Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-14
More Concerning the Cut
ting Case.
THE MEXICAN VIEW OF TT.
A Terrible DenunciatiOn Of the
Chicago Anarchists by the
States Attorney.

been legally convicted under Mexical
law, hut the people and government o
the United States can never submit Il
such 4 rnle Of law. Every editor snt
every other person who writes or print
matter in the United States obaoxious t
the views Of the Mexican courts can q
any time when found in Mexico be ar
rested and punished as Cutting ha
been. The person Of Cutting is not in
yolved. Surely our government has no
made an idle demand. No one want
~sr, and trust no one wants peace .
the expense Of national honor and right
Of American citizens. The only way :.
avoid war is to be ready for it and show
8 willingness to accept it II it must be
Outrages have gone fer enough and hay'
been numerous enough.
JOHN IRELAND,
Governor Of Texas.
THE STATE DEPARTMENT FIRM.
WASHINGTON, August I3.--It is as
serted at the State Department thai
there are no fresh developments in the
Cutting case, and that the attitude Of
the government has not changed in any
respect. This case is the fruit Of nation
al friction or antagonism between the
systems Of government of two peoples
who differ radically in character and
customs. The position we have taken
is based upon the assumption that all ol
the material facts and legal features oi
the case are as they have been set forth
in correspondence and reports already
made public, but in matter
involving possible warfare it is
held 10 be incumbent on us 10 make
sure that there is nothing of Importance
beyond official information already on
hand and to this end the efforts of the
department are turned. When the
foundation is once firmly laid decision
j will have to be made, whether whatever
difference may be found to exist shall b.
reconciled through further efforts o.
diplomacy, or by war; but in no event
will this government assent to the doe
trine that American citizens can be ar
rested, tried and punished abroad for ar
offence committed within our own do
main.
A CONGRESSMAN IEvRsTIoATIYo.
EL PAso, August 13.-CongressmaI
Lanham is in Ell Paso on private bust
ness, but be has taken the opportunity
to inform himself thoroughly Of all o
the particulars connected with the nov
celebrated Cutting case. He called OF
ConsuI Brigham and also upon the pris
oner ct the Jail and had long converse
tions with them. Mr.. Lanham depIorei
that the Cu ting resolutions were intro
dueed in Congress such n short time he
fore adiournment AZ to give little chanc,
TO 40 do ANYTHING with them. H,
thinks that the government a
Washington. although it will 4,
nothing rasb or precipitate. still
will remain firm In its demand TO
the surrender Of Cutting and subsea nen
ipdemnifsation TO q heavy amount. ans
that 9ecretary Bavard wifi iosist At al
hazards that American citizens shal
not be imprisoned in Mexico for wha
they have done on American soil. Ian
ham is very explicit in stating that he i
here 10 no official capacity, bat il is sur
missed that he has been req auested by tn,
state Department at Washington to max.
. careful investigation and report.
mn, .px,c.x v,rw
- M
Crf OF MEXICO august iS'-Ih'
omciai governments organ tordsy con
tain. important documents regarding sn'
Cutt,ng case inciuaing tne iuii text o,
the decision OF Judge lnoia 81 fsso Del
Nofte, wnicn States cieariy ana unmis
taksDiy that tne Court neid Cut'ing ior
crime oegun on m meS'cnn son ana con''nue .s
s,mui'aneously ST ID Iexas ana meAioo.
inns Puts new pssse on, On Tue case y y
y SHOWS mat 1uoge 1uoia resaruee
sne case Is one con.'nuous acs In pass
ing sentence on Susung ,ne 'uoge said
Ane ossis y, sno or''n'nai p,ooeouins
sgnns' .ne ue'eausns was .n9 noss P'ool
peiore nun sns. ne oomm'''su an onenss
oiasse9 ~ crime oy Jaw, 'no evaence
o' wnsua Wa anoraeu ', oeyonu u,spa'e 9y y,
puonos.'oa "n'un sppee'eu 'n 20
Deni'ne1e 1n sane p'n 'as'' paper pun
isned on Mex.can SOL :.
Seeohuiy mat sitnousH was true
sne act of concn'snon wouia nave
sausneu ene onenue9 pery hsa u
Deen oompheo w.n w. ssso fue
snat tne sc' OF oonc'nss'on ~ss hos Iu,,
nhe'y aua, tneroiore' sno cr'"e sui
stan&s. -
fh'rd--ihe PROOF OF the tack OF com
piiance WIN tue aes oi conc,nss'oh Is
found IN commanioauoh printed oY
Catnng IN tne ~ rsso sunday Is1atd'
In wnicn he rene"s .hs oeiama, !,
tory charges against Meoinss ana
~ the same ume pnohshed
an article In NJ CenfHeee on Mexican
soil, in which he suppresses the capital
letters and puts the name OF Mediaa in
microscope type IN ORDER 10 maze its
reading difheult.
Fourth-The renewal OF charges does
not constitute an ofiense, but Is con
firmation OF the previous charges.
fifth-fnat this being so. the orimi'
nal responsibility Of Cutting arose from
the publication in EfCenffaete which was
renewed in Texas paper, his renewal
or rstification not constituting o new
crime which should be punished with q
different penalty than that which c ~
responds to the tirst publication. The
Judge fnrther says; Even surprising,
without eonceding 1t, that the crime OF
defamation had been committed in
Texas, the tact that Cutting had circu.
lated IN faso del Norte copies OF
the NJ raso sunday Herald, OF which
Medina complained and which were by
oder OF the court seized on the prem
nes OF Outune ou mexican SOL, consul
as;,. frj; ffrs.j;x -. ~ ~"asI - IL
Judge Zubia SAYS the peciai emphasis Of
the fact Of Cutting actually circulating
on Mexican soil tins renewal of the libel
published in Texas is an uffense and
were the oases reversed would be pun
ishable under the present code in Texas
A. p. Gushing, an American lawyer,
sums up Zubias' decision thus, Cutting
was convicted OF repe tioa Of . libel
first Published in Mexico and reprinted
more virulentiy in Texas papers which
he then brought over and distributed
in Mexico. II was the second libel and
not the printing OF the same in Texas
for which he was convicted, the
libel having been read by three
or more persons. Cutting plead
ed in bar to the jurisdiction
Of the Mexican Curt that the paper mad