New-York tribune., 1886-08-11
ETuE MEXICAN DEFENCE.
urp SIDE OF THE A. X. CUTTING CASE.
.,, n.yARp's DEMAND CONSIDERED RIDICULOUS
THE PRIsONER's APPEAL.

.x.pp's DEMAND CONSIDERED RiplCuLOUs-
THE PRISONERS APPEAL
", p.so. Tex, Aug. 1O.-The situation in
A., Cuttinx affair practically unchanged Last even
g. na was stil In jail In the afiernoon he was calico
-. the court once aud told that lie HAD been
,a q, ap,eal to the Supreme Court Of Chihuahua
-, ,h. LAWYER ho had been officially assigned to
.,c. n Al for W arded the necessary papers III the
-. TIM. proceeding will keep him ID Pas" DEL N"rte
er some dsys although he himself Is under inc impress
.,o that he may at any moment he carried on. lie ns"
-.. ,h., bc viii be assassinacd as soon as
-. ,.avrs Paso del Norte and that the Mexicans
will give as an excuse that he tued 10 escape
C',,r ..n, tho following telegram to Governor Ire
land last evening" -
citizen of state of Texas ask Of You the pro
terton that my irienus ASSURE 'no ''1 "a" "'' "'
kend TO me.
This dlspa ch sent against the urgent aa'i'e OF
Consul Brgha n. and 1t is the frat time that cutting mas
FAILED TO olow implicitly tue suggestions OF the C"oSu
who thinks that the present juncnre di-pdehes arc
Iadvised There only ANAL company OF infantry
nj Fort Bss The of FL Paso yesterday iorne"
,hr.. volunteer companies protect the city and guard
~ oa,nst surprise the other side. Pas" del Norie
IA u OF Mexican soldiers and rumors are Ia circulation
that more coming In fact there are all KINDS o eA
,ting rumors floating through the town One Il TO the
affect that 800 M,xican horsemen are statione"
=, sar.gossa on the Mexican side OF the river
hont thirteen miles below III Paso. opposite tie Texas
town OF Yslrta Tue COMMANDER ~ Fort Bss mas s,nt
AnU n tn
=, copies of the legal brief in the Cuttns case I'D
,,smuulst FORM reached FL Paso from CHIHUAHUA IN
PEE "A the work Jesus Maria Palacios. Leading
Sawver OF the OF Chihuahua and may lie reshrhu
~ nttcisL IL makes elaaOrs drerce of th' N'A'
p an aide OF the question, ant attempts 10 prove h"t
Article Sc OF the Chihuahua Penal Cole winch p D.
xaes for the puni-buent In Mrxic" %! Offences com
mad I'm other IA not only III acr"ri "i
rhr MEXICAN Consultation. but also with ihternaton'l
Ia ~ And tne treaties with the United States Among
the authorities International law IL qh ties rlr'
yenx Ahr~ns Il tschltZ. and NOR" PARTICULARLY OSta-
IAN II comes To the following conclusions:
First Article ls6 perfectly applicable TO inc case o.
article perfect
MerIcsn and the treaties win Tie ne Suus
article fully Justified Dy the uoOucs
and precedents OF International law
Tn. brief calls the demand 10 deliver mp Cut'lne
perfectly ridiculous Article 1885, reierreu TO- r'"'' IS
follows:
crimes committed in foreign country oy Ms1San n hc
Mexican shall lie punished III the lepublc ethcl Wh'h
into the country oi ms own ll'o
an been glt there by O extra
III Offending iOCigner ana cOhpId III
against hlm proper party third. The a'cus.u ' o
lren definitely the country where tr onenVc
committed AMI he has not been released apsoiNo W 80
doned offence lie Is Charged
nv him i'll The country 20
and also Republic oi Mexico hn H. ~ 80,
corlauce eXtant the penalty po>eu W"
would allow OF the PRISONER ainss'on " "