Show 01 AT SUNRISE AS demonstrated IN HE AL LIFE AND IN i how flow two mexican mexica n peeps peons M met i the ibe fato fate of traitors in the city of juarez neither of doomed docked men show interest while firing filing squad ad as indifferent one woman W was observed to weep now new aorl to tie be shot at al iun Is a phrase that has long done la in the civil war romances it has baa cropped up in the kunf yours lona form ot of vaudeville andow an alda fair to become beco in a one a ard rd phrases ot of humor A sharf j idine pm ago aebi I 1 heard the expression in a w vile theater at el 1 I taso paso tex ten aia and laughed says bays a iter in thinell thiN tho new elf york sun the morning 1 the actual thing s and laugn t the execution ta an mexican cali act tlona go was a 9 3 incident there had been many before this ona ne T will bo be many ta in tho the future tn two men executed were mere named juanne nd RamonI laet sst names unknown aadne only reason why their the ir eado end which yaa similar to that ot of many M a ot herot of their class ceab la Is now recorded dod la the be baci tact that one ol at the PI paso novt neva paper rn men n happened to be ba with tn wa at the time tho the eeurise en urise capres Blon was waa used in the theater ind and remark rennau tt I 1 M that the actual thief thine was chea cheaper p i er aba that on the stage its as rio no admI koT was waa charged and that an execution was was duo buein tn juarez the next ea atanat at that time colonel cast castro ro wa it n V comia command and at juarez the mexican tan I 1 W a gs f ep 1 I 1 V A 11 11 bevi 0 Y t fl vacti ne of shet at sunrise order der port part across the river from el paso my newspaper friend arranged w with him for passes for us ua to witness the execution which was to take place at sunrise thus it was w a a then that at bye on a chilly morning moraine we made our w way ay across the river to juare the streets streeta were deserted when we arrived but the belle in the phot erlven tower of the bathed cathedral m I 1 of guadalupe where old don por cirlos men made such a gallant stand against madero mada ro two years yeara ago were ringing tor for early mass and devout mexican women were entering the church the old caretaker of the plaza drifted about picking up scraps of paper and altogether the scene was one of peaceful quiet we walked up to the barracks a largo large one story adobe building in the rear of the cathedral besides being the barracks all tho the municipal offices are located in this abla building like every other building la in the he town it la Is libera liberala lr punctured with bullet holes V pa aa showed our pauses passes to the guard and were led to d room off tho inato courtyard the inevitable paintings of juarez and hidalgo hung on oa the walls walla flanking banking a vilely executed painting of tho the national coat of arms soon a second captain whose rank about correspond corre corresponds corr esponda spon s to thit that of ft a first llau lieutenant tenant in tb the united states array army came into the room and tho the three ot of UK jig walked out into the courtyard lined up abono at one side of the tri closure we a d dozen federal sol soldier and two bug buggers buglers lers We waited a short uma and presently an iron bound door opened at tho the south eduth end ot of th tha yard and between two guards guardi juan and namon stepped cut the captain M order and uie this sold oldie lent nl fell into double alle the prisoners in the center at a edwond command the little ion alan started arteil st toi far the tho theodoor door mid and we reu jn la behind we passed up a backs back and headed beaded for the eastern astern edge of the town the bells in the church wore were still caretaker at tho blaza patis aavo us an glanca alaice as aa we marched past As we went I 1 took a good look at tho bo condemned men each wore ware thi the faded blue shirt and dirty khaki trousers ioner generally alir used by the peon flass clasa cheap sandals were cirei on on theli their foot fe neither ivore apra a hat juan the younger wait iwai probably twenty five ais the other namon a mon waa wits about forty there was W as nothing no dramatic in lri thir hel appearance there was wai nothing u or ah the marcoff and defiant to 6 their dobaj doom cola both shambled along their eyes on the gro ground u and showing g pot the eKht ot emotion they rati might lit folak naia to the bull