Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10

dero AMI Pine Suarez. l saw them
plainly. for it was a moonlight night.
Staying in Rear of Pen.
The officer I have mentioned was
IN charge of the party Of soldiers
who surrounded the automobile. The
car went past the penitentiary and
stopped President Madero and Pine
Suarez were then taken out, and,
with their hands tied. were walked
behind the penitentiary. and that is
where ! saw them shot. There were
few houses around. but several piles
of dirt, and I dropped behind one OF
these
Pine Suarez was shot first. by
twelve men. / know that there were
twelve men because. though it was
too dark to count them, the step
father of the servant in whose house
| was hiding. was one Of the soldiers,
and he was shot afterward with all
the others. on orders from Huerta. so
that there would be no witnesses left.
AFTER Pine Suarez had been shot,
the commanding officer gave orders
to shoot Madero. But the soldiers re-
fused. There was a moments pause,
and then the officer, Ieapng forward.
first struck the President over the eye
with his revolver. and then, placing
Il behind his left ear, pulled the trie
ger. The bullet went through the
Presidents head and came out of his
forehead between the two eyes. He
fell dead.
"A little later two men bearing a
stretcher came out OF the penitentiary
and carried President MaderO and
Pine SuareZ inside. Then the crowd
came and wet their haudkerchiefS in
the blood of President MadCro for
relics and built an altar on the spot
where he was killed.
Sonora Madero Saw Wound.
Substantiating Senior Quevedo's
story. Sonora Madcro. widow of the
murdered President. declared that
when she saw her husbands body at
the cemetery there was wound over
his eye where the officer named had
struck him with the butt end of his
revolver. and powder marks back Of
mis- ear, showing how close the re-
volver had been held.
Detailing the events preceding the
coup detat Senior Quevedo said that
during all the ten days of fighting
Huerta was constantly at the side of
MaderO, protesting his loyalty.
ION the 14th Of February" said
Quevedo, the President, Gustavo, his
brother. Huerta and ! were in the
Presidents room at the palace. Lift
ing his hand solemnly. Huerta said;
"'To show you that am faithful
TO you will die before any one or
anything can touch you. As long as
live the rebels will not take you from
the Presidency
American Flag Used.
IL was known that Huerta desired
to be Minister of Mar i'm the P-esi-
dents Cabinet. But he was not want
ed. because he is q heavy drinNer. He
frequently said thag he could finish
with Diaz in one day. but he was
constantly furnishing preteNts for not
completing the job. Tie would claim
that there was not enough ammuni-
ton.
During this time ] was constantly
on the firing line during the day. and
when these tTuCes were declared /
often saw automobiles covered with
the American nag carrying supplies
into the arsenal. where DiaZ was
Frequently Amba ssaGOr Wilson would
20 In to have conferences with DiaZ
and a short time before the troops %
Banquet were moved into the palace
Amba ssador Wilson went TO the out
skirts Of the city. where they were
camped. and had "a conference with
Banquet.
a day OF so after HJc-ta had
taken rEe oath To die for the Presi-
dent" continued Senior OueyedO. we
had a. appointment 10 dine one night
i'm the palace. Huerta did not ar
rive. and ] went to the Cowmaudaut
10 ask where me was. H. told me
that Ambassador Wi son had sent for
Hucrta-
Conferences With Wilson.
when Huerta got back taat might
he was entirely changed. He 49, once
retired all the troops which had been
in the palace. including TIE Rura.es.
and substituted for them the Twenty
fifth Battalion. under command Of
General Blanuuet. Whu was one of tie
officers THAT later took the President
and Pine SGarrZ prisoners aud Is now
military rommauaaut uf tile CITY OF
Mexico He seemed To br very dis
taut and preoccguied. And then two
davs later. came the coup d'etat"
Following the coup d'etat. Senior
Oueyedo says. Hue--a and the Am
bassad0r had frequent conferences.
During the whole ten days the
Ambassador aud DE Ia Bsrr8. VINO iIsa
been provisional Pre- iG-Hl before Ma
Jera'- election -'rg constantly -a-
-e..@. ami Rise A "U.a-s-.nlf .#- .r--
--srsIs asking tnr ~s'-j0rs p IT.
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