Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-07
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Latest Phases of the Case of Editor Cut.
ting in Mexico.

Latest Phases of the Case of Editor Cut
ting in Mexico.
Ell PAso, August 4.-The trial OF Cutting,
set for this morning, was again postponed
until tomorrow. The associated press
news this morning has produced general
confidence in the General Government at
Washington and every one here awaits
with anxiety the action Of the House upon
the Cutting resolutions. The recent mass
meetings here lacked harmony and were
calculated to arouse the anger Of the Mexi-
cans across the river, and in fact some of
the speakers caused our Mexican neighbors
to fear a mob of force fer the purpose of
liberating Cutting. OF course, no such fear
is we'll founded as yet. 1t is rumored that
Cutting will receive heavy sentence and
that President Diaz will at once pardon
him and give him his liberty. Strange
things are done in Mexico, and as strange
as this rumor might sound, it might turn
out to be true, for good Mexican lawyers
in Paso del Norte and even the District
Judge Nicolas Ignacio has so expressed
Government OF Mexico cannot interfere in
the State Courts of Chihuahua, but can
pardon State convicts.
THE MINISTER'S VIEWS.
Cry OF MEXICO, via Galveston, August
4,-Popular sentiment has been so thor
oughly aroused here over Editor Cutting g
case and the press comments thereon that
q representative OF the Associated Press
called to-day at the Castle OF Chepuetepec
to get the views of President Diaz and
Senor Romero, Minister OF the Interior,
who is visiting at the castle. The latter
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the case to the press, and entered at once in
to very full review OF Cutting offense, his
character and that OF Medina, and went into
an elaborate explanation OF Mexico's right
to arrest Cutting. From a legal point OF
view Cutting, said the Minister, having
been commanded by the Court to make an
apology, did SO in an Ell Paso paper, and
worded 1t so az to make it an itsult to the
Court. This paper although published in
the United States Cutting knew to be Cir
culated in Paso del Norte on the Mexican
side OF the Rio Grande, and he took pains
to circulate the issue containing reflections
on the Mexican court in Paso del Norte;
crossing the river to this side himself to
circulate the paper. He was thereupon
in a proper legal form arrested and put in
iail. He was treated with even more con-
sideration than Mexican criminals. The
Minister wasasked if he thought the Judge
had acted in good faith. He replied,
II do, and for that very reason the Execu.
tive power here could rot on q demand
from the United.:States Government set aside
the Judicial powers. The Government
here considered that Cutting had not only
infrinped the code of Chihuahua which
makes an offense against it's citizens COM
mitted on foreign territory punishable by
it's courts, but he also had committed an
offense ON this side OF the line by refusing
without giving any reason TO recognize
the demand of the Judge and using
insulting language to that official:
and Fl was clear that the circulation of
the statement derogatory to the
court on this side OF the river
constituted case. The Government
has forwarded very full report
Of the ease to Washington, where it has
been submitted to Congress. President
Diaz then entered the apartment and ex-
pressed his qualification at meeting rep
resentatiye OF the Associated Press OF the
United States and extended cordial greet
inc. The President said: II presume you
have had from Minister Romero q loil eA.
nlanation OF the case and an abstract OF
The grounds for our action, and ~l'i vnIy
sav that l have just received rom
the Chief Justice of the State OF Chihuahua
a letter giving the result OF the proredu.te
Of the court in response to my request.
The letter was then read in full by
sanor Romero 1t showed that the
&C., onthorities of Chihuahua had
exercised ssass every care in treating Cutting
With consideration, even more the fresldent =
thought than was necessary, for he thought ought
# VAS sufficient to treat him as ne woulo
tre.t - . Mexican citizen imprisoned under
the same charge. The President then wens as
on at much length to relate various cases
occ~rr;no n ON the border line OF the two
Republics, to show how careful ooSh 10Y u4H,
ernments should be not to act 600 nacuy
on insufficient evidence, adding our uvx, s;.h
eminent is constantly acting IN goou ia..r n.,,
in this matter, being only des'roue o. nav
ing justice DONE"