Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-21


Verastgui if he had really concocted the red book All
thar cd be said about it was that Verastegui pre-
feet &lfn he certified and sealed with the seal Of the
prefecture the book referred TO- But Of all other
the testimony Of Yerastegu could be receved it
| the mefst hearsay.
The foURT ruled out the statements of Verasegui He
was moi witness the trial. and besides even if he
had ben consprator the declarations offered in evil
dence Fere all made long after the accomplishment Of
the purpose they supposed have conspred effect
Mr. PARTRIDGE being recalled testified that the figure
az with the small cipher its right and above the line
a1abbreyiaon OF the Spanish for tenth " had it
been Intended for first would have been written 1ro,
| the ablreviaton of primero"
Jude AGUILAR next recalled. In answer to
question whether he had told Senior Huic that the
Government had offered him twelve fifteen thousand
dollar he gave positive denial He also strongly de-
MED tie statement that Mr. Slacum at Alexandria had
prom bed he should have what had been promised him
Nov Orleans He further positively contradicted the
that he had said Senior Huc that Gardiner
would give him $40 600 he would home and not give
testn pny against him. 1t might be considered as rea-
sonab enough that he told Huci Of his intention to see
Mr. Sacum in Alexandria. Mr.. Slacum informed him
that Ne had to do with gentlemen and that he should DO
for his expenses had been indicated to him.
Could take upon himself to say whether he apprzed
Sene Huici of the result of his interview with Mr. Sa
cum or not As his going Mr. Slacum, he had two
|
obectsfrst visit of courtesy and, secondly,
to speak of business. This what he had always said
| on the subject.
On Wednesday Capt. BARny recalled He deposed,
before reported touching the journey from Laguinas
to Arroyo Seco and the Carrzal, giving point.
Saw two boundary stones between San Luis Potosi and
Queretaro; more than league from Arroyo Seco,
| the other at Comunidad At this time he in
pany with the surveyor Of the STATE of Queretao The
Carrza river is wholly in the State Of Querearo Visited
the village of Pina at the mines Of Japan about egh
teen twenty leagues from Laguinillas
Here the Court nterposed by saying that testimony OF
mines forty fifty miles from Laguialas could not be
heard.
Mr.. MAY replied by saying that it was his purpose to
Sacum those of Japan, since those persons had es
tilted that the Carrizal only half way them
from Lagunilas and the Carrzal itself out of the
State of San Luis Poosi in which the alleged mines
| said to be situated
Witness said there were mines twelve miles south Of
Lagunllas; he positive of it; not fifteen or
twenty miles
Being questioned by Mr.. BRADLEY to certain discre-
pancies in his testimony touching his after having
the Carrza he said that he had come into court to
his testimony of which, printed was per-
| feet
Thought about four leagues from Laguinas to the
boundary and from thence the Carrza about
the same distance.
The Senate Commission left Laguinas at six in the
morning and reached Arroyo Seco between eleven and
twelve Reckoned the distance about four leagues
| or less Thought that the mountain about four
leagues south Of Lagunas from which the village could
be 1t may be in San Luis, but deponent believed
it be in Queretaro He testified MOST positively that
within twenty miles south of Lagunilas there is
! ming stream the Carrizal river.
The DIsTacT ATTORNEY having here offered PROPOSE
ton the Court show that the mines shown by Gardi
ner Abbot and sacum in Japan, in Queretaro,
and not in San Luis Potos the Court refused it per-
emptorily
ALFRED A. LEWIS, being sworn, answered that he re-
membered being shown piece of red in Court which,
according to the best of his judgment, did contain
any silver at all piece being shown witness,
said he did think it like that put his hands
before.
DIR. c. W. DAVIS here being recalled testified that the
: mark 10 the decree Of Domingo Chaves was the
usual used in Mexico for tenth" His impression
that Mexioans not in the habit Of writing first
: "primerO,' in figures, with after the /, 1ro.
They generally write June TO- May 10, using the
rails and the ordinals 10th, 1gth &C., we do.
Mr.. ABBOT being sworn, acknowledged having written
letter from Laguinas the New Orleans Commercial
Bulletin in favor of Dr. GARDENERS claim sc. This let
ter was read in Court the next day.
Deponent being asked if he had been soldier in the
that he had
Witness then said he wanted all about his history and
the court martial had upon him in Florida to out
The Court however, deemng this new evidence,
the matter laid aside
On Thursday Mr. Davis testified, with Messrs Bowes
and Partridge, that the figure l. with small cipher
its right above the line and two dots below it, in the let
ter of Domingo Cbaves meant "tenh,' and should be
so translated On the other hand Mr.. julius Mere,
professional translator Of Spanish but who had
been in Mexico averred that this Authorization the
usual one for " first"
Mr. ABBOT was recalled and, having identified the let
tiers yesterday referred they read to the jury
They were dated Lagunilla 2sh November Of last year
and reported the complete Of the party in compa
ny with Gardiner in finding his three Mines and obtain
ing copy of the deed All Of distractions he said
aad been thrown in Gardeners way by the Mexican
thoritie who thought that if his claim rejected the
money would their Government. The charges
against Gardiner the United States he ascrbed to par
: tisan political motives.
After the reading Of the letter, witness explained the
case Of his being court-martacd for embezzement Of
public property and giving liquor soldier. His
tence reduction to the ranks. He was afterwards
honoraby discharged from the service as an invalid
the Mexican he again served in the capacity Of first
major in the Massachusetts, regiment.
John Charles Gardiner testified that the body o.
the petition TO Manuel Yerastegui not in his hand
writing but that ofthe clerk Of yerastcgu who wagast