The border vidette., 1927-10-08
IRON HAND EXERCISED BY PRES
iDENT GALES OF MEXICO
Wednesdays Herald)


ed instigation of the military
revolt. Less than "a hours after.
the uprising started in Mexico
City General Francisco Serrano,
candidate for the presidency,
former war minister and once
close friend of General Qoregon,
declared to be the main leader
in the attempt against sthe gov.
ernment, was captured, court
martialed and executed. Thir
teen of his most prominent fol
lowers also paid the supreme
penalty.
With the mutiny of three com
panies of the twenty garrisons
in Mexico City at midnight Sun
day, and reports OF threatened
risings in various parts of the
republic, President Gales and
General Obregon, whose aspira
tions for another term in the
presidential chair are believed to
have brought about the wide
spread movement of revolt, i'm
mediately prepared plans far
crushing the rebellion. General
Obregon declared that he would
withdraw his candidacy, if lie
cessary, and take the field
agaiEst the anti Gales forces.
Loyal troops, aided by air
planes, were sent Immediately in
pursuit of the mntineers who
had proceeded toward Puebla.
How we'll they succeeded 10 their
task is indicated by an official
bulletin this morning.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
This bulletin gives no details
regarding the capture and ex
ecution of these men, but states
briefly.
General Francisco Serrano,
one of the leaders in the upris
ing, was captured ia the state of
Morelos. together with a group
Of his companions, by loyal
troops commanded by General
uan.Dominguez, they were sum
marily courtmartialed. and ex
ecuted.
The names of those executed
together with Serrano were given
out as follows:
General Carlos A. Vidal, gov
ernor of the state of Chiapas;
Generals Miguel and Daniel Pc.
ralta; Rafael Martinez Escobar,
attorney and prominent political
leader and supporter of General
4Arnulfo Gomez in the present
presidential campaign; Alfonso
Capetilli, Augusta Pena. Anto
nio Jauregui, Ernesto Norieqa
Mendez, Octavio Almada, Jose
Villa Arce, Attorney Octilio Con.
zalez, Enrique Monteverde and
former General Carlos v. Araiza.
The revolt of the Torreon gar.
rison, which was admitted by
President Gales, proved a san
culinary affair. There was a short
sharp battle between the loyal
troops and the rebellious officers
and soldiers, which ended in VIC
tory for the government.
Lieutenant Colonel Augusta
Manzanilla. in command of the
sixteenth battalion of the Tore.
on garrison and all the officers
of hisestaff were executed. The
mutineers in the rank and file
were disarmed. Ga this affair
an official bulletin stated.
The sixteenth battalion gar.
risoning Torreon attempted to
rebel against the government.
but was forced to submission by
loyal troops. according to re,
port from General Jose San Mar
tin. military comandante at To
rreon. The uprising was crush.
ed by force of arms and the NUT
ineers disarmed after a combat.
Lieutenant Colonel Augusta
Manzanilla and all the officers of
the sixteenth battalion were ex
ecuted after their connection in
the attempted revolt had been
established.
The bodies of General Fran
cisco Serrano, Mexican presi
Dental candidate, and thirteen
of his followers who died before
a firing squad in the state of
Morelos after being accused of
melting a revolution, were placed
on exhibition in the capital city
of that state, according to official
bulletins received in Nogales,
Sonora, late yesterday.
The official communiques, re
ceived by General Pablo r. Ma