The Rice belt journal., 1919-12-06
FIRING SQUAD TAKES
LIFE OF GEN. ANGELES
Revolutionary Leader Is Exc
cuted as Traitor to the
Mexican Government.

III PaSO, Iex.-OcHol" al io'-PN
reles, Mexican revolutionary ieader
and enemy of the Carranya govern
ment, declared patriot by his toiio~-
ers and friends, was executed as a
traitor to the Mexican government by
firing squad at Chihuahua CITY Mex
leo, at e:s5 a. m. wednesday. HOW
.xar he had never recognized the
nresent government as representing
Mexico.
The specific charge against Angeles
Was rebellion. He was found guilty oy
four Carranza generals, sitting as
court- martial at Chihuahua City, at
10:45 o'clock Tuesday night, after
session that had lasted almost contin-
uously for approximately thlrty'nlne
hours.
| Juarss.-General Felipe Angeles and
hi, two companions, Major Encisco de !
Arce, and Soldier Antonia Trillo, cap
tured near Parral, chihuahua, Novem'
ber IS. by Major Gabino SanoiVal,
we're found guilty by court,martlal
st chihuahua City Tuesday and SEN
fenced to be shot at noon Wednesday
according to information received pE
Judge Gonzales Medina of the Mexican
federal court Tuesday.
The formal charge against the prlS-
oar u,as that of rebellion against the
Carranza government.
The sentence was not carried OUT
It was said, because the attorneys Iof
Angeles appealed to the federal court
at .Iuarez and the supreme court OF
Mexico at Mexico City for stay oI
execution by applying for Writ Oh
habeas corpus.
The Juarez court denied the appeal
Judge Medina holding his court nae
no jurisdiction and the supreme court
was the only tribunal which could act.
Besides the supreme court, President
Carranza also could save the condemn
I'd men with pardon.
It was said by court officials that II
the supreme court granted the appii-
cation 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 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 Monday.
For three hours General Angelo:
faced the military court Of four Car
ranza generals and defended the ac
tions of himself and his companions
Two of the four men captured VIII
him already have been executed D!
Carrauza soldiers. The soldior, Triilo
on trial with Angeles, is but II year
old
During his address to the court Ger
eral Angeles praised America an
Americans. In this connection he wa
reported to have said:
1.-THE Mexican people always We've
with dislike and apprehension tn
great American nation; always bein
brought up to believe their powerf'
neighbors are harboring thoughts
q our conquest. Nothing, is more e
% roneous.
81 "Our great neighboring nation, hea
HI ed by it's great president, MIR, Wilso
I'll has only kindliest feeling for us an
49, our welfare. 1t is often said here thi
Z the American army is nonenity.
M Though true, that its former arm
M was of little Importance, its prese
s army is one of the greatest in exii
ence. 1t embodies all of the your
ef. and clean blood of the nation"
shs The court which tried Angeles al
as his companions was composed Of &c
ner erals Pablo Quirtga, Fernando J. Pei
rlr- oil, ]. r. Escobar and Gabriel Gavll
ia president of the military tribunal.
~ Judge Leonardo Diaz de Leon W
the prosecutor.