Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-12-06
FIRING SQUAD TAKES
LIFE OF GEN. ANGELES
Revolutionary Leader Is Exc
cuted as Traitor to the
Mexican Government.

El Paso, Tex.-General Felipe An
geles, Mexican revolutionary leader
and enemy of the Carranza govern
ment, declared a patriot by his follow
ers and friends, was executed as a
traitor to the Mexican government by
a firing squad at Chihuahua City, Mex
leo, at 6:35 a. m. Wednesday. How
ever, he had never recognized the
present government as representing
Mexico.
The specific charge against Angeles
was rebellion. He was found guilty by
four Carranza generals, sitting as a
court-martial at Chihuahua City, at
1O:45 o'clock Tuesday night after a
session that had lasted almost contin-
uously for approximately thirty-nine
hours.
Juarez.-General Felipe Angeles and
his two companions, Major Encisco de
Arce, and Soldier Antonio Trillo, cap
tured near Parral, Chihuahua, Novem-
Der Is, by Major Gabino Sandival,
were found guilty by a court-martial
at Chihuahua City Tuesday and SEN
fenced to be shot at noon Wednesday,
according to information received by
Judge Gonzales Medina Of the Mexican
federal court Tuesday.
The formal charge against the pris.
oner was that Of rebellion against the
Carranza government.
The sentence was not carried out,
1t was said, because the attorneys for
Angeles appealed to the federal court
at Juarez and the supreme court of
Mexico at Mexico City for a stay of
execution by applying for a writ Of
habeas corpus.
The Juarez court denied the appeal,
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 condemn
ed men with pardon.
1t was said by court officials that IL
the supreme court granted the appli
cation it simply means that court will
only review the proceedings of the
court-martial and that if no errors are
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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 Angeles
faced the military court of four Car
rama generals and defended the &C.
tions 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
During his address to the court Gen.
eral Angeles praised America and
Americans. In this connection he was
reported to have said:
''The Mexican people always viewed
with dislike and apprehension the
great American nation; always being
brought up to believe their powerful
neighbors are harboring thoughts OF
our conquest. Nothing is more err
! roneous.
"Our great neighboring nation head
ed by its great president, Mr. Wilson.
has only kindliest feeling for US and
our welfare. 1t is often said here that
the American army is a nonenity
Though true, that it's former army
was of little Importance, its present
army is one of the greatest il exist.
enee. It embodies all of the young
and clean blood of the nation"
The court which tried Angeles and
his companions was composed of Gen.
erals Pablo Quirtga, Fernando j. Pera-
pi, ]. T. Escobar and Gabriel Gavira,
president of the military tribunal
Judge Leonardo Diaz de Leon was