Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-19
BOTH ARE TAKEN TO THE ARSENAL FOR IMPRISONMENT But One TAKEN OUT BY
GUARDS AND TOLD TO rum his BODY RDDED BY BULLETS FROM RIFLES OF
RuRAlES Fighting HAS CEASED CAPITAL CITY
PEOPLE CHEER WILDLY WHEN AUTOMOBILE With
AMERICAN FLAG IS DRIVEN THROUGH THE STREETS
CUSTAVO MADERO is

CUsTAvO MADERO is
VICTIM OF FUGITIVE LAW
Mexico City, Feb. 1e.-Gustavo Ma
dero, brother of the deposed pres'-
dent and considered more powerful
in Mexican revolutionary affairs, was
made a victim of the notorious fugi.
tive law this morning, compelled to
run before the rifles Of his rurale
Guards and shot to death before he
led taken a dozen steps,. His body
was rddIed with bullets.
Francisco AEadero, the deposed
president. was later taken under
heavy guard from the National Pal
ace and lodged in the arsenal. There
lie was a prisoner of General Diaz in
the very place which for over a week
he had caused to be battered with
lcannon in his efforts to subjugate the
the rebel army.
The ex-president and his brother,
7,vufetavo, were sent this Horning vs.
prisoners to the arsenal. from which
ENeliz Daz had bombarded the city
for ten days. Soon after their arri-
val there, Gustavo Madero was sub
-iected to the notorious fugitive
law by which he was free to run
under the rifles of his guards. He
fell dead under their bullets.
Had Francisco Madero succeeded
in defeating Diaz, there seems little
doubt that bloody reprsals would
have been made.
ton on an official Maderist document
found last night The list included
francisco De La Barra, Jesus Flores
Nagon, Manuel Calero, Alberto Gar
cia Granados and Dr. Vasquez Co
rrez. For some days De La Barra be.
leved he was in danger of assassina.
ton and hid in the British legation.
The rebel troops are not to be re-
moved from their positions for two
or three days, as disorders are feared.
Gustavo Madero was regarded as
a much more powerful man than the
president. After Francisco Madero
Guarrelled with DR.. Vasquez Gomez,
he and Gustavo forced Josephine
Saurez to the front as vice president
although he was then little known.
This the enemies of Madero never
fcrgave and was really the reason for
starting the anti-government party,
which showed systematic opposition
to the schemes of Gustavo Madero.
After Gustavo's arrest yesterday
and during his removal through the
streets, the crowds even made efforts
to lay hands on him. Heavy guards
Ct rurales were necessary to insure
his. safety.
Gustavo Madero was at one time
minister of nnance He visited the
United States in 1911.
Mexico City, Mex, Feb. 1e.-The
fall Of the Madero administration in
Mexico, brought about by the we'll ar
ranged plot Of the federal military
leaders, has been received in the cap.
tai with general reclamation.
It is not known, however. how the
rest Of the country, will receive the
change. The part played by the |
United States embassy In the settle
ment Of the ten days battle gained
for the American flag such a tribute
as never before was witnessed in Mex
leo. After the messenger from the
United States embassy, Harry Berlin
ger, had gone through the fire Of the
rebel lines to the arsenal, conveying
.he message Of peace sent by Ambas-
sadcr Henry Lane Wilson, he drove
to the National palace in an automo-
bile bearing white flag on one side
and the stars and stripes on the
other. J.
BY the time he emerged from the
National palace after delivering the
r ote to General Huerta, the crowd out
side had learned the import Of his
\ isit.
The appearance Of his machine was
the signal for a tremendous ovation.
Through an immense mass Of hu-
'nanity gathered In the ZocoIo and
aiong San Francisco street, the big
automobile picked its way slowly
amid deafening applause with the