Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1919-11-26
ANGELES FOUND
CUILTY;DEATN
PENALTY ASKED
Sentenced to BE Shot at Noon
Yesterday But Appeal For
mality Intervenes.
CARR ANA ALONE CAN
SAVE HIM FROM DEATH
Supreme Court May Grant Applica-
ton But Such Action Merely
Means Court Martial Proceed
ings VIII BE Reviewed

Juarez, Nov. 25.-General Felipe
Angeles and his two companions,
Major Encis d. Arc and soldier An
tonia Trillo, captured near Parral,
Chihuahua, November IS by Major
Gabino Sandival, were found guilty
by a court martial at chihuahua City
this morning and sentenced to be
shot at noon today, according to in
formation received by Judge Con.
tales Medine of the Mexican federal
court here this afternoon.
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 City for stay of
execution by applying for writ of
habcas corpus.
The Juarez court denied the APP
peal, 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 man with a
pardon.
1t was said by court officials that
if the supreme court granted the APP
plication it simply means that court
will only review the proceedings of
the court martial and that if no err
rors are found it will mean carrying
out of the sentence, unless Carran-
"a intervenes. Carranza already
has many petitions seeking clemen-
cy for General Angeles.
General Angeles, intellectual lead
err of the Villa movement and famous
throughout the world as an artillery
expert, went to trial yesterday morn
ing.
Praises America.
For three hours, General Angeles
faced the military court of four Car
rama generals and defended the act
ions of himself and his companions.
Two of the four men captured with
him already have been executed by
Carranza soldiers. The soldier, Trillo,
on trial with Angeles is but II years
old.
Couriers brought the story of the
trial to the border tonight. At
tempts to obtain telegraphic Informal
ton failed.
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 apprehension
the great American nation; always
being brought up to believe their
powerful neighbors are harboring
more erroneous.
n.rl,
headed by it's great president, Mr..
Wilson, has only the kindliest feel
ing for us and our welfare. 1t is
often said here that the American
army is a nonentity.
"Though true that it's former ar
my was of little Importance, it's pres
ent army is one Of the greatest in
existence. It embodies all of the
young, clean blood of the nation"
Angeles quit the Villa movement
before the Columbus, N. NJ, raid on
1916. He referred to the raid during
his trial.
"a most dastardly attempt against
the United States was made in the
attack upon Columbus" he said. "a
town belonging to great, friendly
nation was attacked; men, women
and children were murdered and 9TH
err outrages committed. We showed
ourselves to the whole world-for
while the American is clean, in
mind, body and environment, we are
absolutely and unequivocally OPP
posite.
General Pershing, whom the ma
jority regard only as trespasser on
our soil, is one of the foremost gen.
erals of this day."
Handled Harshly.
Ever since General Angeles was
brought to Chihuahua he had con-
sidered his fate settled, according to
those who visited him in his cell. To
all he said his main hope and thought
was to publicly say something that
would not leave my memory black
This hope recalled along the bor-
der the statement Of General Angeles
six months ago when he crossed into
Mexico to join Villa, on promises of
the latter that banditry would be
stopped and no further outrages
committed of foreigners or residents
of Mexico.
General Angeles was taken to trial
from a room in troop barracks next
to the Chihuahua state penitentiary.
In the barracks Angeles and his
two companions had separate rooms.
For three nights the famous SOL
dier had no bed. One was sent him
by charitable friend. Besides the
bed the only furniture was two
empty boxes. In one Of these were
two books "The Life Of Jesus" and
the Life of Napoleon" On the 9TH