The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-24
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on both sides of the street just as
they We're about TO turn off from Gin
tura street to the penitentiary. AS
the automobile containing the prison
ers was in the center of the party, it
naturally afforded the most conspic-
uous target The firing lasted only
few minutes as the assailants had evil
IDENTIFY underestimate the strength
of the force guarding Madero and
Suarez
"Madero and Suarez We're being
taken from the national palace 10 the
penitentiary to stand trial in the Grim
inal courts"
1t was because he feared for their
safety in the palace that the transfer
was being made. The prisoners did
not object to the change and the hour
of midnight was selected in order to
Illustrate any possible attempt to lib
crate the captives.
THE government disclaims any re-
sponsibility for the deaths of the two
men and If it found that they were
wantonly killed, every effort will be
made to find and punish the assail-
ants"
1t had been on the governments pro-
gram to try to restore civil law in
place of martial law today but as a
result of the double assassination this
was impossible. On account of the
great number of political arrests, the
government also found it convenient
to continue state of martial law to
expedite hearings.
Tell of the Attack"
| Gen. Mondragon, provisional minis
ter of war, summoned commandant
Francisco Cardenas and Col Rafael
Pimiento, who were in command of
the rurales guarding Francisco Ma
! dero and Suarez to the National pal
ace for an examination. These Off
GERS declared that there were at least
fifty men in the attacking party. Ac
Cording to the story of a Mexican
newspaper man, who for obvious reas
ons, desired his identity to be un
! known, Madero and Suarez were not
shot during a scrimmage, but were
assassinated by rurales in the rear OF
the penitentiary Part of this mans
/ story follows:
Il followed the tracks of two auto
mobiles around the corner of the pen
itentiary paralleling the eastern wall
Right on the edge of a shadow cast by
the brilliant moon, half way down the
rear wall there was a group of men
and two automobiles. 1t was abou,
1920 O'Clock. The men were running
about. Finally they gathered In one
spot some distance away from the au
tomobiles. | saw one man run to q
car, take out lantern and rejoin the
group. Then rurale, rifle in hand
What is coming toward?
What has happened | asked him
He slowed up little and shouted
/ 'Madero has been shot Next an Off
Ger came running in my direction, fol-
| was still standing by the corner Ma
dero is dead he called to me. Their
he continued: There was a fight
they tried to rescue him; he was sho
dead and Saurez was too | asked hin
if I could proceed. Go ahead, it's al
over now he replied
LAS l walked forward l saw two bod
les picked up from the ground Three
men carried each body, one having thu
arms, the others the legs The heads
of both victims hung almost draggin,
upon the ground.
How Madero Looked.
I'm the moonlight / could see thu
waxen and bearded features of Ma
dero smeared with blood His mouth
was open and his eyes in the tropica