Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-17
HOLD HUERTA TO BLAME
FOR MURDER OF MADERO
Members Of Dead Mans Family VIII
Issue Statement Bearing
on Charge.
sTUNG BY HIS BITTER ATTACK
Brother OF Slain President Says He
VIII Prove Beyond ALI Question
That Former Mexican Ruler Is
Traitor and Political Migrate"
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NEW YORK, April 16.-StunE to the
,Huick by the bitter attack of Victoriano
,iuerta upon their dead liinsman. mem
ners OF the Madero family and their
political and personal allies to-day pre-
pared to Issue counterblast that. they
say, will convict Huerta OF the muir
der OF Francisco l. Madero.''
"Iiuerta may have escaped the con-
sequences OF his crime in Mexico but
nc VIII be found guilty by tho Amer
can people sitting as jury" was the
assertion or ;rncsto Madero. who was
Minister OF Finance in his brothers
Cabinet. "Hucrta knows that he lies
when he disclaims all responsibility for
The death OF my brother and or Pine
Suarez.'
Immediate family, including his widow.
are In this city. They would talk only
Informally to-day. But tomorrow
hrncsto Madero promises an official
statement will be issued which will
prove beyond question that IIuerta is
traitor and n political migrate"
Il do not care TO discuss Huerta's
slanderous attack upon the memory OF
my husband" said SenrOa Sara PREF
de Aadcro at her home in Riverside
Drive. ~ Will leave the REPUTATION
10 others. OF course. he lies. Too much
Hight cannot he cas-, upon the horrible
murder of my husband. The traitor
huerta could tell tho truth II he cared
10 make confession"
Ernesto Madero will be aided in the
preparation OF formal reply TO
iirerta by two OF the former members
or his hrothr's Cabinet. Pedro Las
curain, Minister OF Foreign Affairs, and
Rhfael HERNIA ndeZ, Minister o. the In
terror.
The presence OF Senior I.ascurain in
TINS city was not generally known.
-aseurnin was President OF Mexico for
= IN q Ia
had been imprisoned. in February. 1912.
lie. perha ps, more than any other out
slider OF the Felix Diaz- Ilucrta group.
Knows the true story Of the death of
Nadcro
'Lascuarin. II he cares to. can tell
story that will M the American
people with loathing for Huerta,'' said
francisco CrOu:di, consular representa-
tive for Villa in this city After
Madcro had been arrested. i.ascurain
Was named President. lie walked from
tho Senate chamber TO a nearby hall.
where Hucrta met him.
'iIuerta told Lascurain that II nc
would give him iiucrta) his resigna-
ton. he would release Madcro and allow
Inc entire Madcro family to leave on
special train for Vera Cruz, where the
Cuban gunboat Cuba was waiting TO
bear them TO safety. He gave Las.
curain religious anG a nlial oath.
everywhere recognized as sacred, that
he would keep his word.
''Lascurain thereupon resigned. That
night Madcro was assassinatcd. .tnd
yet Huerta discllns responsibility"
Senator UruuIdi ridiculed IIucrta's
statement that the professional ethics
of soldier prevented his revelation
OF the identity OF Madcro's murderer.
There arc eight men besides Hueria
who could tell the true story OF the
death OF Madero." said JrGiidi. These
are Felix Diaz. Aurclio Blanquet, Fran
cisco de Ia Rarra, Manuel MondraSon,
Rodol!o Reyes. Jorge Vcranttanol,
Torlbio Equeval Obregon and Alberto
Garcia Granados.