haht for fora of would hay cat ben is w sf s f ana along dlly iella comi alt t b leht I 1 ta ea all in ng uy a the procession halted at a delapl dated adobe wall wali that ovi rounded a chinese truck garden two rough i coffins leaned ag lust the watt wall A woman in a rusty black dress was waa waiting she was juans woman I 1 at afterward to learned the peona peons dont uisu usually ally bother with marriage cere care monies two of the Bold lera escorted the rl sonere to the wall their hands bands w were era placed at their video tides and they were bound the rope being wound about about them breist breast high the wo woman in a n was ordered away and she shambled ambled ab ob a short distance muttering there was no snap or military preci about any of the movements moTe menta the whole thing was done in a slipshod way the captain pointing to id the spot where he wanted the wring to stand and the position of at the coffins the firing bring squad was lined up about 20 feet from the condemned men the captain fumbled in his pockets and looked a little annoyed lie ile began going through his bla pockets again and finally drew out a folded sheet of paper from his bis back pocket the eol eat diers looked on oi with no apparent interest the prison prisoners eTs kept their eyes on the ground as the captain read the charge it was waa something about plot ting against the he government of mexico mexica the usual thing my friend told me the men were asked it if they had bad anything to say neither made any reply or in tact erched se 1 emed tp to pay par any attention the captain stepped bark back on od ottaline taline a tine with the firing squad and one of the soldiers stepped forward and tied a brightly checkered piece of cotton rag about ramoan bead lie rooted over to juan tr do the name earne buethe but the pris prig oner shook bis head bead and mumbled something there was nothing dramatic about the action it seemed one moro more 1 of patula noo the th back into una lima prepare Pre paro commanday commanda 4 the captain the guts cues were vero raised juan looked a straight lato into tho the muzzle namoa naman tur turned and cowered against tho the wall I 1 heard beard the war woma gob sob blag blaS fue I 1 came asmo tho the command thero thare was a ragged valley the last rifle barting a the brat flarnt ones obea we were ladas bein belne lowered I 1 hjul had kepthik kept ray vik eyes on oa at ferit report luan juan jum jumped pod on tiptoe and wrenched tile MB arm anna nearly freeing treeing eing them ile he foil fell forward on his hl side ramon sagged to td bla knees swayed a moment and then slid forward on hla taco the woman had her the eight ight and cowered last aha vall vail lj holding IL little W wooden rotary rosary and muttering the firing squad looked on stolidly in three years yeara of at work in western wea tora mining towns tod where strikes weis acro hardly classified as gentle med I 1 have hat een binny wounded den and some como dead one cues one gets ceta used to tho the eight but as ramon finally anally clipped forward orward on hla bin face aco I 1 became taint two strong healthy men ins in a moment turned into inert mimes masses Is t not cot a pleasant sight eight to witness I 1 the firing squad had brought their guns 0 to o the order and the caits captain in stopped forward at tho the bame time drawing hla his revolver to administer tile tho tir tiro do graclio grac gra clas liu the ilia at act of ti lanki ito ha placed the muzzle of at the ro volver it at the head haid of hamon luid bred and then an stepped to the taft body of juan and and tho the action I 1 do not know whether the two dead lafor athla bu I 1 think they wera the bodies were placed sad aldo by side face upward and then the strongest part of the hn whole after look place the tha ferins the two bug bullers buglers lers in aront iver acro formed foamed in n single ale fl ilia nian n stupid forward altee pace y 0 1 q q I 1 N men man previous to being Exec executed Wed and stood beside the bodies pointing painting at tuero thern with his bis right hand bond he be said eald the fate ate of traitors tors 11 ile ho passed an on and the next man mac stopped to the bodies boil lea pointed and repeated the sentence Beu tence this was continued until each of the men had per formed the act I 1 kept my eyes on I 1 their faces to see the effect that the ceremony would have hardly a sign of emotion was shown |