The Washington times., 1922-01-25
|QlJ|z BOARD.
ALL SET TO
|VIND|CAT
M0NCURE.
Stuart Pleads With Citizens To-
Come Forth Before Steam
roller ouashes Charges.

Characterizing as farce the sp-
pointment Of a committee Of friends
of Judge Robinson Moncure as the
investigating body probing charges
Of laxity against him for the con
duct of the divorce court, the cit
izenry of Alexandra today declared
that IL any good was to come Of
the quiz it must come from influ-
ence other than the bar association.
Guardian Angel Heads Board.
The Moncure white wash committee
is headed by Howard w. Smith, com.
monwealth attorney, an appointee OF
Little Reno's divorce Judge and also
the judges personal counsel.
Certain other members Of the com.
mittee. IL is pointed out, are part and
parcel" of the Divorce Ring and tn"
idea Of anything tangible being un,
covered by the personnel OF the com
mittee named Is believed to be remote.
with friends Of the judge, naming
the committee to apply the white
wash and the appointment Of chair
man who is politically obligated To
Moncure, the whole thing will be
farce" declared Attorney Frank
Stuart. who has made a fearless fight
against odds to clean up the divorce
ring, .,
they be Of the best or not, might as
well prepare themselves for a continue
tion Of the conditions i'm the future
ss In the past, unless they themselves
take an active hand I'm the disgraceful
conditions" Mr.. Stuart declared.
Mr.. Stuart said that not all the
members of the Moncure White Wash
Committee were prejudiced against
the light Of the exposure, asserting,
however, that the majority of them
were, attacking the action Of the
Alexandria Bar Association i'm nam
ing Howard w. Smith. the judges
personal counsel to head the COM
mittee.
Ministers Can Pave Way.
Alexandria ministers who made an
effort to put an end Of the Little
Renos divorce business more than
q year ago. must pave the way in the
fight against the evil. il it is to be
stopped
In small one in population. and
everybody. more or less is q friend Of
everybody else, the average citizen
- reluctant 10 come out IN the open
ana fight conditions which they
know actually exist" Stuart said.
Alexandria 10 the dumping ground
Of the East for divorce seekers"
Stuart declared. The lawyers know
II, the ministers know II, and the
people know II, but II must be the
ministers and the people to stop II,
for there is no likelihood Of the
lawyers doing 1t themselves.
Times and Citizens Commended.
1.-TWO of Alexandria's most promi.
nent ministers. have had the courage
to openly oppose the evil, and il viii
be with the assistance Of such fearless
men as these that we shall eventually
rid the city Of the infamy and degre-
dation that II has fallen into, through
the nefarious practices of the divorce
ring" said Mr.. Stuart.
Exposure of the "rottenness" OF
Alexandra was commended today by
]. NJ. Jennings. residing at 219 South
Pitt street, who expressed his resent.
ment at the divorce judges declara
ton that "the best people" are salts.
fled with the way he In running things.
ct feel that I must commend The
Washington T mes and the brave men
OF Alexis ndria for their expose OF tn"
rottenness OF our city" Mr.. Jennings
declared.
'T also wish TO express NV '"srr'.
ment OF Judge Moncr"c's G.a'r,nri.t