St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-09
CUTTING CONVICTED.
Scenes in the Court Room at the
Time When He Was Sen
fenced.
The Prisoner Refuses to Recognize Mex
lean Jurisdiction and Appeals
to his Country.
Great Alarm on the Border Over
the Result of the
Trial.
Both Americans and Mex1cans
Excited to a Dangerous
Pitch.
Il rOuble Ahead.

Ell PAso, Tex, Aug. S.-As sentence
was pronounced upon Cutting at Paso Del
Norte. Mexico, last evening the prisoner
turned slightly pale but was otherwise
thoroughly composed. When the reading
OF the sentence was finished, he asked in a
loud voice of the court, at the same time
pointing to Medina, about the 5000 fine, SIS
that creature to get any of it?" At this
point Consul Brigham interposed to stop
him.. IF the prisoner uses insulting lam
guage," said the judge, Il can add some
thing to the term OF his sentence" Judge
Brigham assured the court that neither he
nor cutting meant disrespect. Let US
understand" said Judge Brigham, lust
what this is for" cit is for the pubIica-
ton on the other side of an article which is
held to have vitiated reconciliation made
on this side" ''And this act on the other
side" continued Judge Brigham, Twas
construed on this side as
A CONTEMPT OF COURT.
To this the court replied in the negative.
The court then turned to the
prisoner and asked, DO Won
still stand under the protection of
your government" Il do" replied MI.
Cutting. ''Do you wish to take an appeaa
to the supreme court?" the judge asked. ~
have no appeal to make except to the gov
eminent of the United States" eff YOU
should desire to take an appeal" said Judge
Zulra, You have five days in which to
give notice. Do you wish to sign the pro-
ceedings of this court?" 81 sign nothing.v
do you wish to express satisfaction or
dissatisfaction with the sentence?" mo,
sir; l have never recognized your court or
jurisdiction, and I do not recognize it's
right to imprison for one hour" Cutting
was taken back to Jail and will be sent to
Chihuahua in day or two. No sooner
was the fact of Cuttings sentence known
than both towns on the Mexican and the
American side were
WILD WITH EXCITEMENT.
over the matter. Two secret meetings
were held here and companies of minute
men were organized, and the merchants
fear harm If the soliers are not promptly
on hand. They realize that congress only
can declare war, but the superior number
OF Mexican soldiers in Paso Del Norte
would play havoc with the single company
now at Fort Bliss, one mile from Ell Paso,
Arms and ammunition are not scarce, how
ever, and citizens are secretly organizing so
as to act on the defensive Their voice is
unanimous for the vindication of American
honor and the protection of our citizens.
The Mexicans, too, are angry at the tone of
our press, and people are fearful of vio-
lence on account of the numerous mass
meetings which are being held. A dis
patch from Rio Grande city to-day says a
heavy force of Mexican rovolutionists
crossed the river into Texas on Thursday
night. A troop of the Eighth United
States cavalry was ordered yesterday from
Ringold barracks to pursue and disarm
them.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Secretary Bay
ard said tonight that he had not received
the resignation of MI. Jackson, minister to
Mexico, and that there was nothing new in
the Cutting since the dispatch received yes
terday from the United States consul, noti-
flying him of the prisoners sentence.