The New York herald., 1851-09-18
Our Washington correspondence.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 1851.
Dr. Gerdine before Judge Cra,cford-Hs Mems
Bait girsa for his appearance before Court, &c.
We were very much surprised, this morning, to
learn that Dr. Gardiner, about whom there has been
so much talk recently, was actually in the city !;
and twas even said that he was here i,,cog. To-
wards the middle of the day, however, the m after
in which he is o prominent actor, somehow came
before his Honor Judge Crawford, of the Criminal
Court. The Doctor was arrested by the Marshal,
we believe, under capias lie stands indicted, it
will be recollected, for alleged forgery in pro-
curing Mexican award. He was acco onpanied on
this occasion by Messrs. Bradley and Carlisle, as
DR.. Thomas Miller and Mr.. Riggs were present,
and were willing to become the Doctors bail and
further, that the Doctor had gone to Europe with
letter Of credit from the house of Messrs. Corco
ran Riggs, on the house of Peabody, of London,
for 100000; that Dr. Gardiner had left letter of
credit on Corcorsn Riggs, in favor of his brother
for sic,V00; that the residue of the funds realized
by him from the award were deposited, in part, in
the hands Of Corcoran Riggs, and principally
with the Life and Trust Company of New York
and that the government, before receiving the 70
accusations, had oaveated the funds that they
that the Doctor could not touch q dollar of
them, except by the consent of the govern.
ment; that the following ex.raord nary res tits
ensued, viz. That upon mere erparte az
out cfhis bands, 80 that he had neither the means
to ndemny his bail, to prepare for his defence
"a defence which involved the bringing of witne ,ses
from Mexico, who could not be reached by the pro-
cess from this court, nor exported by their
own government to give evidence; that under these
circumstances he had thought it proper, more than
a month since, to appeal to the President of the
United States, who after keeping the matter under
adysement, had agreed that SO much Of the
fund as might be necessary to in iemnify bail,
might be specially deposited for that object.
Mr.. Carlisle submitted this letter, with the
written assent of DR.. Gardiner endorsed upon it,
Mr.. woodward, for the U. 5 examined the
letter which the President had written to Mr..
Carlisle, and said that if the bail sufficient, no
doubt this would be sufficient to in1emnify them.
And he asked that the means Of DR. Gardiner should
be exhibited.
1t appeared from the evidence, that the greater
part OF DR.. Gardeners award, which was between
two and three thousand dollars, had been left by
him in New York, and had been caveated by the
President, and held subject to the verdict; that
the remainder-about eighty thousand dollars in
stocks-was in the hands of Corcoran Riggs that
exclusive of what they held in collateral for the two
letters ofcredit, they ought the stocks sufficient
for them to guaranty 10 ,000-not more.
The Judge was Of opinion that at least $4,000
should be required upon this basis.
Mr.. Bradley remarked that the stocks were worth
probably as much as had been paid for them, bat
that the only question was as to the ability to give
bail. The government held the whole of the Doc
tors fortune, and this humane agreement of the
President only tr transferred part Of the funds from
the caveat to the recognisance that, with regard
to the government, the amount was unimportant.
However, to the defendant, it was alLim portan.
that the bail should not exceed forty Thousand dol
lars as this amount was proven to be all that Cor
coran Riggs could guarantee, without receiving
commission, upon these stocks. He expressed the
opinion that it should not be forgotten that in re-
quring the whole amount of these stocks to be used
for bail, the defendant was left without means to
prosecute the defence.
Judge Crawford remarked that the bail ought
not to be less than $4,000. The consent Of the
President to withdraw his caveat to the extent ne
cessary to fad bail, was nothing more than just
He, after some further remarks, fixed the amount
of bail at that sum, and DIR. Miller and Mr. Riggs
entered accordingly. CAPITAL.