The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-08-08
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| We have given some rumors Of ih'
fraudulent conduct Of certain parties a
W ashingion, but have refused TO express
heretofore an opinion as 10 their truth o.
ralsiiy, prefering 10 await developments
But the following summing up Of The sus;
picious circumstances, by ,l,e Cincinnati
Enquirer, puts the thing into an ugly shape
and one that should begin 10 attract atten
ton. The Washington Telegraph spoken
of below is Wing paper.-Ohio States
man.
We have had several articles in our pa,
per,upon the reported frauds that have
been perpetrated either upon or by the
late Board for adjusting claims under the
Mexican treaty. Every day brings us
something additional. One day it was
alleged that a person had left for Europe,
who had been successful, through forged
or otherwise fraudulent papers, in obtain
ing about half million of dollars from
the fund. The National Intelligencer
mentions this report and supposes it will
receive the attention of the person impli,
Gated. The New York Herald becomes
pointed, and says right out that il impli-
Gates DR.. Gardener, whose papers had the
aitesting signature ofu Mexican Alcade.
The claim was for damages incurred
by being expelled from certain silver
mines in San Louis Potosi, upon the ap-
proach of the American forces in 1916.
The award, with interest, amounted to
S42S, $50, of which W. W. Corcoran was
paid, as assignee, $l07, 1877. and Gardiner
The balance. ~ sss
That was the character Tho claim,
and the amount, as understood by the
Herald. The Washington Telegraph is
still more specific, duplicating other par
ties high in authority, who will in time
be compelled 10 defend themselves, or
suffer prejudice more obnoxious even
than Galphinism. That paper says, al
luding first TO Dr. Gardiner:
This gentleman was in 1874 dentist
at the city of Mexico, and very poor; in
the same year he is alledged to have been
disturbed in great mining operations
at San Luis Polosi His claim for loss
and damage is understood TO have been
$1 100000. Tie Board awarded lin
about one-quafter of his claim, say $685.
$50. Now lot us ask, were hisyouchers
as good for the whole as for one-fourti
Of his claim? If SO, why was not the
whole allowed?
We are informed by the Herald that
The Hon. Waddy Thompson, of South
Carolina, was his counsel. Why does
the Herald correspondent stop there ?
We have heard from other sources that
'Messrs.a Corwin, Edward Curtis, and
Major Lal,y, were also counsel for this
claim, and it has been said that they
received ten per cent. each on the award,
or about $45,00O each.
One of the Tumors is, that Mr.. Cor
coran, the broker, advanced $4,000 TO
enable DR.. Gardiner TO prosecute the
claim, and thus became owner Of one
quarter of the claim! We see by the
published awards, as in the above ex-
tracts, that this amount was awarded to
lhatgentleman, as assignee.
We understand that this subject has
been brought before the President and
the Attorney General; and, further, tina,
the District Attorney, Mr.. Fendall, is
engaged in preparing papers to be sent
abroad for the arrest Of DR.. Garlinel.
1t is rumored here, tha, before sailing
for Europe, DR.. Gardiner, met Mr..
Port. of Puebla, at New York, and told
him that $S0,000 was all his share Of the
award--that agen;s and others had alb
sorbed the other $37s, ,75O! and thatit
was this information that led TO exposure.
1t is evident, taking all the rumors,
statements, inuendoes and direct charges
together, that the matter is little serious,
and one which cannot and should not es-
cape the scrutiny Of the next Congress
whatever the Wing press may say as an
offset, about the crtrauagance and er
pensiOeness Of pen:kniues.
CosTuMEs.-An admirer Of The new
costume has minded US the following g
con,rast:-Akron Standard. 7
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