New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
Mexican President Murdered in
Bed in Palace Superinten-
dents Room, She Declares
in Washington.
SHOWS PICTURES IN PROOF
Photographs of Apartment At
ter Her Husbands Death Re-
veal His Clothing Still There
Woman Calls Huerta
Unfit To Be Executive.
[rrom The Tribune Bureau.l

ITrom The Tribune Bureau
Washington, July 19.-Sefora Ma.
dero. widow Of the President OF the
Pepublic Of - xico, in an interview
given out here to-day declares that her
husband was brutally murdered in his
sleep in the rooms of the superntend-
ent Of the pa ace, where he was pris-
oner. and net killed while being con-
Quoted to prison as was given out at
the time. Her statement seems 10 have
been made public as a part Of the
propaganda which is being conducted
e to forestall possible recognition
Of the Huerta government by the
United States.
Sonora Madero declares that when
her husband was shot he was not
clothed. This she tries to prove by
photographs OF the room he occupied
in the palace from which he was taken
TO the prison. where II was said he was
shot. He had only one suit Of clothes.
Senora Madero declares, and this suit
is shown in tie photographs Of the
room.
My husband was slain in the rooms
OF the superintendent Of the Palace
while he was asleep" said Sefora
Madero. "and while he was still in the
bed, and there are dozens OF pieces OF
circumstantial evidence 70 prove It, as
well as the repeated boasts in the
streets in Mexico by Cardenas, then
captain. now colonel that he is the
man who did the killing. This man
has even exhibited the knife with
which he stabbed my husband and the
revolver with which he struck him on
the head while he was sleeping.
"Gustavo Madero, my brother-in-law.
had been slain at the Arsenal four days
before. When my husband was ar y.
rested and conducted TO the rooms Of
the Superintendent Of the National
Palace we feared the worst. tried 20
see him: they would not let me. I tried
to send him food and they would not
let me- until the last day.
No Bed Until Last Day.
For the first couple Of days Of his
imprisonment he had no bed TO sleep
on, and they would not let me send him
a bed until the last day. on that day
evidently the details Of the plot had
heen concluded, and they wanted him
to have a bed and TO be asleep that
night in it with Pine Suarez.
THE tragedy occurred about 1880 or
II o'clock the night OF Saturday. Feb
ruary 20. Ten minutes later IL was
whispered all over Mexico, my friends
told me later. although the official re-
port said that he did not die--was not
shot-until or o'clock the next
morning.
He had been arrested on February
IS. the same day that Gustavo Madero
was assassinated at the arsenal. Four
days later the men who constituted the
guard over my husband were changed.
The men of the 29th Battalion were
sent 10 the palace-Blanquet's men.
They changed the two individuals OF
the guard outside the doors OF my
husbands apartment every five min
utes. in fear suppose. that he might
persuade them to return TO their al
legiance or that they might oyerhear
some details of the plotting.
They had promised to send us 10
Vera cruz on a special train. so that
we might leave the country. I packed
a trunk and had it ready. The train
was TO leave at o'clock the night OF
the 2lst, but although l waited at the
railroad depot until > or 3 o'clock in
the morning, they would not let me go.
They kept putting me off. eyading me
with this. that or the other excuse
Then they sent and got my trunk and
took it back TO the palace 70 search
for papers, and went back there.
Not Allowed TO See Body.
when | was informed of my hus-
bands death / tried TO go 10 his body.
They refused 10 let me see H. was
put off from time to time. They said
they wanted 10 ftl A'4 III "A' @''NNt'g'
What for? What good was an autopsy?
I then asked permission to have sur
eeon. a friend OF mine, present at the
autopsy. | was refused. | asked per-
mission 10 have a physician, a friend
of mine. present at the embalming. l
was refused.
THE one fact that proves beyond
ANYTHING else that my husband was
assasslnated is that he was unclothed
when he died. and that his clothes were
carelessly left behind in the room
where he met death, and those rooms
were photographed Immediately after
ward. He had but the clothes he wore
when arrested. They would not let mo
furnish him with others.
.I ask. is Il likely that when man
&c told that he is going TO be taken 10
nrison he would fail to put on at least
his shoes. hat and one or TWO outer
garments? They were left behind as
the photographs show
Sonora Madero also makes an attack
an uuerta. She says he is unit to be
president of Mexico. She declares thaL
with several others. Iiuerta gave the
orders 10 assassinate Madero ano