Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-16


there was not one copy OF the alleged
noel IN Paso del Norte at the time speci.
heu IN the dispatch before mentioned. IL
Is tnought BY those high In authority, as
wen as al conversant with the facts Ia
the case, that the record has been sadly
uoctofeu IN the fifteen days which
elapsed between the trial and dual deily.
cry OF the sentence OF the court, WHY
the court should want flfteen DAYS "A
which TO deliver It's opinion Is strange
thing, which can only be nc.
counted for with the theory adj
yanced above. The offense, II any.
was committed In El Paso and the Mexi.
can court cannot change its position and
correct It's mistake In this manner. for
MIR, Cutting complied with the reuuire.
ment of the court so far as Il affected his
action In Psso del Norte until pre-.
vented by his Incarceration in the fail
from fully carrying out It's Requirements,
and IL would be manifostly unjust for the
United States TO permit MIR. Cutting TO
oe placed IN jail by the Mexican govern.
ment In order, by his incarceration, 10
be prevented from complying with the
requirement OF the court, and thus cover
up the defects of the court In this re.
spect. AS 1t Is, the Mexican court. ia
attempting 70 make out case against
Cutting, has
LRrT orRN GAR
that exposes the weakness Of their
effort. A visit 20 the American
consul at Pasa del Norte
to-day, and conversation with
prominent attache shows that the above
view was entertained by the ofilcialsth
and was fully understood by the authori-
ties at Washington, and no amount Of
correcting mistakes and curing records
will succeed in deceiving those Interested
IN Mr., Cuttings case. Mr., Cutting init.
mates In his conversation to-day that he
entertained fears that his life would be In
danger from Mexican tresehery In case OF
A DECLARATION or WAR,
He said that he thought with the pres
ent state OF feeling h. would, to use his
own words, 'be waited heavenward upon
the firing OF the first gun ~ II Is to be
| deplored that there is limited means man
ifest at Bl Paso 10 secure him from such
an impending fate Immediately upon the
| declaration OF war. Both towns are full
of new arrivals OF Mexlcans, who have
come since the prospect of war began to
take definite shape. 1t is thought
they are the jackals Of the border
who have gathered for the purpose Of en-,
gaging In robbery and murder. 1t Is said
by those who know that there are enough
of these characters in these two towns Il
sack them both, and there Is no doubt o.
10 their disposition or intention,
DR.. Beard OF near the City OF Mexico Is
In the city tonight, and ne says that
THE WAR FEVER
Is continually gathering strength down
there all the time.
Other Americans are here who regart
the prospect Of citizenship In Mexics
during a war as rather risky, aud they ar,
waiting the ultimatum before thoy shall
remove their families aud effects from tina
detestsbe country The following is tn
n sentence 10 the Cutting case, which wa
published for the first time on yesterday
/ translated FOR THE GAzETTE by Or. C. v
Hoffman, u san Jose;
|. For the crime OF defamation com
mitted against the person OF H. Medina
A. X. Cutting rs condemned To suffer on,
year penal servitude and pay fine o
5000 or In default OF payment TO SUITE!
100 more days Imprisonment.
2. He Is condemned likewise TO SUITE
the civil indemnity required by artlcl,
$40 OF the penal code.
% NbhAAf NHN Hoi w ibpbuN TIT
offense, advising him OF the penalties u
which he would expose himself.
4. The sentence viii be published In
the manner required by article 6Gl OF tn,
code.
8. Remit the case TO the supreme court
so as TO fulall the purpose OF the Ina
clause OF the petition Of the convict's at
torney concerning the intention Of the
American consul In this case.
G. Notify the parties and advise the
criminal OF the time he has for appeal.
The argument upon which sentence II
based is rather lengthy, but lie contained