Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-18
THE ROCK CREEK Park.
Grounds Urged for striking Out Mr. Paui's
Te-timony-Mr. True-dell's Mine.

Grounds Urged for striking Out Mr. Paurs
Te-timony-Mr. True>deli's Mine.
Yesterday afternoon the commission 20 APP
praise values in Rock Greek Park sat until 3:l5
o'clock.
Mr.. Joseph Paul. on crosse xamination by
Mr McKenney. said In his opinion an opening
from tract IL to the 7th street road would not
increase its value.
On redirect examination by Mr.. Perry, Mr..
Paul said that Mr.. Fitch when approached as
TO being q witness said he Was not sufficiently
informed to give an intelligent opinion as to
park lands: Messrs. r. o. Hoffman and Thos.
f. waggaman were ont Of the city and Mr.. o..
C. Green was sick. Witness said he had not
directly or indirectly been rewarded or
promi sed reward by any one for testifying.
Mr. Saunders never influenced or attempted to
influence his valuations Nor lad Dir. A. L.
Barber.
Mr. Hagner moved to strike out all this Wit
ness had said concerning Mr.. Fenwick's lands
for the reason that witness had not shown that
he had been on the ground.
The witness was then excused.
GROUNDS uRoEp AGAINST ,rR. PAUL
Mr.. Lambert moved to strike out Mr.. Paurs
testimony and asked to file the motion. The
reasons given are as follows:
/. because the witness failed to show that he
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correct judgment as to values. &c.
2. Because his testimony did not disclose that
he had personal knowledge Of values derived
from buying and selling. &c, Of lands in and
near the park.
8 because his testimony fails to show long ac-
qrsint.nce with the particular properties and
tic neighbOrhood.
4. Because IL Is apparent that ne had no
knowledge other than that derived from the
present examination and had not given atten-
afasrv he
D. Because his testimony disclosed that in
forming his estimate Of values the witness in
hrenced by his admitted zeal for the success Of
the park to arbitrarily disregard bona fde sales
heretofore made in its limits, &c.
9. Because the commission are entitled to the
independent judgment of the witness in yalu-
ing the lands III question, whereas the oppo-
site has been disclosed by his testimony. and was
formed on the concurrent action and joint de-
liberation Of the witnesses Truesdell aud
Saunders and himself, and that his estimates
were made up almost exclusively in this way ,&c.
Messrs. Blair Lee, Vim. Stone Albert. A. L.
Duvall. Randall Hagner. F. ID. Mckinney and T.
E-L-W hite each asked TO be considered as making
the molten and it was stated that they would
argue the motion hereafter.
Mr.. Perry stated that Mr.. Sands, whom he
had expected to place on the stand. had pro-
fessed TO have but little knowledge. of values
and bad begged on to go to New York and Mr..
Grimshaw. who had testified as to water power,
would be here for crosse examination tomor-
row.
Mr. TRrEsDELL's GOLD MINE.
Mr.. julius A. Truesdell said that shaft had
been sunk ten feet on his tract and specimens
taken for assay and he made this statement that
the government might send some one TO assay
some of The dirt
Mr.. Perry said that the order of the court
provided that in the examination the govern
plent should have representative present
MIR. Truesdef said that the order was that
the government may have q representative
present and il was not too Late now.
Mr.. Perry read the order and said that he
would object to testimony as to this find.
Mr.. Truesdel protested that he had all along
acted with fairness and would SO continue. 1t
was not for him to carry government experts
there and there was plenty of time for the gov
eminent to make assay before Monday.
Mr.. Perry said he wanted to conduct the case
either with counsel or client, not with both,
and he would See Mr. Coleman.
The VALUE OF BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Joseph H. Gibbons. an inspector from
Mr.. En:~isle's Office, who, with Msssrs. King
and Evans. had examined and valued the i'm
provements. was sworn and testified to valua-
tons as follows Gist. sss4. Freas. So sos 81;
Be1. S1.210. and Van Riswick. Sl,719.72
Mr.. Lambert cross-examined Mr. Gibbons.
and it was developed that the valuations were
made jointly He then made the point that
they were entitled to individual opinions.
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