The tribunal came to the conclusion that the Maderistas had "committed atrocities", but the soldiers defended themselves by asserting that the Chinese had been armed and the massacre was an act of self-defense.
这个法庭最后裁定，马德罗派士兵已“犯下了暴行”，但是那些士兵为他们自己辩护，坚称那些华人已被武装，而这场大屠杀是自卫的行为。