Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-26

lions OF himself land companions Two
of the four men captured with him
already had been executed by Car
rama soldiers The soldier Trillo, on
trial with Angeles, is but II years old.
Couriers thought the story of the
trial to the border tonight Attempts
to obtain telegraphic Information fail
ed. The COuricrS however, left Chi
kuahua before sentence was passed.
during nis address TO the court
General Angeles praised America and
Americans n this connection he
was reported Ia have said:
THE Mcyiyan people always
have viewed with dislike aud ap-
prchcnSion, the great Americ1.S
nation: always being brought up
to believe their powerful neigll-
ECrs arc haFbJring thoughts of
our conquest. Nothing Is more
erroneous. .t
Our great peighboPing nation,
headed b.' its great president, Mr..
Wilson. has only the llintliCsSt
feelings for us and our welfare.
Ii is often said here that the
American army is = n0neAtity.
Though true that its former army
was Of little importance, its pres
cnt army is enc nf the greatest in
existence. Ii omEOdies all of the
flower and Young clean blood of
the nation"
Columbus Raid Denounced,
Angeles quit The villa movement
before tho Columbus, n. M, raid of
1916 referred to the raid during his
trial,
"a MOST dastardly attempt against
the United States was made in the at
tack upon Columbus. A town belong
ing to a great friend Y nation was at
tackled; men, women and children
were murdered and other outrages
committed. We showed ourselves to
the whole world--for while the Amer
lean is clean in mind, body and en-
Vironment, we are absolutely and
equivocally opposite
General Pershing, whom the ma
jority regard only as a tresnasser on
our soil. is one of the foremost gem
erals of this day"
Ever since General Angeles was
brought to Chihuahua he had consid-
cred his fate settled, according to
those who visited him in his eel. To
all he said his main hope and thought
was to publicly say some things that
would not leave my memory black
ened and dishonor my children"
This hope recalled to residents
along the border the statement of
General Angeles six months ago when
he crossed into Mexico to Join Villa
on promises of the latter banditry
would be stopped and no further out
RACES committed on foreigners or res
idents of Mexico. At that time he
said
81 am going back to lift my coun-
try out of the depths of outlawlessness
to which she has fallen. or else to die
for her"
No Bed for Three Nights.
General Angeles was taken to trial
| from a room in a troop barracks next
to the Chihuahua state penitentiary
where he has been held since being
brought to Chihuahua. In the bar.
racks Angeles and his two companions
| lad separate rooms. For three nights
the famous soldier had no bed Then
in the middle of the night one was
sent him by a charitable friend Be.
sides the bed the only furniture was
two empty boxes. On one of these
were two books, The Life of Jesus
and THE Life of Napoleon" On the
| other box was "A candle. He had re
/ CSiNSu Nhdt NASttOfS lle NdlfauHd mi
itary leaders would allow in his room
! To all of these he presented smiling
| face and during the trial his smile
was continuous, except for the time
when he impassionately talked of hi
hopes and ambitions for his country
according to those who heard him ang
have arrived here.
The court which tried Angeles ant
his companions was composed of Gen
erals Pablo Quiro@a, Fernando ]
Perapi, j. G. Escobar and Gabriel Ga
vira, president of the military tri
bunal. Judge Leonardo Diaz de Leo
was prosecutor