The San Francisco call., 1897-07-12
MT FADDEN AND
HTS GOOD MONEY
They Are to Be Reunited
Once More After Many
Months.
Experience of a Californian
During a Visit to
Guatemala.
Being Jailed and Robbed He Obtains
Redress Through Call
Interview.

]. E. McFadden, clerk in the Robin
Hood, at O'Farrell and Stockton streets,
has been receiving the congratulations OF
his friends, and incidentally he is shaking
hands with himself that he granted an
interview to CALL reporter IN regard to
his experiences in Guatemala, Central
America, some time in April last.
That interview has put the slowly NOV
ing wheels of diplomacy into action with
the result that Assistant United States
Secretary of State Adee has wired here to
ascertain McFadden's address for the pur.
pose of forwarding to him check foi
$2350, also gold watch and chain and a
diamond scarfpin.
In the early part of the year McFadden
went 10 Guatemala to assume charge o1
have consid era BILE mony, and one night a
half-dozen officials broke into his room
and, taking him almost naked from has
bed, cast him into dungeon.
Two DAYS later he learned in court tha
he was charged with having INDUCED ir
dice shaking for money, a grave offense
in Guatemala at that time. By the testi-
mony of Mr.. and Mrs Bruins weiger, reIa-
tIves of the wholesale merchant OF that
ping, as well as that of several o.her
reputable people. McFadden was able 10
prove his innocence, and was acquitted.
But his money and jewels, taken from
b N at the time of the arrest, were never
returned.
Consul Pringle, in Guatemala, was ap-
pealed to, but for reasons OF his own he
took no action in the matter, and one day
when 4 policeman approached McFadden
hi nd cd ho
outgoing train he accepted the invitation
to leave, realizing ne was persona non
grata in Barrios' realm.
This story and the details of an EN- bar
RAISING and cruel term of thlrty-six hours
in Jail, during which an official even went
so Iar as to want to pull out one of Nc
Fadoen's gold. filled teeth. were related in
the issue of The CALL April 9TH, and Gre
ated quite stir IN diplomatic circles oi
Washington and Guatemala.
President Barri' 8 listened TO the COM
plant filed by United States Minister
Cox, and realizing the enormity of the
injury and humiliation inflicted OH an
American citizen promptly hauled mp the
petty official culprits and secured the
plunder, and the whole thing has been
returned to Washington to be given back
TO McFadden.
In speaking of the affair last evening
Nj. McFadden said: II had given up all
hope OF ever recovering anything. l Left
Guatemala because my best friends, in.
cluding Mr.. Black, one of President Bar
rios messengers, advised me to drop the
whole matter. l was quietly told that my
life was in danger, and that l might be
shot down at any moment If resented
any insult that might be inflicted by peo-
pie interested in doing away with me.
1.-THE United States diplomatic corps in
Guatemala is absolutely disregarded
there, and l feel grateful to The CALL
alone for having stirred the matter up so
as 10 have nv properly returned to me.
This is the first time have ever heard OF
any one getting back anything of value
those Guaiemaitecos ever laid their hands
upon"