The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-11
TIE GARDNER TRIAL.

WARRINGTON, May TO- 1858.
The exsxiDation of Capt Doubleday was resumed and
the description Of his route to the mines continued.
From Arrags seco proceeded In southeasterly drec-
tion to the rivers and Ague and thence to
EiOrta, distance of twenty-five miles, thence to Du
rssno.
N.Y. May said he was then the mines Of Jalpan,
and proposed to ersmne only little further but the
Court would not permit it.
Capt. Hunter was shen recaed-Saw paper purport.
ing to be mining te in tire office of the alcade Of La
gunas the document was composed OF two papers one
DARK tho other light coored the light ce,ored paper was
between rhe dark Sheets all ALIKE to the right
and le OF SO that WIEN placed together the
acty coincided; the light paper not however
also stains which differed in the two did net
know whether the dark related the mining title
gunlas tx mies thence south Of south Ave or six
miles, to AIsgo Seco thence southeast the river
jasol eleven miles, which w the rst stream Of water
he met and 1t ran in q southeasterly direction.
Captain Partridge re caled.-ConcuI red maaty with
Captains Doubleday and Hunter TO the direction dis
tances and position of objects their routes to the
mines The RIO Verde Mining title signed BY the Preect
Manuel verastsqui and his Secretary Guterrez baoe
to prove by the witneas the correspondence Of Johu
Charles Gardner 9Th Verasequ long the
au,hsntc.ton Of these papers and yerastequis deca
raons upon the SUBJECT gviog the whole history Of the
scheme from the commencement.
EThe defence objected and stated in the a his
gumeDt That these very men who were accused OF plat
ting with Gardner retained their Offices under the Msx
government to this day.
The Court ruled out the evidence upon the same
G. -ouD6H on which the letters excluded.
Judge Agusr recalled and questioned in regard
TO Hucis testimony He postvel, denied that he ever
told Huici that he had been offered in New Orleans by
the government to SIS 0O0 that he told him
IL Dr. Gardner would give him $40 900 he would 90 home
or if DR. Gardper would give him So 600 he would 90
home. With regard to the statement OF Hucis that he
Oaeuilar) told him he had Mr. Slocum at Alexan.
dra, and he had given him his word gentleman and an
agent of the government that he should be paid what
was promised him in New Orleans. Witness said this
. net or snare, black as ink
The afternoon occupied in cross examining him
upon the subject in the Of which be testified that
George May, brother Of henry A. May indicated to him
In New Orleans that his expenses should be paid and
that should be done in such that he should
suffer lose; that after hi, arrival in Washington
Hucis told hW he would be restricted the legal rate
of mileage and diem. and made other suggestions;
that lie visited Socum at Alexandria primarily for the
purpose Of returning his visits, and secondly commu
nicata to him kind of mistrustr he had on his mind
in onsequence of Huics' sugeestons that slocum re-
moved that mistrust' by assuring him that he was
treating with gentlemen, and that he should be indempi
fed for his in the form which had indicated
TO him, and which witness said none other than
that indicated by Mr. May in New Orleans After that
he felt happy quiet" Huics afterwards renewed his
suggestions far as to make intimation him of
another kind, which he would state IL requested
The statement was not called for.
The Court adjourned.