Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-10-21
NNDOvAL ASSASS|NATED
BY GENERAL VILLA
IN MEXICO
-.s CHARGED WITH OPPOSING
CAUSE OF CONSTrTUTlONAusTs
nYAS JUDGE ONCE PAID HIS FINE

urvpsTE\p. T,,ss. oct Is-,speciai to the
en- bulletin -Jasr ii"naies Sandovai. who was
- o.. u.,ti.l.d tfd ,Nrrut.d by General Villa IN
r.., chIhnihu1 MrNIcu. Friday was not Killed
s"ssn., he was F.. sf',I Al ambassador Of F.lx liaz
.s,ording to ad'lafz received al 'onstitnti"nals;
s.s,u.rters Veto ilN. hut he wac Killed because
minated Gu~ttt" M,d'ro In the 'i,y OF Mexico
/. f,s DAYS rf1't q" IN" shooting 81 President
s.a,,o sandat,. t,.arhius u" '"nstitnt'onaiists.
-. no, In sempaifa With Nader" II said
:. oppos.i tn. ,.t",ati"n aud later the Madero
Administration
A. for. parf last week. comforting with
ssomlnsnt Huertt-'a refugees here. lie left for
a Psso IN" s#tin' frair with Emilio Mad-r".
esther Of the lat PRESIDENT.
sbor,ly after a., g. mug ~ Paso Mr.. SandoNal pro-
,.,led 10 Jain Nlla aud nothing further was heard
\ MIN until N, Associated Press dispatches >es.
,.s,sy mornine rarfiri news Of his execution
NJ Sando,A al VIII twrntS-one other persons. was
,,a in ID. Tniii states District Court at Browns
IN. on Januaf, 10 1912. for violation Of tn.
s..,,.y laws iu f=1uu,ctl"n with the plots against
N, Nsd.ro gnN,tnr' IL. was fined ,so0 sni
/, a,fauit Of ,ut.nt was sentenceh 10 setN. six
uosths In the s''5utN 1ail at Laredo
Placed His Hssss.
When tn. trial h,# gin Jose Iionales Ssndovsl aud
tv,n,y-on, Of h,> e"nrani"ns all followers OF Gem
.nl Berna rdo Reeves aud all charged with violation
4 the neutrality it"s. w"r. brongh, from tn. Jail
no court F..l. ri Judge Bufns told them that
n they would rl.lgr their honor TO attend court
throughput the trlal and be present To receive any
sstsnee III. court might impose upon them. he
00th
during the trial Mr.. sandoSai spoke for the whole
psrty. and said that they would do go The trial
psoce~ded about On" week. and finally thirteen Of
IL Attendants pleaded guilty. Sandoyal among the
sumber and WHEN. on the following day. they were
esled up b.for" the court to be sentenced one OF
tAe defendants failed TO answer. and II was found
,hat he had fled Judge Hurns asked n any of the
dsfsndAnts had ANYTHING I" say before sentence
~ passed and Mr., sandovai spoke as follows:
n true that sought upon your soil TO
sgsnre troops for the invasion of my own coun-
n This have not denied. but the principles for
which stood borrowed of the people and the
vatry that have judged me. and whose province
b b TO sentence me. ! am familiar with the history
\ ysss country An account of the wrongs and
Goepssons which brought the American
Evolution has been read by me. ! have read also
h ~ bloody struggle between two sections of
~ country. when thousands and tens Of thou
~ - either side fell amid the conflict and laid
IN their lives, not for glory and for conquest.
~ ~ right they understood H. am told that
M many Of YOU point with pride to the fact that
~ fathers defended your flag and preserved your
onnass heritage than To be known sonH Of those
~ siAe
ssssh Hssp Ns.s~s.
I aw my coun,rymen amid poverty and wan,
? had favored by more natural resources than
- 4ASr that the sun Of heaven ever shone upon.
80 tandaxe. In chains and letters. and hundreds
= Thousands. who dared a~sert their riehts
0svn In dungeons and all the rights OF man
ssAsd beneath a rule OF tyranny under govern
- q the few and for the few. government
- armed soldiers Invaded my home daring my
1850 And frightened to death the wife Of my
- leaving my children orphans. Seeing snd
eane all this, as did. I raised my voice and my
- N defense Of liberty.
" ASs pleaded guilty to the charge aGainst me.
Y4{ yeel that ] am not common criminal. and
- NAT the court will not consider me- In
= aeht Of one who stood for what he believed TO
nsht and who strove In his feeble way to de-
and promulgate the rights Of man There IL
- difference between a hero and . traitor-both
he fuI ehel heE 4 heYD