Show DONT SHOOT MU ME IM M A BROTHER BROTER MASON UE SAID BUT THY TEY SHOT EM H t 1 Story of the Execution of the Americans M in Did Not Want Vant to Be but Was Vas Forced to Submit Managua Dec reports that Groce and Cannon tIme tho American recruits In the Insurgent arm army who tho were put to death were tortured before shot are arc untrue The facts wore were In time the possession ot 01 the department at a month ago and It 11 was sup supposed supposed posed lier hero that thal the details s of o I he tragedy had been een given publicity through official chann channels ls As it il Is i I advantage has 1 been een taken of the tho op Ol in some Instances to paint a 1 picture moro more interesting than truthful The glory glor of oC Captain Chaves who to oho an order to take com command mand of the firing squad is dimmed by the light of known facts acts Generals Toledo Toedo Medina and Inns had implored ed d to abandon h his Is purpose of shooting the Americans Zelaya however could not he in Ill and General Toledo finally ordered Chaves not to e corn m of the squad chose to ohe Toledo Toedo rather than the president anti and as a consequence was Wag arrested and held in jail for sIx weeks Upon his release Chaves made mado the most of the episode e Groce and Cannon were notified of the death sentence at 10 1030 0 on the night or of November They were executed at 10 the fol following following lowing morning As they were marched out of o the fortress a drizzle of rain min fell On the WiLy way to the limo scene of executIon the they passed tho open ojen graves graYes that had been prepared for them At AI one time stopper stopped out of the lIno o of march aut with General Median Dout Dont shoot mo me I am a brother Mason Iason ho be saId Cannon seized his companion and pulled him hack back into line and said up old man wo we have no chance under orders Standing In the center of the square lOG heard their sentence read from the four corners together wIth the mum warning in such ca cases cs Any ono one dIsplaying evidence of s will be shot lit in iL a similar f fashion The hands of the condemned men were welo and their eyes blindfolded Cannon shook hIs head attempting to prevent the beIng placed over his face but ut his protest was as unavailing jug ing They were seated omi a low how bench side by side Time The firn firing squad was as made UJ up of 12 soldiers who advanced in three within six feet of their Captain Constantine Constantino was in iii command and instructed two soldiers at the right to lo fire firo upon Grace Groce and two sol soldiers diMS at tile the left to tore fire re oui on Cannon All foum fOll were effective e Groce was shot through the heart hearl and ancl death was The bullets Intended lot for Cannon tore toie tile the breast 1st and abdomen lIe d I his hi woun s a few seconds When the hod hotly of Groce was buried a a blanket huh the features but bitt the thc hody of Can CanI non was hurled burled without an any I corer Co er |