The Hartford republican., 1919-12-05
.CARRANzA SQUAD
SHOOTS ANGELES
Perfector Of French rs Was
Firm Friend Of United
States.

patriot by his followers and friends
was executed as a traitor to the
Mexican government by a firing squad
at chihuahua, City, Mexico, at 6:35
a. m, Nov. 26. He had never recog-
nized the present government as
rightfully representing Mexico.
The specific charge against Angeles
was rebellion. He was found guilty
by four Carranza generals sitting as
court-martial at Chihuahua City at
10:45 O'Clock last night at a session
that had lasted almost continually
for approximately thirty-nine hours
Angeles throughout the world was
known as a military genius. He was
the reputed friend of Americans and
during his trial lauded this country
and its citizens. He was the man who
brought the French 75 millimeter gun
to the perfection that gave it fame as
the worlds most efficient piece of ar
/ tillery. For his work for France, he
was made a Chevalier of the French
/ Legion of Honor.
Was i'm Employ of France.
Angeles came out of Mexico in
1915 and bought dairy farm near
El Pasco. Later he went to work for
the French government inspecting
munitions.
Five days after the world war end
ed with the signing of the armistice.
Angeles returned to Mexico as the in
tellectual leader of the Villa move
ment. It was said Villa promised out
RACES against foreigners and natives
would be stopped if Angeles Joined
him. Villa proclaimed Angeles pro-
visional president of Mexico.
Angeles had been quoted as say
ing he believed day of accounting
between the United States and Mexico
had been postponed by the great war
and that he wished to save his people
from this by calling the people to
repentance" and welding them into
single mass for the uplifr of all.
When he went across the line to join
Villa. he said:
Il am going back to lift my coun-
try out OF the depths of outlawless-
ness TO which she has fallen or else
die for her"
Captured Novmbr 10
General Angeles was captured No
vember Is, lacking a day of being a
year from the time he entered, Mexi-
co with high resolve. lie had been
hiding in cave after leaving Villas
main body of troops. The two, it
was reported. had disagreed. over
Angeles reported opposition 70 the
plan for an attack on Juarez in June |
which led TO American troops cross |
ing the Rio Grande and driving off :
the rebels.
Angeles. VIXEN discovered, lost five !
killed among his handful OF follow
ers. but escaped the Carrauza net. |
He was overta ken. however. and sub
dued But four of his men were left
when he finally was captured. Two
were executed summarily.
The other two went to trial with
Angeles. One Maj. Nestor Enciso de
Aroc, was sentenced also to death,
but his sentence was commuted to
twenty wears imprisonmert. The
other, Antonio Trillo, boy but II
years old, must serve six years and
eight months.
The trial was held in Teatro de Los
Heroes (Theater of the Heroes) in
chihuahua before a thrOmg that fill
ed the theater to capacity and left
hundreds of friends and curious out
side Hundreds of women were In the
audience and a group OF society
leaders as well as otit'gs often inter 4
rupted the court to plead clemency
for Angeles.
The pleas were unavailing, as were
similar pleas To Mexican courts and to
the present president of the republic.
A delegation of prominent citizens
of Parral, Mexico, went to Chihuahua
to plead for Angeles. On different oc-
casions he had saved their lives, when
endangered by villa or his followers.
Gen. AIvaro Obregon, former minister
of war for Carranza and now candi-
date for president of Mexico. also
owes his life 70 the intercession OF /
Angeles with villa. it was said.
Home Had American Appearance
When the news reached FL Paseo
early Wednesday morning of the exc
cutiou at Chihuahua City, FL Pasoans
recalled the arrest and conviction in
the United States Court here some
months ago of Col. FREDERICK Cere-
yantes, former chief of staff to An
geles, and other Angeles adherents on
the charge of setting on foot mill
tary expedition in this country. Cere-
yantes and those convicted with him
now are serving sentences at Fort
I aavauworth