Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-19
PARENTS WANT HIS BODY
Ask State Department to Confirm
Report and Recover Corpse.
TURBULANT SCHOOL LIF
Boy Leader in All Mischief and Fond
of Fighting-Letters Have
Told of Career.


Daniel X. Cannon. father of Leroy Can
non. the young Pennsylvania executed
in Nicaragua today asked the State De
partment at Washington to obtain posi-
tive confirmation of the news of the
young mans death.
We only know what We read in the
newspapers and hope Washington can
tell US something" said the young mans
mother
Mr.. Cannon and | will Try To have the
body of the boy sent here if lie is dead.
We hope the government can help US to
get it,
Mrs. Cannon said that she had received
no word from her son stating that he
had taken part in any revolutionary up
rising such as contained i'm other letters
received here by school friends. These
letters came from Honduras, and stated
that Cannon was in that republic in Au-
gust and September because of President
Zelaya's enmity toward him.
Cannon a Soldier of Fortune.
Leroy Cannon was a native OF this city
and twenty-nine years of age. Even in
his boyhood days he gave evidence of a
love of adventure.
He had been living in Central America
for eight years. and in that time had
been heard of half dozen times as
figuring in hazardous enterprises. Within
a year word was received that he had
been condemned to die for participating
In an uprising. but was saved by inter
ventiOn of the United States
CannOn's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
n Cannon, live in this city and received
their first intimation Of their sons fate
yesterday afternoon. when news dis
patch was shown them.
Mrs. Cannon declared that she did not
believe II. as her son had sent a letter
which was received October 13, which
stated that he was returning to his plan
fation TO devote himself to business.
Had Intended to Come Here.
She said that he had written about
coming home after he was released from
prison, but the letter told of a change of
plans. She said that she doubted il he
had figured in any revolution.
Mr.. Cannon said that he had been ex-
pecting his son to come home and was
greatly shocked to learn of his death be-
fore a file OF sOldiery.
Young Cannon. when in the lower school
grades, was noted lad of daring
character and leader in fights and mis-
chief. In grammar and high schools he
was member of all athletic teams. be-
ing one of the stars on the foot ball
eleven.
Pretty nearly every class fight had him
as one of the principals. His after-career
was no surprise to people here.
School Teacher Talks of Him.
Miss Annie l.. Morgan. who was his
teacher in the grammar grade, said of
him:
'T taught that boy in 1893 and 1894 and
well do l remember him. He was one OF
the finest boys ] ever had, but I was al
ways afraid that his impulsive tempera-
ment and love of adventure would get
him into trouble.
HE was not bad. but terribly mischie-
vous and a leader in everything. He
dearly loved a fight and was always at
II, it seemed. In fact, many a time
caught him in q fistic encounter in the
school yard.
II was sorry he did not leave that
country when he had a chance to do so
several months ago. l suppose his dar-
ing character popped up again and kept
him there.
Il am sorry to hear about him because
black eyes and lively ways are the best Of
my school years.
Wanted to Go to Spanish War.
Cannon left the high schools in 1895
after a term filled with adventure and
tried to enlist for the Spanish war. He
failed and went to Drexel Institute in
Philadelphia, whence he went to Wash
ington and secured a position as a rod
man on some railroad construction work
in the United States Of Colombia.
a few years later he turned up in Mic
aragua as an engineers assistant on the
canal survey. He took a great interest
I'm the frequent revolutions and finally
left the service of the canal commission
leaders.
When peace was declared he got a farm.
Three years ago he was accused of sid
ing with revolutionary party and had
to leave the country. When his friends
regained power he was with them, and
he wrote to his father that he had prop
erty worth 10000.
Letters to School Friends.
The school friends of the young man
have followed his career closely. being
appraised by his letters and the frequency
his name appeared in dispatches OF his
stirring life in Central America.
An interesting light was shed upon
Cannon's recent career by statements of
school friends that they had received
letters from him that he was In Honduras.
through fear of Zelaya, as late as July
and August, fearing to return to Nicara-
qua Among those to receive such let
ter was Frank G. Foose, who played on
the same foot ball team as Cannon.
1t is believed that he went back to
Nicaragua after being ordered to leave
with other men in arms against the gov
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