Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-09

spoken to him about divorces both as
an attorney and on at least one oc-
casion since becoming Judge, but
that he never spoke as representative
Of the Ministerial Association and the
Judge thought conversationally and
as expressing his private views, and
the Judge replied to him that moral
" he agreed with him in many re-
spects, but that the law which was
different was not made but only APP
piled by the Judges.
Judge Moncure then spoke
Of the interview with Ma
ior Cation, and as heretofore stated by
Major Cation, Judge Moncure said that
on one occasion Major Cation casually
said to him that he had heard that
many persons seeking divorce were re-
puted to be living at Mrs Baggetts and
j that it had been intimated that she
was not careful in her statements as
to their residence but that he did not
want to see her get into trouble but
/ if the condition existed it should be
: stopped, and to this Judge Moncure
replied that he did net know about the
facts but felt about the matter like
i Major Cation did and would take the
matter up with her in the near future
\ A day or two subsequently Judge
Moncurc passed Mrs. Baggett on the
street while she was sweeping the
pavement in front Of her home and
told her that q prominent citizen
had spoken to him about the reputed
number Of people living at her house
and that it was said she was rot care
ful about her statements Of residence,
and Judge Moncure told her that she
must not state anything except what
was true, because if she did otherwise,
she would get into trouble. She as
sured Judge Moncura that she only
stated facts. Judge Moncure told the
committee that because Of her appar-
ent frankness and her honesty he was
inclined to believe her, and that he
had on one occasion where no definite
,residence was named in suit, but a
Washington attorney told the judge
he thought the party lived ut Mrs.
Baggett's, although there was no depo-
/ for Mrs. Baggett and put her on oatn
and she stated the party did not live
at her house, whereupon Judge Mon
cure dismissed the suit, and that he
stated. was an additional reason for
believing her. Judge Moncurc subse-
quently told Major Cation of the con-
versation with Mrs Baggctt. Judge
Moncure also told the committee that
I The only thing Of value to grand jury
or the people Of Alexandria Is the re-
port Of the subcommittee complied
after hard labor, and that now the
committee and the people Of Alexan-
lria we're beginning to know the per-
'sonal spite and venom Of Stuart, who
instigated the whole matter. and the
! insidious, untrue propaganda OF the
sensational Washington paper, and
! he called particular attention to the
| fact that respectable Washington
newspapers had refused to be party to
such procedure, and that the vicious
/ conspiracy he had learned had existed
for several months, and had been
planned to be sprung to wrongfnlly
! infamc the public against Judge Mon
/ cure and prevent his election, and at
4! Il late time, so he could not properly
! defend himself. Judge Moncure stated
/ that while n few ministers, notably
one residing in Washington. and here.
ito.Core and now enjoying The sensations
al Washington newspaper notorlcty,
/ had spoken Of him in what he thought
! to be language better suited to boz
shcviSt soap box aeitator, yet he
thought the great majority of the lc-
cal ministers wanted TO be fair and
follow the injunctions of Nicodemus
and st. Paul. and he further called
attention to the fact that two of our
most prominent and leading ministers,
namely Rev William J. Morton and
Rev. Z. Y. Pegestcr. whose characters
and religious and civic cndeavors are
! known to almost everyone, had been
attacked by the Washington newspa-
per for voicing the sentiments Of
Nicodcmus and st. Paul and stating
that they wanted everyone to have
/ fair treatment.
I REASONS FOR LARGE NUMBER
OF DIVORCES