The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-05
TRIED TO SAVE PRISONERS
General Toledo Attempts to Prevent
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General Toledo Attempts to Proven
KILLING OF Cannon and Grocc.
MANAGUA, January 4.---General Me
ding. ding. Of the government forces. today 4.
substantiatIon OF the claim that Cen
eral Toledo and he did all In thcii
pSsa ana 10 Preyen the
creed by President Zelaya.
One of the letters received by Gen.
eral Medina from Groce on the day Of
the executions is as follows.
As last favor beg and implore
you TO delay the execution OF the death
sentences until an answer is received
from zelaya to our plea tor mercy
For Gods sake let us live until you
can hope no longer as a brother Mason
TO be proven a friend rnagnanimoua
and kind. I beseech you to continue
General Medinsa, who was 81 camnandea mn nd
TO see that the Will OF Zeiaya was
obcyed, declares that he delayed the
execution OF the Americans purposely
~ the hope that the reppleve asked by
Groce would be received.
Another telegram received by him
from Ielaya on the day after Groce
and Cannon had been shot. reads:
II acknowledge your notification of
the execution and rejoice that the re-
piled with"
The following telegram was sent by
General Toledo to Medina the day be-
fore the condemned men were killed:
that vsa tesstapeng e eanon and droea sskps e
done so. ] await final decision OF the
President before proceeding with the
executions"
General Toledo also sent letter
to Medina. in which he said:
SHOW the vanquished every consid-
Grafton"
General Medina makes public tele-
gram received by him from the dlrec-
Groce and Cannon accommodating with
the United States consul.
dnsa Tbe director Of telegraaphs xired;
mitting transmission oftelegrams from
Groce and Cannon to the American
consul. He Will not permit such con-
cc.essions. as they are liable to place
the government In difficulties"
Minister General Baca, speaking at
the banquet given in honor of General
1rlas, said.
Everything against which the revo-
iutionists l rose up. the government Of
President Madriz has corrected. They
hGve no prctext left for continuing
the war. yet they have not put down
their arms. ! regret that their course
is receiving encouragement in some
quarters. Only. yesterday the inhabi-
toasN' III SIOVellEu HI tfle fIEeL
OF minor officers of the United States.
kissing the boots of mere coal passers.'
President Madriz in an interview
to day admitted the possibility of his
being compelled to use force. in event
of the conciliatory methods now en-
p!oyed by the government failing 10
restore peace.
zelayo Denies Statement.
MEXICO CITY, January i.-.Iose
Santos ZeiaYa to-day strongly denied
that Groce and Cannon were fornidden
to communicates with the American
consul. AK asserted BIZ General Medina
The former President OF Wfcarag tia
said.
Contrary TO the law and The cus-
tom in such cases, Groce and Cannon,
We're allowed 10 communicate with
the American consul. Mr.. Caidera In
Managla. They were in the fortress
V! CASTILLO, where the shooting took
place, and were allowed 10 sSeR1+ teie-
grams to Mr.. caidera. Consul caIdcra
viii bear me out in this; for when
he received the appeal OF Cannon and
Groce he came to me to ask their
pardon.
1t is true that General Medina ap-
pealed to me to save them on the
ground that they were brother SIasuns.
and General Toledo objected to the
executions on the grounds of policy; Il
but. inasrnuch as the men were con-
victed In accordance with the Mica
raSuan laws. and by a competent
tribunal. I did not deem it wise to
set aside the verdict"
g.