Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-02
0GEN. CARDENAS
IkHLED MADERO
/ | It IS BELIEVED
IS Said to Have Been in
Command of the Guard
BY Whom the President
of Mexico Met His Death.

.Spt vi MCNiNU WfCt ITO SSAp"
lam fBy The Associated Press.)
LAS. Guatemala City, Jan. Tine
srrauieide OF the former Mexican gen.
Pea.ral, francisco Cardenas, in the
eryentral plaza of this city on No
rember 81 Is believed here to have
pounded all doubt as to who was the
ZEAL slayer of the Mexican presi-
ouent, Francisco /. Madero. Car
|.syienas had told the Associated Press
correspondent that he commanded
nehe guard by whom Madero was
fhot but did not explain why he
%eerdered the shooting.
no Madero with the vice president,
1al5ino Saurez, was shot to death on
Che night of February 22. 1913,
ndyhile being conveyed under n
ouuard of armed soldiers from his
nelace of Imprisonment in the Ma
fional palace to the penitentiary
| n Mexico City, The usual report
|regas rendered to the authorities
tehat the prisoners had tried to
urnake their escape and that the
'rleolliers. in order to prevent them
Netting away, were obliged to shoot
ahem.
az Appeared in Guatemala.
ne Not long after the event, Fran
heisco Cardenas appeared in Guate-
3unala. Within O very short time he
vas arrested and imprisoned by
IN 1rders Of Estrada Cabrera. the
PRESIDENT then Of this country. IT
q not clear Just on what grounds
s,abrera ordered the imprisonment
|sp,f Cardenas. The government of
s,abrera was not on particularly
|itarien(ily relations with that OF Car
/ { fanza. who had succeeded General
lroIuerta as president Of Mexico. IL
|ifes thought that the Guatemalan
pwresident was aware that Cardenas
aEas wanted by the Carranza gov
| { srnment, and purposed turning
Aim over to the Mexican authorl-
|yaiies in exchange fer certain Guate-
eEnaiaus in Mexico who might be
gonspiring against Cahreras gov
IMMINENT. However this may be,
10 exchange was made and Car
Ienas was kept a prisoner for
aearly seven years
Dl During the revolution of last
|vA prjl. when the dictator, Cabrera,
aEas overthrown, Cardenas was
n'aken from the penitentiary ana
ebrpught into this city under
xkuard OF troops. Colonel Belteton
rc,ointed him out to the Associated
Press correspondent as the man
|Ievho had killed Madero.
WI offered No Explanation.
sd Cardenas was a man of medium
nheirht robust in appearance with
at round. bulletlike head. thin black
hsnnstacfr and thin black hair part
ig,d in ringlets over his forehead.
| Questioned as to the killing OF
taIadero he dismissed the subject
t With the simple statement that ne
twas IN command of the guard that
ia the killing. He offered no ex-
i Ilanation why he had commanded
che guard to shoot the prisoners,
al was more intent on relating
ais own misadventures, stating that
IA had been in prison nearly elgnt
rears. more than two years OF
which had been in solitary con-
-4inement. If this part of his state
-,nent is correct, he must have fled
From Mexico shortly after the muir
Aers were committed. and when
HIuerta was still in power.
. With the change of government
IN Guatemala last April, Cardenas
vas set free and given an import
nj official position In the peni-
eYtiary. with a chance to make
,ood. but it is said that he accept
a money for granting certain pro-
.ibited privileges to prisoners. He
Sost his position in the penitentiary
ma was accused of paying too
nuch attention to the wife of a
soIitical prisoner. When the hus-
and of the woman was also re-
eased from the penitentiary, he
vas stabbed by man who said
rardenas had paid him to do the
stabbfng. Cardenas was arrested
ma Imprisoned, but was released
% bail.
AlIege Police Blrndered.
Recently. q request came from
The proper authorities in Mexico
Eeouestfng that he be held by the
authorities here until papers could
ia Forwarded for his extradition on
Che Madero murder charge, it be-
ing explained that direct testimony
had been obtained showing him to
nave been the man directly re-
Liponsible for the deed. Through
Home Numbering of the police de-
5artment. Cardenas was permitted
Ii make his escape from the city
o,ut was eventually located in some