The New York herald., 1870-06-16
FIGHTING FOR TIE BONDS.
Mr.. Gardiner, Old and Paralytic, With Very
Mixed Memory, Tells His story-A Physi-
clans Diagnosis Of the Cass-A Ser
want Girl Of Emphatic NegativsI

shown by the increased number IN attendance
The testimony was Of unusual interest," as VIII be
seen by the proceedings given below.
TESTIMONY OF Mr.. GARDINER.
The nrst witness called was Mr.. Ira o. GardipSn
who, In connection with Mrs Gardiner, - Charged
by Mrs. Burke with taking and approprasmg to
their own use the money and bonds IN CsEraiu Alex.
anders possession at the time OF his death. he Is
quite old and feeble, and trssnulous from parayhc
stroke and had to be assisted 10 the witness stand
Tue oa,n beng duly administered he testified as
ollows,--I am the Ira Q. Gardiner at present resid
ing In l27.h street, Harlem, In whose house Captain
| Alexander died; he died, think, on Friday, and
! was taken sick on fhe Sunday previous; saw him
in bed while he was lying sick, but cannot tell the
day.
! O. How many times did you see hlm' A. Only
| once; no one was present think when saw him.
I Q. viii you swear no one was presentf A. No,
sir only think so; ] heard he was sick and went
1 up stairs might nave been with him half an hour,
and it might have been longer; he sat up In bed;
saw him on the Sunday evening previous, In the
| dining room he spoke about being sick.
| @. Did he say anything about making present to
| you and your wife9 A. Yes, SIR
| v. Did he say what he was going to give you
| A.. No, Sir. +. nsst l~les
| O. Did he mention any amount A. He only said
| he would leave enough to make US comfortable In
! our Old age cC,r
| O. Have you any information, knowledge or belief
! as to the amount Of property A. He said ne had
| property In New Orleans.
| O. Did you not know lie was in the habit Of COL
lecting interest on coupOns9 A.. knew that my son
| George paid him interest on about 900 bonds.
| @. Have you any further knowledge or sources OF
information as to his property A. have seen him
have from fifty to seventy.nve dollars; he always
had money and never was short; did not know
| whether he had much Or little; believe he would
keep his word as to leaving US something; ne was
| man OF truth
O. What has been your business during the past
| FIVE years? A. was employed as night Waterman
In the Assay Department, receiving part Of the time
two dollars and part OF the time two dollars and fifty
| cents night; also received 5000 annual stipend
| from the Police Department.; this was stopped by
| Mrs. Gardiner going and telling the department
that had plenty OF money; left the Assay Depart
ment some time since; pay $500 house rent; rent
the house OF Mr.. Kenyon; lent S400 in July or Au-
gust; bought some furniture but cannot tell how
much the bills were; think about s125; my wife paid
$500 for piano. taking the money from my vest
pocket.
A. After got out Of bedlam my neighbors got up
surprise party for my wie's and my benefit, amount
me; when my daughter married she receive
quite number OF presents; her husband gave her
diamond ring and pair Of bracelets ana my Wue
gave her satin dress.
@. Have you made any effort to buy house since
Captain Alexander dieds A. spoke to Captain
Lockwood about buying house.
q. Did you not tell Mr.. Lockwood that when Cap
and san bonds ais rom his sS ncsS c A. No. SIR %" " ~
@ How did You expect to pay l9r house ana lotP
BY Ha@ tns money o s a ey Capto abo
q. Was not some Of this money to be used to bury
Captain Alexander and buy tomostoneY A. les,
@. Was any used for this purposeY A. No, SIR.
q. Has not some Of the money that was to have
been thus spent been paid by your wife to Mr. Cook
us counsef A. have been told so.s
O. DO you know how much cash was found on the
| 3. Was all this spent for funeral expensess A.
| don't know.
q. DO you know, anything about the hondss A.
q. Was not hundlea dollar bond given to DR..
Brockway to SELF A. understand there was.
Q. DID you notify Mrs Burke Of his scknessf A.
6 Did you you make any Efforts to find out his rela-
tives here and elsewhere9 A. No. sir.
Z. Was you present when his trunks were broken
q. Did you not swear in case before the Superior
Court that your income was three hundred dollars
q month"; A. Sometimes 1t was over this.
@. Did you not make an affidavit before the Police
Commissioners that you was poor and had no means
OF support but your pension and boarder or twoY
The question objected to, and after some dis.
cusson the Surrogate decided that the affidavit must
q. What is your present means OF livingq A.
None; have not been able 70 pay my last months
rent; sold lot OF chickens Tor twenty-five dollars,
ana some old furniture
@. Have you received anv money from Mrs. Gardi-
q. Have you received any money from your son
9. Any from your sonin-law, Mr.. Grar A. Not
Q. Did not your wife furnish DR.. Gay money to pay
counsel Tor yous a. Not thar know Of
at your houseS A. saw him once; cannot say
whether 1t before or after the Captains death;
swane: he told me that he had been the Captains
agent In New Orleans; he said that when the Cap
tain first came from New Orleans he had $4,000 In
cash; did not hear my wife say anything about
Q: Did not Mrs. Burke and Mr.; Foster and Mr..
Butter call on you after Captain Alexander's death
q. What did You tell herr a. told her she would
have got much more information Il she had come TO
me direct instead of gong about the neighborhood.
9. what other information would you nave given
she he Knew thu, bne aready What eseY That
we had lock OF hair cnt from the Captains head.
Q. Did you not tell them that 5000 was all that
pons uhtouchedf A. No, sir.
.. Did not your wife say this9 A. Not that
Q. Did not yon tell Mr. stubblom that you had
money left you? A. No, Sir.
you, not long ot since a. Yes sir. '' '"'''' WV
Q. Where did you go9 A. 1t Is called the Gap,
near Strasburg.
Q. Buy any property there's A. No, sir. al
q. Anybody buy any for your A. No. sir.
Q. Is II not fact that 1t Is general talk among
than you used tor A. If people say SO there is no
truth in it; we never lived poorer than now.
Q. Have you not told good many OF your neigh
bors that you lately struck oils A. No, SIR:
Q. Did you not give 81, 200 in bonds to Mr.. Grair2
A. No, sir.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. BROCKwAY.
DR.. Brockway was the next witness. am ply
scian; after Captain Alexander was taken sick
was sent for and thought his brain affected; he could
not enter into conversations Mrs. Gardiner made
no attempt 10 draw him into conversations 1t did not
occur to me that he had been taxing opates; had
observed some time before he was taken sick that
he was gradually failing; we botn decided that he
had brain disease.
@. In your Judgment as physician was Captain
Alexander IN condition to enter into any lengthy
Conversations A. No, sir.
Q. In your opinion was Captain Alexander OF O
sound and dsp0sng mind9 A. No. sir.
Q. When did you first see the bonds taken from his
person A. About four o'clock on the morning he
died. Mrs. Gardiner took bag from under his pillow
and said she wished me to see Its con ents.
q. What was the size OF the bag? a. About three
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