Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-04
DAILY EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTRLLIGENCE.

INQUEST OVER TIE BODY OF GEORGE A.
GARDNER, aged IS years born in New York
resident here five years.
The following is the list of Jurors on the
Inquest:
1homa: c. Masruder, Leonard Storm, Rich.
ard 7. Mclean, Robert c. Stevens; Win. Lord
Jonathan W. Barnaelo, VIM. K. Plovman
jeremiah Giddings. Almon Baldwin. Henry
c. Baldwin, Vim. f. Bowie Coroner Wood
ward presiding
FRIDAY Afternoon, March g.
DR.. T. NJ Chaplin, examined by Mr. Key
First saw Gardiner on the court of Mr. Brad
leys residence; went there To carry a message
from the Court; told him ard Dir. Bradley that
the Court were waiting for them believe he
then came over to Court by himself; that was
twenty plinutes after the Scrrt met; the Court
met st II O'clock, he remained in Court until
the jury were brought down and gave YER
dict OF guilty; Immediately after that, he was
delivered into the Marshal's custody; took
charge of him as one of the deputies; Mr. Brad
ley told ne the deceased wished to go over
at once to escape the crowd; said yes; thought
the officer had gone over to make preparations;
the sentence was pronounced. being ten years
Confinement in the penitentirry, &C., to take
effect after the rising Of the Circuit Court;
came on over to the ,il with him and one of
the bailiffs, Mr.. Wilson; no remark was made
until got out Of the Courthouse. when I
spoke of tie unpleasant dutr; he said yes; he
spoke Of the weather, saying it waS : hnc
morning; don't recollect of any other eonver-
sation until got to the Jail, the deceased set
down in the Office or guard room and went to
writing; don't know that he asked for paper;
alter awhile ne tcOs SONS papers from his peck.
ct, and tore them up and threw them in the fire.
they seemed to be dingy papers, as if they had
Teen in his pocket for a good while; Dir.
Smith che lailor) noticed it, and called my
attention to it; they looked like papers any
sne would haze had lohg tine II his pockef!
be finished his letter, folded it up. and wrote
something on it; took the writing on it to be
superscriPtiOn; deceased put it in his pocket;
Mr.. Smith wentOycr to the Courtroom on bust
ness; the deceased said he would be ready to
60 to his room lin the PRISON. as so G, "a he had
finished the letter; said they We, fixing hi,
room; L supposed he was a, c4ogizing for
OBTAINING me; Mr.. Birch came in: he
asked Mr.. Birch for a glass of water:
seemed to be warm; the window was
opened; he asked for another glass of water:
/ asked him ii he felt faint: He said that he
would be better in moment; after drinking
some water he said that be felt better; re-
marked to him that the clothing that he had
on was too good TO go into the cell with; he
said that it made no difference, that it was i'm
material to him what clothing he wore i'm the
prison; in a few minutes he attempted to raise
the glass; he was then sitting sideways on
chair, with his arm over the back; asked him
If he felt faint; he said he did; l was not then
looking pal icularly at him. and the first thing
that called nay attention to him was a noise Of
something falling, | then turned towards him.
and saw him falling; his head struck the corner
OF the desk, and then fell on the floor leaving
the calves of his legs still on the chair he was
in commissions, and l raised him up; he became
sensible, and seeing blood on my hands, asked
me if be had cut his head; / said he had
slightly; he saw drops of blood; called to one
OF the guards to bring a cot; l omitted to say
that he seemed wearied by the walk to the
Jail; he as ked for brandy between the drinks
Of water; told him we had no brandy there.
but we would get some. though it would be
with difficulty; remembering that Lords gro
Gerry store was near by, he pulled a quarter
out his pocket, and handed it to me. saving
that ought not to pay for it; he was then sit
ting at the table. while the boy was gone for
brandy; the boy could have got 10 Lords if he
stepped Spry by the time Gardiner fell: or
dered some one to bring in pallet on which
one OF the guards sleep; it was brough In and
L asked MIN TO lie down; he objeeted thought
at the time that he did not want to give trouble
1 wanted to battle his temples with harts-
horn, and remarked that it was too strong to
hold 20 his nose. He pulled out his handker.
chief, and L think that he asked me to pour
some on it, l renewed him to bis bed. and
noticed that ne was nervous I thought that
be was an eplleptic fit, while sitting on the
slde OF the bed He had taken off his over
coat and / asked him to take off his frock
coat, to which he objected. Insisted on his
neck tie being taken of. He said that he
would take 1t off himself, and did so. John
Charles This brOtherl came in about this time.
whilst he was seated on bis bed l think I
said to him that it was like spasm. | un.
ders'ood him to say that the deceased had been
subject to spasms before; he had one in Mex
leo and hurt himself About this time he had
third spasm He and his brother conyersed
together in some foreign language, I think
Spanish. He gave his brother something and |
wrote down something. They then spoke in |
English, and mentioned some street in New |
York thought that John Charles was wri. |
ting as amanuensis for the deceased 1 saw
the manuscript on the table. Another parox-
Ism then came on. 1 took from his pocket. |
q think from his vest or coat pocket wha- l |
thought was the same letter that saw him |
write, and silk purse with money in it, which
gave to John Charles. My attention was d.
rected rather to the deceased than TO his
brother. then unbuttoned his shirt collar
some brandy was brought in, when took the
oottie and having poured some out handel it |
to him. but he declined taking it, When /
touched him with my hands or towel he
shrank- thought it strange that he declined
taking the water, unless there was difficulty
OF swallowing. His brother took the brandy.
and the deceased snelt it, | then went for
the physician Of the Jail
Daniel Smith, jailOr, said After the repdi-
ton OF the verdict, and the sentence by JUDGE
lla"lord, came over to the Jail to make pre-
garailons; whilst was preparing the cell Dr. |
Cnapin came over with the deceased invited |
Nun into the guard-room until the room was |
ready. Deceased asked for paper: he took |
some papers. Qetters and bills out of his pock |
et, tore theL; UP, and threw them into the en-.
oers Of the IRE; called DrtChapin's attention
10 the matter and as L had to 90 to the court |
room to attend to my Jail accounts, asked DR.. |
l. to attend to the deceased until a room was
ready Dr. Z. came over and said deceased
Is In spasns;' Judge Crawford excused me. 30
i lett, and went over to the Jail; L was in and
out OF the room until he died, ut TWENTY-FIVE
minutes after three; when Dr. Semmes said
that he was dead. When went over TO the
courtroom, DIR. c. was walking about the
room, when deceased took the papers out of
his pocket; he had one or two envelopes out
OK which he took at least two notes. and then
some letters; DIR. e. and myself we're in the
room all the time; not n minute could elapse
That one or the other was not with him: Dr. c.
Was walking from one room to the other; John
charles asked me whom | had sent for; said
l1r DIR. Semmes; he replied, do not send for DR.
May; L answered that L had not done So |
thought that he was letting dotcn or a re-ac-
ton had taken place af, er the excitement of
The trial; finding that his sickness continued
became alarmed and no physician coming, 1
went myself to the infrmary. but there was
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