The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-27
MADEROSHOTTO DEATH
Ex-Preadent 10 Murdered While
en-Reute to the Penitentiary


the same Time-United States l.
Nohilizing Troops ON the Mexican
/ Border-Governor Of Texas and
/ Washington Are At Odds.
Mexico City. Feb. z3.-Franeisso
!. Madero and Jose Pine Saurex.
deposed President and vice-Presi-
dent. respective, OF the Mexican Re
/ public. were shot and killed today
when an attempt was made TO rescue
them from an automobile that was
transferring them TO the peniten-
tiary.
News of the death of Madero and
Saurez was confirmed by General
Huerta. Previously IL had been an
nounced that the transfer from the
Palace TO the penitentiary had been
made successfully.
Two OF the party that attacked the
automobile were killed in the ex-
change of shots.
Large crowds assembled at the
scene OF the killing. While women
wept and there were signs of disap-
proval, the city generally is quiet.
The guards at the penitentiary have
been increased and no one Is permit
ted to see the bodies of the slain
men.
Major CARRIAGES and two other Off
! GERS who were in charge of the guard
of rurals escorting the automobile,
have been imprisoned pending an in
Vestigation by the Attorney General.
The bodies of Madero and Suarez
) are being held in the penitentiary
Relatives and friends are making eff
forts to recover them.
General Huerta in an official state
ment said that when the attempt to
rescue them was made Madero and
: Suarez tried to escape. ''The Gov
ernment," he continues, promises
that society shall be fully satisfied
as to the facts in the case. The COM
manders of the escort are now under
arrest"
The attempt to rescue Madero and
SuareZ, the official version says, was
made about midnight when the party
escorting the prisoners was approach
, ing the penitentiary.
, Public i'm Doubt.
, Not unnaturally great part OF
the public regards the official versions
with doubt, having in mind the use
for count for centuries of the noto-
rious lew fuga," the unwritten law
) which is invoked when the death OF
a prisoner is desired. After it's ap-
plicatiOn there is written on the rec
ords prisoner shot trying to escape
Sonora Madero, widow of the Elk.
} President, received the first definite
/ information Of his death from Senior
, Cologany Cologan, the Spanish Min.
lister. She already had heard reports
that something unusual and serious
had happened but friends had en-
e deavored up to that time to proven,
t her from learning the whole truth
Soon afterward, accompanied BY
her brother, Jose Perez and Mercedes
Madero, sister of Francisco, Sonora
, Madero drove to the penitentiary bu
was refused permission to see the
body of her husband. Sonora Suare1
also was denied admittance to the
mortuary, where physicians, in &C
: cordance with the law, were perform
? ing an autopsy.
: In contrast to the widow, whose
grief was of pitiably silent charac
ter expressed in sobs, Mercedes Ma
dero, a beautiful young woman: edu
Gated in Paris, who has been a bril-
liant leader of society since the rev
olutfon OF 1910, was dry-eyed and
tigerish in her emotions. BY the side
of the two women whose husbands
had been killed, the girl hurled &C
cusations at the officers who barred
the entrance.
"Cowards!" Assassins," she call.
ed them, her voice pitched high
The officers stared impassively
"You! The men who fired on a
defenseless man! You and your SUI
!, perior officers are traitors."
No effort was made to remove the
women nor did the officers attempt
, to silence them. Sonora Madero con.
tinued weeping and the girl did not
cease her hysterical TRADE until the
arrival of the Spanish Minister anG
the Japanese charge, who came te
offer their services.
. United States Orders Troops to Mex
lean Border.
Washington, Feb. 22.-About 4,
600 soldiers were ordered today t.
Galveston, Tex, and vicinity, The
I nearest seaport adapted to the EN-
barkation of troops for Mexico. The,