The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-03-26
MADERO SLAIN IN PRISON.
CHARGES OF CRIME MADE
AGAINST HUERTA'S OFFICERS
BY MEXICAN EDITOR.
says That MadcrO and Suarcz Were
Murdered Two Days Before Assault
Was Made on Automobile Carrying
Their BOdicS-COl. AlraIdc and
Family Flee for Their Lives.

Their BOdics-COl. AlraIdc and
Family Flee for Their Lives.
San Francisco, March 2O.-Col
Manuel Blanche Alcalde, publisher of
the New Era, Mexican City news
paper generally regarded as the
| mouthpiece of the late President
Madero's administration. arrived
here today with the assertion that he
is In position to prove"that Mad
ero was shot to death and that Vice
president Suarez was stabbed in the
national palace in the night of Feb
ruary 22 and their bodies taken to
the prison in an automobile.
The reported assault by the
guard" said Alcalde, which was
merely farcical ruse and a part of
the plot. When the automobile was
hred upon guards were only pouring
lead into the dead bodies of the pres
ident and vice president who were
murdered hours before"
Col: Alcalde described himself as
an intimate friend Of Madero. His
mission in this country, he said would
be to expose the plot which brought
about the Diaz uprising and the
deaths of Madero and Suarez.
Accompanied by his wife, two
small children and his brother, Joa-
quain, an army captain, Alcalde
u,
taking an obscure route to Salina
Cruz. The party, disguised them
serves as peasants. On reaching the
west coast port they remained in Sc
clusion II days, believing they would
be killed if discovered by agents of
the new government, They chartered
y barge to reach Acapuco. whence
they took passage with other refu-
gees.
Col. Alcalde asserted the news of
Madero's fate was known in Washing
ton before the hour named in the Of
ficial version as the time of the alleg-
ed attempt to rescue him.
"As a matter of fact" said he,
President Madero and Vice President
Suarez were killed between and $50
D6t Deofk Of MfTH9 cy Tine Tine on the
was shot from behind and the powder
burned his neck. Suarez was choked
TO death. His secretary, Fernandez
de la Reguera. saw the body two
days later and there were finger
marks on the throat. One eye had
been forced from it's socket and the
tongue protruded."
Col. Alcade was positive in his as
sertion that Madame Madero had told
him there was no hope for her hus-
band, basing this fear on an interview
she had with American Ambassador
Wilon on the afternoon Of Febru-
airy 22. Madame Madero and Ma
dame Suarez went together to the am
bassador to implore him to intercede
for their husbands lives" he said. Il
saw them when they left the embassy
and they told me there was no hope.
They said Ambassador Wilson had eX-
pressed to them his belief that the
president and vice president would be
executed as the Huertistas regarded
| their deaths for the good Of the coun-
try.
Gen. AScarde was in command of
the guard that night. / was told by
another officer Of the guard that it
was he who slew Madero and Suarez
Bitter in his criticism of Ambassa-
dor Wilson, Col. Alcalde declared the
American diplomat had declined to
| intercede to save him from arrest
and death.
81 had protected Is American fam
lilies in my school, the International"
said he, where l commanded 800
soldiers, feeding the Americans and
housing them during all the fighting
from February 9 to IS. After the
Huerta coup, fearing arrest and exc
cution. l went to the ambassador and
appealed for his aid, in return for my
protection Of his people. He told me
at first he could do nothing. Finally
he asked me to write my name on
card with that of my brother. Soon
afterward n friend of mine rushed to
me with the information that the
American ambassador had given n
card on which were the names of
my brother and myself to secretary of
the interior. GranadOs, and the latter
had Immediately issued orders for our
arrest. This friend had overheard
part OF conversation between the
ambassador and GranadOs, in which
he said the ambassador had said that
my brother and / were in fear of ar
| rest. Grandaos replied that we had
escaped his attention but he would
attend to our cases at once and the
order Of arrest was issued.
MY friend FASTENED to me, gave
me his purse and urged me to flee.
| left Mexico City disguised as a track
laborer at 10 o'clock that night. My
wife and babies were disguised.
Thanks to a friendly train conductor,
! Ne made our way to Salina Cruz and
| embarked for San Francisco"
Col. Alcalde said Mexico will know
no peace for years.
"Diaz wants to be president" he as
serted, but Iluerta will never quit
the palace until he is driven out by
| successful revolutions. He tells Diaz
| there will be TO election until he
has restored peace throughout the
country. Huerta has not the slightest
intention Of carrying out his pact with
Diaz and the other conspirators"
Alcaldc asserts that papers that
have been smuggled out of Mexico
will assist in proving his charges. He
said these papers will reach him at
| Los Angeles, for which city he left
tonight