The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-21
CRITICISM
OF AMBASSADOR
Mexican Editor Charges Wilson
With Treachery During
Revolution.
HE COMES TO EXPOSE PLOT
Says He Can Prove Madero and
Suarez Were Murdered
in Palace.
HE COMES TO EXPOSE PLOT

San Francisco, March eo.-Colonel
Manuel Blanche Alcaldc, publisher of
the New Era, Mexico City news
paper. generally regarded IN the
mouthpiece of the late President
Madero's administration arrived here
to-day with tho assertion that he "is
In position to prove" that Madero
was shot to death and that Vice Pres
ideht Suarez was stranged in the Ma
tonal Palace on the night OF Feb
ruary 30 and their bodies taken to
the penitentiary In an automobile.
The reported assault by tho guard"
said Alcalde, was merely farcial
rnSe and a part OF the plot When
the automobile was fired upon guards
were only pouring lead into the dead
bodies of the President and Vice
President. who were murdered in the
palace hours before"
Colonel Alcalde described himself as
an intimate friend OF Madero Ills
mission In this country, he said, would
be to expose the plot which brought
about the DiaZ uprising and the deaths
OF Madero and Suarez
DisE,hscd rs Peasants.
accompanied by his wife. two small
children and his brother, Joaquin, an
army captain, AlcaIde fled from
obscure route TO Salina Cruz The
members OF the party disguised
themselves as peasants On reaching
the west coast port they remained in
seclusion twelve days. believing they
would be killed If discovered by
agents OF the new government They
chartered barge TO reach Acapulco,
whence they took passage with other
refugees
Colonel Alcalde asserted the news
of Madero's fate was known in Wash
ington before the hour named in the
official version as the time of the al
legged attempt to rescue him.
AS a matter OF fact" said he. Pres
ident Madero and Vice President Sua-
o'clock. Mexico City time. on the night
or February % The President was
shot from behind, and the powder
burned his neck. Suarez was choked
to death His secretary, Fernandez
de la ReEuera, saw the body two days
later, and there We're finger marks on
the throat. One eye had been forced
from it's socket. and the tongue pro-
truded"
Colonel Alcalde was positive in his
assertion that Madame Madero had told
him there was no hope for her husband
basing this fear on an Interview she
had with American Amba ssador Will
son on the afternoon of February -
Madame MaderO and Madame Sua-
rez went together TO the ambassador
TO implore him to intercede for their
husbands lives he said II saw them
when they left the embassy, and they
told Inc there was no hope They said
Ambassador Wilson had expressed to
them his belief that the President and
Nice-President would be executed as
the Huertistas regarded their deaths
as for the good of the country.
General AScarde was in command of
the guard that night / was told By
another officer of the guard that it
was he who slew Madero and Suarez"
Hitter In Criticism.
Bitter in his criticism of Ambassa-
dor Wilson. Colonel Alcalde declared
the American diplomat had declined
TO intercede TO save him from arrest
and death.
II had protected fifteen American
families in my school. the Internado
Nacional," said he where | command
ed 800 soldiers, feeding the Americans
and housing them during all the fight
ing, from February TO IS. After the
Hucria coup, fearing arrest and exc
cution. went to the ambassador and
appealed for his aid. in return for my
protection of his people lie told me
at first he could do nothing. Finally
he asked Inc TO write my name on a
card with that of my brother Soon
afterWard a friend Of mine rushed to
HiS WIN the Information that the
American ambassador had given card
on which were the names OF nv broth
er and myself TO Secretary OF the In
terror Granados and the latter had i'm
medatcly issued orders for our arrest
This friend had overheard part of a
conversation between the ambassador
ana Granados in which he said the
AMBASSADOR had said that my brother
ana were in fear of arrest. Granados
:eplied that we had escaped his atten-
don. but he would attend to our cases
at once, and the oruer of arrest was is
sued.
My friend FASTENED to me, gave me
ais purse and urged me to flee left
Mexico city disguised as a track la
Dorer at 10 o'clock that night. My wife
friendly train conductor, we made
our way 10 Salina Cruz and embarked
:or San Francisco"
Colonel Alcalde said Mexico will
know no peace for years.
Diaz wants to be president" he as
serted. but lIuerta will never quit the
palace until he is driven out by sue
cessful revolutionists he tells Diaz
there VIII be no election until he has
restored peace throughout fhe coun-
Try. iucrta has not the slightest in
tcntion Of carrying out his pact with
DiaZ and the other conspirators"
Alcalde asserts than pers that have
been struggled out OF Mexico will as
sist in proving his charges He said
these papers will reach him at Los
Angeles, for which city he LEFT to-
night.
TO Act az Financial Agent.