Show Of GROCE AND CANNON GANNON Reports Were Tortured Before Being Put to Death Are Untrue GROCE GRaCE APPEALED FOR MERCY I Brace Up Old Man Wo C Have No Xo Chance Antler Orders Said Salt Cannon to t Him Managua Dec reports that Groce and Cannon the Ameri Amen can In the thc Insurgent army who were put to death at the tho command of o President Zelaya were tortured bc he forc ore being shot arc are untrue The facts acts were In him the possession of the tIme state department at WashIngton ton tona a month V ago and Vend It was generally supposed here that the Ohio details of the tragedy had been given ghon publicity through official channels As it Is nd ad advantage vantage has been taken talen or of the thc r oPP In some Seine SUIO Instances to paint a Picture ure more moro Interesting than truth The Thc glory glor of or Capt Chaves who v ho refused to obey obe an order to take command of or the thc firing tring squad is dim med bj bJ ti the thc light of or known facts Gen Gel Toledo Medina and Tries Irlas had ca ed to abandon his purpose of or shooting the thc Americans Zelaya however could not be In and Gen Toledo finally or 01 dered Capt Chaves Chavez not to assume com coals COI mand of or tIme the squad Chaves Caves choso chose to obey obe Toledo rather than tho the president and amid as a n quenco was arrested and held In Jail for Cur six weeks Upon his Chaves made tho the host of the thc episode Groce and Cannon Connon were eole notified of tho the death eath sentence at nt 1030 I on the tho night of or Nov 15 They TIme hc were svere ex cx executed executed at 10 the following morning As they the were marched out of or the fortress torres a drizzle of or rain fell fall fellOn fellOn fallOn On the tho way wa to tho the scene or ot execution they passed the open graves that hall had been prepared for them At one time Groce stepped out of oC the line lne of march marcia marchand and pleaded with Gen Medina GROCES APPEAL APPE Do not miot shoot me ama I am a brother Mason Maon he said sid Cannon quickly seized his companion and pulling him back hack Into line 1 n 1 said sold Brace up old man AVe We e have havo no mio chance chanco under tinder orders order Standing In the thc center of the thc formed by b soldiers tIme the two men heard held their sentence co read from Cram the four fOU corners cornels together with tho the usual warning in such cases caes Any one aie displaying evidence of sym sympathy pathy lon ion will wi be shot In a similar fash tash fashion Tho rho hands of oC time the condemned men maca were ere bound and their eyes blindfolded Cannon shook his head attempting to prevent the tIle bandage being placed pieced place over his llis face tace bait ut Ills hit was unavailing ing lag They hey were seated on a low bench side by side The he hirIng firing squad was made up of o 12 I soldiers soldier who advanced In three rows within six feet of oC their victims Capt Constantine Constantino Saenz Saena Son was wn In command and Instructed two sold soldiers sol hers lerl at nt the right to fire fre upon on Groce Grace and all two soldiers at the thc left to fire on Cannon All Al four tour bullets were effective Groce was sas shot through the hear heal and anal death was instantaneous The fhe bullets intend intended ed cd for Cannon tore the breast brast and abdomen Ho He survived his hils Is wounds a afew t ten few seconds When hen the time body bod of Grace was buried a blanket hid hil the features but the body bod of or Cannon was burled buried I without any protecting cover COer |