Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

cause he was forced to before n Mexican
iudge! And Cutting, not satisfied with the
harm done my reputation and business, has
said, In an interview with Tribune re,
porter, that am d fraud and 20 dead beat;
that this had always heen his opinion of
my newspaper enterprise, and that Tor TINS
reason he published it,
The witness further said cit being public
and notorious that Cutting has DETAINED my
name, thus making 1t impossible for me to
continue my newspaper enterprise, and my
interests having suffered grave damages, so
that will be unable to continue longer In
business, l. therefore, supplicato tho judge
to name two persons TO fix the damage
caused me by said Cutting as an equitable
way Of settlement on my part"
AT the conclusion OF the witness testl-
mony Senior Jesus E. Yslas, attorney for
Cutting, argued thai the former action had
ended the elaiin OF Medina; that Cutting
did not voluntarily break any Mexican laws,
and thnt is why no went So far away TO re-
publish his card; also, that II the offence
WAS punishable, there nre many reasons
why the punishment should be as light as
possible,
Mr. Cutting was then offered q chance 10
speak, but no simply stated that he could
not recognize the court, and that he was in
tho hands Of the government.
The judge then adiudged him guilty, and
the court adjourned. The judge has 10
days in which to pronounce sentence.
EDITOR CUTTING SENTENCED TO ONE YEARS
IMPRISONMENT AND 5000 FINE.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE I'll Paso, Tex,
correspondent Of the Globe Democrat tel
egraphs tonight that sentence was pro-
nounced on Cutting this evening Me-
dina, who caused all the trouble, has
leave to sue Cutting in civil suit for
Japaa,,au Htl,a ruaufiRu pf rim
American Consul brigham, and asking
for his removal, lis referred to the supreme
court at Chihuahua. Cutting will prob
ably be hurried off toprison ut Chihuahua
tonight. His sentence is one years i'm
prisonment at hard labor and fine of
5000. If he cannot pay the fine he will
have to serve 100 days longer.
LAREDO, TEX, Ang. IA detachment
of AGO Mexican troops arrived in Nueyo
Laredo, Mex, last night They are prin-
cipally infantry and artillery, and brought
two cannon with them. They have placed
the cannon so as 10 command Fort
Mcintosh, on the Texas side of the Rio
Grande, and have been noticed taking
observations from their position all day.
Considerable indignation is expressed by
Americana at tho arrival of these troops,
cans does not augur well for peaceful
solution of the present difficulty.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. TIT is an
nounced here on good authority that
United States Minister jackson has re-
signed, but that Secretary Bayard has not
yet accepted his resignation. 1t is said
that the resignation has no connection
with the recent border troubles, No it was
filed in June last.
NO BLoopsHED EXPECTED.
WASHINGTON Aug. 8. -Secretary Bayard
and other state department officials made
negative replies to all inquiries for Mexi.
can news to-day. There was nothing Ia
communicate, they said; nothing sent,
nothing received, nothing done. Minister
| jackson had not resigned and had not
been recalled, and the whole matter was
| Just MS it had been on Saturday. Yei
private dispatches continue to he received
of character to excite apprehension.
Speaking in the most general ani
guarded way the state department officials
declare their unqualified opinion that thu
trouble between the two governments will
be amicably and honorably adjusted, ant
that if there is any bloodshed it will b.
by hot-headed and inflamed individual
acting upon their own responsibility. II
is not difficult to see, however, that thu
officials regard the situation as grave
one. Ill considered action on eithei
side may precipitate q conflict. This mp
pears to be the feeling that prevails OF tht
state department.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 10.--The El Pasc
correspondent of the Globe Democrat tele
graphed last night MS follows The only
news in the Cutting case is the fact tina
he was brought before the court again to
day and told that his attorney had ap
pealed his case to the supreme court o
the state and that the appeal had beer
granted.
This morning the Mexican Contra
brought here large number of pamphlet
printed in Chihuahua and entitled eth
imprisonment of the American, Cutting.
It is written nv chihuahua LAWYER
Jesus Marie Palaeio. The argument
based solely on the much quoted articl
1856, and attempts to prove tire
propositions First, that the sal
| law is the only one applicable in til
Quitting case second, that said article
consistent with constitutional precept
and with the treaties they have made wit
the United States third, that the sal
article is clear expression of moder
/ doctrines.
In regard to penalties, he quotes intei
national law from well known authorize
! in support of his position. Many pan
phlets were distributed among the Law
yers here.
, QUITTING FEARS AssAssINATIoN-A DIsPATo
10 GOVERNOR IRELAND.
DENVER, COL, Aug. 10.-An Ell Pas
special to the Associated Press says
, During the afternoon Editor Cutting wa
i called before the court and notified TIM
, he had been granted nm appeal, and tina
I the lawyer who had been officially ms
signed to his defence had forwarded tn
a necessary paper in the case. He ais
| fears that he will be assassinated as 800
, as he leaves Pasu del Norte. and that tn
/ Mexioatls viii give as an excuse that h
| tried to escape.
IL lis learned that Cutting sent the fol
lowing telegram to Governor Ireland las
| evening: ''As citizen of the state o
Texas 1 ask of you the protection thu
| my friends assure me you can and wi
extend TO me-"
, This dispatch was sent against tn
urgent advice of Consul Brigham, and
, is the first time that Cutting has failed
follow the suggestions of the consul VIII
thinks that at the present jnncture dii
) patches are ill advised.
There is only one small company {
infantry at Fort Bliss. The citizens c
Ell Paso formed three companies to PR
tect the city and guard it against siil
, prise from the other side. Paso del Mort
is full of Mexican soldiers, and rumol
a | are in circulation that more are coming
In fact there are all kinds of excitin
1 rumors floating through the town. On
/ is to the effect that 800 Mexican horseme
. are stationed at Saragossa, on the Mexica
| side of the river, about 13 miles belo
I Ell Paso, opposite the Texas town {
! Ysleta. The commander at Fort Bliss hi
sent down to investigate the rumor.
Yesterday a number of copies of Leg
i brief in the Cutting case in pamphlet for
! reRched III Paso from Chihuahua. III
! brief is the work of Jesus Marie Palacio
a leading lawyer of the state of Ohihul
. hua and may be regarded as official.
a makes an elaborate dofanee of the Mex
! can side of the question and attempts 1
, prove that article 1856 of the penal cod
j, which provides for the punishment
2 Mexico of offences committed in otht
Z countries, is not only in accord with Il
. Mexican constitution, but also with int
4 national law and the treaties with II
i United States. Among the authorities Q
f international law it quotes Heiiier, Fell,
4 Ahrens, Bluntschlitz and particular
Ortalnn.
, The brief calls the demand to deliyI
4 mp Cutting as perfectly ridiculou
i Article 1856 referred to, reads as follow!
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