Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-08-25 | Page 1 | Revolt Leader Gets Clemency

REVOLT LEADER GETS BETS CLEMENCY 0 a Dr United MADRID Aug 25 General 25 General Jo Jose e Sanjurjo leader of oC the recent monarchist mon mon- revolt was sentenced to death today oday but later this penalty was commuted commuted commuted com com- muted to life me imprisonment by President Pres Ident I. I dent Alcala Zamora General Garcia de l la Ia Herranz another another anther an an- other ther of oC the revolt leaders was sentenced sen- sen to life me imprisonment Lieutenant Lieuten- Lieuten ant nt Colonel Esteban Estcban Infante received n a year 12 prison term and Captain Justo Sanjurjo son of the general was as acquitted Sentence was pronounced by seven judges of the supreme courts court's military section who presided over a brief trial rial yesterday They waited until nearly noon today toay to- to day ay until President Alcala AIcala Zamora had ad met with the cabinet to announce their decision The death penalty for foric forthe forthe the ic plump headed bald general once an n intimate of Primo Rivera had been expected even by his own attorney Government leaders received hundreds hundreds hun- hun reds of telegrams asking clemency mency be c extended to the general A foral formal for for- mal al petition for commutation w was de de- livered to the council of oC ministers by bythe bythe the ie French ambassador He pleaded the ic condemned man had distinguished himself in cooperating with French troops during the cam cam- aign