The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-08
NyeMItne.s TeIl. s1orx.

Eyewitness Tells StOry.
Especial TO The -Eimss- -Dtspatch.l
New York. April 1--Frcm perhaps
the sole eyewitness of the murder OF
Francisco l. Madero. President of Mex
leo. and the Vice PRESIDENT pin,
Suarez. full details OF the crime OF
February 90 were secured day.
llno Suarez was first shot down bv
a file OF twelve soldiers. Orders we're
then given to shoot Madero. The SOL
diers refused, whereupon. Ma ior ca
denas. in command OF the detail. frs,
struck the President over the eve with
ms revolver, and then put the weapon
TO Madero's head and blew out his
brains ms
II saw the whole AFFAIR from behind
informant '''e
Senor Quevedo was editor or In.
Nueva Era. of Mexico City. Ills news
paper plant was burned down on orders
rom fuerta. and he TODAY ioined ti,.
Madero family in exile in. New York
NOT the least important revelation of
1ehor euevedo is his statement that
"a t'eacherN I" Madero dates
from an evening forty eight hours be-
fore Maderos arrest. on Inc
ieturh from conference with I-ri.a,
a1ates Amba ssador Henry Lane Vilsnn
"o DAYS previously, in the nrasen,.n
an .he occupants of the palace
ueita nad sworn soiemnly TO give his
~ 'he cause of Madcro Then. ac
VEINS to 9ehor Quevedo, Ambassador
isoi sent for Huerta Rcturni,,a
from that conference. Huerto ,t
from the palace all the troons ~,
i"u nceh engaged i1 its defense a.,
substituted for them the forces nr ,,. '-'''
erai hianquet. who later effected ~,
en,irn oi Madero, Pine Suarcz and the
entire Cabinet. AT the sam. ,in'" ''',1 ~,
ace. '' me PAL
soioicrs Put 10 Death
Hreoroins TO Senor Qucyedo ,ba
"uNe soiuiers who acted at tile .yc-
.oii OF Madero and Pino Suarez
were later shot on orders from Irnnr,a
n oroer that there should be no liv'
is witnesses TO the affair. Major
the rank OF colonel ~
Quevedo declares. moroovo
through the nine days fightinr lcad;na
up TO the coup d'etat, there were frne
queht truces. promoted he says ~.
fae4ta' during which suplies were
earned 10 Felix Diaz at the prseIa1
IN automobiles, envelopcd i'm America,
flags. ~ american
as close friend of Madero. senor
the lighting. AZ
on the day that the Presido,, was
made prisoner" he said to-ni.h, -
Was WAS sent out on a mission by him
Nheh returned an hour later. was
to!d by friends not to enter tho nolacn
because iiher!a had executed a conn
detat, and made the President tho
Nlce-President. and all the Cabinet
prisoners. knowing from this. that
was III danger, too. as a friend of tbe
iresidcnt, | ran to the house of q GER
want OF the Madero family. who lived
on the side of the penitcntia<y. There
disguised myself as pclado. or
poor Indian, will, big hat. false mus
tache and ragged clothes.
Saw Them I'm Automobile.
could only go out at night because
was afraid of being arrested. ON Tho
night OF February 22 an automobile
came by the penitcntiary while / was
going out to visit my relatives In tie
automobile were President Madero and
l'ino Suarez saw them plainly. for
it was moonlight night.
Major Cardenas was in charge OF
the party or soldiers who surrounded
the automobile. The car went past
the penitentiary and stopped Presi
dent Madero and pino Suarez were
then taken out. and with their hands
tied wore, walked behind the peniten-
tiary. and that is where I saw them
shot There were few houses around,
but several piles OF dirt, and / dropped
behind one Of these
"Plno Suarez was shot first by
twelve men. know that there were