The Washington herald., 1922-10-19
JUDGE MONCURE
WILL QUIT BENCH;
WRITES GOVERNOR
Alexandria Jurist Gained
Notoriety in Divorce
Investigation.
ne Herald bureau.
A. D. Doniphan.
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A 3. Doniphan.
III King street
ALEXANDRIA. Va. Oct. H.
Iudse Robinson Moncure. judge Of the
corporation court Of this city for the
past two and half years. today ten
dered his resignation to Gov. +. Lee
Trinisie. effective Monday he yiii re-
sumo the practice Of law with his
former associates IN business. Davis
and Budwesky. In his letter to the
Governor. Judge Moncure IN part says:
while am m,pdfui and heartily APP
preciatiye Of the high position the
good people OF Virginia and Of Alex
andria city have honored me with.
and thereby gratined my boyhood am
bition, yet in my comparative youth
owe to my family the duty OF p-o-
viding for, their material needs and
education.
81 have no doubt that there are
other men Of honesty. able quaIihca-
ton and possessing Ideals Of human
jty and charity who will likewise be
willing to sacrifice financial considera-
tions to accept the honorable posi-
ton"
Judgs Moncure has been on the
bench since Msy 22, 1890. and on
January II, 1929. he was reelected
by the Legislature to serve TIL Feb
ruary 81. 1929. He succeeded Judge
L. c. Barley, who resigned
Judge Moncur. during his career
on the bench, had to face an investi-
cation Of divorce conditions which
i attracted attention throughout the
country. The investigation was taken
up by a committee of members of
the Alexandria Bar Association.
| Among other things they recon-
mended that special grand jury in
yestigate the charges made by
Frank Stuart, an attorney. who de-
clared there was laxity in the en-
forcement of the divorce laws by
the Corporation Court.
The grand jury on March 81 OF
this year made an exhaustive inves-
tigation, examining a large number
Of witnesses and, on April %. re-
| ported that the harges against
Judge Moncure were not sustained
The body of an unidentified man
believed to have been an employt
of the Sun Shipbuilding Company
Chester. Pa. was found this after
noon near The river shore at War.
wick, about three miles south oi
this city. The man had been dead
for at least three months. The
only means of Identification is 9
metal badge OF the Sun Shipbuild.
ing Company, bearing the number
2O37, above which was the figure
81. Beneath the body was a blu.
serge coat. which the man had evil
IDENTIFY used for a pillow. He wore
a black derby and had an uppei
set of false teeth and a blue striped
shirt. His shoes indicated he wa,
a workingman. He wore scapu'
lars and carried a small cross in
his vest pocket.
The body. which was found BY
George Hodge. Owen and Frederick
Gamble. of Fort Myer. was taken to
Wheatley's chapel and an inquest
will be held by Justice F. W. Troth
of Fairfax County. at 10 clock to-
morrow morning.
Efforts will be made by the cit,
council to reduce teh number OF
school trustees. At a meeting oi
city council this afternoon Counci-
man Jones asked that the schoo
trustees be invited to meet councT
Tuesday night to consider the prop.
osition. The election Of the fol
lowing five trustees, therefore, wen,
over: Gilbert ]. Cox. Charles E. Ten.
nesson, c. A. Bladen. DIR. s. B. Moor.
and c. E. Dare. Mr.. Tennesson al.
ready has resigned.
Resolution appropriating $1,000
| for construction of sewer on KIM
street road was deferred until tn
next meeting.
Councilman Bryant moved tina
the city manager arrange TO hav,
proper disks and signs placed a
street crossings and that arrange
ments be made to have tram
policemen stationed at certial
thOroughfares Saturday and Sun
day nights.
The sum of $2.5o0 was appropri
ated for a sewer on Henry stree
from Pendleton to wythe street.
A verdict for $4,000 was give
by jury in the Corporation Cour
this afternoon in the case Of jaime
L. Kelly. administrator. against tn
\ Texas Company, for the death o
his son, Stanley Kelly. who wa
killed August 9, 1921, when hi
motorcycle and a motor truck o
the defendant corporation collided
Charles Henry Smith represents
the complainant.
According TO reports the WesterI
Salvage Company expects to star
work at the plant of the Virgins
Shipbuilding Company here next weel
and at the start will give employment
to 100 men. Two of the 226 wooder
ships purchased by this company ar
expected here Saturday or Monday
IL is stated. and are to be dismantIed
EDUCATIONAL.