The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-24
A REIGN OF TERROR.


MEXICO CITY, Feb. ga reign of
assassination which has already claim
ed the lives of former President Fran
cisco l. Madero, former Nice-President
Jose Pine SuareZ and former minister
of finance Gustayo Madero as we'll as
many persons of lesser rank has fol.
lowed in the wake of the revolution
and no one knows who the next victim
, will be.
Provisional President Victoriano
Huerta and Provisional Commander-in-
Chief Felix Diaz have not only ap-
parently adopted the harsh blood and
iron methods of Porfirio Diaz, but they
are known to be in constant CON-
munication with the former president
and il is believed Porfirio Diaz is ad-
vising the new government
The reiteration by President Taft
that the United States will not inter-
fere so long as the slaughter is con-
fined TO Mexicans has emboldened the
officers of the new government and the
refusal of the foreign diplomats,
among them U. s. Ambassador Henry
Lane Wilson. to attend a luncheon
given today by Senior De La Barra,
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
to hear an Official explanation of the
assassination of Francisco !. Madero
and Pino Suarez near the penitentiary
Saturday night" was not looked upon
by the provisional cabinet with appre-
hension.
Arrests BY Wholesale
Since the days of Porfirio Diaz's
regime there has not been such cam
paign of wholesale arrests as is going
on now. Petty officers are sent out
with detachments of half a dozen sol
diers. with their pockets filed with
blank warrants. charging Conspiracy
against the peace and dignity of the
republic"
More than twenty arrests were
made in a night raid. Belam peniten-
tiary is rapidly filling up with prison.
ers.
The result of the official autopsy on
the bodies of Francisco Madero and
Suarez. bears out the charge of Senor-
ita Mercedes Madero, sister of the
slain ex-president, that he was shot
down in cold blood. She charged that
they were assassinated upon orders
given by the government. Two rife
bullets had entered the back of Ma
dero's head one going through and
coming out in front. The weapons
from which the bullets were discharg-
the back of the head. Suarez had
eight rife shot wounds In the chest
and abdomen. all having been fred
from the front The men We're in an
automobile which was exhibited later.
SCARED and riddIed as If with bullets.
Bodies Were Returned.
After the autopsy the bodies We're
turned over TO the relatives of the
dead men but relatives would give no
information as TO the place nor time OF
burial for fear OF ghouls
Sonora Sanfusconce Madero. widow
of the ex-president. is prostrated She
was at her home today under the care
of physician At times she was hys-
terical and in moments of delirfum
imagined she could see the midnight
assassin in the gloom of Cintura street.
where the tragedy occurred
Although her grief was just as deep.
Senorita Mercedes showed her sorrow
IN another way She gave way 10
angry threats and accusations against
the government heads
President Huerta and Gen. Diaz are
towards and liars" she repeatedly
cried out They murdered my brother
in cold blood. His death is on their
heads. ! shall never rest until his
death is avenged. They are traitors
and cowardly assassins to murder de-
fenseless men. They had to hide their
crimes under darkness. for it was too
cruel and wicked to stand the light OF
day"
The defiant girl. young and beauti-
full, recently returned from France
where she was receiving her final
polish of polite education. She is
spirited and fearless too. as was shown
by the manner in which she denounced
the government heads and army
officers at the penitentiary when she
was called there with Sonora Madero
by the news of the double assassina-
ton
So deep was the wave of resentment
which followed the assassination OF
Madero and Suarez that the govern
ment felt constrained today TO add
fresh details TO its official account OF
the killing
The soldiers who We're guarding
Senor Madero and Senior Suarez when
they were killed. have been locked up
in the barracks
According 10 this information the
troops were fired upon from buildings
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