The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-30
ANOTHER MEXICAN OUTRAGE
A Naturalized American Citizen DELHI
erately Murdered on Mexican Soil,
After Being Surrendered Without Hearing
by q Spineless Texas Oficial-Prepara-
tions for the Trial of Editor Cutting.

GALVESTON, July 29-Francis Rasures. the
naturalized American citizen who was arrested
and surrendered night before last without
hearing by County Judge Hoffstettcr, upon the
demand of Chief of Police Mendragon, Of Pie
dras Negras Mexico, that he was horse thief,
was taken from the Mexican prison. eight hours
after his incarceration, and carried two miles be-
low Piedras Negras, with his hands tied
behind him, and brutally shot and
buried az the command of Mendragon
The murdered man had taken out
papers Of citizenship on Aug. Is, 1S73 ana
prominent men in Eagle Pass and Piedras Me-
eras bear testimony that Rasures was an hon
orable man. The secret underlying this in
famous outrage is that Rasures had won the af-
fectious of woman of whom Chief Mondraecn
was enamored. Mondragon, swearing venge-
ance detailed two of his trusty liertenants one
night to murder his rival. Rasures badly dis
abled his assaiants, and escaped to Eagle
Pass Mondragon. however, determined upon
his removal, trumped up charge of horse theft
against him and had him extradited and
shot The night that Rasures was delivered to
the Mexican authorities Mondragon left for
Satillo, not, however, before having delivered
orders to his leutenants to execute Rasures
The victim, in pathetic letter. appealed to
United States Consul Lynn to save him. saying
that he was an American citizen, guitless of
any transgression against any law, and that
Mondragon had him arrested to crafty his
vengeance This letter was delivered
to Consul Lynn ten hours after
its author had been basely shot. Prior
to receiving the communication, Consul Lynn
had already appeared before the proper authors-
fias nf Din1~o ood nd hat Snoc
much as Rasures was an American citizen and
had been illegally extradted without proper rep
resentation or hearing. that he be forthwith re-
leased. Mondragon said that Rasures was out OF
their hands his case having been transferred to
the higher court at Saltillo, where the consul
would have to make his demands. Subsequent
events prove this assertion of Mondragons false.
Consul Lynn has telegraphed the facts of the
case TO Secretary Bayard, at the same time in
forming the State Department that the reported
outrages on American citizens on the Rio Grande
and in Mexico were not exaggerated but true,
and suggesting vigorous action on the part of the
general government for their protection.
The excitement here over this terrible outrage
is at dangerous pitch, and the county officials
who were parties to it are roundly denounced,
and will be summarily removed from Office
Preparations for Cuttings Trial
Ell PAso, Tex. July 80 -Preparations for the
final trial of Cutting are in progress in Paso del
Norte 1t was given out several days ago that
the case had been transferred to the higher
court. 1t was never intended TO do So The ru-
NOR was merely spread to gain time and divertat-
tention. The trial will come off before some petty
official Judge Godoneda, who has from the be-
ginning been, with Medina, the instgator of the
whole trouble, is bitter enemy Of the prisoner.
because the latter has always treated him with
marked lack OF respect. The trial will COM
mence within three days, at the furthest
Counsel las been assigned for Cutting
against his desire The lawyer who
was thus assigned is said to be
an inexperienced and ignorant one. Well-in-
formed Mexeans who are thoroughly conversant
with the criminal practices of the country, say
the sentence will be pretty apt to be two years.
imprisonment 1t is not definitely known
whether any demand for Cuttings surrender
has been made By the government at Washing
ton. If it has been made, it has been treated
with marked neglect. A great many
papers have lately published articles derogatory
to Cuttings character. He publishes to-day, in
an Ell Paso paper, a reply to these attacks. in
which he takes strong grounds against the typo
graphical union of the country. which he has
been antagonizing for twenty years, and with
the members of which he has had many a per-
sonal warfare, in which they frequently came
out second best He says:
Eyes, as a newspaper foreman and proprietor
for twenty years. / am proud of my record
Placed again in the same position, would I'M
hesitatingly do as l have done before. The
newspaper proprictors who are spreading my
unenviable record are a class of men whose
interests have always defended. Were Hart
and Hamilton, of the Ell Paso Times, or George
Lovery. of the Tribune, or the proprietor of the
Albuquerque Journal, or John Atkins. of the
Denver News, or Frank Woodbury., of the Dem
yer Times, to write me as did Roger w. Wood
bury, the proprietor OF the Denver Times in
1880, would as cheerfuy respond, and take of
my coat. set type. make up forms, ETC., etc"
WASHINGTON, July The House committee
on foreign affairs to-day considered Representa-
tive Lanhams resolution calling the Depart
ment of State for the correspondence touching
the Cutting case. Mr. Lanham read letter he
had received from the Secretary of State con
tanning the assurance that Cutting would, with
out doubt. be released within few days, and it
was deemed unnecessary to take any further ac-
ton on the resolution. The committee has ad-
iourned until the next session.
General Treyino's Arrest Ordered.