The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-25


IAt the opening OF The court. MIR. Feada remarked 10
the Judge that il had been the practice OF the courts here
to adjourn Good Friday. and Messrs, Bradley and
Carlisle also spoke in favor OF observing the practice 81
this time and II having been shown. from very good
authority that The only judge who ever held court on
Good Friday his honor Pontus Plate. it agreed
10 bold no court 10 morrow a
Hon George Evans twas recalled, and Identified eer.in
papers connected with the Gardiner claim as bavin~
been before the board of commissioners on Meriesn
claims He repeated the tact that when DR. Gardiner wa
before the board be questioned in relation 10 cef.n
accounts and gave prompt answers The signature OF M
Rosa, the Mexican minister, exhibited to the viii
and recognised.
Mr. Evans detailed the action OF the board upon M.
claim, The first matter was the filing Of the memorial
the first action OF the board the receiving. Of ths
memorial The counsel for DR. G. pressed early xctioO
upon it, in order that Or. Q; might be able 10 rsies
money, in consequence OF such action 10 go Mexico
and collect more testimony to support his claim The
witness repeated his testimony (hereoiore syen) az 10
the questions put 10 Dr. g. when he was before The board
There no one case before the board upon which
they spent much time and attention. lie then made
general statement OF the action OF the board this
case This account, given very full. and very clear
and concise. and occupied nearly an hour.
| Captain Barry recalled and cross examined He
paid his interpreter, Mccormick. IS per day He paid
Mr. Tejo all for his services $500 Witness received
from the government. for his whole expenses 80 500
All the witnesses testimony about the bad roads in The
district OF Lagunas all gone over again but moth
ing very interesting obtained, except that he mod
fed some OF the points In Yesterdays testimony he de-
scribed the old mine or scave" east OF Lagunllas II
sunk about thirteen feet, and then ran into The hill
mountain about thirteen ieet, and there terminated
Did not at this termination find any other shalt covered
In witnesses organizations in Lagunas he represent.
ed himself trader, and traded until his mules broke
down His goods consisted OF blankets, and he lost
them That was part of the expenses" Did not lit
any one know that he was an agent OF President Fill
more until he went back Rio Verde. and began take
dispositions. The $4,000 mentioned as "expenses" were
| independent of his $s per diem.
Witness repeated having gone to the house OF jose
Pando in Lagunlllas in company with Captains Hunter
and Doubleday Captain d. held conversation with
Pando Did not see Gardiner there. He ddn. lind any
such range of mountains the Sierra Was,acas, the
Sierra Madre, or Cerro Gordo, about Laxunlas. He
didn't find any information about village which
tanned or had contained, Eve hundred inhabitants ex-
cept those heretofore named by him. He asked every
person he met If they knew Of any mining town with
five hundred Inhabitants other than Lagunias Every
one answered no.
The witness was asked if he heard Of any military
having invaded Laguniilas, and driven OF Gardiner and
Mr. Bradley objected to the question. and referred the
to its former decision against hearsay testimony
7 This involved pleasant episode. in which Mr. May.
the Court and Mr.. Carlisle participated.
MIR. May at some length con'ended that the decision
of the Court referred to- regarding heasay testimony in
regard to boundary. could not apply TO this question.
The Court ruled out the question.
Witness Tin reply to Mr. Bradley said his goods
sold before be got to Lagunillas. AT LaguRlas he rep
resented himself having been trading that his bust
any kind of mines Did not confne his questions to peo
pie there to towns They referred to mines and towns.
He inquired all over Lagunllas. At Tres Palos he ask
ed for towns II was little town He carried the copy
OF DR.. Gardeners paper mo q 10 Mexico never show
ed il TO any oneether to Mccormick, TO Trejo or any
body else. Had occasion TO look AT il hiuhel - be
had read it in Washington before he started.
Witness inquired in Rio Verde for simpson, Gomez,
Espnosa, Arrero, and others, whose names are on Dr.
G.s papers Had them in his note book. Sometimes be
used Mccormick Interpreter. guide and messenger.
AT times he stood by and interpreted between witness and
the people
la hrnt he ais
them himself. He said he asked these questions in
Spanish.
The counsel for the defence aeked that the witness
should repeat the language he used This was resisted
by Mr. May but the Court decided that the defence had
right to put the question. The then answered
ha! be asked Tor mineral town OF hve hundred lnhso
tanis that (gus henns) now exists
There confusion here on account OF the wit
nesss ndisPositon TO speak Spanish and his nls.pp
claiming that he only asked for town existing. in
stead OF some seven years ago1
The witness also repeated Tin Spanish) that be asked
the people if they knew of any mineral town OF 500 in
habants in 1S44, As, 'a6.
Capt w. w. Hunter (of The navy was sworn. Was
one OF the commission, and visited Mexico. and
in the testimony of Capt Barry. Monday, l3th De.
cember, 1884, looked for a mine in La&unilas; be
looked Tor mine alleged 10 belong to DR. Gardi.
ner. He found such mine, any mine. he mingled
with the people OF Lagunilas, and ked with them,
far be had opportunity 10 do throughout the ex
tent Of his travel Passed through the municipality Of La
gunlAs aoout tWelVe ieaAues-hot IN aIkut nus =" NJ
he went, and far his eye could reach. did not fled
any NINE He made diIigent search and found no mine
Witness visited Jose Pando, in Lagunillss. Saw Nj.
Abbott and Mr.. Slocum on the porch OF Mr.. Pandos
house. but not this time. He boundary stone
the northern side OF Lagunillas; did not any other
Saw the handful tAvso Publco) stuck up IN Lasunla.
and RIO Verde Saw letter received by the commission
in relation TO that handful; was answered. and
reply received.
Mr. May here read the advertisement offering the
ward for Information about GARDENERS mine. The letters
from Col. Abbott and the one sent to him by Mr. May
submitted 10 the witness and recognised by him.
The adjourned, after another OF the many pleasant
little episodes that had ealivened il from IFS commence