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Show GARDINER FACES JDRY i He Is Being Tried for Murder of Colored Boat Steerer San Francisco, March 31. Joseph E. Gardner, son of a wealthy planter of Saylorsvllle, Ky., and a nephew of Kiap; EMward d CKRear. chief Justice of the Kentucky court of appeals, and a possible candidate for governor of his state, faced a Jury hero In the United States circuit court of appeals on a murder charge. He Is accused of killing Joseph Cardoza, a colored boat steerer on the whaler Bouhead, on which young Gardiner shipped as be-fore-the-mast hand sailing from this po6t In 1908. The prisoner was represented repre-sented by Attorney Will A. Young and Henry R. Prewitt, both of Kentucky, sent out by Gardiner's family, and by Attorney Parke S. Madduz of this city, who has prepared the case of the defendant de-fendant and befriended Gardiner slnco his arrest. The fight which resulted in the death of CordozA took place In the northern seas, according to witnesses testifying testify-ing yesterday. Alex. Peterson, a member mem-ber of the bowhead's crew, stated that Gardiner refused to obey an order given by Cordoza and after hot wordi. struck the boat steerer with his fist. Cordoza knocked the youth down and beat and kicked him as he lay on the deck. They were separated, but a few minutes later Gardiner came up behind CordozA and struck him over the head with a heavy stick. Inflicting injuries which caused death some hours later. Other witnesses confirmed the story of the encounter, but said that Cordoza appeared well on the road to recovery that night and did not die until next day. ' One witness said the blow was delivered from the side, not from behind. |
