Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-04-05
From the Baitimofs 1isn:
The Gardiner Case - mee4oetM4l.

| Gardiner fraud abound with stArtlin6 hcte. ~
the mind is puzzled to determines aOmseisSe'
where completely ends and innocent psrtieira
tion with il begins. By the treaty Of Cos
| lupe Hidalgo, between the United Stsees ans
| Mexico, concluded in ls46, $ti i.OVv wv were 3
be paid to Mexico, as indeMHity 1r the So
sion OF territory tn the United Sta5es W. 9
that sum. So, l25 900 was reserved !or ine sstts
faction Of The claims OF AMerican ns
| were damaged and lnterruIteu ~ .ne p'uso
cution Of business affairs sn .mex,co ~ ..1 -
| OF war from'nent among me c's." 4 ga
portion Q, THIS sum were " ueoiss = -
ineI rnu y. 0nn =: Mea.s s.... .r,,,;r...
DouIu oi ooHm'ss'oncts 4 - !. =
~ 0o.gless 70 MaJuui0s.o ~ 4. Sss;s;..,
ws sN e. "asha'l9.vn The h.,.r.
sans,s,.J Ie - mna rnu ,u"r so.. M.;r. p.h.,, r
ps;.,r 81 ~ Wo.l liss =. = T.i.h = ~,
81 Iad;ana Bsfors M commis.ion. Gnr.,;n
= nressns.a. l.;s siss:ss. .;sasi IL S,s.;ssa
I, no,,r ~ ~ .s.se sis.s lssr1 III r.S,sT
s3s,frd ~ slas s ~. q III ~ q r. ~
his own heLalI he demanded as ;ndamn{sy Xt
the losa of a silver mine Which be was ,,l,Iiced
| to abandon in San Inis Potosi the sum 81
$500 CtlO. and in behalf of Mears. for a quick.
| silver mine in the same vicinity. the sum Of
Sl53 OOO Gardiner had resided for several
vears In Mexico Ind nrac,iced as an i,inerant
dentist and in that canacitv had visited the
most impor,ant mining dis ricts and acquain.
I - 4 u
.s yea nllnsen wl.h thelr geoslapnleai pos'uoh'
.he'r Iespec.ite vaiues auu .ne y s.ea' =, u''h
'"S upe'a'.ons ~. III, u,Ae..ns s'
Ia Iu, .,.hAs.a wv !. ~ pu,
ts,, tosu, no ploc1s.asu ~. :n:n ~; a'u r:ai
be imposed on The Commission. Itis proper
to remark here that. according To statements
derived from Manuel VeraslipHi. the Mexican
accomnlice of Tho marty the whole fraud o,i
- " ~ w ~ w.. r.i:. - -
sana'ra WIN 'vais, WI" NOM oa;a'.er ;a as
i.'.,La -. b.. ,a -, 80 ~ - ~
pnsumus VI. us"' ~. m"s ~. -, ::
~ n,: a"a ~ ~" .,lh "
.L;,Ss'I W. U",u.i - q" Py s.;oI asG C., .
niil'u' man anu s'ea. = 'enu - oe So ~:
".; ou,,e' 80 no u. ,.i 49,. ~. 49, 49,,
:na..: " ~. .,;aI., RI: -
Ma-s AZ ".soi ,i,ad 49, .. iisa onn s',, ~ s;inar
,a.'eu "' $1,000 W n 90. ny: uP 'i'o'
'"'.e =. n.s o"", as "ea'y "a.' ': na !:
81. az" auo", y". :" p'.p'."s
nara;asor sae, a,,a s,i,,, ar,.a ,ho Rel
S",'e'':e.;s ',u's, .'o .,;a;,oi 49, I e. 49,
,,',,.: rs.l; ;i.a - '..'i ~ !.
ma M ian |'r,,, .s nh;a g.
Tbna,, 80 Nil, Car,I;,o and E1.rorl CO
,;s ESn f'r,nar,v Copi.,n,nr If Na1 WI W.. a,d
~, 90 d ,,n',,nr 'SL =, Ganarass " Ths aosa ""u
hn,,I o. 80 ,,sa -, e No. Ia -. a,
;,,1;oa,al saSorab, for tha S,ii ai.;,.,
III Maars, o,a;n, .os ar.wn an,;ralr o..
J;n.r raca;vod S5a ono ~ II h.if " NIL, H.
;s sad 10 have Isnt hin self 40 lis sho.a
which lad tn , r,rtnro ha, Wen ~. IA Maa.s
Jrndar nower of a,to,nav in Wash;nc.ar xsa :
ooi, refa ,eceveJ ~ ,hs na,ns - I.sso pss,
an accomplice in Mexico. and xSs 0ltl = as % 81 -
30 re-, J;npnIo 10 Ia r,os.a - .....l. fFa ~.
Max;can laea,;on Tha o,har "a nni. ~ :. :
nn, III o. aooon, c. All 80 ~ ~ ~
nouo ~ ,,ast W ,a"onar - sA's -
az fard;ner,s aword r.. r...,;,;.
s,ood =, hava ra.a,ad Y ~. -,
H. raa h.tavar n J, ~ 49, eoss ~ mn ~ ~
Can W,Ldu Than.,s..', - &.
rnoa;,ad cons;dar.,s, ~. MIs.ts1 n.y. - ~ ~
rnr,is ,.ce;v.l s. ,s,s.,s - y t.' ~
Ha was r. no cas- M : .hcst fircS ~ n s7x9
he was ont of n rendered ,n,norfant ,t serv,c.
the Government as Va shaIl shou, hereafter h
| the detection of tho fraud Gardiner vi9h NJ,
| share IN The Mears award ,af. th;s cnnnssv ~
Eurone with some coon (,(l0 suh;sct 81 4, - !,
der IN denos;t with Ccrco,.n a R;,rs 81.
others. in Wash:nOton and Nev Yoyf TIN,
the whole matter Seemed afFact,.sliv ~los.i-
| Gardinersbinself being evideotlS cnnf3dartl,
| secnre And now we annro.ch ~ .~.;ei.r'
of detection. and shall nresert tha h;sscr,, !
That ;mnortant c;,cuns,pnco wh;cr 49, 80 :
hean nubl;shed mill ,h;s dov ~. 49, -
SON ta believe that our = ssss
ratelv informed as 70 tha ata,t ~ ,~,s i:.s-sIs.
at least oeneraIiv as ~ neraors .ra d.s.sIs
IT. frst Sacre,arv nstha pa...5 ~ r..-. y
s;onars was Edwarj w Iobn,s,a, e.ssss"..' ! I.
tba Na,;onoi Ir,el;aencer .nd n,ors ..a..:,,s.
CON. .ac,ad w;,h ,ba Is ,cI,nonJ arass u~s4..
,;"a ~. ,a,;,;a, ,''',;I ~ no vocu
NJ; Mweu;o.n 81, !",s ~ ,ra bai;ana saus n:..n.
ca,ed and ,han res;anad H. no" rhns w
80 a,no;n,ad liz s,sones. Th;s' n..iD 70
" nai;vn of Wash;na,nn h.. hn5 roa;aaaI
- ~ No., Tni,; uu' v ha. .au esueu -
yen,s s!a, " h,In.ia ,oI,,a;.I, I'M W. ltasun
oei,e'e ,; Vl'oE .ho ,S;nar 'y t,s. 'hG orsui. OF
. .,o."s I,1a - as H. auu - was urue'
Una. 'he iI "nT1 ~ ."o papers ~ me Mex,cs
cla',ns snIa'u, nn,,,, 49, h \, ue n'ed J