Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-07

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public ana notorious that Cutting has de-
famed my name, thus making it impossi-
Die Tor me to continue my newspaper en-
terprlse, and my interests having suffered
grave damages, 80 that l will be unable
to continue longer in business, theTes
fore supplicate the Judge to name two
persons to fix the damage caused me by
SAID cutting as an equitable way Of SET
tlement In part"
PLEA OF CUTTINGS COUNSEL.
AT the conclusion of the witness testl-
mony Jesus K. Yslas, attorney for Cutting,
arose. He argued that the former action
had ended the claim of Medina, that Cut
ting did not voluntarily break any MeXi-
can laws and that that is why he went 80
far away to repu blish his card; also, that
II the of1ense was punishable there were
many reasons why the punishment should
be as light as possible. Cutting was then
offered chance to speak, but he simply
stated that be could not recognize the
court and that he was in the hands Of his
government. The Judge then adiudged
him guilty and the court adjourned.
The Judge hag fifteen days in which to
pronounce sentence.
THE EXCITEMENT IN MEXICO.
CITY OF MEXICO, Aug. 6.-The border
complications continue TO excite much
attention in the press and at the leading
| clubs, and in diplomatic circles the Cut
ting case is uppermost. In order to as
certain the state of opinion among repre-
| sentative American citizens here, the AS
sociated Press correspondent had to-day
an interview with leading members of the
American colony, Neither Gen. Jack
! son, United States Minister, nor
| United States Consul General
Porch felt at liberty to give out anything
| for publication. General Superintendent
Mackenzie, OF the Mexican Central rail-
way, said he was sorry that so much
trouble had arisen from o petty quarrel
between Cutting and Medina. The Wells,
Fargo 81 Co. Express Company does an
extensive business in this republic, hav-
ing agencies almost everywhere.
THE SUPERINTENDENT SATISFIED.
The General Manager of that company,
Mr.. Turner, said that he had been too
busily engaged to read up on the Cutting
| case. He considered IL a matter of little
Importance. In all his extensive business
dealings with the Mexican, Federal and
State officials he had never had occasion
for the slightest complaint. He thought
it highly unjust for American papers to
assert that there was no protection in
Mexico for an American citizen engaged
in business. Both the Federal and State
authorities were always ready to protect
acted promptly in Furnishing otfenSes,
Wells, Fargo & Co. were extending their
agencies and were confident of protection
everywhere.
AN EDITORS VIEWS.
Charles Zeeger, publisher of the Mexi-
can Financier, an organ of the CONNER
cial, railway and mining interests, said
II do not think our government and the
| people at home realize the dlsagTeeable
and even dangerous position in which
| the business interests of Americans liv-
ing here are placed by the conduct
of an adventurer on the border who tries
to use the American flag to protect him
in order to obtain little nOtOriety. While
l believe In vigorous foreign policy. so
that the lives and property of Americans
shall be protected abroad, am convinced
that an international conflict, based on
this pretended outrage, would be an act
OF folly.
AN INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL.
Frederick Il. Guernsey, editor of the
Mexican FInancIer, said that this and
other cases on the border emphasized the
need of a special tribunal OF an inter-
national character to decide questions
! continually arising. Such an interna-
| tional court should be composed OF an
! equal number of Mexican and American
| lawyers, AS Gen. Diaz has pointed out
the Rio Grande border was said to be for
years the hotbed OF disputes arising from
| the mixed character OF the population
| there.
j. Mastilla Clarke, publisher of the Two
| Republics, daily paper and the organ OF
| the American colony, said that when
| Cutting came to Mexico he had volun-
! tarily subjected himself to Mexican law.
| 1t would appear that he had no right
when arrested in Paso Del Norte for the
acts committed IN Mexico as well in
| Texas to assume that Injustice would be
| dOue him and repudiate the Judge before
whom be was brought, declining to ap-
| point counsel or accept bail. He called
| upon mis- government for protection be-
| fore Justice had been denied, and Secre-
tary Bayard's demand seems TO have been
made in ignorance of the fact that Cut
ting WAS to be tried for acts committed in
| Mexico.
AN AMERICAN LAWYERS VIEWS.
Arthur 2. Gushing, an American law
| yer, practicing in the Mexican courts,
! said: THE act for which Cutting was ar
/ rested has been Tor years an otfense ac-
| cording TO the penal code of Chihuahua,
| aud the principle Is quite right that ii a
man avails himself of such long range
| weapon as the press to iDjure another he
must keep out OF the jurisdiction of the
courts OF domlclle or the injured party.
! The United States has nothing more TO do
with his case than if he had fired q rifle
across the river and intentionally killed
man on this side and then on coming over
had been arrested by the Mexican authori.
tics and put on trial for murder. All
the United States government can do
is to insist on his decent treatment and
speedy and impartial trial, and this much
has been given MIN. II, as IL stated on
the highest authority, Cutting brought
! over and distributed a number OF copies
OF the paper containing the slander, this
alters the case entirely, and divests it OF
| the slightest particle Of international
character, and 1t becomes an ohense
com mitted against the laws of the State OF
| chihuahua"
THE RASSUREs CASE.
In the case OF the murder OF Rassures, a
paturallzed American citizen brought to
PIedras Negras and there shot by Mon
| dragon, the opinion 10 expressed in gov
eminent circles here that NJ ondragon will
be convicted OF murder and suffer the
highest penalty, and II is also thought
| that the Texas officials who gave up an
American Citizen without preliminary
| examination to an unauthorized person
on this side also deserve condign punish
ment. No one here justites Mondragon,
but on the other hand there is universal
abhorrence OF his brutal and wicked act.
Annexation TO Mexico.