniu"ils
ioapturcd hy the British ana turned
lover Co the native Honduras author
turcs
M was cn he third of september
thai the arrcet was affected and on
1.-The following dav he was turned over
g. tho Honduras authorities WIN
several of hls ofncers The march ~
Inc captured me 90 prison was
slow and solemn, Walker at the
head ni his men. keeping time "a the
beat 81 th, drum. and dressed with
much simplicity. was me object on
Which every csc was fixed
As Foon as Walker had entered the
prison ne was placed in heavy Irons
and. bolng asked ~ he needed any
thing replied in bui one word eva
itor' Soon afterwards he sent Tor a
chaplain A. he knrli at his feet he
said ~ ANA resigned io die; my po-
%liticnl career is ended"
' Their WIS o. mock trial which was