Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-07
The Tilden Obseauies.

New YORK. Aug. 6.-The casket in
which the remains of Samuel j. Tilden are
to be placed will not be finished until this
evening Meanwhile the body will remain
on the temporary bier upon which it was
placed yesterday As soon as finished the
burial casket will be taken to Greystone
and the body, which is embalmed and
dressed for the grave be placed in it. The
pail bearers have not all been chosen and
the list will not he announced until some
| time this afternoon There have been no
| changes made in the funeral program as an
nounced YESTERDAY
A proposition has been submitted to the
relatives to allow the badly to lie in state in
the city hall to give the people an oppor-
tunity to view the remains, but consent so
far has been withheld. There is no
probability that such arrangements will be
entertained Captain Margin placed an
extra guard of police around the remains to
keep the curious at respectful distance
and only friends and acquaintance at the
request of the family are permitted to visit
the house of the dead
YoNKERs, n. Y, Aug 6-The morn
ing opened rainy. All was quiet at Grey
stone. The preparations for Mr. Tilden's
funeral are about completed. Men are at
work draping the parlors and drawing room
with black. The embalming of the body
was quite successful Mr.. Tilden's face
looks natural anc peaceful as if he We're in
a refreshing sleep. :.
The business men of Yonkers have con-
cluded to close their stores tomorrow from
10 to 10 o'clock, which will be the time oc-
cupied by the funeral services and solemn
procession in going from Greystone to the
Hudson river depot. 1t is proposed that
the Mayor and common council attend the
funeral in body
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug 6.-The
president will leave Washington this even
ing for New York to attend the funeral of
Mr. Tilden tomorrow.
The Cutting-Medina Episode.
Ell PAso, Tex, Aug 6.-The trial of
Editor Cutting began yesterday The pro-
ceedings and documeets in the case were
read. Among them was Medinas atfida-
Wit charging Cutting with failure to carry
out reconciliation made before the Mexican
court in regard to his publication. The
second affidavit from Medina was read.
charging that Cutting had circulated OBJ
scene copies of thatjpaper incl Paso. When
the reading was finished, Cutting was
asked if all was satisfactory to him. He
replied that he could not countenance the
proceedings as he considered the court
without jurisdiction in the case. The 9th
er officials signaled approval and argument
was declared in order.
JOSH Marie Sierra, prosecuting attorney.
took the floor and delivered his argument.
The case hinged upon written agreement
between Medina and Cutting, called the act
of reconciliation. which was broken and
made void by the publication made by Cut
ting in the Ell Paso Herald, that his breach
of contract gave Medina perfect right to
continue the case against the prisoner. He
said Cutting was not an ignorant man, but
had repeatedly acted in direct opposition to
the act of Cancellation The prisoner had
made investigation of the case difficult by
refusing to answer the judge This was
aggravating circumstance in the case The |
result of his course had been to terrorize !
the people and disturb society, causing fear !
of a revolution.
All these Were aggravating circumstances |
and crimes in themselves. The Mexican |
law gave the court jurisdiction and he |
the offence as crime because
il was also punishable in Texas. He con-
Guided by calling attention to article So of
he penal code defining the sentence in such
serious cases, aud asked the court for a
erm Of two years imprisonment at hard
abor against the prisoner He then asked
he court to censure Consul Brigham for
MS officious interference in the case and
that the federal authorities be no.
flied of the consuls acts so that the neres-
AIRY diplomatic correspondence be had for
lis removal.
Enridgio Medina. the accusing party was
hen given the floor. He testified that Cut
ing had DETAINED his character. For this
he had Cutting cited by the court for
As y result Of this Cutting
promised to publish . retraction four
lines in both English and Spanish and had
broken his word by having omitted the
Spanish version and for giving the English
n bad faith, and the accused applied in an
IIticle more offensive than the first in the
Fl Passo SUNDAY Herald of June 10Th one