The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-09-07
FIRING SQUAD SHOOTS
TRAITOR TO DEATH
GUAJARDO, WHO SLEW ZAPA-
IA, HIMSELF BETRAYED AND
is PUT TO DEATH.


Guajardo, who treacherously tricked
and slew the willy rebel leader,
Emiliano Zapata, himself fell VIC
tim of deception when he was cap
tured by government troops and ex-
ecuted here July Is last.
Thirteen months ago Guajardo, a
colonel in Carranza's army, attacked
a detachment of his own factions
troops, killed and wounded several
of them and convinced Zapata that
he had a new adherent. Then, as
Zapata greeted him in salute, he
had ordered his men to fire on Ia
pata and the noted rebel chief was
blown out of his saddle, dead.
To reward this act Carranza made
the double dealer a general, and a
little over a year later he turned
upon his benefactor and joined the
successful revolution of Obregon and
de la Huerta.
After many misgivings they ac-
cepted him as general in the new
army, and gave him the command
of a brigade and he started for Tor
reOn on campaign against Villa.
While en- route he stopped his trains,
assembled his regimental command
ers and explained that he had resolv-
ed mot to recognize" the de la
Huerta regime any longer but to
go into the field for the newest rev.
olution and join Ozuna Ricardo Con-
zales and the others fighting to the
eastward around Monterey. But sew
eral colonies, his chief-of staff and
half his command deserted him.
Finally Guajardo abandoned the
trains and started to march for the
mountains of Nuevo Leon. Soon he
learned that Amaro, leaving the
chase of Villa for the time, was on
his track and that the risings around
Monterey had been failures. The
remnant of his command melted
away under attacks of government
troops until there remained only
one faithful colonel and an orderly.
Dressed in civilian clothes, Gen.
Guajardo hid in the home of rela-
tive in Monterey.
Meanwhile Col. Anotonio Cano,
one of Guajardo's colonels who had
abandoned him, had been captured
by federal troops, taken to Monterey
and released there. Next day Col.
Cano called at the house where Qua
jardo was hiding to visit the owner,
who also was his relative. To his
surprise he found there his late COM
mander, Gen. Guajardo, who asked
him not to reveal his whereabouts.
Cano, however, revealed Guajardo's
hiding place, an order for his arrest
was issued, and with several other
colonies Cano was sent to execute it.
Cano was admitted to see Qua
jardo and pretended to unfold to
him plans for the future. While they
were talking the federal colonies en-
tered and arrested Guajardo. He was
taken a prisoner to the state peni-
tertiary.
Orders came from Mexico City d.
recting that he should be tried by
courtmartial, which was done that
night, July II. With practically no
defense to offer, he was found gull
ty, the sentence was approved by
General of Division Eugenio Marti-
neg at Monterey, and, early in the
morning Gen. Jesus Guajardo stepp-
ed out of his quarters in the old
barracks at the Plaza de Armas,
where he had been tried, and said
farewell to few faithful friends.
Then he stepped in front of the
firing squad and paid with his life
the final nenaltv of his treachery to
the new government.