Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-05


trial OF Quitting is now In progress az 1850
del Norte. II consists merely OF JOINT eA,
animation by the prosecuting attorney anu
a Judge OF the papers In the case. ~ " e&-
pected that a decision WI be rendered 70,
night, us the three days allotted Tor the trial
expire tomorrow. II seems that the ien8th
OF a trial is determined before the trlai pc
gins. IL is the expectation among Mexican
lawyers that Cutting Will be SEN
fenced to one or two years I'M
prisonment and taken at once 70
the penitentiary In chihuahua. Medina ~
also having his trial for raising rampus
few nights ago. Cuttings case has brought
out the hitherto unknown facts tlla me
doctrine OF states rights Is carried 10 the
extreme limit In Mexico and that the AUTHOR
tiles at Chihuahua will brook no Interior
ence from the federal administration OF
even from President Diaz himself. They
will not even listen to friendly suggestions.
As matters now stand Cutting will certainly
DO sentenced 10 long term OF impFlson-
ment and carried to chihuahua TO serve out
the term.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. l.--Shortly
after the arrest of Editor A. j.. Cutting NJ
Paso del Norto it was stated that former
wife Of his lived here. She was found
last night in the house Of Mrs. Everetts.
The lady stated that Cutting halls from
Clinton, Mich, where he became type.
setter. Twenty years ago, after he had
deserted from the rebel army, he went to
Toledo, o., where he married Miss Has
kin. The union proved nm unhappy one,
he being, abe said, drunkard and lazy
good-for-nothing. Not being DESTROYS OF
supporting him, his wife showed him the
door, and he disappeared. Somewhere
out West he procured q divorce, and his
wife afterward married happily.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2. -hepresentative
Grain of Texas, to-day had an interview
with Secretary Bayard in reference 70 the
Cutting and Aressures cases. MI. Orhih
says that the secretary, referring 70 inc
Aressures case, said that he forwarded 10
Minister jackson at the City OF Mexico
the statement OF facts submitted 10 MN
by MIR. Linn, the American consul ~
Piedras Negras, and would await the re-
suit of the investigation, which he had
instructed Mr.. jackson to request tue
Mexican government TO cause to he made
before taking any action in the matter,
CUTTING MUST he SURRENDERED.
4, x,,.a a., .I,o f,,,,,;r,, caua ,la sac.
l Nntu nj lad That ha hu1 mazda Hnmnn0
tor H. roIaasa of Outline AMI wae
answered tbat Cuttinp was being tried fol
violation of Federal statute, which
provides among other things for the pun.
ishment of foreigner, who, in foreign
country, commits an offence against 9
Mexican citizen. 10 this Mr.. Bayard
rel,lied that our government could moi
tolerate the application Of such law "a
Amar;con c;tilans md renewed his de.
hthe,ie"i SniHonH ",u iouo"eS ii' w
nanu LOT Cnttlhg = reiease' "hlch mas NO
been complied with.
To-day the Secretary submitted to thu
Senate a statement of all the proceeding
in the case and mon Congress- will de
volye tbe duty ~ Advising what fnrtbe
oat;o,, H. !al,o,, H., az pros;Iant ! ~
eotiol lliay NC ."ho' " 'iio tehi''eh' m
secretary ol nthe.
MIR. Grain added That secretary bnyart
is aroused to the importance OF the prin
ciple involved in the Cutting case and il
determined TO protect American citizen
IN the fiilI extent of his mower from Al,
o,,trnoa,,,a,t aS,a;,,s, ,i,at, ~ ,t,a Atav;ca,
-. sh.i'H e..ti19I II'..1 ~"
NV auofo llen'loheu' oi,ueT ns pto
Visions scarcely one Jourhalist out ot
Thousand In the Unlted states wonl'
escape punishment if caught in Mexico
for the charge against Cutting is that b
published in Texas libel against Mex
can citizen residing in Mexico.
MIR. Bnyard's report embraces n Ion
discussion of the claims of Mexico, i
the course Of which he saws
: The safety Of our cltigens and MI other
, lawfullS within our inrIsiietion would i
greatly impaired, If not wholly destroyed
! by admitting the power Of a foreign state t
define offences and apply penalties to act
g3m i, witi, nm inc lufisaictlon Q, y
~ ~ Gn'd n.h,es niiu ~
only forum for ORTIZ t5e trial Of offences again.
their laws. ana to concede the iurtsdlGtio
of Mexico over Cuttings case, as it is state