The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-08-13
AT FEVER HEAT.
The Excitement Along the Mexican Bor-
der Over the Cutting Case Increasing
Volunteers Offer Their Services to the
Government-Argume of the Prose-
rcution.


der Over the Cutting Case Increasing
Volunteers Offer Their Services to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Prose-
cution.
Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. 10.-The Cutting
affair is practically unchanged. Cutting
is still in jail at Paso del Norte. He was
called before the court yesterday after
noon and notified that he had been
granted an appeal to the Supreme Court
of Chihuahua, and that the lawyer who
had been officially assigned to his de-
tense had forwarded the necessary
papers in the case. This proceeding may
keep him in Paso del Norte Tor some days,
although he himself is under the impress
sion that he will at any moment be carried
off. He is also afraid that be may be as
sassinated as soon as he leaves Paso del
Norte, and that the Mexicans will give as an
excuse that he tried to escape. 1t is learned
that Cutting this evening sent the follow
ing telegram to Governor Ireland:
Hon. JOHN IRELAND, GOVERNOR OF
TEXAS: As a citizen of Texas, ask of you
the protection that my friends assure me
you can and will extend to me.
A. K CUTTING"
Governor Maeeyra, it Is said, has cr-
dered the Paso del Notre authorities to de-
capitate Cutting in case of an attack from
Texas.
There is only one small company of in
iantrv at Fort Bliss. Citizens of Ell Paso
hav e formed three volunteer companies
to protect the city and guard it against
sudden surprise from the other side
Paso del Norte is full OF Mexican sol
diers and it is rumored that more are
coming. In fact there are all kinds of ex-
citing rumors floating through the town.
One is to the effect that 800 Mexican
horsemen are stationed at Saragossa on
the Mexican side OF the river or about
thirteen miles below FL Paso and opposite
the Texas town of Ysleta. The COM
mander at Fort Bliss has sent down to in
vestigate the rumor
A number OF copies of the legal brief OF
the Government counselin the Cutting case
have reached here. 1t makes an elaborate
| defense of the Mexican side of the question,
and attempts to prove that article 1S6 OF
| the Chihuahua penal code which provides
for the punishment in Mexico of offenses
committed in other countries, is not only in
| accord with the Mexican constitution, but
| also with International law and the
treaties with the United States It comes
| to the following conclusions: That article
| 1S6 is perfectly applicable to the case
| OF Cutting; that the article is in
| perfect accord with the Mexican con-
stitution and the treaties with the
| United States, and that the article is fully
! justified by the doctrines and presidents
| of international law. The bricf calls the
claim to deliver up Cutting perfectly ride
| ulous The article referred to reads as
| follows:
| ''Crimes committed in foreign country
by Mexican against a Mexican shall be
| punished i'll the Republic, whether the ac-
| cused comes by his own free will or is
brought by extradition; second, that if the
person offended is a foreigner the
| complaint shall be made against
him by the proper party; third,
| that the accused has not been definite
| Iy tried in the country where the
| offense was committed, and if he has not
| been released absolved OF pardoned,
! fourth, that the offense he is charged with
| be considered b. him as an offenSe punish
| able in the country where it was commit
| ted and also in the Republic; fifth that in
| accordance with the laws extant the pen
atty imposed would not allow bail''
New YORK, Aug. 1O.-At the army posts
in and around this city Monday consider
able activity was displayed. Ten gun car
IIotRSo 1CI llelu UdbCeFleS WIFE buIDDcu TO
| San Antonio, Tex. 1t is reported tina
more carriages and some cannon will be
shipped to-day, and that arms are on the
way from Washington and Rock Island.
| SANTA FE n. NJ, Aug. 1O.-Colonel A. j..
Fountain First New Mexico militia, yes
terday telegraphed Governor Ross from
Las Cruces as follows:
Events at Paso del Norte indicate that
our Government will shortly require the
| aid of volunteers to maintain the honor of
our flag on the frontier. | announce my.
| self ready, with 400 drilled, disciplined and
| equipped men. to take the field should
New Mexico be called upon to furnish
| aid"
DENVER, Col, Aug. 10-Captain McBetb,
OF the Chaffee light artillery, telegraphed
to President Cleveland last night offering
the services of his battery of four guns and
100 equipped men in case war was declared
with Mexico.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Secretary Bay
| ard says that no ultima tum has been sent
to Mexico. The only army orders in con-
nection with the Mexican troubles came
from the West Sunday night, saying that
local troops had been sent to disarm the
| revolutionists who had crossed into Texas.