Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-16

a Garuiner, whose sudden deatn IN Inc
Jail at Washington. was reported last
week was a native Of New York, aged SO
years, and had been a resident OF
Washington five years. The Star says
that
On the Gardiner award $42S. $50 was
fraudulently abstracted from the Trea-
sury; $23S, 90 OF which has been en-.
jolned-to be probably returned into the
Treasury. The deceased DR.. George
A. Gardiner, also drew from the trea-
sury $4,000 on tho claim Of DR. II.
Mears, $50 coo OF which went directly
to hls own endowment. Mears, who is
in Mexico, having been indicted, boldly
admits that his claim was shameless
fraud, AMI unbiushingly defes the Gov
ernment oi The United States there
being no extraditoI convention or trea-
ty between the two COVER nments, under
which he can be demanded Of Mexico
for trial under indictment in this coun.
try.
We find in the Washington papers,
full report OF the first days proceed.
ings OF the coroncr's inquest on the
body OF the deceased. The witnesses
examined we're Dr. e. M. Chaplin, who
attended the deceased in his dying mo.
ments Daniel SIN III, the Jaior DR..
J. e. Hall, who was called in c,nsu'ta-
ton with DR.. Chapin, in the absence Of
the jail physician; and several other
person whose testimony was Of little i'm.
portance. The evidence of the Witness
ss named was corrobt rative Of the
statements in the teIegraphlc despatch.
es published here on Saturday.
DR.. STEINER, Dr.. HELEN, and DR.
Semmes, and Mr.. Choate were also ex'
amined, their evidence, however, did
not differ from that Of DR.. Miller, whose
testimony we suhjoin:
DR.. Miller sworn; l did not see
Gardiner until after his death, when l
saw hin il company with DR.. Semmcs;
the body was very rigid THIS MORN
ing, with Stone and DR.. Ssmmes, We
had pos, mortem examination. The
membrane Of the brain was very much
congested ; the brain itself was healthyj
in the spinal column there was large
quantity OF blood the heart was
healthy; the lungs were healthy the
stomach and contents, the intes,ines
and liver were healthy, and are pressrv-
ed for examination all his organs were
healthy and Natural never saw
case that was more 80 he Seems TO
have taken very little lood, for the inies-
tinal canal was very much contracted
all can say as to the cause ol his
death, | never saw or made examina-
ton OF Gaze OF death from slrychnine
but from my knowledge OF the looks and
symptoms Of his case, as given II
were 10 have examined this case with
out having heard Of it before, should
say the death was from strychnine or
some such cause. In the absence ol
strychnine being found in the stomach
| should be unable to account Tor the
phenomena exhibited in such cases, l
would no, be wiling TO swear whether
it was from srychnine or mental agi,a-
hal ~
strychnine. Another corrobborativs
circums tance is the remarkable rigidity
OF the patient and the sens;,iveness TO
light and cold (; the throwing Of himself
hack, as testified by q witness, ls a
strong symptom ; il he had died from
excessive agitation, the brain itself
would be congested strychnine at
lects the membrane Of the brain in
cases oil strychnins the patient between
sonvulsions 10 most generally sensible,
and almost conscious Of the convulsions
and would throw himself backward F; ii
I had seen the first symptoms or had
performed the autopsy with a know
ledge Of the symptoms, l should say
s,rychn,ne was tho cause Of his death /;
my strong impression and belief 10 tina,
he died from strychnine as far As
symptoms and the autopsy can show
| shall be very much surprised # strych-
nine be not found in the stomach. Being
subsequently recalled. DR.. Miller fur
ther testified as follows Mr.. Bradley
took a paper Of white powder in my
presence from Gsrdiaer's pocket after
his death, which he handed to me and
| handed it TO Dr.. Semmcs to be ana
lyzed.
DR.. s testified that the powder, which
hc received from DR.. Miller, as having
been handed to him by DR.. Bradley, he
has submitted to DR.. Steiner oi Balti-
more, to DO a..alyzed, the result Of
which will be givea TO the Jury on FRI
day next, to which time the jury have
adjourned.
The deceased was in shurch on
Thursday evening, in company with a
young lady to whom he was engaged TO
be married, and appeared in high health
and spirits.
The body Immediately after tho inves-
tigatisn was given TO hi, friends.