The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-06-01

/ :" Ans, mel with him subsequently, in Washington
city, and talked with him about having met him in Ma
zalan
| "Ques. State what he said
Ans, said that had met him there such oc-
casion; he said be recolected except change
| in my appearance.
oaes' DID be not admit that he had met you :
| "Qaes. What was the occasion of your meeting
him IN 1916, and The place in hazatan where you
| met him /!
'.Ans II was at the dinner table OF Mott Talbot, &
/ Co.. American merchants #..s......a
| "Ques. Did he admit in your conversation with him
| having met you al that table ..t I.
cans. He aid
"Ques. Did you meet him afterwards in Mazalanl
| "Ans. | met him on the next day.
! "Ques. Where is Mazatlan
| :" Ans % the Pacific side OF Mexico. .#
| "Ques. What was The occasion OF your conversation
with him in this city?
Ans. On occasion at nights walking
from private house in this city. | mentioned to him
that had met him before and the occasion He said he
recoected the occasion and me, but thought that had
charged some Iha, was in the year ls4e"
In additfn 10 all this strong proof, we have tue tes
mOny oil Lieutenant Rowan, OF the navy which
follows:
"Ques Did you while on board of that vessel, the
Cyane, visit The port OF Mazatlan'
"Ans did -@
"Qaes. Did you meet DR., Gardiner there
"Ane did, 10 the best of my recollection
"Ques At what time!
sans Ii was in the spring of 1916, in the month of
May or Jane.
"Ans did; but do not recollect how. met him
there with some American gentlemen met him on one
or two occasions he invited me 10 ride ou, with him.
"Ques. Did you tide out with him
"Ques. Is this the same gentleman
"Ans believe so. ..-...
"Ques. Are there any marks by which you reco
lee, him?
"Ans There is little defect about the eyes; but
whether deserved it since, or at the time, cannot say
but his features known 10 me- have occasionally
him since came here but cannot say whether
noticed the defect in his eye at the time saw him the
Pacific since saw him here. II saw him in June, II
must have been very early in the month
"Ques DO you remember any OF his conversation
"Ans Nothing that distinctly recollect, except tina.
he remarked TO that he exploring the country in
search of mines That is what understood him say
that he had something to do with searching Tor or locating
mines.
"Ques AT what time was it that you saw him at Ma.
zaan-on that occasions
"Aus. 1t was on the occasion of my second visit
"Ques. You were there twice, then
Ans. Ges. The hfst Time we got there was IN jan
uary and we left in February
..The Court. How long did you stay the second time!
Sans ! do not think there than a
month in all believe got there about the middle OF
May and left some time in June.
"Mr Bradley. | believe the leg book will show that
you arrived there IN APRIL and lett on the 18th OF May!
witness. Perhaps am moi certain in my rec
"Mr May You have occasionally me, the deiendan,
here
"Ans. | have; but did no, make myself known TO
him
Now, gentlemen, you have witnessed the exraordna
DONE lhe awkward effort TO attempt to show these
witnesses that they mistaken in the identity OF this
man. The effort was 10 show that il was no, Geo; A
Gardiner these three witnesses Messrs Bowes Maddox
and Rowan, the Pacific coast, nearly 1S00 miles
from Las uO!as, in the month of May June, le46 but
was John Charles Gardiner, his brother. You the
signal failure of this effort 1t happened that at the
time these witnesses gave their testimony John Charles
Gardiner not in court We took however, that
he should be in court before the evidence In this
was closed. Our Witnesses recalled, and John
Charles Gardiner being in court they looked at hun and
the ,raverser, and all al declared that be not
the they at Mazatlan al the times TO which they
testified, but that tue accused, George A. Gardiner was
| the man
Guadalsjsra and now show him TO you 10 Mazaan.
further and further oil from the OF his great mi
ming operations at Lagunas. We show him 10 you at
Mdzaan holding conversations wholly inconsistent with
the possibility ii his being engaged IA mining operations
al entirely consistent with hs
previous occupation OF dentist and with The little inter-
yenng experiments OF being engaged as overseer IN the
Moelia mines, and having been up the Gulf of Caof-
MIA engaged in the selling of small wares. MIR. Bowes
boarded with him Tor eight or ten days. sat cally al The
same table, and heard the familiar conversation between
him and his friends IN which they spoke freely of all
their concerns The defendant said that he bad been up
the Cult OF California engaged in a small business which
bad turned well, but which was sti small business
HIS object, he said 10 enlarge IT. This miner, money
lender this patron OF the government oil San Luis Polos
this inveser OF than $500 900 in the great mines
OF Lagunas wished to enlarge his operations small
pcdler They too contracted and he wanted TO get
The assistance OF some merchant 10 JOIN hun for The pur-
You saw Mr. Bowes the stand and you noticed his
intelligence and fairness You that he would not
state anything which he did not believe 10 be entirely
true He not likely TO be mistaken he spoke posi-
lively as TO the Identity OF this man. The counsel on
the other side saw that il Bowes was believed by you
and they felt that you could dsbeleve himhere
an end OF this Hence the effort 10 show that it was
John Charles. and not George A. Gardiner. he had
Lieutenant Rowan, however puts an end TO the doubt
lie tells you that he knew the accused by the blemish
in his eye and most positively states that not his
brother Charles he had SEEN but was the accused man
himself On seeing the brothers together in court he
told you this.
Here are three witnesses, then, all intelligent and hon
orable persons coacurng in saying that they had seer
DR. George A. Gardiner al Mazaau in the month of May
or June 1916 These respectable witnesses have been
aned before you and have not only heard but seen
them and therefore Judge how far their accuracy
to be relied on for IN the least questions, or can
question, Their integrity.
wild. of conjecture that these gentlemen mistaken in
Their recollection OF having this man there what is
TO be said of Capisa Maddox's testimony, IN which he
tells you that when he Gardiner hete in Washington
in 1s49 he admitted that they bad dined together at the
house of Mott Talbot, e. Co. To suppose that the wit
ness only msiook what occurred in lS46 but mis-
took what occurred recently in lS4s ~ 10 ascrbe to
him degree OF ignorance error such as must cba-
enge your ceduiy 10 the uermos II is carrying us INTO
the realms OF the widest conjecture to deem possible
that these gentlemen mistaken.
To Be cosTIsUED.1
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