The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-24
KILLING INCREASES
PERIL OF SITUATION
Cabinet Promises a Search
ing Inquiry-P unishment
To Be Melted Out to the
Guilty

Mexico City, Feb. "a Francisco 7, Ma
,lero and Jose Pine Suarez, the deposed
president and vice-prcsidcnt, respectively
OF the Mexican republic were shot and
killed Saturday night when an attempt
was made TO rescue them from an auto
mobile that was transporting them to
the penitentiary
Late Saturday the government decid-
ed at council that all acts relating to
Madero and Suarez should be adiudi-
Gated according to law 1t was decided
to remove them to the penitentiary.
where they would have the necessary Sc.
curity, consideration and comforts.
Both were placed in an automobile
shortly after midnight to start for the
prison. When the automobile had trav-
ersed about two-thirds of the distance
they were attacked by an armed group
The escort descended from the machine
TO offer resistance when suddenly the
group grew larger and the prisoners
tried to escape. An exchange of shots
took place in which two of the attack
ing party were killed and two wounded.
Both prisoners were killed and the auto
mobile was badly damaged. The com
manders of the escort are under arrest
and several of the attacking party have
been captured.
A mcSting OF the cabinet took place
Immediately after the facts became
known and it was resolved to make
minute investigation as absolutely nee
essary for the honor of the government
and to mete out exemplary punishment
for those proven guilty.
Two piles of stones, 20 feet apart, to-
day mark the spot where the men who
ruled Mexico few days ago, fell. They
were piled by groups of sympathetic
persons of the lower classes.
Last night from the top of each pitt
full monument flickered 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 ground had been scraped
away the blood saturated earth which
was carried off by the morbid seekers
OF souvenirs.
The circumstances surrounding the
deaths are in doubt, and the stories of
the officials conflict. 1t is likely none
know the exact details, except those
actually concerned in the killing
The president and his cabinet have
resolved that the affair shall be con-
signed to the military and judicial au
thorities having to do with attempts |
against military prisoners for strict |
investigation.
When this investigation is over, the |
prosecutor general of the republic will |
make a further investigation and take
action.
Not mnaturally, a great part of the
public regards the official versions with |
doubt, having in mind the use for cen
turtles of the notorious "ley fuga," the |
unwritten law invoked when the death
of a prisoner is desired. After its APP
plieation there is written in the records,
prisoner shot trying to escape"
Cannot View Bodies.
Soon after the tragedy, Sonora Ma
dero, the widow, accompanied by her
brother, Jose Perez, and Mercedes Ma
dero, a sister of Francisco, drove to the
but were refused permits
sion to see the body as an autopsy was
taking place.
Sonora Suarez was also denied per-
mission to see her husbands body. While
the grief of the widow was quiet and
pitiable, that of Mercedes was dry-eyed
and tigerish and she hurled accusations
at the officers, crying towards 'as-
sassins," traitors"
No effort was made to remove the
women or silence them On the ar
rival of the Spanish minister and the
japanese charge, they permitted them
selves to be led away. The American