The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-03-15
uFHon. ]. ]. Ward, Lieutenant Cover
nor of South Carolina, died on Sunday week
WASHINGTON. March IL.

In CRIMINAL COURT.-The United States
VS.. George A Gardiner, indited for ia lse
swearing to all order on an award from the
late Mexican Board of Commissioners. Dis
trict Attorney Fendall and Peany May, OF
Baltimore, for United Stites, James III. Brad
ley and James NJ Carlisle, of this city, and
b. +. Perry. of South Carolina, for defend
ant, there being three distinct cases docket
ed.
| Mr.. Randall proposed to take up the case
Of John aud Charles Gardner, which was
objected to by the counsel for defendant, on
the ground that they were not reajy for the
case, and that twas only necessary TO that OF
Geo. A. Gardiner. The court decided that
the case of e.. A. Gardiner, must first be tried
A jury was then empanneled.
MIR. May opened the case, and spoke OF
its great Importance, and said it was the bold.
est, the largest, and most successful case of
fraud that was ever perpetrated against the
Government. The dignity and respectable
ty of the U. s. Government in the eyes OF
the world were at stake in the issue. He
gave history OF the case, and then stated
what the prosecution expected to prove.
Dr. Gardiner, in his memorial to the Board
of Commissioners, stated that early i'm the
year 1914 he was largely engaged in the min
ing business in the State of San Louis Potosi,
Mexico. and that he employed 500 laborers,
and had upward of S3OO,O0O invested in
buildings, steam engines. mules, and men OF
service, and that 1876, he was compelled
to abandon the establishment, his property
having been desPoiled by the Mexican sodi-
cry, and that the said mines were worth half
a million of dollars and would have yielded
hiE. $4,000 per annum.
The accused failed with his dispositions,
purPorting to be from persons residing in
Mexico, going to show that he owned the
said mines. The issue was on the truth of
falsity of these assertions. The United
States affirm, and expect to prove that every
statement in the memorial and every paper
presented by him were false from beginning to
end ;pure fiction and invention.
Gardiner received from the United States,
as fruits Oft the fraud, S42S,752. The mine
was SO vaguely located that it could not be
found by the government commissioners al
though they offered $500 reward to any one
finding said mine; that persons whose names
were furnished as evidence Of the title could
not be found; that every one of the deposit
tons were made in Washington,
That DIR. Gardiner was a poor dentist, and
never could have worked such mine as he
describes; that he was practising dentistry in
small way on the Pacific coast, thousands
of miles distant, and that the mines, the title,
the seals, and signatures of the public officers
Of Mexico were all forged
Mr.. Bradley thinking that it was not time
for opening the argument for the defence to-
day, the court adjourned until tomorrow.
- ssiaf New York, March IL.
Alderman Sturdevant was sentenced to
fifteen days imprisonment, and fine of $3.50
and costs. The other Alderman and assist
ants were fined $500 and costs.
The steamer Glasgow has arrived. She
brings London dates to the gath. A petition
to revoke the endowment of Monmouth Col
lege was defeated in the House of COM
mons.
Trade at Manchester was dull. Cotton un.
changed.
The Africa is probably detained outside by
fog.
: The Empire City sailed to-day.