Evening star., 1949-04-28
Bandits Murder
Que1on' 'sWidow
And Daughter
Son-in-lc~ ond Seven
Others Also Die
In luxon Ambush
D. -. A.an. .ss.a 80.

MANILA Atsa ~ ~@ MIA AAFefM
Qaeson. widow et the Philippines
nrsl President hsF daughter Maria
Aurora and hef son ln-laa acre
killed today In machine sun
smousads es unidentified bandits
which brought death to ssstn
others
Ten other persons wese wounded
Mrs Quesona dead son. IN law
sAs Feiipe BneneAmino III has-
hand cf her youngest daughter.
Maria ZenAida Mr. Hueneamino.
% vas former Philippine diplo.
mat
Also drad waA Mayet renelane
Bernardo OF Qleson c,sy toatzsds
Manila. Ma Primitive san
Augustin and his brother. Ma,
Antonio San AaguStin. both noted
guerrilla fighters during the var
with Japan a Capt, Lsxaam and
three eonstabulsry prisaies
/ oairins Order. Drive.
The wounded included MAJ.
Gen, Rafael Jalandoni. retired
army chief Of stan, who netihsd
President Elpidio Qulrtno and the
Philippine Red Gross Of The Am
bush In the mountains Of North.
ern Laaon
/ President Qairino ordered an
immediate drive against the kill
ers, whom he identified a. ban
dts
/ Mr.. ouirino said he could nes
believe that the attack had been
led by Communist directed Huk-
oalahaps armed peasants, Ne
said that Mira, oueson wss loved
too much hy these people 10 he
harmed by them
! The oueson party. With an
armed eonstAbulary escort, left
Manila shortly after . am local
time for Baief on the northeast
coast Of Luson, The so-seas -nld
widow was TO have unssiled q
marker In memory OF her hus.
band. Manuel 0ueEon
j Account Of Attach.
( Gen. Jaiandoni returned here
tonight with this eys-witnsss ae.
count OF the attack,
i was riding with Mrs ousson
In Q station wagon heading q
i7-car party esi route 10 Baiwr."
he said. n constahuiary escort
patrol Was behind us.
As We neared the border AZ
Queson province about 1880 am.
shots In rapid succession wsrs
fired at our car. We stopped at
once. The attack was 90 sudden
that the frat thing ! knew Mira.
ouexon Was siumped over me.
/ Mayor Poneisno Bernardo
shouted:
"'Dona Aurora is in this party
Then Bernardo himself vas
shot. ! pulled my sun and vas
about 10 use II when some one
suddenly appeared by the side of
the car and hit me on the right
side Of. the face xith the butt OF
rife. was knocked unconscious
and that was the last remember.
! can not imagine hos ] escaped.
When I eame 20 I found the
constabulsry soldiers around us
! in pursuit. OF the hiRhwaymsn.
The station wagon Was ripped with
| machine gun and rife bullets.
| "Bsried BY Bedies.~
/ Il remembered that Mrs ousaon
refused 10 have any other car
ride ahead Of us.
/ Inside the car I vas practical
Ily buried by bodies tumhied on top
of me. The bodies OF Mira. onexon.
her daughter. the tso San Angus
tin brothers and Capt. earlier
cables said lieutenant LAxsAn
we're all removed 10 the next car
which wss undamaged. Ita oceu-
pants were unhurt.
/ Evidently the flrins wa eon-
centrated on the station wagon In
which we wsfe rfdins. T1bs nsxt
car was 80 meters behind us snd
had time 10 stop when the firing
started and 70 kept out Of rsnxs.
The fiTins did not last Ions.
II was q hit-snd-run attack.
The bandits looted the bodies
for personal belongings Mra.
Quezon.s jeweiry vas removed. NJ
wrist watch and Identification
bracelet was taken"
i Gen. Jslandoni estimated the
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