St. Tammany farmer., 1913-03-01

humanity and because Of the eravit
! Of the affair when has surprised tn
| government and the iinporta1ce Q
which Is not nnderestirlat,d by tn
| government.
/ Call De La Barra.
Last night, about 1s:3c, i wa
called with all haste to the Natioma
Palace. by the chief OF sta6 Of tn,
President. An automobile was sen
with an aide 20 take ne, as well O
the secretary Of the Interior, A.ber
Garcia Granados. Surprised Ly tn
UNUSUAL call, l attemptsi to talk +.
telephone with Gen. Blanquct tn,
military commander who made l,ncwl
that something se:.;ous had occurred
"On our ART gal at midnight., at tn,
palace, the President explained tina
Francisco Madero and Jose Pine Sua
reg, while being conducted to The pei
itentiary in automobiles, were Killed
| in an encounter which the escort
guarding the prisoners, bad had witt
a group of individuals who attempt
ed to liberate the two men.
"Other members of the cabinet hay
ing rrived, It was agreed that Il
was an absolute necessity for the
honor of the government. that not
only did it proceed in q minute In.
vestigation Of this act. according, al
the law demands, but going further
that immediate notice should be Civ.
en- to the chief attorney of the mill
tary court, Jose Vasquez Tagle. that
he, with the judge advocate, should
make investigations and consign
those responsible. whoever they might
be, to custody and thai he proceed to
Examine them in conformity with the
law.
'It was agreed also that Attorney
General Castellanos, whose energy
and competency are we'll known,
should take action in this most un-
fortunate affair.
Attempt to Escape.
According to the reports, which
President Huerta received and COM
municated to the ministers, group
Of five individuals. at point about
half way between the palace and the
penitentiary, fired upon the chauffeu,
Of one of the automobiles, which yas
under escort. Orders were given for
speed. Shortly afterwards. another
group more numerous, sailed from
the cross streets, firing ON the escort
1t seems that Madero and Suarez ct
this point attempted to escape.
President Huerta Communicated
to the ministers the news If the death
of the a.. President and ex-vicc Presi-
dent, adding that there was another
person killed and two persons wound
ed, according to the information he
had at the moment, without being
exact as to which group these be-
longed. He also informed the min.
listers that there had been some ar
rests.
1.-THE Secretary o. Foreign Rela-
tions, echoing the feeling of the gov
eminent and moved By personal sem
timents, which have caused him to
view with horror the shedding IF
blood outside Of those cases, wherein
the law has imposed the punishment,
not only laments the affair hut is con-
vinced that the honor Of the republic
demands thorough Investigation and
exemplary punishment for those who
may be proven guilty Of this act
whose transcendency cannot be hid
dem"
Sister Denounces Onlccrs.
In contrast to the widow. whose
grief was of . pitiabIy silent charac-
ter. expressed in sobs, Mercedes Me-
dero, q beautiful young woman, e1u-
Gated in Paris, who had been q brill
liant leader Of society since the rev.
olution Of 1910. was dry-eyed and
tigerish in her emotions. BY the siie
OF the two women whose husbands
had been killed, the girl hurled ac-.
cusations at the officers who barl ed
the entrance. ~.
"Cowards!" "Assass!ns::' she call
ed them. her voice pitched high. The
officers stared impasstveiy.
"You! the men who fired on = de
fenseless man! you and your superior
officers are traitors!''
No efforts were made 20 remo:e
tempt to silence them. Sonora Ma
dero continued weeping and the girl
did not cease the hysterical TRADE
until the arrival Of the Spanish Mn
lister and the japanese cnarge who
came to offer their services. The
Minister spoke with the officers in
charge but was told that on account
Of the autopsy 1t would be impossible
for anyone to see the bodies. Liter
in the day, they said, the requet
would be complied with. The diplo-
mats then conducted the women away
from the penitentfary.
Madero's father and Rafael Her
former Minister of the Inter
ior, and other friends made efforts
early In the day to recover the bodies
and It was said this afternoon that
the American ambassador, Henry
Lane Wilson, had interested himself
and. secured the promise Of Minister
de 10 Barra that the bodies should be
delivered to their families for burial
Erect Monuments.
The stones were piled by groupf
Of sympathetic persons Of the iowe1
class. whose curiosity drew them to
the scene.
From the top Of each pitiful mon
ument tonight flickered candles, plac-
ed there and lighted by those vic
came to offer the last rites OF the
church to the souls of the dead.
From the ground had been scraped
away blood-saturated earth, which
was carried OF by the morbid, seeking
After the engagement on the road
to the penitentiary. Commandant Car
denas reported to the military com
who conducted him to Zen
Huerta.