Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-26
MIR. CUTTINGS CASE.
Particulars of His Arrest by the
Mexican uthOrities.

Mexican authorities.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The arrest OF
editor Cutting at Paso del Norte, Mexico,
and the refusal OF the Mexican authorl-
ties to release him has caused so much
excitement, that all the facts pertaining
to his arrest have become OF general III
terest. A special to the Baltimore sun,
from Ell Paso, Tex, saws that the circum-
stances that have given rise TO the pres
ent controversy with the Mexican repub-
lie, fully and accurately stated, are as
follows: Mr.. A. X. Cutting, man OF
about 40 years of age, formerly resident
OF I'll PasO, Tex, has for some time pup
lished at Paso del Norte Mexico, just
across the Rio Grande, a spanish news
paper called "El Centinea." In that pa
per he published certain personal re-
Elections upon a Mexican-Spaniard, whose
name is Emigho Medina, who has
issued the prospectus Of rival publica-
ton. Mr.. Cutting published card in
both English aud Spanish in the FL Paso
sunday Herald June 20, in which he says;
"ln late issue of Ell Centinela, pub
lished in Paso del Norte, Mexico, made
the assertion that Emiglio Medina was q
fraud, and that the Spanish newspaper he
proposed to issue in PasO del Norte was
scheme TO swindIe advertisers, etc. This
BhIu 4NeuIDd JODh Juc lIdLICI w u
Mexican court, where / was forced to
sign reconciliation. Now | do hereby
reiterate my original assertion that said
Emlgllo Medina is "a fraud, and add dead
beat to the same; also that mis- taking ad-
vantage of the Mexican law and forcing
me to a reconciliation was contemplate
and cowardly and in keeping with the
odous reputation Of said Emigllo N edna.
Should the said Emiglio Medina desire
A tiaf tfI,, !, ilsr TOR inT
| will be pleased to grant him all he may
desire at any time in any manner"
For writing this card and circulating
copies Of it in Paso del Norte, MIR. Cutting
was arrested upon Mexican soil, and until
Wednesday, July 81, he was not offered
even the privilege OF giving bail. At an
unreasonable hour he was hurried to the
court, and by authority of the Supreme
Court of Chihuahua, was offered his free
dom upon bail, but, on the advice of the
American consul at Paso del Norte, he
declined the offer, and said: II am now in
the hands of my government, and ignore
your court altogether" lie is still con-
fined in the low adobe jail at PasO del
NOrte. The people OF Ell Paso do
not all approve the course at
| first pursued by MIR. Cutting, but they
agreed that our government ought to pro-
tect its citizens in foreign lands. The
| fear OF an unauthorized attack upon the
| jail, and reports of diplomatic cOrrespOn-
dence led the MeXicans to pa trol PasO del
| NOrte on the nigh of Wednesday, July 81,
| and at the same time to forward troops
| from the interior to the Rio Grande.
| There are now about 200 Mexican soldiers
| at PasO del NOrte. 1t is now said on the
authority of the Santa Fee employees that
the Mexican Central railroad is bringing
| 1900 Mexican soldiers from the capitol.
| Thus far no extra United States troops
| have arrived at FL PasO. On the contrary,
one of the three officers at Fort Bliss Is
preparing to start tomorrow with some
| of them Tor the scene of the Indian dis
turbances. A single company is now sta
| toned at that post. 1t is reported, how
ever, that 800 United states troops in
| tended tor the Indian war have been
ordered to Ell Paso, and will arrive during
the night. On Tuesday Consul Brigham
received the following dispatch from Gen.
| Jackson, the United States Minister to the
| Republic of Mexico: "Perempt0ry de-
mand has been made for Cuttings imme-
date and unconditional release. Tele-
| graph me if complied with"
! On " ednesday ni9 hit tine following mes
sage was sent from the City of Mexico
Hon. L. f. Bayard, Washing ton: The
| Mexican government refuses to give up
| Cutting. Wire further instructions.
! Signed. JACKSON, Minister
| Consul Brigham has this evening sent
| the following dispatch to Washington
"Hon. Thomas f. Bayard, Secretary OF
State, Washington: The authorities here
refuse to release Cutting, and take no no.
! tIce of the demand made at the City of
Mexico. The Mexican government is
massng troops on the frontier, and there
are apprehensiOns OF viOleEce
A Baltimore gentleman who has Just re.
turned from journey through Northern
and Central Mexico. and who has made
special inquiries concerning the treat.
ment of American citizens at the hands
of the judiciary of the Mexican Repu bile,
! says that citizens of the United States
are frequently subjected TO unjust i'm.
| prisOnment,tha good bail bonds are often
| refused, only cash being accepted, as in
the recent case of Mr.. Merkeley. the rail-
way station agent at Chihuahua, and t hat
there is usually eXasperating delay in
bringing such cases to trial. 1t occasion.
ally happens that prisoners out on bail
are never brought to trial. The bail is
Mexico, and the authorities
know that patience on their part
will be rewarded by the return OF
the prisoners to the United States
The gentleman already quoted says that
the Mexican Consuls OF the United States
are too often bankers, merchants and
mine owners, who are too busy to give
proper attention TO their Consular duties,
or are so anxious to gain or to retain the
personal favor of the Mexican govern
ment, that they are incapable of inde-
pendent and courageous action worthy OF
official representatives OF the United
States Of America. He says that the pre-
Vious Indifference of our government to
clear cases OF in Justice has begotten in the
Mexican mind contempt for the Ameri-
can flag and reckless disregard of the
rights OF American citizens in Mexico.
There is an unmistakable prejudice
against the people of the United States.
1t is creditably reported that the Mexican
Consul at FL Paso, in a letter to a Chihua-
hua orator, cOmplimented him for having
said that he would like to have all the
American heads in line that with one bee
cut ne might sever them all. 1t is well
that the Washington government has
been brought to realize the necessity of
protecting the citizens of the United
States whom business or pleasure may call