The sun., 1870-03-09
THE GARDINER MYSTERY
UNEXPECTED DTsCLOSURE ny I'm,
SERV1NT, ROSE KING.

Capt. AIcxandcr's Body Exhumod , a.
nfter Denth, but no Traces of po,.sIr
Found-The Gardiner Family Arr',,sa
for RcIcnsc under Hnbcas Corpus
quest by Coroner Flynn,
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Flvnn cort;,..,
the investigation concerning tho mystcriops ,,.,,s
Of Capt. John Alexander who died under very ,,,,,,
rious circumstances In March, 1902 at the rssl.,,.
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner, In Harlem co,,
Alexander was rcputed to be wealthy ana. sr.po,,'
ing loul play, had carried suspended to Ills mech
large sum In bonds and money, enclosed in loauo,
bags. These bags, according to the tes'inopvo, =,
numerous witnesses, who examined them Ius, pro,
TO the death OF Capt. Alexander, contained
UPWARD OF 100000.
When examined Immediately after dc,ib IN,
Gardeners affirmed that the Captain possessed onl,
ss,OO0. Mrs. Virginia c. Burke, the sole lcrA,ss
who resided In New Orleans, after the decea.e oi
her father came here, and her own invcstiga,ions
aroused her suspicious, which led to legal proceed
ings against the Gardiners Under the circumstance,
Coroner Flynn was requsted to investigate the case
and some weeks ago the body was exhumc1 and thu
heart liver, stomach, and large and small intesnes
were given by Deputy Coroner Shine to Prof Dore
mus for chemical analysis. The Professor having
completed his work, the Investigation was resumed
yesterday. The afldavits of Mrs. Burke. the sols
lcgatce, and daughter Of Capt. Alexander with thoso
Of Henry Leeds, jas. II. Winchester, W. 4. Dewey
Charlotte Ann Morgan, DR.. Broekaway, Michael
Crgier, Isaac Lockwood Geo. W. Coy and Mr.
rockingham, President OF the Merchant Union
Express Company, were read by Deputy Coroner
shino. Mrs. Burke's testimony was in effect that
her father was In good health a few days before Biz
death, that he had a large amount in bonds and
MONEY on MS PERSON,
and that he had frequently expressed his inteaton
Of leaving all his property to his daughter Som.
time before his death he had spoken Of bis sus
picons OF the Gardiner family and desired to renoys
to Mrs. Morgans, In Brooklyn. In the testimony Of
other witnesses the fact was ELECTED hlt Mrs.
Gardiner had said that all abe found on Dr. Aleyan.
der's body was S1G0 and that the amount was used
TO bury him. Sho arerward admitted that Cant
Alexander had presented to Mrs. Gardiner $SuOOa
remuneration for her kind attention. Tho tt.,imonv
furthermore disclosed tho tact that before the fcath
OF Capt. Alexander the Gardiner family were in
REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES;
that afterwnrd they in comparative aalne,ce
spending considerable amount OF money lor artl
At this point Gardiner, a pitiful paralytc. arc..
and made nn effort TO speak, but being overcome
sank back In his chair, apparently exhausted.
DIR. Broekawav, who attended DE-. Alesinier In
his illness, testified the other hand that be died oi
soYrESiNG OF IHE BRAIN.
At the request OF Professor Doremus Dr. Sllne's
rcconnt ot MS poa mo, ten examination Wa. read,
show ing the condition of the intcstnes liver heart
and stomach. as delivered 70 the Professor.
DIR. H. ogden Doremus testified substa ti.ily that
there was no indicat N Of irritation. or OF volatile
or organic poisons. Considering the len.'h II Tins
since The Gecease Of Capt. Alexander, 1t Wa. anost
impos'ible TO discover traces VI vo'a poison.
Tne-c are hardly ever found after tie l.t OF six
months. In conclusion, DIR. DOrcmus .aii 10 with
the cnrloyment of the hest scien,idc san and
knowledge, lie had discovered
NO EVIDENCES OF POISON
Wien Professor Dorcmus had finished hs rcport
Mrs. Gardner, overcome By her emotions, wepi
aloud in Tire court room.
Dr. shine asked the Professor whether it woudbe
possible to discover the nrc caro Of ro 01 uch ~
morphine, In the stun rl aud lrtastires . her.
Ing the time which had c.tnol since tho iarf7se Of
TIC suhi'ctf DR. Dorcmu' drought tl.' t' c9Ild
not. and added that he vus a-tunishel T once fav.
Ing discovered poison aiter ihe body l. hurled
The counsel FOR the Garlincrs re~1rkoI 'sa' he
testimony was al er por'c hui seemed uo' lined
10 accept tile offer # Mrs RrrtU'- council TO ad.
Joufn Tie hearing. and summon Tie witnesses Who
bad sworn TO the Hfudav- ia Court.
Coroner tlvnn interru1ted the diseu7siop hg n0s,-
poning lurther Investigation until Saturday rlon.
A writ OF hgbcQs cogDaS has been sued oat ol he
Supreme Court for the
RELEASE OF Mn. AND Mrs. GAUn,vrr
from restraint aud this u to be decided io-,. cor.
oncr Finn consequently declined to cutgl4Itao
prefer Of bail which h7d been made.
The mystery Of the death Of Capt Alexander be-
comes darker and darker every day, AMI more par.
ucularly 50 when tue fact became known uf'er tho
adjournment Of the Court Yesterday. that I.r King
the servant OF the Gardiners, had told d.. Sue uat
sometime after the death Of Capt Alexander, Nr.
Gardner had hurriedlY entered her room much ex
cited, aud thrust into her hand pocketJoyk con-
taining
SEVENTEEN or EIGHTEEN BoYns
Or coupons, she did not know which, desiring that
she should take care OF them. She returned them
the same day. Rose Kings AFFIDAVIT is to be- taken
tomorrow. She Is to be rut on the stand 900 Saiur
oay This fact, aud that Of the Garliucr IaHi " IT.
tempt to bribe the Coroner, make the case igdeed
mysterious.