The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-25
A FREE NAN ONCE MORE,
EctTOR CUTTING RELEASED AND
NOW ON AMERICAN SOIL.

His Last Hours in Msxico-A Threa,
Which Came Very Near Costing Him
His Liberty Again-Mexicau Officials
signing the ReIease-Gen. sedewiek i'm
the city of Mexico.
Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. 2s-Cuttinp was
| taken before the court at Paso del Norte
| Monday and the official record of the SUI
preme court decision confirming his SEN
tence, bat ordering his release, was inter.
preted to him Tho court bases its decision
solely upon the ground that Medina valves
bis right to civil suit for damages The
court declares that'this puts an end to the
| proceedings
Atte: the judge had notified Cutting of
release lie asked him: ~WiIi you sign your
release
Il Sign nothing was the stereosyped re-
piy. Then Judge Castanada wrote some.
thing on apiece of paper and appended an
elaborate signature, with several wards of
fcurishes attached Dantine signed it. and
four swarthy Mexicans. The consul once
more wanted copy of the decree,
but Castanada said it would have
to De submitted TO the mayor
Cutting to his cell for lunch, end during
the time it was being rartaken of the GER
tihcate of discharge was sent by messenger
to the mayor, who is the official properly
charged with the duty of discharging pris-
oners. To his companion in confinement
Cutting remarked:
ne next time | come back | will have a
iot OF American guns at my back, and the
hexicans will sing different tune from
what they do now"
ihe remark gave some little offense to
Inc Mexicans present who caught its mean
ing, and they propose to use it against him
should an opportunity afford.
On leaving the cercei the consul bepcad
'he othcer who was to escort Cutting to the
mayors office, to 60 ahead and alloy his
friends to accompany him down the street
1his was granted cheerfully. and Cutting |
Walk was that of a free man down the caIle
OF Paso del Norte The chief mun;qirsi
officer sat on led, leaning over table ms |
ne awaited the coming Of the prisoner Cut |
ting entered the room first and took a se,t |
Only one OF two more entered as the nro |
ceedlnss were expected to be very brief |
ksperidion Rononcia, the mayor brisfv |
read the certificate of discharge and told |
a. AASl
Mr. Brigham then asked Is lie aIlowsa |
10 go free MANI
81, sencr, replied the mayor,
Those without grasped Cuttings hands
anu shook them warmly when he stepped
into the street Others gave him simiI.r
greetings, and he went with thor, into . ca
loon 10 partake Of lemonade
Among many parties crowded into tha
prar
pantine, the official interpreter. An exci,aa
ensued IN Spanish, in the
course of which Cutting said.
The five principal persons In tbis mat,.r
VIII see hereafter" implying bv both
word and manner that he should like 10 |
administer personal chastisemept unon
them, Dantine at once took the remarl. ac
apply ing to him, and squirting ont aP,,as
"a es neva deliton -Now, that's a new Of
iensel, he darted ont to obtain the servicas
Oh the mayor IN arfeSting Cutting for tho
words first used. With the mavor VIII
was only few steps away, came mum.
Der oil MexicaDs, and things began
10 look very stormy. Consul Brigham
told Dantine that he ought to take into ron
the state of excitement uudsr
"hich MT Cutting was .laboripg. and not
AXE advantage of him He then. througb
spanish speaking friend, answered the
mayor that no offenss vas intended hy
utslng, who had spoken only in the course
II an argument with tine Interpreter. The
mayor decided that it was n new capss or
'fense and stepped toward Cutting I
Who at the same instant WIS warnej |
" an American to get out or thew
would have him again Mean.
lme }, A Brock had stopped the car, lust
tarted for the river and, the Americans
losing in around him, hurried to the car {
Lhe Mexicans followed no further. and
Fhen the vehicle started off at the highest i
ate OF speed allowed by the time table they
'eht back into the saloon. When the car I
cached the American bank of the Rio 1
'rande, Cutting relieved his feelings by L
udibiy cursins the "greasers,7 and In a '
aw minutes left the car with the Westops j
whose house he will, for the present find b
helter