Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-26
AIDE,
ANGELES,|S
CONDEMNED
Famous Mexican |nsurgent
Found Guilty by Court-Mar.
tiaI and Sentenced to Face
Firing Squad Immediately.
Is WORLD-FAMOUS
ARTILLERY EXPERT
Heavy Pressure Being Brought
On Carranza to Mitigate Sen
tence-Execution Delayed
BY Supreme Court Appeal.

lttiCt-EAcCutiUIi OC'oy0u
BY Supreme Court Appeal.
Juarez, Mex, Nov. 25.-Gen. Fee
lipe Angeles and his two compan-
icns, Maj. Nestor Enciso de Arce
and Soldier Antonia Trillo. captured
near Parral, Chihuahua, November
Is by Maj. Cabino Sandoval, were
found guilty by a court-martial at
Chihuahua City Tuesday morning
and sentenced to be shot at noon,
according to information received
by Judge Gonzales Medina of the
Mexican federal court here.
The sentence was not carried out,
it was said, because tine attorneys
for Angeles appealed to the federal
court at Juarez and the supreme
court of Mexico at Mexico City for
a stay of execution by applying for
writ of habeas corpus.
The Juarez court denied the ap-
peal.
1t was said by court officials that if
the court grants the application it
simply means that court will only
review the proceedings of the court
martial, and that if no errors are
found it will mean carrying out of
the sentence. unless Carranza inter-
venes. Carranza already has many
petitions seeking clemency for Gen
era1 Angeles.
Trial Lasts All Day.
General Angeles, intellectual lead
er of the Villista movement and
famous, throughout the world as an
artillery expert, went to trial yester-
day morning on charge of collu-
sion against the Carranza govern
ment. The trial lasted throughout
the day.
For three hours General Angeles
faced the military court of four
Carranza generals, and defended the
actions Of himself and his com
panions. Two of the four men cap
tured with him already had been
executed by Carranza soldiers. The
soldier, Trillo, on trial with Angeles,
is but II years old.
Couriers, brought the story of the
trial to the border tonight. At
tempts to obtain telegraphic infor-
nation failed. The couriers, how
ever, left chihuahua before sentence
was passed.
Praised Americans.
During his address to the court,
General Angeles praised America
and Americans. In this connection
he was reported to have said:
"The Mexican people always have
viewed with dislike. and apprehen-
sion the great American nation; al
ways being brought up to believe
their powerful neighbors are harbor-
ing thoughts of our conquest. Moth
ing is more erroneous.
Our great neighboring nation,
headed by its great president, Mr..
Wilson. has already only the kind
est feelings for US and our welfare.
1t is often said here that the Ameri-,
can army is nonentity. Though
true that its former army was OF
little importance, its present army
is one of the greatest in existence.
It embodies all of the flower and
young, clean blood of the nation"
Details of Capture.
Details of the capture of Angeles
reached here tonight. After learn
ing that General Angeles, accom-
panied by 16 men, was operating
among the hills of Noncava, Chihua-
hua, Gabino Sandoval. chief Of the
home guards, at Vale de Olivos,
left Huojotitlan, November 3, ac-
companied by 40 volunteers, to pur-
sue the Villa leader. After search
ing for six days and descending to
the Arroyo of San Tome. the pur-
suers discovered the Angeles party
in cave. The loyal forces ex-
changed shots with the rebels for
about IS minutes and during the
Angeles and four others
managed to escape, taking refuge
in a hill that faces San Toma. When
the home guards reached the cave
where the followers of Angeles had
been hiding they found five Of the
latter dead, and captured five guns,
seven horses and quantity of corn,
beans and meat. The guards also
took Jose Holguin Munoz prisoner.
Pick Up Scent Again.
Immediately the home guards
continued the pursuit of the rebels
that had escaped. following the
trail until the next day when, ar
irving at the ranch of the Peach,
they picked up the scent again and
reached the hill of Moras at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Here they
found Angeles and his companions.
who thought themselves safe from
pursuit. Upon learning of the pres
ence of Sandovaf and his troops,
they made brief resistance, then
tried flight for about one kilometer,
fighting as they ran, but were finally
overtaken. The state troops re-
turned to Parral with their prison
ers. reaching that city at noon OF
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