The Portland daily press., 1886-08-07
CUTTINGS TRIAL.
Found Guilty and Will be Sentenced
Soon.
a Resume of the Facts of the Case.

PAso DEL NoRrE, Mexico, Aug. The
trial of Editor Cutting at Paso del NoIte,
Mexico, was set for 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. At that hour the Mexican autnoT-
tiles of the court, the judge of letters, Senor
MIGUEL Sabbida and his clerk, the Official n
ness, Arungda Mida, Consul Brigham ana
clerks the prisoner. a few American. ana I
Mexican citizens and representatives OF tne
press, assembled in the small court room FUR
nished with two tables and a few chairs.
Atone O'Clock the prosecuting attorney, .,
NJ. Sienna, and Jesus E. Yselas attorney Tor
the defence, announced that they were ready
for the trial On the opening of the court
Judge Sabbida asked the interpreter TO read
all the proceedings and documents IN tne
case. Among them were Medlna's afhdaVlts
charging Editor Cutting with failure to Ell
feet a reconciliation before the Mexican
court in regard to the article published IN his
PaSo del Norte paper, by Immediately caus-
ing to be published In the I'll Paso ounIay
Herald a repitition of the same article; Inc
second affidavit of Medina charges cutting
with having caused to be circulated over III
copies of that paper in Paso del Norte, and
alleges that his malicious intention was
made plain because his defamatory card ap-
peared both in Spanish and Engnsn Whle
the Herald usually publishes nothing but
English. The order of the judge to recover
all copies of the Herald containing said artl-
Gle so circulated was then read, followed by
the written minutes of the court from day to
day, embracing the time from Cuttings first
appearance Then came the original charge
Of libelling Mexican citizen in the Sunday
Herald, paper published at Ell Paso, Texas
Medina had filed as evidence against the
prisoner the act of conciliatlon, previously
signed by both plaintiff and defendant. cop
les of the Herald and the report OF an inter
view held with the prisoner by representa-
tive of another local paper. One part of the
court minutes stated that Cutting at II
o'clock at night when told that he might give
a bond answered that he would not do so,
that his case was in the hands of his govern
ment and that if demand for his release
was not obeyed at once United States troops
from Fort Davis would Immediately arrive
to liberate him by force. The minutes go on
to state how several persons had been ap-
pointed by the court to defend Cutting
against his will and how all these had de-
clined until Jesus E. Yselas had accepted the
task. Then followed the introduction OF the
laws of the State of Texas applicable In the
case, as the offence was conceded to have
been committed in Texas.
When the reading was finished cutting
was asked if all was satisfactory to him. He
proceedings as he considered the court with
out jurisdiction in the case. The officials
then signified their approval of the contents
of the minutes. Jose Maria Scerna, the pros
ecuting attorney then delivered his argu-
ment Cuttings attorney made his argu-
ments. Cutting was then offered an oppor-
tunity to speak but simply stated that he did
not recognize the court. 80
The judge then pronounced Cutting guilty
and the court adjourned. The judge has 10
days to decide as to the sentence.