Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-08-07
CUTTING CONVICTED.
THE MEXICAN COURT ADJUDGEs
THE Am ERICAN EDITOR GUILTY.
Scenes at the Trial-The Testimony ol
Medina-Cutting's Attorney Ad-
vises . Light Sentence.

DENVER. COL, Aug. Ga despatch
from Ell Paso says; The trial of Editor
Cutting was get for 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning, and at the hour the Mexican
authorities Of the court assembled in
the small courtroom, furnished with
two tables and few chairs.
At o'clock the prosecuting attor-
ney, J. M Sierra, and Jesus Il. Ysla8,
attorney for the defense, announced
that they were ready for trial. Among
the papers presented were Medina's
affidavits charging Editor Cutting with
failure to carry out the recon ciliation
made before the Mexican Court in re :
gard to the publication in his Paso del
Norte paper by Immediately causing to
be published in the Ell Paso Sunday
Herald repetition OF the article.
The second affidavit of Medina char
ges Cutting with having caused to be
circulated over ten copies of that paper
in PAso del Norte, and alleges that his
malicious intention was made plain be-
cause his defamatory card appeared
both in Spanish and English, while the
Herald" usually published nothing
but English. ..T.
DETAILS OF THE PROCEEDINGS.
Then came the original charge of II
beling q Mexican citizen, Medina, in
the "Sunday Herald" paper pub
lished at El Paso, Texas. Medina had
filed as evidence against the prisoner
the act of conciliation previously signed
by both, copies of the Herald" and 8
report of an interview held with tht
Iprisoner by o representative OF another
local paper. One part of the court min
utes stated that Cutting at II O'Clock a
might, when told that he might give 8
bond, answered that he would not dt
Iso; that his case was in the hands of hi
lGovernment, and that if the demand
for his release was not obeyed at ono
United States troops from Fort Davi
would Immediately arrive to liberat
him by force.
The minutes go on to state how sew
eral persons had been appointed by th
court to defend Cutting against hi
will and how all these had decline
until Jesus E. Yslas had accepted th
: task. Then folio ws the introd uction c
1.-The laws of the State Of Texas applica
BILE in the case, as the offense was COL
lceded to have been committed l
Texas.
u When the reading was finished Gu
ting was asked II all was satisfactory
: him. He replied that he could not count
nance the proceedings, as he considere
4, the court without jur isdiction In tE
= case. The officials then signified the
approval of the contents OF the minute
and arguments were declared in orGe
THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
I'll Jose e. Maria Sierra, the prosecutil
iattorney, then took the floor and d
|; livered his argument, stopping only
Iquote from law books such articles ar
n paragraphs as were referred to In b
lspeech.
o, He said that the case hinged upon t
written agreement between Medina 81
Cutting, called an act of reconciliatie
/ (which was broken and made void
"A the publication of Cuttings article
L the FL Paso "Sunday Herald" th
/. fCutting's breach of contract gave N
W y. dina perfect right to continue his ca
io against the prisoner, and in support
~ this view he quoted Article o56 and 81
{ ton of Article 657 Of the Mexic
code.
The result of his crime has been
terrorizs the people of this vicinity, d
IN Iturbing society and causing fear OF
In revolution and probably war. a
th these were aggravating circumstant
an and crimes in themselves.
d. He concluded by calling attenti
ne Ito Article Sc, of the Penal Code, whi
ra ldefines the sentence in such seri(
nt leases, and asked the Court that 81
tence of two years. imprisonment
hard labor be imposed upon the prise