Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-05-21

mary Of this trial was brought up little evil
deaoe has been adduced the witnesses recalled having
for the part, been questioned only to certain
points in their former testimony.
On Saturday the 9TH Of May, being the orty-ssyenth
day of the trial. Mr. JAMES r. PARTRIDGE recalled
Being shown copy Of the mining title found in the al
calde's Office atIaguinlas he recognised it as perfectly
faithful copy Of that document Comparison was then
made between portion of the copy of the mining title
brought from Lagunilas by Messrs Abbot and Slacum
and similar portion copied by deponent and they were
found identical Deponent had impression that the
words Sierra de la Huestaca" in the copy shown
him were not in the original he at Laguinlas, but
was not certain about it.
This mining title thus found in the acades office in
Laguinas is assumed by the prosecution have been
surrepousy placed there for the purpose of being found
at certain period month before which of its
existence could be found by witness Capt Barry and
other persons who had carefully searched for it. 1t
was not the place. however, where such document
should be deposited it not being Office having mining
jurisdiction
| The examination of Mr. Partridge was suspended by
an objection from Mr.. BRADLEY that the testimony he
giving had been heard before. An animated discus
sion sprung up between counsel-Mr. May and the DIS
TRcT ATTORNEY forthe prosecution and Messrs CARLISLE
| and BRADLEY the other side-which marked by
considerable warmth, but also by much ability por
ton of the remarks of Mr.. FENpALL of especial in
erest going elucidate material point and that
has in many minds been deemed the most faulty the
side of the Government viz the refusal Of the party dis
patched by the Senate to Mexico accept the offer of
Messrs. slocum and Abbot to show the actual whore
abouts Of the mines in question with respect this
important feature Mr.. Kendall remarked:
good deal has been said here about matters which
conceive to be collateral to the question and especially
with reference to the fact that Mr. Abbot offered to show
the commissioners where the mines reterae the
answer which has been made often the suggestion
ITSELF and it is plain There offer the
part of the commissioners of reward of FIVE hundred
dollars for exact information in regard to the mines
Though the offer not in terms confined to Mexcans,
that was its obvious construction. 1t resort to the
local knowledge of the people Of the country but not
human beng of the population there forward to
claim the reward Mr. Abbot of the party of the de-
PENDANT who had gone there, proposed to give the
commissioners the information required He was told
that his offer would be accepted provided Dr. Gardiner
would say that the mines proposed to be shown
those upon which his claim was based The commission
ers naturally enough thought that it would be wild
goose chase to go with Mr. Abbot wherever he chose to
take them and TO have Dr. Gardiner saying this is
my mine, and that is not my mine DR.. Gardiner
fused to say in writing that the mines proposed to be
shown to the commissioners by Mr.. Abbot belonged to
him. If Dr. Gardeners counsel had advised him not to
show his mines to the he ought to
have run al possible hazards rather than not to have
donehe did not act to the spirit of that advice be-
cause it has been proved that he and heard the
respondence which took place between Mr. Abbot and the
point out the mines. Dr. Gardiner ought not to have
done by another what he refused do by HIMSELF and
his conduct showed that the offer made the part of
Abbot and to which he refused to give his sanction
mere trick"
When the examination Of Mr.. Partridge resumed
he testified finding the mining title in bundle of docu
mens of the year 1914, all of which of wholly
different character from the mining title that being the
only paper Of such nature there Most Of the docu
mens stained also the mining tte, but in
such way appear that it had been inserted
the other papers subsequently to the time the others had
received the stains which had passed uniformly through
, them
Witness said he knew how and where the letters pur-
porting be those of John Charles Gardiner OBJ
tanned He identified several of these letters and the
tton of John Charles Gardiner to Domingo Chayes.
They were delivered into his hands at Rio Verde by
. Manuel yerastegui at the table at whch he sat- Mr.
= May and Prussan named Richter there at thu
! time.
Counsel for the prosecution having presented map
the State Of Queretaro from the archives of that State
I'd show boundaries between it and San Luis Potos
discussion its admssibty, the court inclinn
Al against giving it than very small degree Of cred
be On Monday Capt DOUBLEDAY placed the stand
he testified with respect the appearance Of the mimi
title in the acaldes office just did Mr. Partridge tn
mining title being not stained with the uniform stain
the papers before and behind it. It's edges also ooke
fresh and clean like new paper He testified very point
edy to the absence Of mention of the Huesaca mountain
or Cerro Gordo in the mining title at Laguinas he ha
made special examination of that very matter OF
to the spot
ct Witness being questioned as to map the boundaries
Of Ouertaro and San Luis he had made the court de
IL cided that maps generally, unless the places on then
were specifically proved BY testimony to be correct cou
or only be admitted diagrams.
ne On Tuesday the same witness resumed From Lagui
na to Arroyo Seco the is about south 600 west
IN distance about twenty-five miles Mr. BRADLEY put /
- an objection to the evidence given by this witness.
~ When his journey south, and the side of noun
Of tain witness saw the Carrizal river winding its
IS south wardly through the mountains.
q Capt HUNTER, being recalled to the stand, testified
the appearance Of the bundle Of papers in which III
Of mining title found at Laguinlas The papers befor
and behind were torn and evidently at the time
d nothing of this appeared the paper containing til
mining title. The mining title clean white paper
The distance from Lagunlas Arroyo Scco he thought
t. little four leagues In his travel from one
Mt the other he met with running water between the tw
y places The first river they met about three-anda
half four leagues from Arroyo Seco between three an
n o'clock in the afternoon The party estimated tn
whole distance from Laguinas to the Carrizai river
@ eight leagues aud little over. From Arroyo Seco
= Carrizal was about four leagues clevcnanda-hal
i miles.
Witness recoected that the mining title in the bundl
did correspond in appearance with what preceded an
i followed it, Did remember If It was sewn at tn