Evening journal., 1914-07-09
Huerfa Now in Desperate
Plight; Fresh Revolt Held
Back BY Two Generals
BY WILLIAM g. SHEPHERD.

United Press stan Correspondent
VERA CRUZ. July 9.-Huerta's
plight in Mexico City is desperate.
Only two of his faithful generals are
holding back the entire army from
revolt, and day by day terror grows
with the fear that the dictator is
growing insane.
This was the picture Of the Mexican
capital brought here today by Alfredo
Noriega. General Blanquet's most in
innate friend. and through him close
TO the inner circle of those who now
rule Mexico City. En- route to Mad
rid. he turned against Huerta and for
the first time revealed the desperate
plight in which the dictator now
stands.
"Only Gems. Banquet and Maure are
holding the entire army back from re-
voting against Huerta," he told me.
"luerta would leave the capital if he
could, but he don't dare to, for fear the
army would learn of it, turn against
him. and rend him TO pieces.
"Huerta's plight is desperate. He
does not even dare send his wife from
the city. as IL would be a signal for his
downfall. He discharges every member
of the government who tries TO send his
own family away. Terror exists among
the leading Mexicans of the capital
Many believe Huerta is now insane"
GLOW was Madero killedw / asked
Noriega.
"Aadero and Vice President Suarez
were taken out behind the penitentiary
hy Colonel Francesca Cardenas. stood up
against wall and shot" was the reply.
"Cardenas then shot up an automobile
and told the story about the attempted
rescue of the two men. | was never a
friend OF Madcro, but that is the truth
about how he died.
u think it was liucrta personally who
gave the death order" continued Nor
iega, "and at least Huerta was respons-
ible for the order, because Cardenas got
IL from Mondragon.
"The United States is right when II
blames Huerta for the killing of Ma
dero
"There is a carnival Of loot in the
capital now Jorge Huerta, the presi-
dents son. has made two million dol
lars gold in the past year. He is a
terrible man who has killed scores to
satisfy personal grudges.
"Moheno (former cabinet minister)
has made five hundred thousand dol
lars.
"The other day. just before he re-
tired before the rebels, General
JOAQUIN Mas entered bank in
Coahuila and rifed the vaults OF
100000 in gold Huerta is fabulous
ly rich. Urrutia was making $4,000
day, but he killed so many men Sec
fetly and laid the blame on Banquet
that Banquet demanded his retire
ment."
"Huerta is acting like an insane
man. He ought to let the last mem
Der of his family leave the capital
but he refuses. lie says: The Amer
leans won't let me be killed. They
can't recognize Carranza If he kills
me, because they wouldn't recognize
me after Madero was killed.
Lookout for the blow-up in th'
capital" concluded Noriega "Blan
quet got me out OF the country by oh
tanning for me the appointment al
second secretary of the Mexican EN-
, bassy i'm Madrid He saw what was
coming Hundreds of other Mexioans
are trying to find excuses for leaving
MY prophecy is that when villa
nears the capital, the army in the city
will revolt and slay Huerta. Then
will come a reign Of unspeakahle ter
ror
'I give Huerta two weeks"