Telegram-herald., 1886-08-02
.SPOILING FOR A FIGHT
An Interview With Cutting 10
the FL PasO Prison.
.lRIRIGaAS liAG TO The SIAItS.
4 Congress onaf Convention Demands
Action 10 the Case Editor Cut
uag Career With -Four " ses
Cutting in NJ chigan.

NEw OaLslSs. Aug. The Nltss pub
lshes the following from Fl Paso. Texas.
Pie three days 0f Cuttings trial expired
lasl night The length of The trial Was de-
termiurd in advance ll bad been an-
nounced 10 Cutting before The trial began
that be would be sentenced last night, and
thus the ease ended before it commenced
He was NOT sentenced last night hoseTer
and had nor beeu up 90 10 clock today
The trial consisted Of conference
between Chief Justice komaos. OF
chihuahua and The prosecuting attOrAey
with the laW student who, against Cut-
uug's protest was appointed 10 defend him
The trial Nss merely an examination Dy
the judge and prosecuting attorney on Tie
ex parte papers prepared By Judge Iosha-
nada Cutungs enemy. lOur corresponds
ent saw Cutting this afternoon IN the faso
del Norte iail He j. every moment eK-
pecting 10 be- called up for sentence, and
the general belief Is that he Will get TWO
years IN chihuahua peniienuary. Nothing
more is known here of the movement OF
the two governments. Your correspondent
crossed - RiO GTaude and called
on Cutting He passed the sentinel With
some difficulty and got into the prison only
10 find that Cutting bad been taken 10
court again for his twentieth private trial,
sO-called. lie was met coming up the hall
% the prison under guard on his way back
tie is handsome man, bat since
his confinement his black hair has become
streaked with grey and il needs trimming.
A fortnight- growth of beard was on his
face His large, frank blue eyes looked
more troubled than when the correspondent
saw him last and his bronzed face
wears troubled look. He grasped tue
hand offered him warmly. but with a wear
led air tell you this IS growing mOnotO-
nous. be said. II uid not mind the inn
prsoument AT first, bat il is beginning 10
Tell On me now
What nave they been doing TO you to-
dav?"
lie smiled and said. you would never
Euess. / know | have been expecting all
dav 10 be sentenced. and when the guards
called o. escort me before the Judge /
thought uiy time had come. D."
What sentence DO YOU eXpeci?'
ION, wear or twoin the penitentiary and
a heavy hue. prob tbly.
"Aai were you not sentenced?'
"Nu. not word was said about that
Instead they informed me that sentence
wss deferred tor the present because they
had decided % grant me the concession of
public trial. which is To take place on Aug
usr but the strange thing about IL, and
what / was starting 10 tell YOU, Was
'hi-. Medina. the man against whom my
alleged lDelOus article was directed. was AT
The judge elbow, giving him suggestions.
I nOucei he was busy with law books.
Well what made me laugh, the Judge nOti
tied me that since | dId not recognize
the lass Of Mexico as applying Id
my case and did confess myself amen4ble
to the laws Of Texas. ne had determined Ia
substitute the laws of Texas for those of
Mexico. and try aud punish inc according
to the Texas code In case Of libel aud Sian
DER
was the charge upon which you are on
trial atei to YOU tOiay2
Yes. and there Is not word IN IL about
contempt of court. IL is simply ana solely
for the publication Of the FL Paso Texas
Herfd They seem 10 think that they
have made their position immnvabIe by
irving me by The laws of Texas.
judge Brigham was So disgusted that he put
on his bat aud left the room. then the
Mexican LAWYERS and judges scoited and
eerrd 40 the United States. Really am
almost ashamed 10 look a Mexican in the
face Even The prisoners here ieer az my
hopes Of aid from the government. / can
not believe" Cutting continued, that the
government will permit such an
outrage Understand me, hate
all this nOtoriety, bnt feel that
acSdent made me stand for a prin-
ciple" Further inquiry confirmed the
statement that the alleged Texas libel was
the basis for the suit. and 10 has been trans
lated for the court in Cuttings case. The
feeling on the American side is wariike and
on the Mexican triumphant