New-York tribune., 1886-08-28
TIE SORT OFA MAN CUTTING IS.
JUDGE STOWE. OF PITTsBUKG. SITTING DOWN THE
MARTYR AS A HUMBUG.

JUDGE STOWE, OF PITTsBUKG, SETTING DOWN THE
MARTYR AS HUMBUG.
PITTsBURG. Aug. 27 (Specidh. Judge Edwin
II. Stowe returned to-day from trip to the Pacific
Slope Last sunday while In Paso del Noite' he headed
CATION mposed OF half dozen Americans who
visited Cutting In Jail As they passed along the streets
they we're treated with tho utmost consideration AMI
native courtesy by those with whom they oame In con
tact Americans we're conducting business In quiet,
undisturbed manner. The Mayor without hesitation.
granted the party q permit to vsit the jail. Judge
stowe today said:
We quickly made our way 10 the jail. and were ushered
into Mr. Cuttings apartments. He greeted us heartily
with q clasp OF the hand. He looked like man
not large ana II Was not we'll ventilated Neither Of
these circumstanoes however indicated any persecu
the the Of the
Of th. psOp. I've ont bsyond their rocf, under he
what arrangements he observed for dining :" am al
lowed cen per DAY Tor r9on no repe To
peouniary allowance was merely anomlna performance.
and a. T TO 20 90 oS O% him oo ~.
for examination broAohod the subject by remarkinR
those trial for life or DEATH may you
"J1dse" he answered "They did not convict mo at
the trial OF anything but pubshnR the libel against
Medina on American soil. The indictment against me
for bringing copies OF 81 Sentncio over into Paso del
Norte for circulation. was nothing more than an after
But" interrupted 7, with nod chow Is this they
convicted you OF IT, didn't they r.
"ko, II only afterthought on their part" lie
again declared. not answering directly.
"YOu we'll AS do" then said to him, " that
the Mexican is different II this mat
ter. II you living IN tho state OF Pennsylvania
and should publIsh In The London LINES libel ag abst
YOU should then brug copies OF The Times contain
ing that libel for circulation IN Pennsylvania you
know very well that would bs as completely liable TO
punishment aS II should directly publish the libel
ihrouLh the medium OF PennsyIvania paper. You
know II as do. OF course you do"
During the time that delivered this charge he ro-
maned negeDtly attentive IS any one would. nor did
he deny what said. think he 10 . humbug That
is my measure OF the edition Of the FL SenlineUo Az
agitation his case is contrivod altogether
designing parties In FL Paso who desire In the event
OF international conflict to make that place depot for
trade was led 10 think that many OF his stAnohest
admirers, or rather warDest friends, much dis
gusted with him and hs cause. Indeed, would you be-
eve that Mr. Cutting Is making hs calculations a. to
how rich he will become in consequence OF
ma imprisonment IL Is fact By
chance | was Introduced to gentleman who
was one Of Mr.. Cuttings intimate associates This geu
teinan said that he went 10 Cutting at tho jail day
and talked with him about the case Just a. he brightly
consoed tho and about to take his eavO
Cutting from his scat aud approaching his riond
confidently chuCkled
WELL III bet III clear sec, 600 out Of this thing, any
how"
The gentleman assured me- no was much surprised and
panied and that be AMI left bidding The prisoner
a VerY cold gOOd-by