The San Francisco call., 1897-04-07
"a sses through this City on his way TO

passes through this City on his way TO
Washington"
This startling announcement was made
Yesterday at the Palace Hotel, by ]. E.
McFadden, who arrived here on the
steamer Colon on March 80, from Guate
mala.
McF adden is an old-tme resident of this
State, and as a trusted employe he has for
years been in charge OF the swell stations
on the cocktail route.
1t is he who mixed the Santa Cruz rum
punch that Patti drsnk in Ernest
Hacquette's art gallery twelve years ago,
and who subsequently was foolish enough
TO heed the advice OF Eddie Morphey
calling him TO Japan to concoct mint
juleps for the Mikado. That ventu re was
unsatisfactory to an extreme, as the de-
capitation OF his body was threatened at
one time, because some high dignitary
dallied too long with the captious South
ern drink.
McFadden left here for the realm of
Rena Barrios on February s of this year
to take charge of the American Club,
which occupies the Presidents old man
sion opposite the Grand Opera-house in
Guatemala. He arrived in that country
February 26 and took up quarters in the
new Grand Central Hotel, which Presi-
dent Barrios has erected at his own ex
pense to accommodate the expected visit
ors to the Guatemalan exposition.
"Now that l have Nworn to my state
ments and they have become Official docu-
ments, | do not mind speaking OF them
for publication,' said Mr.. McFadden.
81 have sworn to atfidayits before
United States Minister Cox at Guatemala,
H. fD rl.z.4 |,
ton, accompanied by his own. relating to
the outrageous treatment inflicted upon
me i'll Guatemala by Pres sident Barrios
and his minions.
81 had been in Guatemala but a couple
of weeks, and it was we'll known that
had considerable money on my person. L
met the lively and best set in the place
and, while it is contrary to the law to
gamble, l did SO to the extent of shaking
dice on several occasions Tor money, just
as the Chief of Police and even President
Barrios does in his own house or at the
club.
Among the men 1 met through the
American colony and other good people
in the country was the chief engineer of
the penitentiary. We and others shook
dice in a private residence and l won
some trhe. The next night / was pulled
out of my bed by some soldiers and
brought to q dungeon in the prison.
tAcIc LulI y-olA lOuTS until
was given a trial and acquitted of any in
lent TO violate the laws OF the country
''While in jail in fetid vermn mia Bit
ed cell | was permitted to send out mes
sengers to United States Minister Cox and
United States Consul Pringle. The former
is new appointee in the place of the late
General Young, and being not only new
in the country, but very young man, he
was at loss to know how to act. Consu!
Pringle, however, Jailed absolutely to pay
any attention to my case, and when after
my acquittal by the native police Judge |
went TO him for redress he blandly asked
me: How much money have you sot?'
Think of il; the Incarceration in vile
dungeon ana the taking away from me OF
all my property was not sufficient for this
represe ntative of the United States Gov
ernment to look into the matter without
his knowing how much money | had.
II told him that every dollar [ had was
taken from me at The time of my arrest
Ithen had S2140 in paper money and sill
yer and $110 IN gold. All l asked Pringle
10 do was to get me my money, and I
would be only too happy to go back
home.
minister Cox gave me all the sym pathv
he could, but declared himself powerless
TO act in the matter, excepting to make an
official report TO the home Government in
regard 10 the case, which has been done.
'When / was liberated from my thirty
six hours in Jail and acquitted of all
criminality / spent six days about the
police station trying 10 recover ny money
and my gold watch and chain that had
been taken from me-.
minister Cox, who is now in Guate.
mala and unaware OF the ropes. referred
me to this man Pringle TO attend to M
case. Pringle simply sat back and told
me he would not act unless he saw his fee
in advance.
while / was in the penitentiary for a