The Washington times., 1913-02-24
MADERO UNGUARDED,,
SAYS EYEWITNESS
Slain Man Carried Off Behind
Prison in Motor Cars With
Few Armed Officers.
Continued from First Page.)

Il couldn't tell at the time whether
the shots Were from the front or real
of the penitentiary, but ] think they
would have sounded louder had they
been fired on the road between the pal.
ace and the prison."
1t might be noted here that the off.
cial versions of the murder of Maderc
and Suarez state that the attack was
either half or two-thirds of the way
from the palace.
Continuing his narrative, this lone
near witness to the final chapter OF
Francisco l. Madero's dream of free
government for Mexico. the reporter
said:
Saw Soldiers On Roof.
II kept on running. Probably fifteen
or twenty shots altogether were fred
1t was hard counting them, for mos
of them came at once. Towards TIL.
last there were single shots. which
stopped just before / reached the pen.
itentiary.
BY the front door Of the pen;tentiarg
there were many sentinels with officers
/ could see soldiers on the roof looking
over the edge. There are rows of elec.
a big steel tower in the center of the
iinciosure, so that all around was near,
ly as light as day.
What is the trouble? l asked
one Of the officers whom / knew.
He shrugged his shoulders and told
me he didn't know; that there was
firing around back of the penitentiary.
1T was light enough so that / could
see the automobile tracks in the sand
coming from the end Of the Gale Le-
cuInbarra directly toward the entrance,
then abruptly swerving TO the left and
toward the north end of the peniten-
tiary.''
Followed Motor Tracks.
The pepitentiary is of modern con-
struction, rectangular, exceedingly
ugly and covers about as much
ground as Madison Square. There is
no building near it. Surrounding it
at night is plenty of illumination
from its own lights and those of the
city, save in the rear, where nothing
flluminates the gloom of the waste
places, acres in extent, where gar
bage is dumped by the poems, who
erect there an occasional hovel. En-
cept for the electric lamps depending
from the rear wall everything on
that side of the prison is desolate and
dark.
There was almost a full moon last
night, shining with tropical brilliancy
until about IL when the sky was
overcast with cloud scauopies-
Il followed the tracks of the auto
miles around the corner of the peni-
tertiary, continued the reporter
"They leo from midway in front en-
tirely alcng the north side and turned
sharply to the south. paralleliug the
eastern wall
Here stopped for a minute by the
corner of the wall. l was afraid, for
] didn't know what might happen to
an unlimited spectator. The shadows
thrown by the lights of the peniten-
tiary made dark strip extending out
from the wall twenty feet or more.
Madero and Suarez Shot.
Right on the edge of the shadow.
half way down the rear wall, there
was group of men and two auto
mobiles. The men were running about.
Finally they gathered in one spot some
distance away from the automobiles.
] saw one man go to the car, get
lantern and rejoin the group. Then
a soldier, a Rurale. came running to-
ward me with rife in his hand.
what has happened?' / asked him.
He slowed up a little and shouted:
.Madero has been shotr
Next an officer ran in my direc-
tion, for i was still standing by the
corner. .Madero is dead he told me.
There was a fight; they tried to res
cue him; he was shot, and Suarez,
too
May 1 proceed?' I asked.
He told me yes; that IT was all
over
Before l could get to the group
they lifted the two bodies and came
with them in the direction from which
/ was walking. Three men were carry
ing each body, one man had the arms
and two other men had hold of them
by the legs. Their heads were hang
ing down.
Both Shot In Head.
"Suarez's body was first. There
was no blood on him and no marks
10 tell where he had been shot, but
] heard one soldier say he had been
struck in the back of the head. Ma
dere one could scarcely recognize eX-
cepting for his beard, for blood flow
ing from his mouth had nearly COW
cred his face.
~Hie eyes were open; suarez's were
closed, $780,.
minute to rest and L was very near
TO IL. His white shirt was stained as
though he had been wounded in the
breast His vest was open where
they had tried TO feel IL his heart was
Il went TO them to the front of the
penitentiary.
How did IL hapen. asked an
officer.
Story of the Rescue"
I'VE were nearly TO the penitentlary.
he said, when / heard shots. Several
men ran toward the automobiles We
thought it an attempt at rescue and
tried to get away by going around the
penitentiary. then heading back toward
the palace, but finally We had to stop.
We shot at the men. 1t all happened in
a minute or two. Madero and Suarez
iuunped from the cars and started TO
run. Who shct them l do not know.
The men who attacked us finally fed.
Then we found Madero and Suarez on
the ground. Madero was Sasping, but
SuareZ did not stir or make a sound
"Thcy would not let me 90 into the
peLitentiary, but ordered me away ]
STAYED until the bodies had been carried
inside. then ran all the way back TO the
city 70 my office.
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