Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-11
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manhood his falSehoOdS have Deen IN
tensifed as he mas grown Older. ne
knows it to be as false as he himself
is, and | simply bring it to the at
! tention of this committee. and OF the
! good people of Alexandria, not that
am afraid that anything he tells VIII
besmirch my character, but ! want
/! them to know what the truth IS; ana
! | ask that the Gazette, and the Star,
ana any ether papers that may be rep
resented here will publish the truth
! Of what did occur"
/ Judge Norton stated that there were
great many incorrect statements
! published in the newspapers, Tor m
stance, about him. at has not been
making correct statements about the
proceedings here" said he. at seems
to be trying to prejudice the commit
, tee, to force us to DO something III the
way Of white washing. have had moth
ing to 90 with the Times, except short
II after the publication of the first
Of these articles. Since thai time !
I have had nothing TO say to the paper.
1t puts me in the attitude oil dong
things and Of blocking things, anc
have simply sat here listening 10 the
/ evidence, and think that what Judge
Barley SAYS is perfectly correct. The
people ought 10 understand that these
statements are being made, and that
they arc net true, making 1t appear
as i Judge Barley was trying TO do
something ard | was trying to block
something, and Sc forsh. Fortunately
there have been many people present
who have been abb" to see what oc-
Cured in the committee"
Just after the afternoon session con-
vcned, Judge Barley made the follow
ing statement TO the committee:
I 81 thought ] Ind made myself plain
this morning, so that there could be no
misunderstanding that ! did not make
the remark that the Times credited
me with in their yesterdays paper.
| thought / had made il plain, and l
felt that if there was any possibility
of the reporter having any thought Of
honesty Of purpose, OF deccncy and OF
truth, he would at least not reiterate
his statements in today's paper. |
simply want to read tn" following
from today's Times
"Following TIC attcmp! made Friday
to administer the first "hitewash to
Little Rcno's judge the hearing will
be closed today by another motion
that The Judge is guiiticss ard that he
be given a clean bill of health.
Would Apply Whitewash. -,
AN attempt to do this Wednesday
was blocked by Judge j. X. N. Nor
ton, member Of the committee, who
objected to a motion made by Judge
L. c. Barley that Moncurc's white
wash be applied ut once and the farclal
proceedings stopped
Continuing his cross-examlnatlon,
J. Randall Cation, in speaking of Judge
Moncurc's advice to Stuart to solicit
bills from merchants to collect, he
asked whether the judge conceived
that it is proper legal ethics for
lawyer to solicit business.
Il do" said the judge. "a young
lawyer should properly solicit such
business. Ethics is wide question;
as wide as the Pacific Ocean and about
as deep. it is matter of opinion. and
| do not think it is amlss for young
lawyer TO try TO make Il living"
''if there were a wreck on the cleo
trio railroad" said Mr.. Cation, land
number of people were injured, do You
think it would be proper for you, as
an attorney, to solicit business in con-
nection with damage suits"
u do not" was the reply. There
is difference between = leader III the
profession and young lawyer who
is trying TO get footing
Mr.. Cation asked whether it is not
the duty Of an attorney not to stir up
litigation, and whether soliciting bills
to collect was not, in effect, stirring up
litigation.
Stirring up litigation is different
from collecting bills" replied Judge
Mencure. Il do not see why it is i'm
proper tc get what is ones own.
There is an art in collecting bills
With reference to politics, Mr.:
Cation said: you said YOU conceived
it TO be your inalienahle right to eX-
press your conviction. Do you think
that it is proper for a judge, in adj
dition to expressing his conviction, to
actively engage for one candidate or
another"
That cannot he answered yes or
no." said Judge Moncure. 1T has to
be explained. Where judge thinks
the public interest requires it, it IS his
duty to use his influence as man. |
do not think it is right for him 20