Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-09-09
Tells the whole story.

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Dallas, Tex, Special TO Pit,sburg Dispatch.
The people of Texas have heretofore been
very skeptical regarding the truth of the
stories concerning Special Agent Sedg-
wick's escapade with the Jockey club
bloods of the City of Mexico. All DOUBTS
are now dispelled by column letter
written to the Morning NccS by Mr.. a. J.
Porter, one of the largest and most reliable
business men of Dallas, with interests in the
City of Mexico where the letter is dated, Au.
gust 81, and is fully credited throughout
Texas After speaking of the Cutting case,
Mr. Porter says: 81 now refer 10 the disgrace
Mr.. Seogwick has brought upon himself and
his government, and consequently the dis
gust and humiliation felt 10y all decent and
patriotic Americans residing or sojourning
in this country. Nothing has ever occurred
before affecting the interest of the American
colony which has caused so much excitement
and indignation as the scaudalous conduct of
Mr.. Sedgwick referred to, meagre reports of
which you have probably received through
the medium of the Associated Press dis.
patches.
"Mr. Sedgwick's offending, dIvested of all
details, is as follows: He arrived in this city
about ten days ago, and among the friends
made were some or all of the mem bers OF the
Jockey club, one OF the tony institutions of
this city. On the night OF the 18th instant
this club gave a ball, presumably in honor OF
Mr. Sedgwick. At all events he honored
the occasion with his presence and rs usual
the elite of Mexican society attended i'm full
force. During the progress of the ball Mr.
Sedgwlck, drinking often and deeply, soon
arrived at that point where reason takes its
flight and the man loses all Of manhood ex.
cept his form. In other words he became
very drunk. While in this state he per-
formed a veritable can-cau to the edihcatIon
of those who were in a similar state with him
sell, and with what effect on others not so
hilariously elevated as he, it is easier to
imagine than to describe.
she and a-half dozen others not more than
one OF whom claims American citizenship,
made their exit from the ball room about
O'CLOCK IN the morning, when they retired to
Mr.. Sedgwick's hotel. Here he and his
crowd remained in the COURTYARD of the hotel
half or three-quarters of an hour engaged in
boisterous and disgraCeful conversation, to
the shame and discomfort of many OF the in.
mates OF the hotel. From the hotel they sd-
Journed to house of illrepute in another
part OF the city, where Lawyer Sedgwick re-
manned until about noon of the same day,
number of Americans called on hun yes.
terday Sunday, to some of whom he freely
expressed bfs sense of the em mbarrassing situa.
ton IN which he found hinselt placed, even re-
questing the advice and counsel of one or two
uf those calling on him. Today there Ia
evidently move on foot by those who were
associated with him in his debauch to white
wash him. In this it is believed some of the
higher Mexican government officials are en-
gagged. 1t Is also asserted and believed by
many that 1t was preconcerled plan on the
part OF these same officials to lead Sedgwick
into this trap, thereby belittling his mission
and the government that sent him here
Judging from the broad grips that have dec
GRATED the faces OF our dusky friends for a
day or two, one is almost led to believe that
there is grain OF truth in this surmise.
What fortities the belief that Sedgwick
now depends upon a W whitewashiuC aud bluff
game III order to yiudICale himself is the
fact that he has Just advised those from whom
he ask ed counsel that he had decided to depy
everything, having already wired a denial to
Secretary Bayard. He may succeed in con-
yincing the state department of our govern.
ment OF the correctness of his actions in the
premises, but il he does so | believe it will
be effected over the protest OF every intelIi-
gent American In this city,"