No. 452.
Mr. Manning to Mr. Bayard.
Mexico, April 14, 1887. (Received April 22.)
Sir: Mr. Mariscal has written me a personal note concerning your last telegram about the Nogales affair, in which is the following:
Your note conveys to me the satisfactory information that Mr. Bayard condescends in suspending his demand for the delivery of Gutierrez pending the proceedings of the Mexican Government against him, which I understand to mean that if he is duly punished by the Mexican authorities, there will be no demand for his being punished again on the other side.
With that understanding I fully appreciate Mr. Bayard’s condescension as a friendly act to Mexico, and in answering your dispatch of the 21st ultimo, as I will do shortly, I will admit the right of your Government to demand the restoration of the prisoner to the American jurisdiction, as the Secretary of State desires it to be done.
The manifest sincerity of Mr. Mariscal to punish the perpetrators of the Nogales outrage in a manner that will not only entirely satisfy the [Page 712] United States Government, but that will also by its severity prove an example to Mexican military men and civilians alike and will show to them the determination of his Government to put a stop to the commission of such offenses against our Government and people, inclines me to ask your special consideration of this case and to respect the sensibilities of the Mexican authorities as far as you may deem compatible with the honor and dignity of our Government.
I am, etc.,