Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-06
CUTTING INTERVIEWED.
How He Talks About His Mexican
Friends.
F,.o,u the st. Louis Republican,


Friends.
From the st. Louis Republican,
F1 PAsO, TEX, Aug. 1.-The three days
otCuttlng's trial expired last night. The
,onoth of the trial was determined in ad-
vance. 1t had been announced to Cut
+ino before the trial began that he would
no sentenced last night, and thus the case
ygss ended before it commenced. lie was
moi sentenced last night, however, and
hes NOT been up to o'clock to-day. The
trial consisted merely of conference be-
tween Chief Justice Romeo, OF Chlhua-
bua. and the prosecuting attorney Win
tho law student who, against Cuttings
nrotest. was appointed to defend MIN.
The trial was merely an examination by
the Judge and Prosecuting Attorney on
the ex-parte papers prepared by Judge
Castanada, Cuttings enemy.
WHAT CUTTING SAYS.
Cntting was seen this afternoon in the
Pas del Norte Jail. He is every moment
avnectiug to be called up for sentence,
ond the general belief is that he Will get
two wears in the Chihuahua penitentiary.
Nothing more is known here OF the move
ments OF the two governments. A corre-
snOndent went across Rio Grande tonight
to call on Cutting. He passed the senti-
mel with some difficulty and got into the
nrison only to find that Cutting had been
taken into court again for his twentieth
private trial, so called. He was met
climbing up the hill to the prison under
guard on his way back. He Is hand
some man, but since his confinement his
black hair has become streaked with gray
and it needs trimming; fortnlghps
growth OF beard was on his face. His
large, frank blue eyes looked more trou-
bed than when the correspondent saw
him last and his bronZed face wore trou-
bled look. He grasped the hand offered
him warmly, but with Wearled air.
GROWING wEARIsOME.
81 tell you this is growing monoton-
GUS" he said. 81 didn't mind the i'm
prisonment at first, but it is beginning to
tell on me now"
what have they been dong to you to-
day~
He smiled and said: "You would never
guess. You know nave been expecting
all day to be sentenced, and when the
guards called to escort me before the
Judge l thought my time had come"
What sentence did you eXpectW
ooh, year or two in the penitentiary
and a heavy fine, probably $1,000"
"a nd were you not sentencedW
'No, not a word was said about that.
Instead, they informed me that sentence
was deferred for the present, because
they had dreaded to grant me the conces-
sion of a public trial which is TO take
place on Aug. 3, but the strange thing
about it, aud what l was starting to tell
you was this: Mendina, the man against
whom my alleged libellOus article was d.
rected, was at the Judges elbow giving
him advice and suggestions. l noticed
that he was busy with law books. Well,
tbic ic xuh af mazda mo lanQh The .Iudoa
notified me that since did not recognize
the laws of Mexico as ap-
plying TO my case and did
confess myself amenable to the laws of
Texas, he had determined to substitute
the laws of Texas for those OF Mexico and
try and punish me according to the Texas
code in the case of libel and SANDER. They
seemed to think this an act or great Glenn
ency on their part to try me by the laws
which l admitted l was amenable to-"
THE CHARGE.
"Was the charge upon which you are
on trial stated to you to-dayp'
eyes, at last there is not word in it
about any contempt of court. 1t is SIM
ply and solely for the publication of the
Ell PasO (Tex.) Herald. They seem to
think they have made their position i'm
movable by trying me by the laws of
Texas. Judge Brigham was so disguised
that he put on his hat and left the room.
Then the Mexican lawyers and judges
scoffed and jeered at the United States.
Really, am almost ashamed to look a
Mexican in the face. Even the prisoners
here ieer at my hopes of aid
from the government. Icannot believe"
Cutting continued, 'that the government
will permit such an outrage. Under
stand me, hate all this notoriety, but
feel that accident made me stand for a
principle. | can not conceive that the
government can do otherwise than de-
mand my release and enforce its de-
mand."
Further inquiry confirmed the state
ment that the alleged Texas libel was the
basis for the suit and 1t has been trans
lated for the court in Cuttings case. The
feeling on the American side is warlike
and on the Mexican triumphant and
scornful.