The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-17
|MADERO'S WIDOW
NOW IN NEW YORK
She Is Bitter Against Enemies
Who Murdered Her
Husband.
THlRsTIne FOR REVENGE
Believes His Death Was Planned
Long Before Rcvolu-
ton Started.
THlRsTINe FOR REVENGE
| Special 10 The Times Dispatch

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New York, March lS--Mrs. Sara r.
President OF Mexico. arrived here Ia st
night on the Ward liner Monterey
from Havana where she has been
since leaving Nj xico City She Is con-
WINGED the assassination Of her nus
band had been arranged weeks before
tho revolution st;trtcd. and firmly be-
lieves Mexico will never be n peaceful
country until the murder has been
avenged.
fad the United states interviewed the
streets OF MEXICO city would not now
he covered with blood. she added.
With her were Mrs. Francisco
L. Madcro. mother OF the late President,
and her daughters. Miss Mercedes and
Miss Angelo Madero; her son. julio
Mrs Rafael Zirion. sister of me late
President and her children. Maria.
Felipe and Antonio. All Were attircd
in deep mourning and seemed 10 be
glad TO have reached New York.
When Mrs Madero was told mat re-
ports cablei from Mexico stated that
1t was generally believed her own ef-
forts TO obtain her husband s relense
had resulted In his death, she cXclai I'M
ed with consioera BILE emotion. That she
had done nothing 10 secure his freedom
because She knew it was useless.
nat SuCl report SnOulu nave
reached New York does not surpr; SO
me al ALL She said in excellent Eng
lish. Il don't believe one correct re-
port would he allowed to leave Mex
leo City at present. Blu, did moth
ing at all 10 aid the escape OF tho
President. II was all trick on the
part Of pia5'S men.
The day after my husband was
thrown into Jail men that We felt
represented our enemies came TO MS
and suggested that they help the Pres
ident to escape. We knew what it
meant and refused to consider any
plan,
''All that | did was TO beg for per-
mission to send my husband some bed
ding, as there was nothing in the pen
itentiary To sleep on, except the floor.
Some one told us we might send food,
but we were afraid TO do that, fear
ing that enemies would put poison in
it. They refused TO give any of the
prisoners q he'd until the fourth day,
the day before my husband was muir
dered. Then was permitted to send
in a bed and he was allowed TO sleep
on IL once"
Mrs. Mndero was unable to continue
for a little while. Her emotion almost
ovarcame her While she spoke her
mother stood by with tears in her eyes
guessing what her daughter was say
INK, hlNHouSH Siit Npts not
English.
The murder was a success. from the
Viewpoi of the hound. Diaz. My
friends and were graciously per
mitted TO sec my husband ms he rest
ed i'll the prison, dead NY sisters here
saw What 7 saw. and our friends know.
with us. that If the President was sh OF
ms he was running away, his eyo.
brows and face would not nave been
scorched BY the powder OF a gun. a
bullet fired after him would have killed
hut there would have been 10 burns TO
show
Mrs. Madero pointed TO spot be
tween her eyes TO show where tho
death bullet had entered her husba nd's
head She passed her hand over her
face to indicate where the burns were
visible, and then she added:
IF the United states had only stop
ped all the trouble, as it might have
done, my husband would he with me
to-day. There ave no more of our i'm
mediate relatives in Mexico. and we
intend 10 stay in New York or Wash
nGton until we have formulated other
plans