Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-03-15
THE LATE DR.. GARDNER.

The circumstances attending the trial, conviction,
and death of DR.. Gardiner, continue ssnsbly to af
feet the public mird
Yesterday morning. as on the day before, a large
number of persons were in attendance at the JAIL
where the jury were engaged in holding an inquest
and physicians making post mortem eX,mina tiOn
The autopsy conducted by Drs. Miller and Stone
together with DR.. Semmes, the physician to that in
stution, in the presence of Drs. Hail. Riley, Tyler
johnson, Duhanrl, Berry and Steiner, and perhaps
others. ,..
In the absence of chemical test, they came to the
conclusion from the phenomena exhibited, that DIR.
Gardiner died from the effects of strychnne. There
was much congestion of the scalp, also of the
brain and the spinal cord; quart Of dark thick
blood having escaped from the base of the Uranium
and the spinal column.
Evidence of this effect was given before the jury,
who in order that a chemical analysis may be made
(by Drs Steiner and BreetD of the stomach and of
powder which was taken from the pocket of the de-
ceased, adjourned until next Friday morning, thus
postponing thcii verdict.
Witnesses testified on various points affecting the
circumstances of his death. Two of them said they
noticed that Dr. Gardiner while in the courthouse,
put some small substance into his mouth, which they
at first supposed to be tobacco crumbs and then
touched his lips with water; and from this they sup
pose he at that time swallowed the fatal drug.
We have merely alluded to the testimony, our linn
its precuding full report of the interesting exami
nation. fe'
1t may be added, in this conncxion, that an init
mate friend of DR.. Gardiner gave negative answer
to the question asked by a juror as whether the
doctor had informed him what. he would do with
himself in the event of his being convicted.
The authorised the friends of the deceased
to take the body in charge, and coffin and hearsc
being in readiness, it was conveyed from the Jail to
| to his late residence.
Washington Sentinel Of Sunday
The Washington Union says:
/ On the Gardiner award S42S,T50 was fraudulent.
ly abstracted from the Treasury $23s,O00 of which
has been enjoned-to be probably returned into the
Treasury. The deceased DIR. George A. Gardiner,
also drew from the Treasury $4,000 on the claim
| of DR.. H. Mears, 81, 900 of which went directly to
his own endowment. Mears, who is in Mexico, hav.
ing been indicted, boldly adrnits that his claim was
! shameless fraud and unblushingly defics the Gov
ernment of te United States there being extra
dton convention or treaty between the two govern.
/ ments under which he can be demanded of Mexico
| for trial under indictment in this country"
80 National Intetligencers
j & Lucky MAS.--Mr. franklin j. May, bar tender in
! the porter House Of Mcssrs Farrar Il Kelly, No. 81
4 South st. New York, received from Georgetown to.
day the order for the sPerham Gift Farm, situated
7 in N Jersey, and valued at $22 900. The number
Of the ticket held by Mfr. May is five thousand fvc
hundred and thirty nine II is said that one OF ths
hin, SIC, 600 for his prize = = = 80 -
4 FARE 70 GAIiroRrxs In answcrzto inquiries II,
Tribune 1tates that the iafe tos vi
The Isthprps steamship that eityis Sls9il
3 "a the class clipper shipa
s ssiz Cape Horn te $500 isc Tn
a esh Gods is{eon 66 {esS6 cent
4 per N8h1c 9Q0tf