Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-03
STILL UNDER FIRE.
Mr. Truesdeli's Cross-Exsmination Before
the Rock Greek Park Appraisers Continued.

Mr. Truesdeli's CONTAMINATION Before
the Rock Greek Park Appraisers Continued.
Yesterday afternoon the Rock Greek COM
mission to appraise the property (James l.
Norris, George J. Seu:ferle and n. W. Bur
chel) sat in the Circuit Court room till 4
O'Clock
The motion Of Messrs. Mckinney and Lee 10
strike out the testimony of Col. George Truss-
dell 80 far rs IL affected certain tracts on the
ground that he had not shown such knowledge
of the properties as to qualify him 10 testify 20
to values was argued at some length. In COM
menting on an authority Mr.. Mckinney said:
Here is n man who passed tavern stand"
Mr.. Perry-He deserves credit for passing
the tavern.
IL was urged by Mr.. Perry that Col. Trues-
dell was fully qualified 60 judge Of the values
and Messrs. Wilson, Mckenney and Lee argued
that the sales and lands which witness took asa
basis were too remote from the lands in the
park as 10 distance and time.
TESTIMONY NOT STRICKEN our.
The commission said that when they came to
make up their judgment they would give the
evidence of witness the consideration they
deemed Il entitled to and woulG, therefore,
On cross-enamination by Mr.. Lee Col. Trues-
deli said the improvements by the California
| syndicate had greatly increased the values. but
could not say in what ratio. Assuming the
sales at eco per acre at the four-and-a-half-
nile line the improvements have doubled the
value. Brightwood lie thought, was a center
Tor Sl.oOO per acre value. hapld transit was
an element Of increased values. On the
4 northern Dos Passos tract he regarded the
elevated land worth 100 per cent more than
the low lands.
As TO THE MATTHEwsoS TRACT.
H..
session and Col. Truesdeil VAS briefly cross
examined by Mr.. Blair Lee.
| Mr.. Vim. Stone Albert cross-examined Col
Truesdell as to the Matthewson tract mo. I'D,
| and lac said that public road along its south
| ern line would increase its value from SlOo 70
| 900 per acre. He testified as 60 the Tribe
tract that il IL in the high state of cultiva-
| ton described IL was worth $500 more than
| the value lac put upon It-s aOo-certAinly 90
| per cent more, and he would increase his val
uations as TO other tracts which had been
similarly improved A trsst OF three acres of
| the Dos Passos land on the northern corner,
on the Military and Daniels roads, was worth
| 500 10 ZOO per acre or more. The site Of the
tort IDe Rursey) was fine one.
| Mr.. Hagner, for Mr.. fenwicks, inquired of
witness TO values at the upper end Of the
park, but witness said he had given no testi-
mony as TO land In that section.
As TO RAILROAD BENEFITS.
Mr.. Hagner asked as TO the benefits Of rail-
roads TO property.
Mr.. Perry objected. excepting rs 10 tracts
witness had testified to-
Mr.. Hagner, with Mr.. Lees consent, asked
the question, as IL had reference 70 one Of his
tracts (the Green.
Witness said the Metropolitan railroad wss
| not near enough to affect the valuAtion- A
| railroad with station an element OF value.
THE nKEowE TRACT.
BY Mr.. Atchison for the Mckeown tract
Witness testified to visiting tine tract and de-
scribed it as having some rough land, but the
elevation was fine, commanding an extensive
view, but would not say that 1t was the most
| beautiful.