The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-28
The Gardiner Trial.
CRIMINAL COURT FOR rHE DISTRICT OF CoLUM
BlA.
Reported for the Union

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FIFTY FIFTH DAY-WEDSEsDAY, MAY IS. 1858.
Inc coutt met al 10 o'clock.
Ihe DISTRICT ATTORNEY resumed his arg ament as fol-
lows: 49,.
ush,'emen OF the jury, when the court al oumed on
yesterday was engaged explaining OF the grounds
on wh,eh we consider the offence charged IN the ndcl-
nehl 70 have been proved--namely, the defendants
want OF The means necessary for conducting mining
operations on the extensive establishment described III
The memorial. Allow again to call yoLr attention 10
he principles ot common and OF human expert
ence, on which, as Intelligent and reasonable men, you
Will require the defendant to show how he obtained the
means which enabled him TO carry this splendid en-
llerpnse. cesre you, gentlemen TO consult your own
common sense your own observation and TO see tie
gross mpfosaby, on any known rule OF human action,
THAI man shoud be suddenly elevated from poverty
great wealth without being able to account for the
change An earnest effort was made, you must have
Observed ~ the course OF the examination OF the wit.
nesses by The defendants counsel to show that he was
physician. They put this forward very important
point an the case Now, gentlemen whether he was
physician not in the year si7, matter of sort
OF consequence regards the parpose for which
eTed TO his medical petensioDs. He may have been in
the year ls47 the most experienced, the most skiliu,
and the best rewarded physician in the world but that
would not advance hun one inch towards explaining 10
you how he became possessed OF the means which en-
abed hln in the year 1914, to invest $780, 1892 in mnes
or in any other enterprise Wesay that he was from The
me he first went 10 The city OF Mexico until the time when
processes 10 have these mining operations,
Dentist and nothing else that his means were entirely
confined to the practice OF that professions which, how
sudden wealthlo the enormous wealth which was ne
cessary in the possession OF the defendant, ii his me-
moral be true. N|M
shall call your attention 10 the evidence on that
subject and, first, to that given by Mr. James Wright
= became first acquainted with DR.. Gardiner in May,
siO, on The steamer Argyle, on the passage IRON New
Orleans to Vera Cruz Ihat the first ever saw Of
him. He told me he was going TO Mexico Tor the pur-
pose of practising his profession as dentist We hal
good deal OF conversation respecting Mexico and the IN
tefvening places between Vera Cruz and the city Of
Mexcoas to the prospects OF his practising his profess
sion 10 those places and he asked my opinion II he
would Be able to pay his expenses BY stopping in those
travelling expenses also from Vera Cruz to the city ol
Mexico.
'sHe did not appear to be possessed OF much
rather the contrary be told me, in fact he was rather
short OF meals had some carriages IN Vera Cruz, and
told him thl if he would DIVE one take sea, IN
buggy with me, would in that way give him pas,
sage up to Mexico without any expense, and | would
like 10 have him Tor companion. lie did not accept
my offer, he giving for reason that a young man,
medical person, who also passenger on board the
steamer was in i'll health, and he under some
obligation not TO leave hlm: This young man was
ph scian who was going 10 Vera Cruz Tor double pur-
poseio benefit his health and TO practice his proies
lie said he could not leave him; whether from friend
shp what, do not know. left Vera Cruz IN low
days, aud lett Gardiner there ] next saw nm IN tbe
city of pueba how long after do not recoliect though
think must have been in the beginning OF ls4l, or
somewhere thereabout. | returned 10 New York the
same TALL ln October, ls4e, was in Vera Cruz on my
way New York, and attended the funeral Of 'ba,
young man; Mr. Hargous buried HIM; HaTgous was
the American consul at that place. ana be TOOK charge
Of his funeral and effects. DO not recoect that saw
Gardiner there at that time though he might have been
This was in October 1870, think.
Puebla the road from Vera Cruz 10 the city OF
Mexico twenty eight leagues IRON The city OF Mexico
Gardner there He was practising his profession as
drnlIst. lie told me he practising dentist; and
WAS likewise at the house at which he sopped-hlr
Jewelrs,
:" next met him in the city OF Mexico- think in the
beginning of 1912. saw him there at that time Tie
remained there I'LL the beginning OF 1914. From 1912 10
S4 his business was the same that he had practsed IN
he other places before coming thee-a practising dem
us do not ,hok or know he bad any other occupation
or business but that never knew he a physician
"Mr. Bradley. Do you know he was not'
Witness. ! do not | could not say ! know either
OF you gentlemen not 10 be physician. never UNDER
Stood or heard be was physician. was in'na'e WIN
him. saw him frequeny, very often, while be was IN
tue city OF Mexico.
ole first established himself on the Of the
ond street OF San francisco and corner OF The street OF
Esprit de Santo II was called sometimes the Street OF the
Profession, from a church IN that street. Alter lew
mouhs-l do not recollec the time-he went into part
nership with Dr. Segur IN The Cae Moniereha Di. Sc
CUR was a denllst DR.. Gardiner remained in company
with Dr. Segur l The begnn'ng OF 1884, when he lei
the city OF Mexico
| "Whe in Mexico, at least, he always appeared 10
make a comfortable. geRieel living by bis business; be
always dressed genieely, and appeared comfortable
heard he had any other business but dentistry, ex
cept that he had share with Mf Hslsey in mne in
Tlapan. think heard him say he had interest in a
share in the mine. saw the books OF Dr Wright, who
was president OF the company lived in DR.. Wrighrs
housr al the time, and the books al that time
"Dr Gardiner and Dr. Segur had share IN the nine !;
heard them both speak OF II, particularly Dr. Segut
have heard Dr. Gardiner speak of HIS having interest
the mine Each mine has twenty -four shares that is
fixed by law in Mexico lie and Segur had one share in
the mines of Tapan, in the Real Doloros in the State OF
Mexico.
"Ques Do you know where he went when he left
The city OF Mexieoi
"Ans. | don't know personally, bot have heard
here this city, at Wards las, May that he left Mex
leo in 1884, and TO Morela he said 10 me that no
one in Mexico knew anything about hun after he lett IN
the beginning middle Of lsil, when went as he
said, as you know, a director in the mne IN More
la'a director OF The mining company oil the Two hlF
Halseys the two Quiros, who were MeSicans, aDd one
| Frenchman, Nj. DE Costa lie mentioned Their names /;
he said he was appointed by the two Halstys and DE
Costa lie did not mention the names OF the others.
Since my return to Mexico have learned who the bal.
ance of the company were. did not know then. He
sud he appointed by the company generally, but
mentioned the names Of The llaseys and De Costa"
| In subsequent part OF his examination Mr Wright
SAYS: "Duung the conversation with Dr. Gardiner, IN
ing OF his being director OF the mine near More
La Cufucapaseo he said, that after the company was
broken up or failed, in Morelia the mining company
had broken up, he had started o TO San Lus Poos near
Lagunas where he had denounced the mines on which
he laid his cain That is about all that passed between
US nj that time
"Qucs. Al what stage Of the conversation was THIS
remark made /" !,
| "Ans II was after he said no one in the city OF
Mexico knew where he went because, he said, went
to those mines which | worked afterwards lie told
me he had an interest with Mr.. Halsey. was never at
the place. He told The mining company near Morelm
bad broken up
"Thc last time saw him in the city OF Mexico was IN
the beg thinning OF Isti dd not see him again III saw
u 4 in mil ming nd u a