The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-21

CRIMINAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.


CRIMINAL COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA.
[REPoRrxD FoR THE REpuBLIcl
The United States %. George A. Gardiner, (indict-
ed for false swearing, in order to procure an
award from the late Mexican Board Of Commits
sioners.l Messrs Philip r. Fendall, United
states District Attorney. and Henry May, for the
United States; and Messrs. Joseph H. Bradley,
James M. Carlisle, and B. F. Perry, of South
Carolina, for the defendant.
SEVENTH DAY.-Friday, March IS.
IN ooNTINUAroN.]
Mr. BRADLEY then submitted the following mo-
ton: NV
Criminal Court of the District of Columbia.
HE osi T.. STATES Indictment for false
GEoRaE A. GARDrsra. swearing.
The United States having read in evidence
tFahsiations OF certain papers in the Spanish Ian
guage marked and numbered as follows: A. j. b.
TO l, . So, So, 10, II, ~, 10, H. Is, &c.
~ ~, lo, ~, 20, 81, %, %, "a, 26, 81, %, 49,
~, and the defendant not having had heretofore
an opportunity to examine and inspect the said
original papers and transiations, by his council
mere ~ open court, prays the court for order
me nited States to file the said original papers
IN translatonsin this cause and to place the same
IN the charge of the clerk of this COURT with the
further order that the defendant, and his counsel
may have full opportunity to inspect and examine
me same, the said clerk taking care that said pa
pers are preserved in their present condition. and
from time to time, and at all times, have them
ready to be produced in this court
Mr. FENDALL said they were not done with the
make some notes of them. He hoped the motion
would not be granted now, but let it go into effect
TO morrow. They ought not to be compelled to
ME the papers before to morrow.
MIR. BRArLEY said the papers had been read in
evidence, and the defence had right to examine
them, and they ought to be filed with the clerk
lhe defence could not examine them while in the
possession of the Government.
Inc COURT ordered that the papers be filed by
the United States tomorrow, as prayed by the de-
fendant
Richard l.. Jones, s.porr,.
My name is Richard Lancaster Jones' reside
in the city of Guadalajara, in Mexico it ia in the
State of Tlasco. Guadaajara is the capital of that
state; 1t 10 large city, containing about 10000
inhabitants was born there, but have not al
ways resided there; was sent, when very young,
to England to be educated; my parents are Eng
llsh. returned to Guadaajara from England in
lSaS. In April, ls45, went to the city of Mexico
and returned from there to Guadaajara in the
beginning of October, l845. have resided in that
city ever since till 1913. think the distance from
the city of Mexico to Guadalajara is about one
hundred and eighty leagues.
Mr.. BRADLEY. By leagues do you mean the
Spanish league.
Ans. do.
Cues. How does il correspond with the English
league?
Ans 1t is about eight per cent less than the
English league
CUES. Do you know the distance from Guiana
juata to Guadalajara?
Ans. Yes, ninety leagues | have travelled it.
Cues. What Is the distance between Guadala.
lara to MazatIan?
4Ans. do not know. 1t is seventy leagues from
Guadalajara to Tepin, and thirty from Tepin to
San Bias, and from San Bias to Mazatlan you go
by water occupying in sailing vessel four or FIVE
days, but that depends on the winds and other cir
cumstances
Cues. Have you been to Morelia?
4dns have.
CUES 1t is the same as Yalladolid, is it not?
Ans. u.s.
CUES. Is it not the capital of the State of Micho
acan!
Ans. II is.
Cues. How far is it from the city of Mexico to
Moreiia?
-Ans. do not know the distance The distance
Is generally made by stage in two days travel.
They travel only in the daytime, but they start
about O'Clock in the morning.
CUES. Do they not drive with extraordinary
sped in those diligences in Mexico?
Ans; Not much. They make generally about
miles.
CUES. understand that you returned from the
city of Mexico to Guadalajara in October, lS45?
Ans. / did.
CUES. ask if you know George A. Gardiner?
Ans. do; knew him in Guadalajara. saw
him there a month, more or less, afterI came back
from the city of Mexico, say in the month of No
yember, 1645.
CUES. After you first saw him, did YOU see him
often?
-AnS Almost every day. He lived in the house
OF French gentleman named Mr.. Pedro Aguere,
who lived IN corner house, not twenty yards
from where lived; it nearly opposite, rather
q little oblique; it was just across the street.
CUES. Do you know what his occupation or |
business was at Gundalajara while he was there?
Ans. knew 1t to be that of Dentist because |
orrr -
Gardiner, surgeon DENTIST (Repeats in Span
lsh) The sign was the street door of the house
in which he lived.
Cues. In whose house wasi it?
Ans. Mr.. A guere's.
Ques. Were you acquainted with Mr. Aguere?
Ans. / was.
CUES. You say that you saw Dr. Gardiner al |
most daily; do you know how long he remained |
at Guadalajara after you frat saw him?
1ans. He remained to the latter part of Novem. |
Der or to the beginning Of December, and then
went to the fair of San Juan de los Lagos.
CUES. How do you know be was there?
Ans. know that he was at the fair because | |
saw him there In December, lS45. The fair at |
San Juan de los Lagos is an annual fair; it is held
from the lst to the 18th of December
CUES. What day in December do YOU think it |
was you saw DR.. Gardiner at the fair?
Ans. cannot tell the precise date that saw him
there. left Guadalajara on the 18th OF November
and arrived the next day, the 18th, at San Juan de
los Lagos.
CUES. How far distant is it from Guadalaiara?
-Ans. About forty leagues. 1t is days travel; a
diligence runs there. A diligence in Mexico an
swers to our or an English stage.
Cues. When did you leave the fair?
1d,s. left the 18th of December. 1t was be-
tween the lst and the 18th that / saw DIR. Gardi-
ner. | saw him there.
Cues. Where did you go then?
dns. returned to my home in Guadalaiara.
CUES. Did you meet George A. Gardiner again?
Ans. met him again in Guadalajara. saw
him there the latter part of the same month"; de-
cember.)
Russ. How long did he remain there
Ans. He remained there until about the middle
Of February, 1916.
Gtles Did his sign a dentist remain there
during the time he remained?
Ans. Yes, sir.
CUES will ask you if you became acquainted
with him intimately?
Ans only spoke with him once, few DAYS be-
fore he left the last time.
t2ues Had you an interview with DR.. Gardiner
after ne returned, before he left in the middle of
February, 1916; If so, where did you see him?
-Ans. l met him under the portico of Mr.
Aguere,s house; it was after his return from the
fair. Mr.. Aguere stopped me and asked NV COM
mands for the port Of MazatIan DR.. Gardiner
was present. He mentioned to me that Dr.. Gar
diner was going with him. DR.. Gardner then
said, am tired OF this place, and am goipg IN 10
the northern part of the country, think he said
but do not know whether he said northern mart or
MaZatlan,