Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-02-28
PRESIDENT MADERO
AND SUAREZ KILLED
OFFICIALS SAY ESCORT TAKING
MEN TO PENlTENTIARY AT
MIDNIGHT WAS AssAILEp.
The Charge Is Also Made That Prison
ers Attempted to Escape, While
Friends Of Deposed President
Say He Was FouIIy Murdered.

Mexico City.-Francisco l. Madero
and Jose Pine Suarez are dead, killed
Sunday In midnight ride under
guard from the national palace to the
lenitentiary
The circumstances surrounding the
deaths of the deposed president. and
yice-president OF the republic are an
known except as given in official ac-
counts, which do not conform in all
cases. The only witnesses were those
actually concerned in the killing.
The provisional president, General
yictoriano .Huerta, says the killing of
the two men was incidental to a fight
between their guard ard party at
tempting to ltberate them. The min.
,ster Of foreign relations. Francisco de
la Barra, adds that the prisoners
attempted to escape. Neither makes
definite statement as to which side
fred the fatal shots 1t is not impos-
sible that neither knows.
1t would seem that Felix Diaz's
threat that I'VE will us such energetic
means as to put an end to rebellions
2orever" has been followed by swift
execution.
Francisco Madero. riding in an auto
mobile with guards both before and
behind him. died from a single shot.
A bullet entered the back Of his head
and emerged at the forehead.
| Gmarox fall ,,taroad h., MANY I1,,IIako
most of which entered from the front
The only witnesses were those actual
ly engaged in the shooting.
An international phase of the
tragedy which is causing great con-
Germ is that these two officials were
tations had been made by the embes-
sador from the United States in their
behalf, and assurances from Huerta
that their safety would be guaranteed
ambassador Wilson has begun an
investigation. Other Investigations
have also begun, and promises are
made that the guilty ones will be pun
tshed.
Not unnaturally, a great part of the
public regards the official versions
with doubt, having in mind the use for
centuries Of the notorious lief fuga,"
the unwritten law which is invoked
when the death Of a prisoner is de-
sired. After it's application there is
written on the records, Prisoner shot
trying to escape"
Sonora Madero, widow of the ex-
president, received the first definite in
formation of his death from the Span
lsh minister, Senior Cologan Cologan
She already had heard reports that
something unusual and serious had
happened but friends had endeavored
UP to that time to prevent her from
learning the whole truth.
Soon afterward, accompanied by her
brother Jose Perez and Mercedes Ma
dero, sister Of Francisco, Sonora Ma
dero drove to the penitentiary but
was refused permission to see the
body of her husband. Sonora Suare2
also was denied admittance to the
mortuary where, physicians in accord
ance with the law were performing
an autopsy
In contrast to the widow. whose
grief was of a pitiably silent character
Mercedes Madero, a beautiful young
woman, educated in Paris, who hal
been a brilliant leader of society since
the revolution of 1910, was dry-eyet
and tigerish in her emotions By the
side of the two women whose hus
bands had been killed the girl hurled
accusations at the officers who barred
the entrance.
towards, assassins!" she called
them her voice pitched high. The OF
ficers stared impassively.
You! The men who fired on de
fenseless man! You and your superior
officers are traitors!"
No effort was made to remove thu
women, nor did the officers attemp
to silence them. Sonora Madero con
tinued to weep and the girl did no
cease her hysterical TRADE until thu
! arrival of the Spanish minister