The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-02-18
THE GARDINER CLAIM.

The circuit court of the District of Columbia, its
chancery side has been for several days past engaged
considering motion made by the counsel for the govern
ment Monday last to the court take up the of
the United States against Samuel Casey, administrator of
George A. Gardiner deceased and Others which case had
been for hearing atSeptember rules The object of the
suit to obtain the restoration to the treasury of about
$9900o the being part in the form ofsocks othe
proceeds of George A. GARDENERS claim under the Mexican
treaty Of ls4s, which claim the commissioners had
awarded him $42s 1850 which paid him out of the
treasury of the United States The stocks held on
deposte by Corcoran Riggs; and claimed by the
government the property Of the United States the
ground that the award had been obtained by eswearng
and forgery.
The motion to take up the resisted By Messrs.
Bradley and Carlisle and by Mr.. Lawrence for them on
several grounds and Messrs b. and c. claimed the right
to intervene being creditors Of George A. Gardiner for
their services his counsel in the criminal prosecutions
agains, him. and take further testimony before hearing
the cause.
The motion supported by Messrs Redinand Fendall
of counsel for the United States aud by Mr. Marbury of
counsel for the administrator. Mr.. NJ said that he
sidered the put in by the administrator submitting
the the BILL exhibits of Gardiner and
timony taken and on file to be fair and proper
On Wednesday Messr Bradley and Carlisle presented
the court petition in writing, praying creditors of
Gardiner be made parties the cause be allowed
take testimony therein that the would postpone
hearing the till the administrator shall proceed to
take certain testimony which they alleged remained to be
taken and that the decree OF the court affirming the or
der of the orphans granting letters to Mr. Casey
might be revoked and that the petitioners might be allow
ed to file sufficient bond carry their appeal TO the SUI
proceed in the orphans have said letters revoked
that in the time further proceedings might be
taken in the cause
On Friday the 10th instant the oyerruled the pc
ion being Of opinion that the claim TO intervene was not
sus'anabe and that of the grounds which petit
ton rested sufficient The court held that the &C, Of
the orphans court granting letters to Mr. Casey was
part of the judgment OF that deciding grant
that the appeal this from that judgment and
that this court had affirmed il that the appeal from the
Judgment of this court to the Sapremc Court had
presented by giving bond within days and therefore
did not operate supersedeas that the adjournment Of
the the day when il affirmed the judgment Of the
orphans court and its subsequent for than
days did not excuse the delay in giving the bond as the
bond might by law be approved by single Judge out Of
court and that the proceedings showed that sufficient time
and indulgence had been given taking further testimony
the part Of the original defendant The court directed
that the should proceed The cause accordingly
bearing and the reading Of the papers which
are voluminous was begun.