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“pebellion. Campos tes president of tise Forty for cave soars prier “5 his couviction, during which time he made innemerebdle and inflammatory * speeches eminst ba areged Antervention of the Gnited States in Teland aftasre. . He poblished a revolutionary magatine entitled, La Palabree, Which advoceted the use of armed force if necessary to insure the evaces tion of the Island by Americans. ite even went oo far as to call for = '_/ ‘ wniversal recruiting to obtein bis end and in compliance with his instruc- _ tious such recruiting wea carried on in practically every tow on the Ielent, “between Janvary 7, 2936 ent Jamary 22, 1996. ° y--7 Yay : 5 >» ~ result of such recruiting activity, faore than 10,000 men . “were enlisted in the so-called "Liberating Army of the Republic". Campos appointed military instructors and instructions were given the recruits in the basic elements of warfare. ‘The activities of Campos and the Nationslist Party culminated in the assassination of the american Chief of Police, Colonel E. Francis Riggs, at San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 23, 3986. . . Qn April 3, 1936 8 Federal Grand Jury sitting at Sen Juan, re-—-—~. tarved an indictaent ageinst Campos end otters, charging violation of Sec~ tions 4, 6, 7, and 68 of Title 28, U. 8- Code, involving a conspiracy te Eg seit Inmrestie ca ey ff ye yy >} On July 13, 2936, canpbe ant ethers were found guilty oa a2) et tore counts ia the Antictaent end seotences were imposed upon the follow- Sing personas : y . IS