New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-20
The Gardiner Trial.

WASHINGTON rhnrsdsy sfay ~ lta
District Attorney FendA resumed MS argument g. oar
and eded with the third proposition, that there
no ines IA Iagunias lie referred 20. j. g. q srascs
letter Yeratsgu ia one OF which he Inquired or he %
ston Of his brt Tiers MINIS being ignorant OF their ocs
ton although he bad VOTED thom three tines. lie n
minded The Jury that - evidence bad been given OF az
steam engine. any remains ct mnlng ma6hnory havx
been seen there that of the 500 workman s1d mea
science enough 10 constitutes town village lot QUE ID
been heard nom, not was brought into Court nOne
The wlfnt h&o heard Os them The plea ihsfs
Mexican Government coOspinug with The United State
Government prevented Grdiuor from getting wtaesek
was grOuudless, all Of Which, taken IN connection with "
signal tai OF the United States Comnissn 10 hodi
nue after using every means ia their power am0auiede
demonstration that there WAS no Inns IA Ltgunllls
He proceeded the fourth proposition that & ,rdnef ~
no tc 10 mine Ia iaqunils,, and quoted the tcsim0g
a various wbes es shOAing thai an the psPers III d.
support Of his claim the It'll deed certificates and depf
ii,s fofseIios, q acts OF forgery IN AL lie As~
oahbed tho pspers 10 tho Jury ana traoi1g paper BEG
appli, H. The signatures Including complicated tounx
were f pnd % cuuespond tmcuy which 30 Argued woe
b. inpOss bic Ina genuine sguaturos. Upon et'h -
evtfy one II these four groaods then the drfndsnt 40
proved guilty Of The crime chsrged assn,t hln onea
thtm would have suaioed but having proved an Do's
shadow Of doubt remsintd. He proceeded In ooncaiA
lo re,iew the testimony Of the def 10 dspfovo tas ~
dence Of the prosecution. lie yndcattd tho character
the WITNESSES the United states ur yeracity sad st
ter siatemtnf with regard 10 the boundary Of su s
and other points true, those ci defendants Wahes
could not be- Abbot and Slucum he oOofended wsnt on
a. paftizans ii the accused and bmsUd. Ther h.
ten for publication imnedmty alter hey Arrrd
in Laquniilas showed this Ito called attention 20 there
uafkAble cCumstsnCe that while the burden Of Slo gns
letter was about an attack the Gardner party vi
attempted MURDER Of Gardiner, A0bot ssii nothing
about II, though protesting 70 describe their res
10 lBguiLillas IL was for the jury 10 dgternes
Whether the witnesses for the United States or fs
defendant were to~be believed lie also caps4
attention 10 the conduct Of defendant; thar be clalnsae
be- innOctn from the rst and deliod the G0yvransss
protested . be ready for ial an Occsions ysi sAsa
Witnesses had arrived. complained that The United sk
had changed their ground 70 charge Of Ise sTeaff1
and wanted time 90 get wiinfs 10 them nt
ground that be refused 20 point out hi, mines 10 hs Cor
ernu ent Commission instead of sezing. inn1oe1i
man would have done that golden moment 20 establish ~
innocence before the world that when this thai fa3
ho spent two days la eIdsayOIng 10 keep "a
memorial upon which the charge based from y,ef
10 the jury ALI these circumstances, he argued wcfts
consistent with conscious innocence. 500.
II O. hohr Of adjournment again arrived before Mr. ~
dali bad cOncuoed lie viii probably hai-h Ia the mt
il 2 and will be folowoo by Messrs Carlisle and Brseyk
Inc defense and Mr. May who will close for the Poss