Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-07

~ Affnf aifo litNHs
GUATEMALA CITY. Jan 9Th.
sgl,.le % the former Mexican general
Etauc.s,o tlrd,uas iu the Central
tiaTa ut this city on November g.. b.
believed her, ;o have ended 80 duu'
as 'u who We The rrll SLAYER Of trr
M.gi0an President. Francisco I Mid,ru
Cardcnas had todd The Associated Pre-.
correspondent that be- commanded g..
guard hy whom Mad GO was shot blt
d.d not explain Why b. ordered tbc
shooting
Madcru. with the ticrru s.d,ui, Pau
Suarcz. was shut TO- death on the ni-I,
q February 80. 1919. while being Goa.
ycyed und 'r q guard 81 armed soldiers
from h.s rla,e 81 Imprisonment in The
National paltC- o. the pcuii,riiars .u
Mexico Cit The usual report was
rendered e. the authorities that tbs
| prisoners had tr!,d 60 make their cs-
cai,c and that the soldiers. in order o.
prevent them getting away. were o1
ligcd 90 shoot 1hcm.
Not long after the event, Francisco
Cardcuas appoared In Guatomala.
| Within q ycrt short time. D. was ne
rested and imprisoned hy orders 90 e.
'mda Cabrera. the President then Of
thus country. u Is not clear just on
/ what grounds Cabrera ordered tn ip
prisonmont 90 Cardenar The govern.
mcni uf Cabrera was not un rlrt.,u.
larry friendly relations with that ~
Carrnnm who had surcvel,i General
Hucrta as Pres dent e. Mexico ~ De-
| thnugki that TIE Guaienalan President
vas aware that Caraenas was wanted
hy the Carmuzs government. and pur.
PISSED turning him over o. the MrNlCal
authorities IN exchange tog c-rta ID.
| Guaiemalans Boa Mexico WHO might Co.,
cuuspifing AGAINST Cahrcra's govern.
ment However this may lc. uu cN
change was made and Carieuas was
| Kept prlson,y Cor nearly seven years.
During the revolution ~ last Arrs
when the dictator. Cabrera. was over
| thrown. Cardcnhs was taken from the
\ pculientinry aud brought into this ~
\ under a guard 90 troops colonel Bette
| ton pointed him uut o. The Associate
Press correspondent as the mIn wh"
had Killed Madcro.
Cardenas was a mar % m,disl
height robust in APPEARANCE With 70
| round. hulici.likc head thin hl1ck mus
iachc and thin llaca hair parted va
ringlc,s over bis forehead Que ruunsd
a. L. thc Killing - Madcru ho Die
! missed ID, subject With the simple
| Statement that he was in command ~
thu guard TINT Gid the killius IT, ui.
fcrod no explanation why be- had cOn'
handed the guard O. shUot %" pris Hn-
| ers bu' was more intent ur relating
his own mlstdveniurcs, stating that o.
had been in prison nearly eight years
more than two years 80 which had 49,, n
| u solitary confinement II this ptri
& his stltemslt u correct hr must
have n,i from Mes!ro shortly after
the murders were committed. an ] When
Husrta was siili 10 power.
With the chuuge 20 government q
| Guatemala lat Aprli Cirlcnls vas
~, free and Eivfn an important or"
c.al position .n jh' p.ultenulry. win
n chance o. make guod. but u l. Said
TINT h. accepted money Tor granting
certain prohlhit.d privileges 60 prison
ers a. lost his position in the pen
| ltcntiary and was accused ~ paying too
much attention o. the wife 81 a poll,i'
cal prisoner. when 'he husband q
The woman was also released from the
peniteut.ary. be- was stabbed hy man
who said Gardens had paid him 90 d.
! the stahbing Cauisuss was arrest !
and imprisoned tu' was released on
hail.
Recently. a request came from the
proper authorities 10 Mexico request