Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-11
CUTTINGS CASE.
TIE IMBRo6LIo WITH MEXICO AID
TIE STATUS YESTERDAY.
Prospects OF Possible warfare-Ths Fight
Ing Branches Of the Government
Ready for Action Cutting
Granted an Appeal.
by telegram 10 the Dispatch. ]


DENVER, COL, August l0.-An Fl
Psso special to the Associated Press
says During the afternoon Editor
Cutting was called before the court and
notified that be had been granted an
appeal to the Supreme Court Of Chi
huahus, and that the lawyer who bad
been officially assigned TO his defence
bad forwarded the necessary papers IN
the case. He also fears that he will be
assassinsted as soon as he leaves Psso
del Norte, and that the Mexicans will
give as an excuse that he tried to es-
cape. Ii is learned that Cutting sent
the following telegram to Governor Ire
land last evening "As . citizen of
the State Of Texas | ask Of you the
protection that my friends assure me
you can and will extend to me-"
This dispatch vas sent against the
urgent advice Of Consul Bingham, and
il is the first time Cutting has failed to
follow implicitly the suggestions Of the
Consul, who thinks that a! the present
jancture dispatches are i'll advised.
There is only one small company OF in
fantry at Fort Bliss. The citizens Of
FL Paso yesterday formed three volun-
teer companies to protect the city and
guard it against surprise from the other
s5de. Paso del Norte is fall Of Mexican
soldiers and rumors are in circulation
that more are coming. In fact there
are all kinds Of exciting rumors floating
through the town. one is to the effect
that 300 Mexican horsemen are station.
ed at Ssragossa, on the Mexican side OF
the river, about thirteen miles below
FL Paso, opposite the Texas town Of
Ysleta. The commander at Fort Bliss
has sent down to investigate the rumors.
Yesterday q number Of copies Of the
legal brief in the Cutting case, in pam.
phlet form, reached FL Paso from Chi
huahua. The brief is the work Of Jesus
Maria Palscios, leading lawyer in the
State OF Chihuahus, and may be regard
ed as official. II makes an elaborate
defence Of the Ne xican side Of the ques-
tion, and attempts to prove that Article
CLXXXVI. OF the chihuahua Penal
Code, which provides for the punish
ment in Mexico Of offences committed
in other countries, is not only in accord
with the Mexican Constitution, but also
with international Law and treaties with
the Un ited States. Among the authori-
ties on international law 1t quotes
Heller, Felix, Ahrens, Blunt
schilitz, and more particularly
Orialan. /. comes to the following
conclusions: First, thss Article
CLXNXyI. is perfectly spplica-
bic to the case OF Cutting
second. that the Article is in per-
feet accord with the Mexican Constitu-
ton and treaties with the United States
snd third, that the Article IS fully justi-
fed by the doctrines and precedents OF
international laT,
The brief calls the demand to deliver
up Cutting perfectly ridiculous. Ar:i-
Gle CLXXXYI., referred to, reads As fol-
lows:
Grimes committed III foreign coun-
Try, by q Mexican against Mexican,
shall be punished in the republic either
when the offender shsll come into the
country Of his own free will or have
been brought there by process Of ex-
tradition. Second. II person Offend
Ing is a foreigner, and complaint be
made against him by proper party.
Third. II the accused has not been de-
juitely tried in the country where the
offence was committed, and if be has
not been released, absolyed, or par
doned. Fourth. If the offence he is
charged with be considered by him as
e. offence punishable in the country
ahere il was committed and also in the
republic Of Mexico. Fifth. If in &c
rordsnce with the laws sxtant the PEN
atty imposed upon conviction would not
allow the prisoner admission to ball"
81. LOUIS, August l0.-A special
from Mnneola, Texas, says: The
friends Of Governor Ireland here are
jubilant over the endorsement Of his
policy by the Old States, and the cify is
full Of excitement in favor OF the United
States taking 8 decided stand against
Mexico. There could be one thousand
men raised here for Mexican war.
At mass-meeting last night resola-
lions were passed fsvoriDg Immediate
way with Mexico.
IL PAso, August l0.-There are no
new developments to report in the Cut
..rs case. Both sides Of the river are
quiet tonight and are awaiting further
developments from their respective
rspltsls, both State ard NATIONAL. 1t is
reported many Mexican soldiers are
TN ing TO desert, but their officers watch
them very closely. FL Paso has three
volunteer companies fully armed and
equipped With the best improvements in
fire. arms, contributed by local mer-
chants.