The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-11-03

States from tn: locality, to testify, in these
cases; that he has made report TO the govern
ment, which, with the dispositions taken by him
in San Luis'Potos, he understands arc on file in
The State Department This report and testl.
mony deny the existance of any such mine as
Gardiner sets out IN his claim. The report and
testimony have been called for by the Commit
tee, and will be filed when received, with the
testimony taken by this committee.
Philip Il. Fendall, Esq, the United States
district attorney for the District Of Columbia,
tesiifies before the committee, that in both the
criminal and civil courts of the District. proceed
ings have been instituted against George A
Gardner; that George A. Gardiner and John
Charles Gardiner, his brother, have been in
dcted for filse swearing, and that an indictment
was found against John II. Mears, f,r trans nit
TIM false papers from Mexico that DR.. George
A. Gardiner has also been indeed for forgery
that the United States were ready, and desired
to try the three indictments against the Gardi-
ncrs at the June term, 1852, Of tho criminal
court for the District Of Columbia, but the
cases were put over, on the application OF the
defendants, to the next term, which will be held
in December next that in July, 1859, the
United States instituted chancery suit in the
circuit court Of the District of Columbia, to
cnjoin in the hands Of Corcoran 4 Riggs, m,n
eys and stocks belonging TO G. A. Gardiner, t,
and also in the same month, in the circuit court
of the southern district of New York, to enjoin
!, the hands of the New York Life Insurance
| and Trust Company, m,neys and stocks belong
ing to George A. Gardiner, to the amount Of
$i3),510. Mr. Fendall, who has been dlgent
and efficient in prosecuting in the courts, test
hes that it is Impossible the executive branch of
the government should have shown more solicit
tude than it has done to have this matter inyes-
| ~ TOD
aud the treasury Of the United States protected:
that the President has throughout, furnished
every facility for promoting thcs. objects, and
so also has every officer of the government,
whose official duties have brought them in oon-
nexion with the suhjeot-by none more cordially
or earnestly than by the Secretary of the Treas
ury. E eTera
Waddy Thompson testifies that he was &C
quainted with DR.. George A. Gardiner, in the
city of Mexico, in 1912; that Gardiner was the
chairman Of a committee Of American citizens
to invite him (then United States minister to
Mexico) to public dinner. Gardiner was then
a dentist and physician.
Gardiner lett the city of Mexic, in the fall OF
l543, and he did not see him again until he me,
him in the city of Washington in December,
| 1913, or January 1919. Dr.. Gardiner then in
Il rmed HIM that he had claim growing out oil
his expulsion from mines in Mexico; that he
soon after called upon him and submitted his
papers, and employed him as counsel TIL;
witness says his connection with the case wis
strictly and exclusively professional, and contin
ed to written instructions given to DR.. Gardiner
as to the form and character of the testimony
which he should get (these instructions, datee
April 30, lS49, are appended TO the testimony
filed as exhibit No 10, to written arguments
'mitted to the Board, &c. Ills fees were te
be Is per cent of the amount which night bt
awarded The fitness employed Hon. Thoma:
Corwin, then n senator, and was to give him
per cent out Of the 10 per cent Witness
when Gardiner retained him, agreed to emplo,
and pay any additional counsel he, the witness
should deem necessary. Witnesses fees-tt
wit-his 10 per cent remaining-which he re-
ce,ved, were $42,370. h5
He says he had frequent consultation will
Mr. Corwin before he accepted his present ohict
as Secretary, never afterwards. Once afte
Mr.. Corwin was appointed Secretary he calico
to consult Mr.. Corwin declined consultation
stating that he had closed his conneSion will
the case. The first dispositions in the Gardine
case were presented to the board ab ut the TIM
the memorial was presented, November 81
15l9,D and were all the tepositions IN this cas-
when it was declared valid by the board, Thes'
dispositions were taken subsequent to the instruo
tons given to Gardiner by this witness. Nj
NoIWiH also gave UaIoihel WFit'eh ihslrueuoh
as to the form and character Of the testimon,
required. DR.. Gardiner went twice 10 Mexic
for testiInonv--once in the summer Of 1919 ant
afterwards in March or April, 1889.
Robert q Corwin tes,ities that he an
Thomas Corwin were counsel for Gardiner
that Thomas Corwin sold his interest in tn
claim Of Gardiner before he went into MI
Fillmores cabinet, and never appeared in tn
!. case afterwards; tint lie and Thomas Corwil
purchased and owned jointly fourth of tn
clam Of Gardiner. Thomas Cprwins share o
this fourth was assigned with his fee in'eres
before he went into the cabinet. This wines
never heard anything against the character O
. Gargdiner or his claim until after the erin,n
prosecutions against Gardiner were commence
in the courts Of this District.