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

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TO that place. he said that he going TO bazalan
He did go to Mazallan, which you know is on the Pa
chic, and Mr. Bowes testified as follows
| "Ques Have you met with George Gafdl-
nc the accused al The bar OF this cours II So where
and when did you meet him
Ans met him in the port of Mazatlan in 1916 /
remember IL perfectly well met him at restaurant;
took meals together and there about the
time every day, because the hour OF dining was about
! :" Mr.. Fenda II a public table, suppose
| Ans; public table sir He generally came accom-
panied by two or three friends. We sat down al The
same lable-a common table which is called round
table, hefemase rodonda, in Spanish. lie spoke very
freely with his friends and they spoke very freely with
him. tie spoke OF having Just then returned from lIiP
was al the ror OF Guayamas will not be very positive
about that, however but The port OF Guayamas was ire
tqueny mentioned in their conversations
"Qnes. You not whether he said he had been
there! =
Ans No ! think be did say so.
| ''By Mr., Fenda!l That pon frequently men.
| toned in conversation between bis friends I
/ Ans. Yes. He spoke of having taken up. small
quantity Of goods and oil having sold them. tie SPOKE
sold them TO advantage. He spoke OF having been
pleased with bis trip They very lively and talk
allve on the subject He also. during one OF these con
versations, ON OF these occasions OF our meeting
there, manifested desire intention that he had oi
going from The port OF Mazalan to some port IN South
America for the purpose Of going into kind Of coast
ing trade. His opinion that business might be
done by purchasing goods South America and bringing
them from there and selling them in the Mexican ports,
continuing and establishing himself IN Tue
He said, also, and remember il perfectly we'll be said
that he bad spoken OF this project persons the
port OF Maza,lan; will not be very certain but think
he mentioned the house of Mott, Talbot, Co. He said.
also. that in order carry the business proltaby
might be necessary 10 have more funds than he then pos
sessed He said that he going TO Tepic, a, which
place he intended TO speak with merchant there on
the subject, 10 if arrangements could not be
made TO carry out The project he had conceived, There
he manifested his intention OF embaTking from San Bias
and going to port In South America On the occa-
sion OF his speaking OF going to IePc one OF his trends
said TO him, Gardiner, you not afraid, you being
American olravellng about in this republic, these being
roublous times !--he being then about breaking
out. remember these words distinctly. he answered
that he not afraid that he did not travel as an
American but SpanlaId; that his knowledge OF the
angua was such that no person could know possibly
from his speaking that he OF any other country lban
OF Spain, and he did not tell them that he was men
toned this fact and also the fact of Mr. Gardners being
at the restaurant, TO intimate friend OF mine few
msmenls alter had this conversation
"Ans This remark Of Dr. GardiDers, his travelling
as Spanard, his being American, Qor understood
hin. such,) made very strong impression upon my
mind. aHd often have thought OF since have
elled throughout greater part OF the republic as an
!. Mr. Bradley If you please. tha, won't do.
" Mr. May. lie IS stating a iac', Go The wilness)
"Mr. Bradley. He is going on and argsing now,
MIR May. We don't want you 10 argue state the
reason why you remember.
Witness These things made a strong mpres sion up
on my mind, because had never before known OF an
American Travelling in Mexico as foreigner: thought
OF il frequently That is about all that know OF DIR.
Gardiner. After seeing him there tor some time do
remember how long-he left the port OF Mazatlan,
and never met bin again until mel him on board The
steamer Trent al Vera Cruz.
By the Court When was that
/" Ass II the 5ih OF January last.
"By the District Attorney. When did he leave the
port OF Sszalian how long alter this conversation
. Ans II short lime after; | cannot remem-
Der how many days-a few days He went away before
by Mr. May Can you fix the time of these inter
:" Ans, They took place in the month OF May or
June OF The year Is40.
'Ques. You are positive about that
Ans. feel very confident, ruy confident, because
know why it was
"Ques. How can you fix the da,es9
"ABs. When first went to the port OF Mszailan
went 10 French restaurant 10 board. remained at tnat
restaurant Ete over two mouths. From there
moved and 10 Italian restaurant, or restaurant
kept by an Italian There where met this Dr. Car
diner in the month OF May or June, lS45.
"Ques. You no, mistaken about the year
Ans. No; know the year very we'll
Cues Are you able 10 refer TO any letters papers
TO show il !!
Ans have copy of a letter; rough draugbt of
letter
" Mr.. Bradley. II you have any paper let us it
"(winess shows paper and proceeds) ! went 10
Mazailan IN the latter part OF February ls46 remain
ed there months which recolect from the clrcum.
stance Of having had dispute with man with whom
boarded about charging board for two months.
"Ques. You say you never met him afterwards un.
til you met hin on the British packet Tfent'
" Ans Unl that time never met him.
"By Mr.. May. Are you able TO recognise him from
your own unsided recollection
Ans. am. ! recoecled his face the moment
saw him.
"ooes. understood you 10 say you were portrait
painlel
Ans | am, sir, a portrait aud miniature painter by
profession.
'Ques Are you able 10 remember faces particularly
well
Ans | have a very strong recollection OF faces,
indeed | have often recognised friends whom | had
not seen for len or eleven years and have often been
surprised aud amused by persons who addressed me as If
were strangers, when recollected them perfectly
well. When have face It appears never TO
change
''Ques DO artists RENE nber faces particularly well
cans II is well understood that as a profession we
remember faces well and never artist that bad
not good memory OF faces"
fhe court here look recess.
On Ieassembling,
The DrsrHIcr ATTORNEY said Gentlemen OF the Jury,
when we took our recess was engaged in calling your
attention TO the testimony OF MIR Bowes II the point OF
the abi in this case That witness having been subsc
auently recalled, made this additional statement:
" DR. Gardiner sfaid al the house where boarded lin
Mazsllan) some eight or ten days also knew bis
brother John Charles, ia the city of Mexico" &c.
After the examination Of Mr.. Bowes, by mere acci.
dental circumstance enabled to lay before you
the testimony of Captain Maddox. When summoned
here 10 testify ia another before the grand jury he
addressed and recognised by Gardiner. On being
questioned by friend. he stated what he knew OF the
man which statements led TO his being summoned as a
witness for the government in this Captain Mad
dox tes,ihes as follows:
:" Ans | met Dr. Gardiner at Mszaian in the year
1896 between the 29h OF April and the 18th OF May OF
ls4G.
"Que,, Are you precise about tha,i