The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-26


the prisoners. while the remainder dis
persed themselves to resist an attack.
About so men, some afoOt and some
mounted, threw themselves upon the
detachment guarding the cars and
the exchange of shots lasted 20 min
utes when the attacking party fled.
The dead bodies of Madero and Sua-
rez were then found.
The body of Madero shows only one
wound a bullet entered the back of
the head and emerged at the fore
mary wounds. entering from in front.
OF the male members of the Ma
dero family only two now are in the
capital One is Francisco Madero, the
father, who bitterly opposed his son
conducting a revolution in 1910 and
rode across northern Mexico in an
effort to overtake and dissuade him.
The other is Ernesto Madero, the for
mer minister of finance, an uncle,
though only one year older than the
late president.
obliged to submit to the fugitive law
the day after the deposition of the
president and was shot down in the
arsenal.
Sonora Madero and the two sis
ters of the ex-president, Mercedes and
Angela, are tonight at the Japanese
| legation.
Not far from the penitentiary there
are two small piles of stones some 20
feet apart They mark the spots
where the men who few days ago
ruled Mexico had fallen. Holes In
the wall of the penitentiary show
where some of the bullets lodged
The stones were piled by groups of
sympathetic persons of the lower
class. whose curiosity early drew them
to the scene. From the top OF each
pitiful monument tonight fiickered
candles, placed there and lighted by
those who thus thought to offer the
last rites OF the church to the souls
OF the dead. From the ground has
been scraped away blood-saturated
earth, which was carried or by the
morbid seeking. After the engage
ment on the road to the penitentiary
Commandant Cardenas reported to
the military commander, who con-
Quoted him to Gen. Huerta. The pres
ident summoned his cabinet, and,
after appraising his cabinet OF the oc-
currence, issued an official announce
ment.
Both the president and members
deeply deplored the affair, and de-
cided upon full investigation to fix
the responsibility and to punish the
guilty. Already formal action has
been taken by the authorities, as the
members OF the escort are under ar
rest, pending the inquiry.
In his capacity Of minister of for
eing relations, Senior de la Barra ad-
dressed a note to the diplomatic rep
resentatives giving an account OF the
killing and assurances Of n thorough
Investigation.
There were no signs of a demon
stration in the central part of the
city during the day. The news was
received quietly and apparently philo-
sophically. This was due perhaps not
only to the fact that the majority
seem TO be in favor Of the present
government, but because the people
are still overawed by the develop
ments OF the past two weeks.
One hundred representative mem
bers OF the British colony have sent
n memorial 10 the American ambas-
sador, expressing appreciation Cor
the able manner in which the am
bassador has handled the delicate stu
alton caused by the recent disturb
ance."
The memorial extends sincere
thanks "for the help afforded all
foreigners by the American embassy.
without distinction Of nationality and
more especially all British residents" p"
Francisco de la Barra. the foreign
minister, sent an official statement to
the foreign diplomatic representatives
I'm which he said
"The deDartnent of foreign rclo-
tions desires TO make known. as al
ready announced to the ambassador
of the United states. the British min
isfcr and other members of the diplo-
matte corps on various occasions. that
, the government decided at "A council
, of the ministers. that all acts relating
to MadcrO and Pine Suarcz had been
! adjudicatcd strictly according To law,