Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-02-28
FORMER PRESIDENT
or MEXICO AND HIS
AID ASSASSiNATED
Tragedy Occurs While Prison
ers Were Being Transferred
10 Penitentiary Attempt
to Escape Alleged.

Mexico City, Feb. "a Francisco
1. Madero and Jose Pine Suarez. de-
posed president and vice president.
are dead. In a midnight ride under
guard from the national palace TO
Che penitenitary they were killed. The
circumstances surrounding their
death are unknown. except as given
in official accounts, which do not CON
form in all cases. The only witnesses
we're those actually concerned in the
billing.
The provisional president. Gen
Victoriano Huerta, says the killing
Of the two men was incidental to a
Eight between their guard and a party
attempting 10 iiberate them. The
cisco de la Barra, adds that the pris-
oners attempted to escape. Neither
makes a definite statement as TO
which side fred the fatal shots 1t
Is not impossible that neither knows
An Official investigation has been
ordered TO determine the response
biiity aud solemn promises have been
made that the guilty will be pun
iahet.
Official Explanation Doubted. Is. !,
Not nnnaturaIly a great part of
the public regards the official YER
sions with doubt, having in mind
the use for centuries Of the motor
ious 'aey fuga, the unwritten law
which is invoked when the death of
prisoner is desired After its APP
piication there is written on the rec
Ords, Prisoner shot while trying to
escape"
Sonora Madero, widow OF the ex-
president, received the first definite
Information of his death from the
Spanish minister. Senior Colegan y
Coiegan. She already had heard re-
ports that something unusual and
serious had happened, but friends
had endeavored up to that time to
prevent her from learning the whole
truth. Soon afterward, accompan-
led by her brother, lose PERI, and
Mercedes Madero, sister of Fran
scisco. Sonora Madero drove to the
peniteniiary, but was refused permits
sion TO see the body Of her husband.
Sonora Suarez ;sfso was denied adj
Mlttanee 70 the mortuary, where ply
sieians. in accordance with the law,
were performing an autopsy.
Grief of Widow Pitifui.
In contrast to the widow, whose
grief was of pitiably silent char
aeter, expressed in sobs, Mercedes
Madero, u beautiful young woman,
educated in Paris, who has been a
brilliant leader OF society since the
revolution of 1910, was dry eyed and
tigcSish in her emotions. BY the
side OF the two women whose hus-
bands had been killed, the girl
Buried accusations at the officers who
barred the entrance.
towards! Assassins." she called
them, her voice pitched high. The
officers stared impassively. You!
The men who fired on defenceIess
mans You and your superior officers
are traitors!"
No effort was made to remove the
women. nor did the officers ATTEMPT
10 silence them. Sonora Madero CON
tinued weeping. and the girl did not
cease her hysterical TRADE until the
arrival OF the Spanish minister and
the Japanese charge. who came to
3fser their services.
The minister spoke with the off,
GERS In charge, but was told that on
account Of the autopsy 1t would be
impossible for any one to see the
bodies Later in the day, they said
the request would be complied with
The diplomats then conducted the
women away from the penitentiary
Shooting Occurs in Street.
The tragedy occurred shortly after
midnight. Madero and Suarez, whe
had BEEN prisoners in the national
palace since their arrest on Tuesday
we're placed in an automobile, which
was accompanied by another car
and escorted by 100 rurales under
the orders or CDmmandant Francisco
Cardcnas and Col, Rafael Ptmiento
With instructions not to outdistanet
the escort, the cars moved slowly.
NO incident occurred until they
had reached a point near the peni
Tertiary, where in an open place the
guards attention was attracted, ae
eording to the Official version, to {
group of persons following.
Shots were fred at the escort out
OF the darkness. The rurales closed
in and ordered the prisoners out O