The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-02-27
GUSTAvo MADERO
SHOT TO DEATH
Execution Follows Finding OF
List of Men Prescribed
WAS KILLED AS A FUGITIVE
Deposed Executives Former Chief
General Elected by Congress
Bandits, Made Bold by Over
throw, Burn and Loot.

Mexico City.-Two events big wit
future potentialities occurred on tn
day following the overthrow of Ma
dero. Gustavo A. Madero, younge
brother and financial adviser of tn
deposed President, was the first vic
tim of Mexico's return to political exc
cutions, by which Porfirio Diaz kept i
at peace.
Huerta took the oath as Provisiona
President. Twenty-six minutes before
Pedro Lascurain, as Minister of For
eign Affairs, had been made Presiden
ad interim, succeeding Madero, who
though prisoner, was still officially
! President. Lascurain had then ap
pointed Huerta Minister of the Int
rior to make the succession regular
and the latter's formal election by
Congress had followed
Thus did Mexico make a record of
having three presidents in one day.
The new government began by ex-
| ercising despotic authority and merci-
less severity.
Gustavo Madero, the deposed Presi-
the Maderistos was executed in the
arsenal by order of General Diaz un-
der the LEY de fuga" or fugitive
law of the republic. His execution
FOLLOWED a perfunctory courtmartial.
which declared him an enemy of the
republic
Following the custom of govern
Of
merely turned Gustavo Madero loose
within the courtyard of the arsenal
and the soldiers riddled him with bull
let's. The first steps he took drew the
flre OF rifles from every direction. The
execution of Gustavo is plain intim-
alton that Diaz and Huerta have de-
term1ned to destroy every vestige of
Madero's family and power.
In the absence of definite informa-
ton as to what took place within the
Arsenal, it can only be surmised that
Don Gustavo was either stood I'D
against a wall and shot or was told
to run the gauntlet under a volley
from his guard.
Gustavo Madero was thirty-nine |
years old, a year younger than his
brother Francisco, who is the Oldest of
his branch of the Madero family.
Theer are seven other brothers and
four sisters. Gustavo was the finan-
cler OF the family. Out of his own
resources he contributed largely to
the Madero revolution, and was his $
brothers financial and diplomatic
representative in New York and
in the winter of 1901.
The execution of Gustayo followed
he discovery of a list by General
1uerta and General Banquet among
he private papers of President Ma
Zero of prominent citizens that had
been prescribed by the President. The
1st was marked simply Those who
'ught to die and among the %
lanes were Those of Francisco Leon
lie la Barra, the former Provisional
Jesus Flores Magon, Man
lei Calero, Alberto Garcia Granadas
nd DR.. Vasquez Gomez.
Calero is the former ambassador to
he United States and the present
senator who said few weeks ago
nat, at Madero's orders, he had lied
the United States Government.
General Felix Diaz is the man of s
ne hour, and while General Victori-
no Huerta is for the time being pro-
ls1onal mead of the Mexican Govern t
lent, 1t is regarded as certain that
ongress will take the reins out of
is hands and turn them over to Cen :
raj Diaz. All negotiations are being =
arrled on between General Huerta \
I'd General Diaz through Ambassa- !"
or Wilson.
Marco fernandez, brother of the
adero minister Of the interior. was :,
lot to death by Huerta's troops for -
fuslng to cheer for the new dictator .,
any were imprisoned. =
AT the banquet where Gustavo Ma :.
no was arrested, Huerta says he was I,
geo to drink wine containing eva. -
de Of potassium. a.
All Mexico outside of Mexico Civ
In a state of anarchy and chaos.
cord1ng to reports received from tt
rious points. bt
The rowing bands Of bandits en- r
ldened by the overthrow of Ma q
70, are ravaging and burning towns ~
lootlng and pillaging the isolated -,
clendas Conditions are described ~
these reports as far worse than ne
~ nave ever been heretofore. -
A movement is also under wav to sa
all"the governors appointed W;
Madero. - fo
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