The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-10
A DENIAL.


DENVER, August BEL PAso-COnsul
Brigham says that he must have been
misunderstood in regard TO the second
demand. He says he expects it at any
time, but does not know that 1t has
bee1 made.
DESyER, August 9.-El Paso special
10 the Associated Press: The Cutting
affair Is practically unchanged. There
we're rumors allday of his having been
quietly spirited away TO chihuahua.
but they tnr: ed ont TO be untrue. This
evening be is still in jail. During this
afternoon he was called before the court
once more and notified that he had
bsen granted an appeal 10 the supreme
court OF chihuahua and that the law
yer who had been officially assigned to
l his defense had forwarded the necessary
papers ia the case. This proceeding
/ may keen him in Paso del Norte Tor
some days, although he himself is under
I the impression that he Will at any
moment, perhaps, be carried on.
I de is, besides afraid that ne may
/ be assassinated as soon as ne
leaves Paso del NOrte, and thai the
! Mexicans Will give as an excuse that lie
tired TO escape. It is learned that Cutting
Il this evening sent the following telegram
70 Governor Ireland: Jas a citizen OF
the State of Texas, / ask Of you the
protection that pEy friends as, ure me
YOU can and will extend me-" This dis
patch was sent against the urgent
adFice OF Consul Brigham. and II Is the
! first time that Cutting has failed 10
follow implicitly the consul S sugges-
tons, who thinks that az the present
junctupe the dispatch is III advised.
~ There Is only one small company OF
infantry at Fort Bliss. The citizens OF
bET PAso have to-day formed three
volunteer companies to protect the city
J. and gnard il against Sudden
surprise from the other side. Pas
del Note Is full of MeNic.
soldiers, aud the rumor IS that more ais
comisg. In fact, there are all kinds u
excitii.g rumors floating through the
town. One is 70 the elect that 30
Nexican horseuen are stationed 81
Saragossa, on the Mexican River, about
, thirteen miles below FL PsSo, and
/. opposite the Texas town OF Hsleta
! The commander 81 Fort BIS
has sent down TO lnSesugal'
1.-The rumor. To-day, a number o
namphlets reached El Paso from Chi
hu.hua, being copies OF the legal briei
, in the Cutting case, by Jesus Mari'
Palacios, the leading lawyer OF th'
State of Chihuahua. Ii may BE regarded
as official. 1t makes an elaborate de
tense OF the Mexican side OF the question
} and attempts 70 prove that arnct
1856 OF the Chihuahua penal code, Thicf
J provides tor the punishment IN Mexico
. of offenses committed in other coun'
tries. Is not only in accord with M
Mexican Constitution, but also wat
international law and the treaties WIZ
D the United States. Among the authorl
. ties on international law It quotes
!, Hefter, FelixA Ahrens, Bluntschh, an
] more particularly 0rtalen.
!, The article referred to reads as follows
. III Grimes committed IN q foreign coun
, try by Mexican against Mexico sha
: he punished in the republic, either D
r having come by his own free VIII G
j brought by extradltlon.
: Second-That If the person onende
5 is foreigner. complaint shall De mao
AGAINST him by the proper party.
: Tbird-That the accused has not pee
: definitely tried in the country whei
Il the offense was committed, and II
4 has not ceen released, absolyed or pa
: : I FoHrth-That the offense he
- charged with be considered by hii
i as an offense punishable in the COUNT
4 where it was committed, and also
d the republic. .;.,, !,
= Fifth-That, in accordance with u
q laws. the extent of the peuaity impose
e would not allow bat.