New-York tribune., 1870-06-02
THE ALEXANDER CAsE-THE MISSING BONDS
DISCOVERY OF Sl,IO0.

DISCOVERY OF slOO.
Surrogate Hutchings continued yesterday the
examination in the OF Mr.. and Mrs Ira C. Gardiner
who are suspected Of feoniousy appropriatng about
900 worth Of bonds belonging to the late Capt John
Alexander New-Oreans who died in their mouse,
under doubtful circumstances, III March, 1863 Ony one
George Gardiner testified: live at Harlem, and am
clerk in the Treasury Department In this city am son
of Mr. Mrs. Gardiner, and am married. knew Calt
,,t ~ ,, ,tber's bousc / visited M nv fathers
house during Capt AcXandcI's last stay there; saw
him Last year ago iast IhanAsgiLlngi II" @ ronnuiePr m
showed any H. he used to collect coupons at the
Department about $500 worth Of bonds; thnk |
visited my father the day after the Captain died: my
father notified me I'm person of the Captains DEATH ala
the old gentleman during his sickness wa, not
AT the uncIa do MT recoec any particular talk about
his property the day after his death there might have
been something said hut have no distinct lec0ueclVh
left some bonds: won't swear that didn't inquire "a
to the amounts think no property Was exhibited to me-
not swear that my father or mother dd NOT eAhint 10
me bonds at that time; well as can rccouect
did zee some bonds AT thG hIst or second Nlsl';
think | not consulted at that visit about the
collection Of coupons think was asked by my mother
10 call again the next day and did so; that before
the funeral Saturday, think; at that call my mother
or not; my mother exhibited some bonds TO me- and
looked them over; this in the paror ON the second
nOOr not aware that pains were taken 10 exclude
&Uc & - U @ % amii,, tn "a 10o in nine tbonsandioar
bonds and one onehundrcd-dOllar bond; these Gov
erumcnt, California, Virginia and Brooklyn bonds no
coupons cut oil my presence; am positive there
other bond, exhibited; my mother brought them
in her hands from another room; she asked me
to take charge of them and took them To the
Treasury aud returned them to her the next day. it may
have been two or three months before ! heard OF
any investigation as 10 the old gentlemans property;
never said that Capt. Alexander left property
don't recOllcct being asked that question: took the
bonds 10 the Treasury for security mad heard no sug
gson that property should BE- handed tO the Surro
gate; gave back the Virginia. California, and Brooklyn
CITY bonds: | sold the Government bonds SLIGO, to
Henry Ciews Co., think the day before the funeral
received for them S96 70; get these figures rOn my
recollection; Co. paid me in current money and
not check think the clerk brought check first,
and had il cashcd this clerks name l. Cogatei think
that was the amount but | am rot positive; think the
sI,OO and the other for 500; they were not
registered my mother wanted Inc to sell them
did not try to sell the other bonds they were all coupon
bonds pay able to bearer; have never sold any other
bonds Tor any member Of my family whatever; have
erS house WITHIN week aiter ihe luhtIa she uu hot
show the bonds but said she had turned them over to
judge bccbe; made no inquiry OF Jay, o0okc Y 20 ~
10 virginia bonds; gave my Ohel the 1nll proceeds Oh
the two bonds sold / sold them because my mother
instructed to do did Mt retain the custody OF the
others, because thought there might be trouble about
them; did not suggest the proprety o waiting till the
Captain was buried before selling his property under
stood that the bonds were sold 10 get money To bu!
lot IN Greenwood for burial place; | do not
know that any OF the money was spent for a
piano. never heard sO did MT know that my sister,
Mrs Gran, had received gift of some Of these bonds
untl Ieadit IN the papers; none OF the family ever
bonds but atterward became convinced that 1t
right and proper to sell them do MT think my mother
said anything about keeping the matter secret am not
that thing said crecy from
took the bonds until returned them saw no member
my family; considered myself perfectly Justified in
taking the bonds, but feared there might be litiga-
tOn, aud didn't want to he mixed up III 1t; gave
receipt for the bonds and took none; the man who sold
the bonds is chief clerk in the interest department.;
my duty Is paying coupons; he was acquainted, and
secrecy him; the best of my knowledge and belief
my mother told me- when returned the bonds that the
and buy lot and monument for the Captain, aud the
So had been given her Il gift.
The then adjourned to Friday next at O'clock