Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-13
AMERICA DISGRACED,
AND BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF
THE ADMINISTRATION.
Special Agent Sedgwick's Drunken
Debauch in Mexico-The Story
of His Disgraceful Conduct.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uN1oN.I

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ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-UNIoS.l
CHICAGO, September 12th.-The Times
prints the following special, dated st. Jo-
seph, Mo-: NJ. C. Eames, well-known
citizen of Chicago accompanied by his son,
was met last night on the arrival of the
Santa Fe train. The gentleman is return
ing from an extensive trip through the
South and West, and is thoroughly familiar
with all the details of the Cutting affair.
Can you say anything calculated to con-
firm the story of Sedgwick's alleged esca-
pade at the Mexican capital?" was asked.
" Yes" said he, and the story of that
nights debauch, in which Sedgwick was
the central figure, has not been half told.
While at Socorro, New Mexico, few days
ago, / met an acquaintance Chicago gen.
tleman of wealth and prominence, who
has been a resident of the City of Mexico
for nearly year past and who is familiar
with the Cutting scrape and the subsequent
action of the Government sending Sedgwick
to investigate the matter. He told me
that he was in the City of Mexico when
Mr.. Sedgwick arrived and saw him at the
Hotel Iturbide, at which Sedgwick stopped.
Sedgwick came to the City Of Mexico with
a sort of
FLOURISH OF IRUMPETs,
And was at once sought out and presented
to the best people of the city, both ladies
and gentlemen. Sedgwick informed his
Mexican admirers that he had come among
them as a friend from the Government
which he had the honor to represent. That
he had no desire to misrepresent them in
any manner, and that he felt especially
friendly to the people of Mexico. He was
lavish in his alteration of the people with
whom he was temporarily stopping, and
said that he desired to treat with the au-
thorities upon the most friendly terms pos
sible. 1t is said that he intimated strongly
that he did not regard the Cutting affair as
of great consequence, and was inclined to
believe there was more cry than wool. In
the City of Mexico is a Jockey
club composed of bloods Of the city,
whose parents are wealthy, and who
are themselves regarded as the upper ten
of Mexican society. They drove hun about
the city, pointed out sights of interest, and
seemed to delight in doing honor to an
American representative. When the twi-
light of evening had heightened into dark
ness, and the great Mexican capital was
wrapped in sweet repose, the young men
proposed to
SHOW MR.. sEDGWIcK THE ELEPHANT BY
LAMPLIGHT.
This was after the banquet of which YOU
have read. The published reports are true,
with the possible exception that the men,
bers of the club did not festoon Sedgwick
with flowers nor pin placard on his coat
tail. In seeing the elephant the whole
outfit got uproarously Observation-Disclosures,
in fact. They drank at every place they
visited, sang patriotic songs through the
streets of the city, and made
Rome howl. Sedgwick was unable
to understand much of the Spanish
language, although it is said he can read
Spanish; but when it is handled by an
expert, and ratified off as the Mexicans do,
it proves too much for Mr.. Sedgwick, as
was the case on this unfortunate night in
the history of Sedgwick's unfortunate ca
reer. But what he lacked in ability to I'M
derstand Spanish he made up in his perfect
confidence in the friendship of his COM
panions. He allowed himself to be piloted
about as a child. As night wore away it
was proposed to visit houses of a giided
reputation. The proposition was adopted
unanimously,
sEDGWIoK EXPRESSING DESIRE TO SEE IT ALL.
The jolly Mexicans, with their confiding
American friend repaired to a house that
is run by an American woman known as
-Four Minnies." There appears to have
been method in this course, viz: to humii-
ate him in the presence of his own people
Arriving in the disreputable house,
they were ushered into the best room,
where several women of the house
joined in the orgies that followed. All
manner of vile and vulgar toasts were
proposed and drank, in which Sedg-
wick joined heartily, desiring at all times
to be agreeable to his neW-found friends.
He little knew or cared what the nature of
the toastS We're, so long as they were pro-
posed by Mexican dudes. Toasts applying
the vilest epithets to the American Gov
eminent and to its people were proposed
and drank with a wild hurrah, in which
Sedgwick joined, not knowing that his
Government was being disgraced and
he a party to it. No wonder
the dudes laughed at his credulity.
After this kind of debauchery had been
kept up for some time, it is said that Sedg-
wick fell off his chair in a drunken stupor.
from which he could not be aroused The
delight of the Mexicans at the downfall of
the American representative knew no
bounds. Turning to the girls who were
American, and who had witnessed the
scene with deep chagrin, one of the dudes
said:
THERE is THE REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR
GREAT AMERICAN GOVERNMENT,
Sent here to investigate Mexicans. He is
fine specimen of American citizenship
They then left the house, and Sedgwick
was taken care of by the proprietress of
-Four Minnies,' where he remained until
3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. He was
taken to his hotel in closed carriage"
WORSE, AND MORE OF IT.
CHICAGO, September 12th-A Dallas
(Texes) special to the Times says: Colonel
A. J. Porter, of Dallas, who has spent up
ward of month in the City of Mexico,
arrived home to-day. He left the Capitol
OF our sister republic on September 9Th at
which time the Sedgwick scandal was still
the sensation of the hour, both with the
American colony and the Mexican arts
tocracy. The newspaper representatives
called on Colonel Porter and asked him if
he had read the accounts in American
papers Vi OeCTetdry Ddyafu special agent S
and if such accounts in any way
exaggerated the real facts; TO which he re-
piled, They are all true, and more than
half of his disgraceful conduct has never
been made public. He got disgracefully
drunk, aud attended. bail given by the
jockey club, and wound up at a bawdy-
house known as Miss Minnie's.'" On
hearing of it, Colonel George West, form
erly of Parsons, Ks, and now of Wash
ington City, having learned that mem
bers OF the jockey club-which is composed
of Mexican army officers, officials and rich
dudes-had cut Sedgwick's hat and coat
into shreds, and made him a crown of
flowers, went to the den of infamy to take
him ha. and coat, when Sedgwiek, who
was still intoxicated. told him to
GO TO HE'LL = HE WAS NO BADY;'
He was able to take care of himself The
Consul-General wired the fact of Sedgwick's
escapade to Secretary Bayard.
Sedgwick walked the streets drunk with
of the Jockey Club, and con-
Quoted himself so shamefully that every
American in the city hung his head
in shame HOW Spdpwick cOuld