The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-06

In tho report in yssasrdAy's Republic Of the
proceedings the Sd instant, il the following pas
aMr. Philip Jobuson testified that the brothers
called him in reference to q claim TO DO pro
sentsd before the commissioners in ls4s' ana mar
George A. Gardner, in presence OF nt: o'oe,o''
onlv claim before the commissioners In the name
of either ofthem. One of the earnest osanen es OF
evidence the part Of the ProSeco'ou mo sesn 10
show an ai.o' on the par r,. u hat he co~m.nced
mining ooer.tiops in July. lS4%. and continued
them industriously and assiduously until he was
expelled by the Mexican authorities In isA6 The
msmorjaI a. we'll dispositions ON die, showed
tbst 20 conduct operations Of the magnitude
claimed and requiring the constant vigilance they
did, he must have been ut the minss all the time.
Witnesses were brous ht forward to chow that he
was between s44 and !s47 at places other than the
mines He proved to have been at MaEatlan,
eixt teen hundred miles from LAguinias, in June,
lS46-the very month in which be swore in his
memorial ne had invested immense sums of money
in building hacienda, purchasing mules and en-
ploying men Of science"
The following states what was said BY the
counsel:
Mr.. Philip c. johnson testified that George A.
Gardiner and John Charles Gardiner had an in
terview with him on the subject of the claim; that
George said, in the presence of John Charles that
the amount was 8 900 to 900; that 'tcs'
could make il what peased;" that 'tce"
would give fifteen, twenty, or thirty thousand dol
lars to have the claim taken up at once; and that
the: anxiety expressed for taking the claim up
early was, that 'thev" business such that they
wanted Ito get away"
Mr. Benjamin f. Green testified that he had re-
peated conversations with boih George A. and John
Charles Gardiner that they both at different times
and while together spoke Of the claims whic b
'they bad for <msefves and others; they said the
wished me to prosecute them" The claim on
which the award in favor Of George A. Gardiner
vasmade, 10 the only claim in the name Of either
brother which was before the Board of Comuis-
sioners. The United States could prove that John
Charles received portion of the proceeds of the
claim. One of the earliest brano hes OF the evidence
OF the prosecution was to show abb the part
Of @ Gorge A. Gardiner. He swore in his memorial
that he commenced his mining operations in the
State OF San Luis Potos, early in the spring of
lStt, on a very large scale; that he employed 500
hands, &c made large investments in buildings
&c, &c, and continued these operations most as
siduously until he was expelled by the Mexican
authorities in 1916. The memorial, as we'll as the
dispositions 6le show that to conduit operations
of the magnitude described, his constant vigilance
and continual presence at the mines necessary.
Witnesses were brought forward BY the United
States to prove that the defendant was, between the
early part of the year lS44, and October, lS46 at
places other than the mines at L,guinilas. He
was proved to'haye been at MaEatans 500 miles
from La guinillas, 10 June, 1876, the very mon h in
which be swore ia his memorial he s'realized the
principal fruis' Of his toll and immense outlay of
capital, began TO receive $40 900 a month, and
continued TO receive that monthly amount till he
was expelled By the Mexican authorites on the
24th Of October, 1876.
In the public alton of the certificates 10 the COPY
obtained by John Charles Gardiner Of the mining
title, after the words l''Here follows the docu-
ment,'l add the following:
This is = translation of the same document of
which translation offered in evidence by de-
fendanps counsel the 18th of April, and pub
hsoed In the Republic Of April 2lst."