Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-03-08

Snow. in which Stuart confessed to
having and using liquor in the said
election in violation of law, which Mr..
Snow corroborated, and which Stuart
either refused to admit or deny st
former hearing. Judge Moncure also
laid of being grossly lnSulted and
abused BIZ Stuart at that interview and
that Stuart had deficd the law, dared
him to arrest or prosecute him, and
Lrcame very violent and abusive. 1t
gas admitted by Stuart at former
hearing that he went to the Judges
office armed and intended to blot out
lhc ,Judge's life if the Judge had re-
santed his insults. In the Interview
a. Judge Moncure's office Stuart
stated that he had always heard, be-
rore he moved away from Nestmore-
land County that the City Of Alexan-
d,;a was one of the most corrupt
:o1ts in the world and that this di-
vorco condition was a matter OF ma
.ion.,l scandal, and in his testimony TO
DIV JUDGE Moncure called attention to
thc fact that ut that time he was not
on the Bench, and he asked why Mr..
Stuar. should desire to come TO place
.bat bore that reputation, and why
START himself engaged III divorce
practice.
infest ed Moncure's Office.
Judge Moncure also called attention
20 Tie fact that until he was insulted
nv St.art thai Stuart continually
hung a.ound his public office, and
court room, although he had little or
no business, and displayed unwarrant-
ed interest in other peoples cases and
insisted on discussing the way in which
he would or would not have handled
The cases, had he been employed and
in making commits upon and critl-
Ching general propositions Of law
and decisions OF the Supreme Court
of Appeals of Virginia.
Virginia.
The Judge further testified that as
a friend he advised Stuart that this
was e wasting of his, Stuart's, time,
and did not create good impression
upon the other people, and advised
Stuart to stay in his office and at
tend to such business and collections
as came his way. The judge lso Of
rcred Stuart the position of Collector
Of Delinquent. Capitation Taxes.
Attack Originally Started by Stuart
Judge called the attention of the
committee and published to the fact
that the interview in his office over
the liquor at the election was not the
beginning of the trouble with
Stuart, but that prior to the election
Tor Civil and Police Justice, and dur
ing the Campaign, that Stuart had at
tackled him by vicious libelous let
ter and cartoon. Judge Moncure also
stated that Stuart while living at
The Judges Country home had also
boosted TO him Of trouble he had had
Nth the Judge of the Circuit Court of
the County from whence he came, and
that he had carried Il pistol while at
tending that court. Judge Moncure ri
so stated emphatically that he never
advised Stuart to take up the divorce
practice and denounced Stuart's state
ment as unquaihedly untrue.
judge Moncure Refers to Ministers
JUDGE Moncure stated that he was
vcry glad indeed that many of the
Minister'S Of the City were present at
The hearing citing the words of Nj
coa"mus ard st. Paul that no man
should be condemned without being
heard. AID stated that he felt confid-
mi that those injunctions would con-
troi the ministers III their comment
upon the situation.
Lost Papers
,Judgc Moncure in his testimony re-
frrred to the fact that in several
cases in which Stuart was interested
either as attorney or in connection
with the charges he has sought to
sustain, papers have disappeared,
ard in certain divorce suits that the
Washington newspaper had comment
cd upon the disappearance and by i'll
nuendo had connected the disappear
ancc with persons other than Mr..
Stuart. The Judge further called the
attention of the Committee to the fact
that It was highly improbable that
such other persons would take the pa
GERS the loss Of which would be de-
trirental to them. The Judge stated
this caused him to make the order
that Mr.. Stuart should only be allow
cd TO eXn:ln2 papers IN the Office OF
the Clerk, or if he withdrew papers
from the office, Il list thereof should
be made and receipt therefor given
BY MIN.
T0day's Testimony
Judge Robinson Moncure resumed
his statement before the bar associ-
alton committee investigating the di-
v5rce conditions in Alexandria, al
1850 this morning. When the
committee took a recess at | o'clock
for luncheon, the judge announced
that at The afternoon session he
would take up The matter OF the
large number af persons claiming
residence with Mrs. Mary L. Bag
gctt, and also take UP the articles
which appeared in Washington
newspaper
Before beginning his statement as
to he actual divorce conditions, the
Judge stated that he wished to call
the attention of the committee to
the action taken in police court.
Justice Duvall presiding, in which
Attorney Frank Stuart was fined for
-ontonipuous, abusive and profane
language directed toward Justice