Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-11

dero AMI Pine Suarez. saw them
plainly, for it was moonlight night.
Staying in Rear of Pen.
The officer I have mentioned was
in charge of the party of soldiers
who surrounded the automobile. The
car went past the penitentiary and
stopped. President Madero and Pine
Suarez were then taken out and.
with their hands tied, were walked
behind the penitentiary and that is
where ! saw them shot. There were
few houses around. but several piles
of dirt and / dropped behind one OF
these
Pine Suarcz WAS shot first. BY
twelve men. / know that there were
| twelve men because, though it was
too dark to count Them the step
father of the servant in whose house
! wa 50 hiding. was one of The soldiers
and he was suOt afteTWard with all
the others on orders from Huerta, so
that there would be no witnesses left.
after Pine Suarez had been shot,
the commanding officer gave orders
TO shoot Madero. But the soldiers re-
| fused. There was q moments pause,
and Their the officer, leaping forward,
first struck the President over the eye
with his revolver, and then, placing
it behind his left ear, pulled the trig
ger. The bullet went through the
| Presidents head and came out of his
forehead between the two eyes. He
| fell dead.
"A little later two men bearing "a
| stretCher came out of the peu!tentiary
and carried President Nadero and
| Pine Suarez inside Then the crowd
came and wet their handkcrCniefs in
/ the blood Of President NaderO for
| relies and built an altar on the SPOT
where ne was killed
/ Sonora Madero Saw Wound.
Substituting Senior Quevedo'
/ story. Sonora Madero. widow of the
murdered President declared that
when she saw her husbands body az
/ the cemetery there was a wound over
! his eve where the officer named had
| struck him with the butt end Of his
| revolver. and powder marks back Of
| his ear showing how close the re-
volver had been held.
! Detailing the events preceding the
| coup d'etat. Senior QueyedO said that
during all the ten days of fighting
| Huerta was constantly ar the side of
/ MaderO protesting his loyalty.
! "On the 14th Of February said
| QuevedO. THE President, Gustavo, his
/ brother. Huerta and ! were in the
/ Presidents room at the palace. Lift
ing his hand Solcmnly. Huerta said
! "'To show you that ! am faithful
/ to you I will die before any one or
anything can touch you. As long as
| live the rebels will not take you from
/ the Presidency
American Flag Used.
1t was known that Huerta desired
| to he Minister of War in the Presi-
| dents Cabinet. But he was not want
/ ed because he is a heavy drinker. He
| frequently said tina, he could finish
with Diaz in one day. but he was
| constantly furnishing preteXts for not
completing the job He would claim
| thai there was not enough ammuni-
| ton.
Daring this time was constantly
on the firing line during the day, and
when these truceS We're declared ]
| often saw automobiles covered with
1 the American flag carrying supplies
/ into the arsenal where Diaz was.
| Frequently Ambassador Wilson would
20 in TO have conferences with DiaZ.
and "A short time before the troops o.
BANQUET were moved into The palace
Ambassador Wilson went 90 the out
skirts OF the city, where they were
camred and had "a conference with
| banquet.
a Gay or so after Huerts had
| taker the oath to die for the PTe-i
dent" continued Senior Quryedo. eve
{ had an appointment 20 dine one night
l i'm the palace. Huerta did not ar
rive. and ! went 10 the Commandant
/ 10 ask where he was he told me
I that Amba SSador Wilson had sent for
Conferences With Wilson.