The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-10
THE SEDGWICK SCANDAL.
Why the United States Is at Present the
Laughing Stock of the Mexican Capital.

Pittsburg Dispatch.
Last nights mail from the South brought the
Dispatch copy of the Ell Paso Evening Tribune
of Sept. 8 1t contains long "leader" with the
caption: "Disgraced! - Sedgwick's Shame
Miserable Failure of the Special Mission" ETC.
The article states that, while the editor cannot
vouch for the story, he can state that it was OBJ
tanned direct from the City of Mexico, from
gentleman whose position is such that he is COM
PEELED to withhold his name The gentleman is
reliable, and was an eyewitness to part of the
occurrences related, while he is intimately &C.
quanfed with other respectable persons who wit
messed other parts of it.
1.-THE whole City of Mexico Is talking about
it," he said, land the Americans feel the national
disgrace keenly. There is no doubt whatever
that the main points of the stories against Sedg-
wick are true. 1t is matter Of public knowl
edge, and the American consul has officially re-
ported it to Secretary Bayard.'
"What were the circumstances, as you under
stand them?" asked the reporter.
Il stopped at the Iturbide Hotel, the same at
which Mr.. Sedgwick stays, and the first / knew
of my own knowledge was on Saturday morning,
about o'clock when Mr. Sedgwick came In ac
companied by some Mexican dudes, after the
night of revelry 1t is as l understand matter
of common knowledge that almost as soon as
Mr.. Sedgwick arrived in the city Ee became init
mate with the Jockey Club, composed of
wealthy, but rather fast young men. These
fast young men invited him to an entertainment
at their clubhouse on FRIDAY evening. He
went, and as l said before, it was o'clock in the
morning when he returned to his hotel, and then
he did not remain, as you will see. Ny inform
ants say that in the early part Of the evening
there was great cordiality towards Mr. Sedg-
wick, who repeatedly expressed his friendship
for the Mexcans and his desire for peace and
good will between the two republics. AS
faster, and one party became uproar-
ious, the other maudlin. Mr. Sedg
wick's protestations of friendship became
more ardent. He reads Spanish, but does not
speak it well, and was unable to understand
what they we're saying about him. He in short,
made fool of himself and then it became more
serious. When the MexIcans saw that he was
drunk they begun to guy him and abuse his ig
noranee of the language in the most djsgracetul
manner, There were no ladies present at this
time. They began to drink toasts. Ssdgwick
drinking with them, of course. They made up
the most vile toasts they could think Of applying
them to Sedgwick personally and to the United
States government and the American people.
Sedgwick was either too full or too ignorant of
the language to know what the toasts meant,
and so they made him drink to the shame of
himself and and his country, amid their roars of
boisterous laughter They applied to him and
sapped him on the back approvingy when he
drank them with gusto. They kept this up till
morning. There is part of the published
story that is not true They did not festoon
him with flowers and put q placard on his back.
They did put one flower in his hat that soon fell
out"
What happened at the Iturbide Hotel2"
1t was there that became an eyewitness.
The other things have related as they are COM
monly reported and believed in Mexico You
know the Iturbide is built like hollow square.
with large courtyard in the center. Mr.. and
Mrs. -, of Chihuahua who were then stop
ping at the Iturbide, saw what happened. Sedg-
wick and party of Mexicans came in at 6
o'clock Saturday morning into the central court
al very drunk and uproarious Among them
they began dancing in imitation OF the can can
Sedgwick wanted to go to bed, but the others
would not let him. They proposed to 60 to a
noted disreputabe resort of Americans Here
he became stupidity intoxicated and the Mexi-
cans, pointing TO the insensible form of the en-
yoy, said to the frail Americans present:
See what fine representatives your government
sends hero to investigate the Mexicans; here is q
fair example of your countrymenP After this
the head OF the house took possession OF his
watch and money for safe keeping. and had MIN
carried to a room alone and locked in. AT half
past 10 Saturday morning two American gentle
men who had heard of the affair went to Min
MES IN close carriage to take him away He
would not go with them, it is alleged, and
through the crack of the door made this reply to
their entreates You 60 To- know what
! am about can take care of myself He did
not IL is averred, leave until about o'clock that
day, and remained in his hotel at the Iturbide
until Sunday.
ION Sunday the American consul. General
Porch accompanied by two well. known Aineri-
can citizens, called on Mr.. Sedgwick and asked
him whss he was going to do about H. Mr.
Sedgwiek, IL IL alleged, expressed coatritionI