Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
LEE TAKES STAND
AT BRIDGE HEARING
Denies Statement He Would
Put Connecticut Ave-
nue. Through.
BY WILLIAM S. TARvER,

| 6Lau COrIeSpOnueub OF Inc 0IdE
ROCKVILLE, Md, Octobr 23.-Con-
Trajectory testimony by Mai E. Brooke
Lee, chairman of the Maryland Demo
cratic Campaign Committee, and Parker
Weller, resident Of Kensington, fea-
tured hearing last night in relation
/ to the petition for the dissolution Of
the injunction restraining the location
of a railroad overpass at Lincoln avenue
| in Kensington.
The clash occurred as a result of
questioning of the two witnesses by
Harold G. NTH, attorney for the
! plaintiffs in the original proceedings.
Attorney Vivian " Simpson and John
E. Oxley are associated with MIR. Smith
| in the case. They are opposed by Capt.
Joseph CisSel, solicitor for the Mary
land State Roads Commission, the de-
| PENDANT.
Witness Denies Statement.
Mr.. Smith asked Maj. Lee, the first
witness at the night session, whether he
had advised Mr.. Weller to buy tract
of land near Aspen, Md, known as the
"Dwyer farm" and said, "I am going
to put Connecticut avenue through
there I've put schools and roads in the
county and I am going to put Connect
cut avenue through"
"I never talked like that in my life"
Mai. Lee replied. IT had no such con-
versation with Mr.. Weller, although I
did advise him to buy near Aspen
rather than a farm In Poolesville, since
thought property in the suburban
section would increase in value more
rapidly than land in the northern end
of the county"
Then, without being questioned, the
Democratic leader volunteered that he
thought Mr.. Weller was truthful man
and would tell the truth and that he
had the highest respect for him.
Asserts Statement Was Made.
A few minutes later Mr.. Weller took
the stand and testified that the CONVEX
sation alleged, almost in the exact
taken place between himself and Maj.
Lee in the Fall of 1927 or 1928 when
he visited Maj. Lee at his offices.
The hearing last night was one Of
series before an examiner in equity,
looking toward the introduction of the
testimony in court October % In an
swer to a rule to show cause why the
Injunction should not be dissolved.
The case Of the plaintiffs, as an
nounced by their attorneys, is based
on the alleged arbitrary selection of
atcuuC dS Tie Sue Oh The over
head bridge which would result In the
elimination Of the present dangerous
grade crossing.
Use Of Influence Alleged.
Under cross examination by Capt.
CiSSel, Maj. Lee said he had never dis
cussed the matter other than as an en-
cheering problem and as part Of the
highway system with the State Roads
Commission. He said that political in
fiuence was brought to bear, however
by State Senator Eugene Jones, a res
ident of Ker1sington, who advised How
ard Bruce, q member of the State
Roads Commission, to delay the project
and kill the Lincoln avenue site, since
to do so would advance the fight being
made by State Senator David @. Nc
Intosh for the Democratic guberna-
torial nomination.
In answer to a general interrogatory
by Examiner In Equity Leo Bender, Mai
Lee stated that the increase In value of
the Georgia avenue frontage from Glen
mont to Aspen Is dependent upon the
development of Georgia avenue and
Sixteenth street rather than the ex-
tension Of Connecticut avenue by means
of elimination Of the Kensington grade
crossing.
State Roads OfRciaIs Testify.
Mr.. Weller testified that the extern
sion Of Connecticut avenue over a bridge
at Lincoln avenue would pass along the
side Of the farm Maj. Lee advised him