The Washington herald., 1922-03-18
CHARGES Jury
AI ALEXANDRIA
Judge Moncure Asks
Probe of Divorces, in
Which He Figured.
DUNCAN IS FOREMAN
Mayor Heads Body With Full
Power to Summon
Witnesses.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphan,

ALEXANDRIA,, Va. March IL
In HIS charge to the grand jury tc-
day Judge Robinson Moncu.e di-
rected their attention especially to
the divorce situation.
The grand jury, he explained. will
take up this business March 81.
when the committee of the Bar AS
sociation' will lave made its repnrt.
He told the jury to let him know
the names OF any persons wanted
a nj the. powers of the court were at
tn cir disposal. He said he thought
valuable witnesses would he mem
bers Of the subcommittee, of the
Ia. Association. Maj. J. Randall
Caton,\ Howard w. Smith and Can't,
c! Keith Cariin. He also called at
tention to the distinction between
residence and domicile. and cited
various Cuvorcet cases in Virginia
drawing the distinction.
He dreES attention of the iurv
to the fact that libel is an indictable
crime.* as ls perjury. at common
law in VirlSinia' and that IL was
their right tp consider iG libel had
been committed by anyone.
The jury iS composed OF Mnycr
j. NJ. Duncan. foreman: Kenneth W
Ogden. 'Willia N Desmond. Frank T.
King, George X. Brawner, Walter
G. Drury. Ell pit r. Holman, San
uel w. Pitts and BENJAMIN
Abramson
True bills in twenty out Of twen-
ty-six cases pr esented were returned
early tonight by the grand jury.
after which 1t was adjourned over
to the S7th. Eighteen of the in
dIctmentsN were for alleged infrac~
tions of the State prohibition law.
Among those, indicted was Err
nest Lloyd. colofed. alias Mutt"
Grooms, charged with fatally shoot
ing Herbert McCray. colored, on
December % at the corner of Fay.
ette and Cameron streets. Not a
true bin was returned in the case
of Edward S. Morgan. charged with
Involuntary mansiaughter in con-
nection with his automobile fatally
injuring Miss Elsie Bagsott on Feb
rusry 22.
The Rod and Gun Club has
elected these officers; II. Edwin
Gentry. president: r. D. Thomas,
secretary and treasurer; w. S. Snow.
vice president; directors. l.. Ruben.
II. F.. Knight. II. +. Kennedy. D. N.
Hulish. J. T. Preston This club
already has on its roster forty-tw>o
members.
Cecil Hufty. ~ years ord, died last
night at the Alexandria Hospital
He had recently undergone an oper-
alton. He lived at 703 South Lee
street Besides his widow. he is
<urviVed by two daughter. M9IIor>
On a a.
Mr.. Hufty was engaged in hre tie
and timber business He Was a
member Of Alexandria LodLze OF
Elks and AIva Aerie OF Eagles. The
Elks tonight made arrangement to
attend the funeral. The body was
taken to- Wheatley's mortnsry
chapel and prepared for burial.
Arguments will begin at 10 o'cloSk
tomorrow in the corporation rooA1
before the special committee of the
bar association engaged in investi.
eating the divorce situation. At
torney John s. Barbour will argue
on behalf of Judge Robson Mon
cure and Attorney Frank Stuart will
argue his side of the case. A re-
port will then be submitted to the
association.
Julian Y. Williams. Of this city.
has been elected governor of the
Capital District of the Kiwanis
Club. succeeding Jack Boobar. OF
Washington. resigned. The local
Kiwanis Club in recognition of his
elevation yesterday afternoon at
their weekly luncheon presented
him with a cut glass and silver
bowl. A speech of presentation was
made by J. Randall Cation, to which
Mr. Williams responded. Arthur
Herbert also spoke. Mr.. williams
presided and boost prizes were dis
tributed by Gardner l. Boothe.
The body of James Howard Bran
non, who was. struck and instantly
killed by passenger train on the
Southern Railway February s, two
miles south of Alexandria, was
buried this morning in Rethel Gem
etery. Rev Edgar Carpenter, rector
OF Grace Episcopal Church, ofticiat-
ing.
George Buckner, colored. was
found dead this morning at his
home, l22 South Peyton street
A program of Irish music was
given tonight at Lyceum Hall in
connection with the tea given by
Court No. 81. Catholic Daughters of
America.