The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-11

iib lbh'n part III llt HEnllHE' NV hH
swercd, NO because he was waiting
for an opportunit, It is to be pre-
sumed that Scnor Madero did not know
whether he had joined Il part Of his
| troops with Felix Diaz and even after
! this was known he said that he had
| Withdrawn them.
'Dn sunday, the 10Th Of the same
month while there was an armistice,
discussions were begun between Blan-
quet, Garcia, Granados. Vera Estanol
and Rodolfo Reyes (of him We will say
that it was he who went to f"tCh Blan-
queD as to Offering the Presidency TO
Huerta. who was the military com
mander of the district, on condition that
he should abandon the attack on the
Citadel and should arrest Sonor Madcro.
As soon as Hucrta had agreed to the be-
trayal, which was on Wednesday. the
10th, at about 3: 80 =. NJ, they sent two
of Blanquets staff. Llcut.-Col. Rivol and
Capt. Yzquendo, to intimate to Senor
! Madpro twho at that moment was In
the Council OF Ministers) that he should
resign or else he would be made to re-
sign. Capt. Germcndia. who never left
Senor Madcro for a moment, on hear
ing these words drew his revolver and
fred at the two. who were stretched
dead
"Scnor Madero tried TO leave the pal
ace. but az Gen. banquet had pre-
viously given orders to his troops to
surround the palace and allow nobody
to go out, Senor Madero was unable to
leave. but was kept prisoner in the
Intendcncia. Thercupon they notified
Felix Diaz Of what they had done; Diaz
heard It with pleasure.
"On the other hand. Banduet gave
orders to capture Senor Don Gustavo
Madero. brother OF the President Of the
republic. who was in the Restaurant
Gambrinus. and who was taken pris-
oner there Diaz in order to he sure
that he should not be betrayed. asked
tnat Don Gustavo Madero should be re-
moved at night. and in fact at III at
night he was taken from the Gambrinus
10 the citadel and on his arrival there
Diaz put mocting questions to him.
subsequently, he was handed over
10 the cadets to do as they pleased with
him: some proceeded to dig pit,
others made him run the gantlct of
their swords. they threw dirt in his
face they kicked him: when they saw
he was exhausted they fired shot
into him. not to kill him. but To tor
ture him. Then they fired another
shot which made him fall weItering
In his blood. They threw him just az
he was into the pit which they had
dug and threw dirt upon him without
waiting for him to die. tThls was
told bv t'eliCistia soldier 20 a friend
OF hsD
ITO the reporters of the newspapers
they said that they had shot him when
he tried to escape. His relatives ap-
peared to ask for his body. but their
request was denied until the following
Tuesday, tho 25th.
"Senores Madero and Pine .Suarez
were taken from the national palace
the 22d Of the same month OF Feb
ruary at II o'clock NJ night and taken
| to the rear OF the penitcntiary. They
were taken by Felix DiaZ. Manuel
Mondrago. vlctorlano Huerta and
Aureliano Rlansuet with his troops.
| who guarded them.
The prisoners were bound and on
| reaching the spot marked for their as
| sassinat!on. they We're told TO get out
and We're nsulted az much ~ their
| captors wished. While the prisoners
! were being thus treated two soldiers
| dug two pits about five meters from
| each other. After having finished
| mockne them, in order to avoid noise
| they cut their throats. throwing them
| to the ground in ths direction of the
pits 90 that the blood might flow into
| them. A. soon as they had ended
| their bloody work they embraced one
| another, firing shots into the air as a