Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-06
EDITOR CUTTINGS TRIAL.



ceeding. bat the Court Goes On.
DENVER, August Ga special dispatch from
Ell Paso says: The trial of Editor Cutting was
set for ten O'Clock yesterday morning, and at
that hour the Mexican authorities of the
court the judge OF letters, Senior Miguel
Louis Dautinks; the complainant, Eungdio
Medina; Consul Brigham and clerks, the pris-
and representatives OF the FL Paso press Assem-.
bled in the small court room, furnished with
two tables and q few chairs. Al one O'Clock the
L. Islas, counsel Tor the defense announced
that they were ready for trial. On the opening
OF the court Judge Sabbida asked the interpre-
ter TO read ali the proceedings and documents
In the case. Among them were Medina's affi-
davits charging editor Cutting with failure 10
carry out the reconciliation made before the
Mexican court in regard TO the publication in
his Paso Del Norte paper by immediately caus-
ing to be published in the FL Paso Sunday Her
aid q repetition OF the article. The second affi-
davit OF Medina charges Cutting with having
caused to be circulated over ten copies of That
paper in Paso del Norte, and charges that his
malicious intention was made plain because
his defalnatory card appeared both i'm Spanish
and English, while the Herald usually pub
lished nothing but English. Then the
order of the judge TO recover all copies of the
Herald containing said article 50 circulated was
read, followed by the written minutes Of the
court from day TO day, embracing the time
from Cuttings first appearance before the court
up TO the day and the hour OF the sitting. Then
came the original charge OF libelling Mexican
citizen, Medina, in the Sunday Herald, a paper
published at FL Paso, Texas. Medina had filed
as evidence against the prisoner the act Of con-
ciiation previously signed by both. copies OF
the Herald, and a report OF an interview held
with the prisoner by u represen tative OF another
local paper One part OF the court minutes
told that he might give a bond, answered that
he would not do SO; that his was in the
hands of his government; and that II the de-
mand for his release WAS not obeyed at once
United States troops from Fort Davis would
immediately arrive TO liberate him by iorce.
had been appointed by the court TO defend Cut
ting against his will, and how all these had de.
clined until Jesus L. islas had accepted the
task. Then follows the introduction OF the laws
OF the state OF Texas, applicable In the case, an
the offense WAS conceded to have been COM
mitted in Texas. When the reading was finished
Cutting was asked il all was satisfactory To him.
He replied that he could not countenance the
proceedings, as he considered the court without
mined their approval of the contents OF the
minutes, and arguments were declared In or
der. Jose Maria Sierra, the prosecuting attor-
ney, then took the hoor and delivered his argu-
ment. stopping only 10 quote from law books
such articles and paragraphs as were refesred
to in his speech. He said that the case hinged
upon the written agreement; between Medina
and Cutting, called an act OF reconciliation,
which was broken and made void by the pub
lication OF Cuttings article In the I'll Paso Stt,s-
day Herald; that Cuttings breach OF contract
gave Medina a perfect right TO continue his case
against the prisoner.
years Imprisonment at hard labor be Imposed
upon the prisoner He requested the court TO
censure Consul Brigham for his offcious inter-
ference in the case and also that the federal au-
thorties be notified OF the consuis acts, SO that
the necessary diplomatic correspondence for his
removal might be commenced. Medina, the
accusing party, was then given the noor, and
testified to his charges against Cutting.
AT the conclusion of this witness testimony
Senior Jesus l.. Yslas, attorney for Cutting,
argued that tho former action had ended the
claim of Medina That Cutting did not volun-
tarily break any Mexican laws, and that 10
why he went SO far away 10 republish his card:
also, that il the ofiense was punishable, there
were many reasons why the punishment
should be as light as possible.
Mr.. Cutting was then offered Q chance 70
speak, but he simply stated that he could not
recognize the court and that he was In the
hands OF the government
ADJUDGED GUILTY.
The Judge then adjudged him guilty and the
court adjourned. The Judge has nfteen days
in which to pronounce sentence.