Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-18
THE CUTTING CASE.
Mexican Diplomacy and Mexican Gall
and TaHy.

and T&Hy.
CRY OF Mexico, August 14.-I he Minis
ter of Foreign Relations, Senior Mareschal
has addressed communication under dat
OF the 18th INST. to Minister Poniero a
Washington giving a review Of all the lega
points in the Cutting case. The communi
Gator draws attention to the exectituve te
some OF Secretary Bayards statements due
no doubt. it says, to unreliable informa
ton given him by interested and excited
persons. The prosecution OF Cutting die
not originate with the judge as stated BY
Mr.. Bayard, but was the result .
the offended party's complaint made
in due form. Again Cuttini
was not only not refused lega
assistance, but was provided with counsel
he refusing to employ lawyer. The com.
munication enters at length into the ques
tion OF jurisdiction and cites numerous au
thorities, incicding Wheaton and Other
American jurists in support OF the claim o
Mexico for jurisdiction over an offense
committed against Mexicans in foreign
territory. Ho cites, among others, Judge
Storey, who, in reviewing the New
York decisions, says that although
the laws OF every country are in
their nature local, yet an offense may
be committed in one sovereignty in viola.
tion OF the laws of another and the offender
if found in the latter State he may be pun.
ished according to che laws thereof, and
the TACT that he owes allegiance to another
sovereignty cannot be pleaded as bar o
an Indictment. The letter closed: II am
convinced of Bayard's g wisdom and sincerity
which have been shown in his prudent con-
duct. since he was informed through my
on the part Of our Government to
secure the immediate release OF
Cutting. I also appreciate the sincerity
OF bis repeated assurances OF friendly con-
siderEtion for Mexico given to you, but our
friendly consideration for the Government
of the United States is no less sincere and
profound, and we have sufficient confidence
in it's wisdom and justice to expect that
wheu, upon learning the whole truth it
finds that it has taken wrong position,
it will not hesitate to recede frow it and
will know how to do us justice.
The interest in the case is abaiting as it is
believed the matter will be settled by
diplomatic negotia tions. Public confidence
is felt here in the discretion and Pr triotism
of Minister Romero. The best class OF
people here express friendly sentiment
before the people OF the United States.
Old Greenbacks Himself.
Kate Chase tells some interesting stories
If her fal her. the late Chief Justice Chase,
in one OF which is shown that it is not
a'wa.s sale to prpsume too much upon the
gullibility Of even very ignorant people.
1t will he remembered that soon after the
close OF III. war MIR. Chase mate a. trur of
the Sout,,e ern States. He took with him a
con idera bI. amount If money in one
dollar greenback bills. which had his por-
trait on their face sss he appeared when
secretary Of the Treasury. When he had
occa ion for ary servire from the negro' a
he always handed them one of the
bills, and the negroes, recognising the
likeness, soon declare that he
~as "Old Greenbacks himself" A
sharp and inscriptions adventurer
thought he saw road to fortune in this
incident: S., providing himsrlf with some
adyer, sen-nts printed in the form of
g,eenbacks, a ad,rned with the likeness
of Chief Justice Chase be pr"ce-de to en-
ploy the n. gr .es and pait them for their
y ork j.. these bogus bills. lie Succeeded
for {, tine but ore day off ring one to an
O d darky the man handed it back saying
n" ma sa da, no good"
"What fo"l you are" said the adven.
turer anerily 'don' you lee that that's old
greenback' u face?"
"Yes maesa" said the old Negro "dats
cd pre.nb .ck's fase for suah" but, hesitat-
ingly ''de rest OF it amt a bit like him.