The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-20
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STORY Of slAIInc
TELLS OF HUSBANDS DEATH In
HOPE IN WILL INFLUENCE
PRESIDENT WILSON.
MURDERED IN SLEEP
WIDOW DECLARES HUERrA. WHO
WAS SALOON HABrruE AND
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ONE RESPONSIBLE.
MURDERED IN SLEEP

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-Mrs.
Madero, widow Of the late president
Of Mexico. who met his death soon
after the government of the republic
passed into tho hands of General
1uerta, today gave her version of
how her husband met his death.
/ Mrs. Madero holds President
Huerta and General Felix Diaz direct
" accountable for the death OF Presi-
dent Madero. "Murderers," she call
ed them. She added, with great
feeling, that no enlightened country
should recognizes Huerta AZ the legiti-
mate ruler of Mexico.
who accepts Huerta accepts his
acts" was the forceful way in which
Madero's widow put It.
Mrs. Madero admittedly gave the
interview in the hope that 1t would
have some weight with the Wilson ad-
rninistratton against recognizing the
Huerta government.
Murdered In His Sleep.
president Madero," said the
widow, was slain in the rooms OF the
superintendent of the palace while
he was asleep, and while has was
still in the bed and there are dozens
Of pieces of circumstantial evidence to
prove 1t as well as the repeated boast
in the streets of Mexico by Cardenas.
then captain. now colonel. and 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 asleep.
"Gustavo Madero, my brother-in-
law, had been slain at the arsenal four
days before. When my husband was
arrested and conducted to the rooms
of the superintendent OF the national
palace we feared the worst
"The tragedy occurred about half
past 10 or II o'clock the night of
February ED. Saturday, although the
official report said that he did not
die. was not shot, until 2 or o'clock
the next morning.
HE had been arrested February
18th. the same day that Gustavo Ma
dero was assassinated at the arsenal
Cardenas Boasts OF Killing.
although Cardenas boasts, with
the revolver and the knife as evidence,
that he killed my husband. he has
not been arrested. who killed the
vice president I do not know. ! be-
lieve they were both asleep when the
assassins entered the room. Senior
Suarez, / think, must have been
aroused and gone to my husband s
aid, for his face and neck showed
signs Of his having been choked, those
who saw his body told me.
when / finally got Senior Madero's
body 1t was not clothed. 1t was
wrapped in bandages. tightly. and
yards of them. 1t was to Keep peo-
Pile from seeing just what his wounds
consisted Of And I. his wife. never
have seen those wounds. nor has any
friend OF mine, or representative of
mine, legal or medical. ever been al
lowed to see them. Notwithstanding
the fact that made not only the
most formal legal applications. but
man would.
Huerta a Barroom Beggar.
Three years ago Huerta had never
ago he was a saloon habitue. renniless
and begged. actually begged for
drinks in the cafes. He entered the
army, won some little promotion, and
was in the campaign in the north,
and my husband promoted him
again and again rapidly. He 10 a
man of the common people. even now
has habits that no pretended ruler
In modern days should have.
Mexico has indeed come to sad
position when there is even discus
sion OF such a man as ruler. He, Diaz,
Mondragon. and Banquet. know who
gave the order for the assassination
of Senior Madero and Senior Suarez.
Should these murderers be recognized
as the rulers of the Mexican people
whom they have betrayd? Not by
any enlightened country"