The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-27
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MEXICAN MILITARY.
CT MUS, EXECUTED.
.6:35 A. N. TODAY.

Gen. Felipe Angeles revolutionist, was
executed here at 6:35 a. m. today, in
side the barracks Of the 21st regiment
of cavalry, by a firing squad. Many
spectators were present.
General Angeles died without visible
emotion or fear.
The trial began at a. IN. Monday
and continued until after noon After
short recess the trial continued, last.
ing until APO a. m. yesterday, when
the prisoners were taken back to their
unfurnished cells. Court reconvened at
10 o'clock yesterday morning and con.
| tlnued until sentence was passed at
l0:45 last night, with the exception of
very short recesscs.
Doors to the Theaters of the Heroes
were open to the public and the place
Immediately filled to Overlooking with
| persons Of an degree anxious to watch
the famous leader tried Excitement
was high during the trial, and accord
! ing to reports reaching here by courier
\ and otherwise federal officials feared
attempts would be made to rescue An.
! geles ana his followers. Heavily armed
guards were placed about the theater
and on the stage.
At tines persons in the audience halt
ed the proceedings with pleas for elem.
ency Many hundred women were pres
ent and from among these coterie
/ OF social leaders, headed by Mrs Re.
villa, Mrs. Galvan and Miss Ignacio Ra-
merez, several times Interrupted the
court TO plead for Angeles. Many pleas
for clemency also were sent 10 Pres-
dent CarranZa at Mexico City.
French Citizens Make Appeal
a delegation Of French citizens. resi-
dents of El Paso, Texas, waited upon
the court and presented a petition for
clemency because of his many services
TO France and the allies during the
world war, in recognition Of which he
had been made a chevalier OF the Lee
gion Of honor. The petition had first
been made to the second criminal court.
but was oyerruled. the court declaring
il had no jurisdiction because the Of.
Tense alleged against Angeles had been
committed against the commanding mil.
itary officer of the district
Attorneys for Angeles yesterday tried
desperately to save him and his com.
panions. They appealed 10 the federal
court al JaureZ, Mexico, and to the su
preme court at Mexico City. They tried
TO change the proceedings on a writ of
amparo similar to habeas corpus pro.
ceedings in the United States, but diff.
fering in that while proceedings are
stayed the defendants must remain in
Jail, pending decision On the amparo
appeal
Court Refuses 60 Intorfer
This action led court officials at ,Tua.
rez to announce that the trial had been
completed. The appeal of the French
residents also went to Mexico City. An
answer to these petitions was received
late Tuesday evening from Mexico City
saying the supreme court was in recess
and therefore the petition should be
filed with either the district court. the
county court or the court-martial itself.
The district judge at Juarez, accord.
ing to Chihuahua adviccs received to.
day, also refused to act. The county
court answered likewise. Thus the
courts were closed to the accused men
and the only avenue Of legal escape
was from President Carranza. Peti-
tions also were forwarded to Mexico
City by telegraph from Chihuahua by
the French colony there by other for.
eigners and BY Mexicans. Many hun.
dredS Of names We're signed
a delegation of citizens arrived from
| Parral to intercede for General An.
geles. 1t was composed entirely OF
prominent citizens who at different
times had been saved from death at the
hands of Francisco villa or his follow.
ers by General Angeles. They were too
late to be heard by the court
Military Students Weep
Several students from the military
college OF Chapultepec, the West Point
of Mexico, from which General Angeles
was graduated, were permitted to have
a confidential talk with him. When
they were ushered into the prison room
where their former professor was under
guard they surrounded him and. hold
ing him close in their arms, they wept
for several minutes, too overcome with
grief to talk When they left, the gen.
erals eyes still We're wet with tears
At 9;45 p. m. the court closed. and
one hour later the judge announced the
verdict as follows:
Gen. Felipe Angeles, you have been
found guilty of rebellion, and are con.
demned to death.
Maj Ernesto Encisco de Arce. you
have been found guilty of rebellion not
including the charge of desertion
against you; you have been condemned
to death, but your sentence is. hereby
commuted to 20 years Imprisonment
Antonio +. Trllo, you have been
found guilty of rebellion, not including
the charge of desertion against you
You are sentenced TO serve six years
and eight months
The prisoners then, in accord with the
findings of the courtmartial. were de
livered to the military commander to
carry out the sentences.
The outcome before dawn proved the
petitions for clemency in the case of
General Angeles unayailing,
FL Paso, Texas, Nov. 26.-Gen. Felipe
Angeles. Mexican revolutionary leader
famed throughout the world as mill.
tary genius. was executed by a Carran
"a firing squad at Chihuahua City early
today. following conviction with two
companions on charges of rebellion