Arizona republican., 1919-11-26
COURTMART|AL
TRIAL SEALS
FATE APPEALS
FROM VERDICT
Condemned Man Defends
American People
and Nation
DenOunces Mexico
Willing to Sacrifice Self
on Alter of Race
Betterment
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JUAREZ, Mex, Nov. 25-Gen-
eraI Felipe Angeles, and his two
companions, Major Nestor Enciso
de Arce and Soldier Antonio
Triilo, captured near ParraI, Chr
huahua, November IS, by Major
Gabino SandovsI, were found
guilty today, according to nfornpa-
ton received by Judge Gonzalez
Medina of the Mexican federal
court here this afternoon The
prisoners were charged with re-
beilion against the Carranza gov
ernment.
Stay Execution
The sentence was not carried out.
it was said, because the 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 a writ of
habeas corpus.
The Juarez court denied the appeal.
Judge Medina holding his court had
no jurisdiction and the supreme court
was the only tribunal which could
act. Besides the supreme court.
President Carranza also could save
the condemned men with a pardon.
1t was said by court officials that
if the supreme court grants the ap-
phcation it simply means that court
will only review the proceedings of the
court martial and If no errors are
found it will mean carrying out of the
sentence unless Carranza intervenes.
Carranza already has many petitions
seeking clemency for General Angeles.
General Angeles, intellectual leader
of the Villista movement and famous
throughout the world as an artillery
expert, went to trial yesterday NOR, !.
ing The trial lasted throughout the
day.
Defends Viltistas
For three hours General Angeles
faced the military court of four Car
rama generals and defended the ac-
tions of himself and his companions.
Two of the four men captured with
him already had been executed by
Carranza soldiers. The soldier. Trillo,
on trial with Angeles, is but Il years
old.
Courier brought the story of the
trial to the border tonight Attempts
to obtain telegraph information failed.
The couriers, however. left Chihuahua
before sentence was passed.
Praises American People
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 ap-
prehension, the great American
nation; always being brought up
to believe their powerful neigh
bors are harboring thoughts of our
conquest. Nothing is more err
roneous.
sour great neiehboring nation.
headed byeits great president, Mr..
Wilson, has only the kindliest feel
inus for us and our welfare. 1t is
often said here that the American
army is a nonenity. True that its
former army was of little irnpor-
tance, its present army is one of
the greatest in existence. Il en-
bodies all of the flower and young
clean blood of the nation"
Angeles quit the Villa movement be-
fore the Columbus, N NJ, raid of 1916
referred to by him during his trial
AID ANGELES -. -. %.
"A most dastardly attempt against
the United States was made in the at
tack upon Columbus. A town belong
ing to great, friendly nation was
attacked; men, women and children
were murdered and other outrages
committed. We showed ourselves to
the whole worid-for while the Ameri-
can is clean, in mind, body and en-
vironment, we are absolutely and
equivocally opposite.
Lauds Pershing
General Pershing whom the ma
jority regard only as a tIeSpaSSar on