Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-21
Former Publisher Of Newspa-
per Owned by Slain President
Says Death Was Dealt TO
Prisoners in Palace,
AMBASSADOR WILSON
SEVERELY CENSURED
is Made That American
Representative Made No e.
fort to Save DepoSed Meyl-
can Officials,
tny Morning Jaarnal special I.a,sd wlr.l

(ny Morning Jnurnal special Leased wire.i
San Francisco March zO.--Coloncl
Manuel Bhnche Alcalde, publisher Of
the New Era. Mexico city news
paper generally regarded AS the
mouthpiece Of the late President Ma
dero's administration. arrived today
with the assertion that Hhe Is In a
position TO prove that Madero was
shot TO death and that Vice President
Suarez was strangled IN the national
palace on the night Of February 22nd.
and their bodies taken TO the prison
IN an automobiles
THE reported assault on the
guard" said AlCaldo, was merely
fafcical rusc and a part OF the plot.
If the automobile was nred upon the
guards were only pouring lead into
the dead bodies OF the president ana
vice president. who were murdered IN
the palace hours before
Colonel Alealde described himself
as an intimate friend OF Mudero. His
mission IN this country he said.
would be to expose the plot which
brought about the Diaz uprising and
the alleged assassination Of Madero
aud suarez Accompanied by Wife,
two small children and his brother,
joaquin, an army captain. Alcalde
lied from Mexico City. February 23rd.
taking an obscure route 10 Salina
cruz. The party disguised themselves
as peasants. On reaching the west
coast port the party remained for
twelve days in seeluaion. believing
q.
agents Of the new government.
Whe, ehegtereJ = barge 20 reach
Acapulco upon which they took pas
sage with other refugees.
Colonel Alealdc asserted that news
of Maderos tate 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. President
Madero and Vice President Suarez
were killed between and g;30
o'clock. Mexico city time, on the night
of February 2end. The president was
shot behind and the powder burned
his neck. Suarez was choked to death.
His secretary Fernandez de Ia Re
guerra, saw the body two days later
and there were finger marks on the
throat
zone eye had been forced from its
socket and the tongue protruded.'
Colonel Alcalde was positive in his
assertion that Madam Mu0ero had
told him there was no hope for her
husband, basing this fear on an inter-
view she had with American AmbGs-
sador Wilson on the afternoon Of
February 22nd.
Madam Madero and Madnm euarez
went together to the ambassador to
implore him to ntercede for their
husbands lives he said.
- saw them when they left the
embassy and they told me thero was
no hope They said Ambassador VIII
son had expressed to them his belief
that the president and vice president
would be executed as the Huertaistas
regarded their deaths as necessary for
the good Of the country.
General Azcarade was in command
OF the guard that night. / was told
hy another officer OF the guard that
It was he who slew Madero and
Suarez.
Bitter in his critieism OF Ambassa-
dor Wilson Colonel Alcaldo declared
the American diplomat had declined
to ntercede to save him from arrest
ana death. Il had protected fifteen
American families IN my school, the
1nternado Naeional, said he, "whera
( commanded 500 soldiers, feeding the
Americans ana housing them during
all the lighting from February 9th TO
February 18th After tho Huerta
coup, fearing arrest and execution, [
went 10 the ambassador and appealed
for his aid In return for my protec-
ton Of his people He told me at first
he could do nothing. Finally he ask
ed me to write nay name on card
With that Of my brother. Soon after
ward Il friend of mine rushed TO mo
with the Information that the Ameri-
can ambassador had given q card on
which were the names OF my brother
ana myself TO Secretary OF the ln-
terror Granados, and the latter had
Immediately issued orders for our ar
rest,
"rhis friend had overheard part OF
a conversation between the ambassa-
dor ana Granados. in which, he says.
the Ambassador had said that my
brother ana | were in fear of arrest.
replied that we had es-
capped his attention but no would at
tend To our cases at once and tho or
der of arrest was issued.
My friend hastened TO me. gave
nae ms purse ana urged inG 10 fice
left Mexico City disguised as a track
aborcr at 10 o'clock that might. MY
wife ana babies were disguised.
Thanks to a friendly tram conductor.
We nude our way to Salina Cruz and
embarked for San Francisco"
Colonel Alealde says Mexico viii
know no peace for years.
"Diaz wants TO be president" he
asserted, "but iluerta will never quit
he palace until he is driven out by
successful revolutionists. He tells Diaz
here viii be no election until he has
'estored peace throughout the coun-
ry. Huerta has not the slightest in-
.entlon of carrying out his pact with
Diaz and the other conspirators."
Alcalde asserts that papers that
lave been smuggled out OF Mexico
sill assist ~ proving his charges