Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17
Insisted on Kalbfus.

to go to Chicago this afternoon to attend
a brewers convention and wanted to
give his testimony and leave the city
until Monday. Mr.. White insisted on
Mr. kalbfus, and Frank J. Hogan, at
torney for Mr.. Kalbfus objected very
strongly, but Mr.. Kalbfus was sworn.
The first item taken up by Mr.. White
concerned the transfer of property. part
of Mount Airy, near Chevy Chase Circle,
east of Connecticut avenue extended,
fronting about 929 feet on Connecticut
avenue. Mr.. White asked Mr.. kalbfus
about it.
Il went to Mrs. Black, put UP the de-
post and bought the property
is that ALP
Did Peter Drury have anything to dc
with it?"
Mr. Hogan said:
Yes; tell us all about it,
Mr.. White arose from his chair and ad-
dressed the Commissioners, objecting to
any interference. Whereupon Mr.. Hogan
replied to the Commissioners:
Complains of Proceedings.
Il want to call your attention to the
that a man of Mr.. kalbfus' position is
put on the stand at this stage of the pro-
ceedings and his lawyer is not allowed to
conduct the questions. There IS no prece-
dent for it, and it is dangerous, and
trust that it will not be allowed to be-
come a precedent
I'VE are not lawyers" replied Commis-
sioner Rudolph, but precedent or nc
precedent, M White is the man to do the
questioning just now"
Mr. kaIbIus went on to explain his part
in the purchase of the Black tract he
said he has had an eye on it for some
time and mad spoken about buying it.
Il met Mr. Drury in a business transac-
ton at one time, and after that l went TO
mis- home. There l spoke to him about
this property of Mrs. Black, telling him
1t would be tine place Tor him to Duy a
country home. He said. after a While,
tnaI L couId Duy il II L wanted to. Then
1 saw Allan T.. Shoemaker, as he is d
cousin OF MRS. Black, and atterWard
saw isaac shoemaker. They thought they
could 90 more with Mrs. Black IMAM any
one else. and then l went TO Allan
Walker, and he thought he could buy it,"
Met Her at Market.
3.
Black?"
while l was doing my marketing 1
saw Mrs. Black. 1t occurred to me that
l was getting the double cross in this
deal and didn't know how 1 stood be-
tween the Shoemakers. So L went then
direct to Mrs. Black in the market and
offered to buy. Then L went to the bank
to find if l had 500 for deposit, found
l had, and put up the money"
WAS there contract?'' asked Mr..
White
Yes
Who made it?"
Il thought l had written 1t, but I find
now it was a typewriter contract, drawn
up by Allan Walker
According to Mr.. Kalbfus, after he had
made this purchase, at the suggestion of
Mr. Drury, it turned out that Mr.. Drury
hesitated a little about taking the prop
erty himself.
HE said, anyhow Mr.. Kalbfus ex-
planned, 'he wanted to get real estate
man in the deal. so i went to Allan
Walker and sold the property to him for
So, 800 an acre"
Asked Keane to Help.
Mr. White asked how he had paid fof
il.
'I went to NJ J. Keane, my friend and
counsel, and said / had been left in the
lurch and asked him to get me $1,000.
Altogether, when We got through, / was
sure of getting the price. $33. 900. l put
up 5000 and Walker, put up the diff
ference"
MI White wanted to know who was
at the Drury home when this conversa-
ton about the Black tract took place.
and Mr.. Kalbfus said nobody else was
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