Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-02
MEXICAN IMBROGLTO.
The Decision In the Cutting Case, II
Any Has Been Reached, Remains
Secret With Mexico.
There Are No New Developments Ia the
Case Now drown to $50 of Interna'
tional Interest.
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The general belief is that he will get a
sentence Of several years to the peniten-
tlary
Positively nothing Is known here be-
yond what has been reported, and all else
Is pure speculation.
THE FEELING AT wEATHKRFoRD.
Special TO the Gazette
WEArHERFoRD, TEX, Aug. Some
OF our Oldest and most responsible citl-
zens have begun to get excited over the
Mexican trouble One very prompt
silvory haired gentleman said to THE
GAZETTE reporter to-day that he was
ready 10 eight, that he could not hold out
to dght long but IL they would help along
ne could do lots OF shooting. Our citi-
gems generally indorse and approve the
action Of Gov. Ireland as given In THE
GAZETTE, and think the good work OF
Texas protecting herself ought to at once
begin.
WHAT rnE NEW ORLEANS STATES SAYS.
ayes, am from III Paso," responded
stranger ia the city to the query Of Il
States representative, "and l am com
parAtiyely well acquainted with the facts
OF the C0ttlng case. ! do not think, how
ever, ] care to be mentioned in any
newspaper as expressing an opinion, as 1t
would probably iDiure my business at
home, and, as | often have to cross the
border, | might find myself In the same
position as Cutting"
Upon being assured that the facts
OF Cuttings arrest and Imprisonment
Were more important than the name
of the man interviewed, the lei Paso
man, with some reluctance, consented TO
talk.
"You see," he continued, "the arrest
of Cutting Is an outrage on an American
citizen and an insult TO the United
States. Cutting wrote and published u
card in Texas paper denouncing a Mex
lean named Medina Soon after he Wis
tied PlsO del N0rte, and the Mexican au
thorltits
COMPELLED HIM To SIGN
paper retracting the statements pub
lished In the card. Returning to Texas
Cutting published another casd lndorsing
the statements contained in tine first, and
upon his next visit to Mexico he was ar
rested and imprisoned for this alleged
crime, Which was committed in Texas"
"Who Is Cuttingyn
"CuttIng is perhaps an adventurer BY
that l mean that he is 4 man who partakes
somewhat Of the character Of border
rough, wanderor and man of the
world. Probably his moral character Is
not all that 1t should be. However, that
has nothing to do with the case He is
an American, and as such Is entitled TO
protection"
"And Medina2n
"a bully of the most pronounced type.
II one-tcuth Of what Is SAID about him is
true The attacks which have been made
upon him are not only proper, but
LEGALLY JUsTIFIABLE.
He h not a tlt associate for the respect
able element OF any community. The
officials should be careful how they take
up his cause and endeavor to defend him
from any attack but one calculated to do
him bodily Injury. He is, in short, a
villain and oeadbeat, The man seems
to be lmbued with the impression that he
Is popular hero, and has a right to act
as he pleases. He has lost no oppor.
tuDlty to show his Importance, and uses
insulting aud violent language on the
streets and IN all public places when
speaking u Americans He has often
boosted that no would personally
punish any one connected with an Amer
lean newspaper who dared TO cross the
river
"Was any attempt made to execute tina
threat"
eyes Several times has he accosted
Americans in q brutal manner, and
war ted TO know II they were connected
with an American newspaper, and, being
answered in the negative, declared thatit
was well tor their personal safety that
they were not. Mr., Russell of Wells,
Fargo & Co.'s express was passing
through Paso del Norte on street-car,
on watch was also Medina After in
sultlng Mr.. Russell,
MEDINA DREW MS REVOLVER
TO shoot the American, and was only pre-
vented by his friends, Later on he met
Consul Brigham's secretary in a public
place, ana he Immediately began to In
suit the clerk, declaring that he should
be the first so suffer death II any difficulty
occurred between the two nations. There
was pretense OF arrestlng this bully for
the latter otfense, but he is now free to
Insult and assault the next American who
comes in his way
"What Is the feeling along the border
In regard TO the Imprisonment OF Cut
tingYn
AT this question tine Texan look fxedly
at the reporter, leaned forward aud re-
spouded
"rhe peremptory demand for the re-
lease Of Cutting having been refused, or
az least not having been complied with,
Secretary Bayatd should have instructed
Minister johnson TO demand his passport,
and the
MEXICAN AUTHORITIES
should have been ormally notified that
unless 1.-THE American was released In
twenty four hours the troops OF the United
States would be pushed across the border
and Cutting released by force. That is
what we think; do YOU know any reason
why It should not have been doneyn
The reporter gently inslnuated that he
was acting In the capacity OF an inter-
Viewer, and not the interviewed, and
fred his next question at the bellicose
Texan.
"lIul that would have been WARP"
''perhaps SO. AT all events It would
have insured the speedy release OF Cut
ting There are many oalamlties worse
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