The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
But form adameDiaz Re
signation w ould Not
HaveBeenPe nned.
FORCES FLIGHT
FROM M e XICO
Eager to Remain and Fight His
Foes, Heart-Broken Warrior
Yields to Wishes of His
Wife, and, for Her Happi-
ness, Consents to Leave
His Country.
NY HARRY II. DUNN.

| Especial 10 The Times Dlspa tch.l
Mexico City, June 3.-Maria Ocampo,
an Oaxacan Indian woman thirty flve
years old, who was in the service Of
Madame Porfirio Diaz for nine wears.
declares that Sonora Diaz guided the
| faltering hand of the President to
write his resignation. and then took
the message from the reluctant hand
| of the old man and sent It herself to
| the Chamber Of Deputies for action on
the evening OF May 20 The servant
husband to fee the city at o'clock
In the morning through fear that he
WOULD be assasslnated
President Diaz protested at his
wife's actions and used every arsu-
ment possible. but finally was over
come by his wifes pleas, and ne and
the family fed. The ocampo woman
| said: !
ITO his family. Diaz always said
that he would never resign, and that
he would not be driven to II. but
| would stay and fight 1t out, and IL
need be. die fighting, but my mistre SIS
argued night and day with him and
told him that his life was worth moro
to her than TO the ungrateful Mexicans
or to country Inhabited by such
people.
I Tcnrs Course Down Checks
| His resignation had been made out
| for more than a month by Diaz's at
torney, and on the afternoon or May
25, about o'clock, Sonora Diaz
brought the paper TO Diaz. who was
seated In front of mahogany library
table. in tho library of his home on
Old Cadena Street this city. with his
head buried in his hands and the tears
coursing down his cheeks
| had been helping LUIS Norlega, an
other maid. dress madame. and stood
Just behind the heavy curtains lead
] ing to the main liytnge snom next 70
the library. iThe+2heavy clock in the
hall struck 81 IS madame puts her arm
around Diaz's head and began rea ding
the resignation 10 him. No, no. he
said, I will not sign that Then
madame argued In a low voice caress-
ing him soothingly. and finally took
his hand in which she placed pen
and started to guide it over the paper
at the bottom of the resignation. Diaz
jerked his hand away. and springing
to his feet. his eyes blazing. said: 4
will not sign this. / will stay here
in my country and cSre for IT. III i
Madame Diaz soothcd him and then
| rang the BELL answered before any
OF the other servants Got there I
Then brought fresh piece of paper,
and then his wife led the old man.
trembling with mixed anger, grief and
regret. back to his chair. took his
right hand with the pen and guided
II as ne rewrote the entire resignation
and signed II. No attention was paid
! to me and stood watching and lis
! tening. Wheniit was signed madame
reached for II with one hand and with
the other rang bell for a messeng.
| er She knew that at that moment
the Chamber Of Deputies was In ses-
n nd Il
/ turmoil demanding her husbands
| resignation.
Brushes Her Aside.
Dfaz thrust the paper into his
| pocket and refused to hand 1t over to
his wife and brushed her to one side
The original resignation drawn UP by
I the lawyer lay on the, floor. and It was
afterwards burned up and never used.
There We're tears on the beautiful
face of madame as She begged piaz
to give her the resignation. or n:
least send II at once, so as to avert
massacres and riotsss She argued for
more than twenty minutes. and then
piaz tore the crumpled pa per from his
pocket. thrust it into her hand. / say.
! ing; There. do whatEyou please with
IT, and threw himself2on couch, sob
hing as If his heart: would break
4: Madame rang the hell and called
/
sent the resignation to the Chamber
i of Deputies. That night the mobs
rioted here, and I understand more
than sixty were killed, Neither Diaz
nor his wife or son slept a wink that
/ night, and madame began the argu-
ment to flee this city for Vera Cruz
and then 10 Spain.
at first DiaG was sunmoved and de-
clared that he was going to his ma
tive state of oaxaca, then about mid :
,lnIght. Suddenly drawing his wife and
son into his arms, the old man said:
/ For your sakes and for your happi-
4 ness ] will so, but God abears witness
! that do not wish to go. Mexico has
been In my charge and care for thirty
| years, and now she does not want me /:
to spare your anguish / will go
/ Messengers were sent Immediately.
4 to the railroad. where special train
was ordered and many trunks packed
| and others hastily thrown together.
Diaz's agen, was awakened at his
house and given charge of the Diaz
! ing the trunks left, after the military
| guards had arranged for The train.
| sst,"At 3.3o in the morning or MAY &c
the family, left in two autos and
i secretly passed down the different
! back streets. while from zccala Still,
1 rang the shouts of the mob,Smad for
EMadero. The servants were told to
cali at the agents office for their
money, and all received large gifts
of money in addition, / o@their wa ges.
None went 10 the denot eXcert The
driver OF the pres!dentlais automobile
and one guard. who eat with the chaur-
four. 4,
1.-THE President. his wife and .daush-
terlwent one way to the depot, while
Porfirio Dlaz, Jr. hia wife and chill
dren In another and we're Joined along
thes5way by iniltos carrying friends.
- '-sss( CfontInIied on Ennor Do "a $780,