Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-15
THE CUTTING AFFAIR.
General sedgwiek Dis
patched TO Mckee.


ANA-lANAN
WAsHxs0roN. Ana. l4.-Ths fAna has
beoome knaau that = special govern
Meut envoy q iawyer, was sena last
niaht % Mexico % fnsestigats the Cat
tin0 ease. Il ia stated thst the dispateh
ing Of this spsoiai engog i on the saz-
Qosfion of the Mexican GogeEnRenf,
seconded by Minisler jackson. His
name Is kegs 9 profound sseret.
anxEaAL srD0wlcKss M1ssIo,.
II Is understood thaE ths mission Of
General SsdgWiak - Paso del Norte
and ChihuAAua b not il any senas Of =
diplomatic nature. bnt u undertake1 e.
TIE req eat of thu Secretary of Stale
Tor the Furposs of examining into he
facts and laa4l features of the OutfinR
case. His Journey may be extended %
the City Of Mexico, bat this point il
isff for fufnre Dissemination.
10 onxkrR FuRrHaR DErAILs on THE
CUTTING AFFArR-
WAsxnoraa, Aue. iA--Es can nov be
anthogifaE vsly stated that Mr. aedg-
Hick, of Neu YORK, goes % Paso del
Norts and Cbihuahua bg requss1 Of Sea
retary Bsyard aud il eonnsotion with
the Cutting case. HIS mission Il n ne
aenas o. q diplomatio nAtafe, but sim
DIV 10 cure for the Department Of
state fuller. information vita regard to
the casaa. .The records Of the Mexican
ooarts are nos published as are those q
this country. and the usual diplomaiie
channels through Which they Woald
naturally be s8nRhf. are round about
and SLOW, owing 70 the distance beiueen
the scsas ef the trial and the capital
General Sedgwiok, il addition 90 sesur-
Ing tue records, will lock np all TIE facts
Of the case and stndy tis legal features,
reporting fully and IS early as possiele
70 the Secretary. No farther steps are
contemplated By the Department until
General 6edgwiok shall report. his
journey may be extended 10 tne City q
Mexico, bat that point = lsfs for fur
Their dissemination. Nith regard %
the reported resienation q Minister
Jackson, i can be stated ap1n author
itg thai bis purpose % resign ante dates
the present controversies with Mexico.
but be il expected 70 femaia a. his posi-
until they are fully settled
A coumun1oar1oa ERSx rHn MExFokN
MxrsrER or EoRzIGa AREAfna.
orx on MKxloo, Aaz. ll.-rhe Ma
lister Of Foreign Aa4Irss ) nor Mares
cal. has addressed q oommuHication
under dafs OF the 12tA iaatsnt 10 Min-
ister Romero, At Washington, giving a
view Of all the legal points 10 The
Cutting o0utr- Versy. The oommunloa-
tioD draws attention 20 she inexaetilude
OF some OF 5ecrstaFg Bayard's state
ments. doe, no doubt, Il says, % the un-
reliable information given him By In
terested aud excited persons. fhs
uroseeution Of Cutting did not oEi Rlnate
with the fudRe, as stated By kayard, bat |
vas the result Of she offended party's |
Complaint made 10 due form. Again,
Cutting vas not only not Kefased legal
assistance, bat was provided with o0un- |
sci, be refusing 20 employ lawyer.
The communication enters At length /
into the question Of Jurisdiction, aad
cites numerous authorities, incl0din
Wheaton aud other American jaEisis, IN |
support OF the claim Of AexIo1 for ju-
riadiosion over offanses committed
against Msxioana in foreign territory. /
He cites, among others, Judge story, /
who Ia REVERSING 9 New YORK. decision /
saws that, although the laws Of every l
country are in their natafe local, yet an |
offspss NAV be committed In one SOW
ereiQnty ID violation Of ahe laws Of /
another, ana IL the offender be after
wards fouRd in the latter State be may
be punished according 10 the laws
thereof. aud the fact that be owes ell Il
allegiance to another sovereignty can
not be pleaded ~ q bar 10 indictment.
The letter closes as follows; II an
fully convinced OF Me. BAyard's wis
dom and sincerity, which have been
shown in his prudent conduct since ne
was informed through my letter 70 Mr..
Jackson Of the impossioility on tue
part Of our government 70 BeouEe the
Immediate release Of Cutting. l also
fully appreciate the sincerity Of bis re
paated assnra cos Of friendly consider
alton for Mexico given 20 yous but our
consideration fer tue govern
mens % the United States ia no less
sincere and profound, and we have
sufficient oonidsnoe In iia wisdom and
iuslioe 20 expeot that, when upon learn-
ing the whole truth Il tinds shat it has
taken 3 wrong position, i viii not hesi.
tate % reosds from the same and viii
know hos 90 do us justice
The interest IN the casa is abatinR, as /
Il Is believed that the matter win be /
settled By diplomats negotiaiions.
e felt here in she diecration /
and patriotism Of Minister k0msFs,
and the best class Of people express
sentimenfs for the people Of
he United States.