Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-06
The Judge Takes His Case Under Ad-
vlsement and viii Give His Decls-
ion Within Fifteen Days.
The Question OF Jurisdiction Is Not
Brought Up In Cuttings So.Cnlled
Defense-The Proceedings.
President Dihz is Interviewed, ana Says
Mexico Was Jusuiable In Cuttings
Arrest and Treatment.
ANOTHER srEr TAKEN.

Miguel Ieubia, dark-Sknued Mexican
about twenty-five years old, who looks
exactly like an Indian. His hair is Jet
black, cut very short aud stands straight
up from his head.
According to law, we are going to
read over all the evidence and former
proceedings" This was the judges frst
exclamation.
The official Interpreter read the re ord,
which was in Spanish, of all the former
trial ana translated II into English. 1t
will make big book. The Charge mac e
In the record IS In substance as follows
1t set foit tn that Cutting published in the
Herald OF I'll Paso, Tex, slanderous ar
ticle, and In so doing failed to
satisfy the reconciliation which he
had made before in Paso del N1rte. 1t
alleges that Cutting in a foreign land
nsulted Mexican citizen, violating the
penal code OF chihuahua.
Both Cutting ana Consul Brigham de-
MED the correctness of this record in
many particulars, and pointed out things
alleged that never occurred.
When the reading closed Cutting was
asked II he agreed to and would sign &C.
He replied al agree to nothing and Will
sign nothing ignore your court alto.
gether l am held here only at the point
of bayonet
Consul Brigham also replied; eve
Ignore these proceedings altogether. We
say this without any disrespect to the
court or TO the Mexican republic"
Then the trial began. The only par
ties 10 It were the judge, the prose-
cutting attorney and the law student
appointed TO defend Cutting. The prose-
cutting attorney spoke In Spanish for a
few minutes, urging a sentence of not
less than two years at hard labor, and
quoting the Mexican law which had been
violated.
Medina, the man who caused the
trouble, arose and read speech He
wanted Cutting punished by long term
at hard labor and wanted damages for
himself He said that this case had been
very dangerous TO the peace and society
of the two cities and has brought the two
republics pofAans 70 war, and he wanted
| Cutting sentenced TO the fnl extent OF The
law, which is two years at hard labor
| Cuttings lawyer argued that there was
no question about an offeuse having been
committed by Cutting in his first article
published in Paso del Norte, but that was
Cancelled and the law satisfied by his re-
traction. The publication in the I'll Paso
Herald was new offense, and he urged
the court to let the prisoner OFF with a
light sentence. He did not believe the
prisoner thought he was violating Mex
lean law by his publication in Texas
paper, and consequently he did not vlo-
late the Mexican law willfully. Cuttings
lawyer dId not raise the question Of iurls-
diction.
The Judge then remarked that he would
take the case under adVisement and give
the sentence within fifteen days.
The case was then closed and Cutting
went back to prison.
DIAz INTERVIEWED.
CITY or MEXICO, Aug 5.-Popular sen
timent mas been so strongly aroused here
over the Cutting case by the press com
ments thereon that representative ofthe
Associated Press called to-day at Castle
Chapultepec to obtain the views OF
President Diaz and Senior Romero Rlbio,
minister OF the interior, who is visiting at
the castle.
The latter said he was happy to present
the facts In the case to the press and en-
tered at once into full review from the
beginning. He stated Cuttings offense,
his character and that of Medina, and
went into an elaborate explanation Of
Mexico's right to arrest Cutting from a
lawful standpoint.
"Cutting," said the minister, "haylng
been commanded by the court TO make an
apology, did 80 In an lei Paso newspaper,
but worded IL so as TO make IL really an
insult TO the court. This newspaper, al
though published in the United States,
Cutting knew circulated in Paso del
Norte on the Mexican side, and he took
pains to circulate the issue containing the
reflections on the Mexican court in Paso
del Norte, crossing the river himself TO
circulate the paper. He was thereupon
arrested In proper legal form and put in
jail. He was treated with even more con-
sideratlon than Mexican criminals
The minister was asked II he thought |
the Judge acted ia good faith.
81 do and for that reason the executive /
power here could not on the demand /
from the American government set aside
the judicial power" The government
here considers that Cutting had not only |
infringed the code Of the state OF Chi |
huahua, which makes otfenses committed |
against Its citizens on foreign territory |
punishable by It's courts, but Cutting has
also committed an oifense on this |
side Of the river without giving |
any reason or 10 recognize the demand
Of the Judge for using Insulting language |
to that official, and It was but clear that |
document derogatory 10 The |
court on this side constituted a clear
case Of offense against the law
Psess representative at is for those |
reasons you have refused 10 grant al I'M I
conditional releasel"
Minister. Eyes. The government here
has forwarded very full report Of the |
case 10 Washington, where II has been 1
submitted to congress-
President Dlaz then entered the apart !
nent and expressed qualification at meet /
ing a representative OF the Associated I
Press Of the Uaited States aud extended