Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-08-08

IL HE GARDINER CASE.-A w aShlngtOn letter
says: The alleged Gardiner fraud became dark in
proportion to the light thrown upon it. The Grand
Jury had before them all the witnesses and all the
documents pertinent to the within their reach
The information ELECTED by them amounts to this:
The Gardiner claim was made up affair, and its
foundation was perhaps the most fragile and unsub-
stanta that SO extensive structure ever reared
upon. Dr. Gardiner was, in 1916, dentist in Mex
leo, having recently gone there from the United
States; but appears that he blended with his pro-
essiona occupations, an employment connected with
the theatre of the capital. About the time of the
breaking out of the war, or very shortly before, an
association of adventures, chiefly Americans, en-
gagged in some mining enterprise San Luis Pc.
tosi, and selected DR.. Gardineras their agent. The
amount of capital invested by them about thirty
thousand dollars. Their first object was the drain
ing of an abandoned mine. The general tenor ofthe
Information obtained by the Grand Jury, is, that
when the Americans occupied in this scheme, were
expelled by order of the military authorities their
mine was valueess; no material progress had been
made in drawing off the water, no mineral had been
raised and no more than the original amount of cap
tal, ($30,OO0,) had been expended.
Nevertheless, the order to decamp obeYed by
DIR. Gardiner and his principals with singular alac-
rity. They found it easy, and the best way Of
closing up the concern. In due time, the agent pre-
ferred claim against this government in pursuance
the treaty of peace, for losses and damages of ST
500 ,OO0 He retained Gen. Waddy Thompson
Hon. Thomas Corwin, Hon. Edward Curtis, Hon
r. w Thompson, of Indiana, Lieut.. Col Folloit T.
Lally, gallant soldier Of the Mexican war, and
what of infinitely greater consequence in DR.
GARDENERS estimation, son-in-law TO Hon. George
Evans, chairman to the commission which was to de-
lcide upon the case; and the result showed that in
this as in some other countries, ii is
ga very fine thing to be sonn-law
To a very magnificent three-tailed bashaw.'
But brilliant as was this galaxy of obby-men. il
was thought incomplete. until w. w. Corcoiau the
millionaire dealer in new and secondhand finance
was added to it. His services were brought into re-
QUESTION and the means were found to induce hin
to purchase fourth of the claim for 1928 ,0OO--
Dr. Gardiner returned to Mexico, to get up his evi
dence
,.-;.:--- = A;'a:--''y in that. Ten or doze
deposntons purPorng 10 b. ~aue--- to ~ as man
American and foreign miners, were prepared oni
laid before the Commissioner. These deposition
may have been given by actual speaking witnesses
men in esse, and their testimony NAV have been true
but they look much more like different versions @
the same story, prepared by another hand At an
rate the Grand Jury seem to have believed them a
false, and hear IT said that several ofthe Jurors de
clare their decided conviction that no such person
as are named in these documents, can be found 4
Mexico, or any where else. They say they wer
men IN bockram; but the commission, under the yer
lucid arguments ofhe distinguished counsel, award
ed on GARDENERS claim, $4s2, 900, of which it
represented that the nominal principal received bu
; $50, 900, w. w. Corcoran SSl07 600, Robert Cor
, win, George Law and others, as assignees ofThom
. as Corwin $4,000. Rumor assigns to Gen. Wad
, dy Thompson and MAJOR LalIy, very large shar
of the remaining 100000.
In justice to the Secretary Of the Treasury,
should be mentioned that he receives no part of tn
very handsome sum paid on his power Of attorney
! 1t goes to George Law and partners. Mr.. Corwi
received his money more than year ago, and di
vested himself of all interest in the award of course
Mr.. robert Corwin, who assessed the value of tn
Secretarys interest, and negotiated the sale of
his taking ofice, is his nephew and partner in tn
law business. MIR. Webster, who was also at on
time concerned in this case sold out to Mr.. Curtis
: before going into the cabinet.