Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-22

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coNDENSING THE LAND FOR RIGHT OF Wv
IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMN.
Yesterday the following jurv of condemra.
u .nn n sppo,ntsd 70 view an' condemn lands in
Ws.bnatcn o. u,, to be traversed by the
met and sntsrrS I'D Point Lookout railroad,
~ suu a on the discharge of their duty
M r. anuscard in The STAR Of Wednesday last
NJ h. Brightwell, David Miller, Alexander
ScCamack, Joseph l.. jenkins, r. s. Martin,
Middleton, Barney +. swart, 4. G. P. Shoe 81 e.
maker, John b. wntberger, b. S. Baiget, Rob't
Ban, James Pilling, VIM: b. Lacey, George l..
George II. Plant and VIM. 3. Mitchell.
The first land entered on was the estate Of the
late J. II: Fowler, at the northern boundary of
line Sheriff, BENJAMIN Owens, A. b. StoughtOn,
Susan Sheriff, Widow Poole, A. G. Strauss.
SSei6y Scaggs, d: A; Hall. sarah Smith, Mrs.
Naylor, II. T. Berkeley, Margaret Little. Mr..
Welch and Mr.. Miller.
Marshal Phillips accompanied the jury; also
MI. John A. Partridge, engineer-in-chief of the
new road, and with him MI. McComb and Mr.
Randolph.
To-DAY's PROCEEDINGS.
Court foom az 10 oeIoeT IN the Criminal
thelr names Mr.. s. L. Phillips asked Mr.. ID.
b. ozark, counsel for the claimants, if the jury
would hear each case separately or altogether,
and pass on the whole. After reference to the
list OF claimants and a consultation together, it
was decided to take as the first case that of the
heirs OF the estate of j. A. Fowler.
MI 5. /. Phillips, counsel for the road, read
the act of Congress chartering said railroad TO
the jury, detailing the process TO be observed
IN condemning the lands for use of the road
He stated that the value in fee simple to the
respective tracts were what is wanted, and JUS
tice between all concerned
Engineer j. A. Partridg re was the first witness
ana stated that 2.2 acres of land were reQu rel
from the Fowler estate for the use of the road
A profile diagram of a section OF the road was
submitted to the jury for inspection. and the
various lines and points defined; also the length
OF fencing required, amount of grade and fill
ing, depth of cut, size Of cul yerts required &C.
j. =. Slater, clerk In the once OF the assessor
or taxes, testified as to the assessed value of the
land in question that Its cash value was 300
per acre in 1873, and that an appeal was taken
by the owners as too high, and that a reduction
was made TO s75 per acre, the present assessed
value.
Counsel for the road then submitted the rec
ords of the Recorder of Deeds as evidence to
show the present value of lands.
MIR. Clark, counsel for the claimants, OBJ
Jected TO admitting these records, IN many of
such transfers of real estate the amounts named
therein were merely nominal.
MIR. Phillips contended that these records are
made prtmd fdcie evidence by act of Congress
for all purposes.
The court Marshal Philiipsl ruled them adj
missable, and exceptions were taken by Mr..
Clark.
The deeds were then cited, and the transfers
with the values noted, covering the entire line
OF the proposed road.
After the testimony was closed in this case,
the counsel consumed most of the day in argu-
ments. MIR. Clark closed his argument at $50
p. m. for the claimants, and Mr.. Phillips fol-
lowed for the company, and was speaking
when our report closed. AS the arguments cover
the points In the entire list of cases. some
twenty-five in number, the awards will be made
speedily at the conclusion Of the one now under
consideration.