Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-27

Madero. and the two sisters Of the former
president. Mercedes and Angela are to.
night at the Japanese legation
/ Not FAR from the pcnitentiarv thor,
are TWO small piles of stones some 20 feet
apart. They mark the spots where tb,
men who a few days ago ruled Mexico
! had fallen. Holes in the wall of the
penitentiary show where some of the
bullets finally lodged
! The stones We're piled by proups of
! sympathetic persons of the lower class.
whose curiosity early drew them to the
scene from the top of each pitiful
monument tonight fiickered candles.
placed there and lighted by those who
thus thought to pay the last rites Of the
| church to the souls of the dead. From
the grounds had been scraped away blood
saturated earth, which has carried off by
the morbid seeking souvenirs.
After the engagement on the road to
the penitentiary, Commandant Cardonas
reported to the military commander who
conducted him to General lIuerta The
president summoned his cabinet and after
apprising his ministers of the occurrence,
| Issued an official announcements
/ Both President and ministers deeply
; deplored the affair ana decided upon Il
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| giving an account Of the killing and as
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DIM 'N>' '''-N-'iN ii'0O''
! one hundred representative members
| O the British colony have sent a memo
| rial to the American ambassador, cypress
| ns appreciation for the able manner in
which the ambassador has handled the
delicate situation caused by the recent
| .drbance.'
| The memorial extends sincere thanks
for the help afforded all foreigners
: by the American embassy, without dis
! tinction of nationality and more especial
| ~ all British residents
| The following official statement of Pres
ident Huerta was given out at the palace:
Il called together the cabinet to re-
| port that Madero and Pine Suarez
who had been detained at the palace
at the disposition of the war depart
| ment, were taken to the penitentiary
! in accordance with a previous decision
as the result of Which that establish
ment was placed yesterday afternoon
| under the charge of an army officer
! for its better security.
when the automobiles had trav-
! ersed about tWo-thirds of the way to
| the penitentiary, however, they were
! attacked by an armed group and the
escort descended from the machines
to offer resistance, Suddenly the
group grew larger ana the prisoners
| tried 10 escape.
An exchange of shots then TOOK
place IN "hlch Two OF the attachlhS
party were killed ana TWO were
! wounded Both prisoners were kHIed'
ne automoblles were ma NY damaged
me iresldeht ana ms chplhet nave
| resolved that the aHalr shsil De con
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