The Washington times., 1922-03-18
BARBOUR FACES
STUART At RENO
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impossible to keep the eur dog" out
Of the deliberation.
In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Moncure laid great stress on
"A green-eyed, yellow dog, named
Jack"
In Frank Stuart's attack on Mon
cure today he said that Judge Mon.
cure thought II would be like a
cringing cur dog"
James r. Cation. president Of the
bar association, at one of the hear
ings attacked a Washington Times
reporter for refusing to divulge GER
tain information he had and referred
to him as "a yellow dog"
The dog" which appeared in per.
son before the committee today
seemed to feel in his element. He
mingled with the members Of the
probe committee, shifted at the
Judge himself. and. apparently sat
isfied that he was among friends,
found a spot by the stove and went
to sleep.
When Attorney Stuart charged
that Moncure was the arch con-
spirator" responsible for the divorce
evil In Little Reno. the spotted dog
got to his feet, stretched himself,
yawned and went to sleep again.
Cant Remove Stigma"
I'VE can never remove from the
city Of Alexandria the stigma that
has been put there" Stuart declared.
I'VE ask the committee to demand
the resignation Of the Judge of the
corporation court, and IL he refuses,
to ask the Virginia legislature, in
the interest of law and order and de-
cency, to impeach him.
Stuart appealed to the COMMITTEES
not to whitewash the divorce ring,
declaring that the Judge had been
trying to operate under the cloak
or religious piety, and that he had
been "voluble in quoting parallels
and Scripture"
Stuart further declared that "even
the devil can quote Scripture when
he wishes to use II to his own end"
Moncure was assailed for refusing
to accede to the Ministerial Associa.
ton and certain members of the Bar
Association to ask him to call in
an outside judge to take Charge of
the Investigation.
Put high-toned, clean gentle
man on that bench and all these
evils will be rectified," Stuart told
the committee.
Moncure's court, Stuart declared,
II not court Of Justice, but In oper-
ated for its own selfish purpose.
"Reprehensible methods" have
been used by Moncure, Stuart SAID,
since this investigation began. He
charged that Moncure had used all
the powers Of his court, the police
force, and the Commonwealth ettor-
ney to try to save himself, and MEM
bers OF the divorce ring, and punish
his accusers.
Asserting that gross irregulari.
ties which are monuments to fraud"
have been both permitted and en-.
in Moncure's court, Stuart |
said:
II place him in the same category
With Mrs. Baggett, Stella Bensel and !
Robert Luckett. He IL Of the same |
moral character"
Moncure has pleaded guilty, |
Stuart said, to one charge, that Of |
political Vaccinations"
Stuart again charged Moncure
with judicial dumbness" and said
hat he sat on the bench like mug
and signed divorce decrees
IN Mrs. Baggett's testimony without
irving thought to whether or not
hey were bona fide. Mrs. Baggett
testified f62 times In Moncure's
SQUIRT in eighteen months. Stuart
aid.
Divorce Kings Present.
Among others at the hearing were
10Th members Of the firm Of Bud
wesky and Davis, divorce kings of
Little Reno: r. b. Washington, who !,
'uns q close second with this firm
n handling divirce case; and Charles
Henry Smith, known as the clown |,
,rince" of the present regime.
One member OF the Bar Associa-
Ion probe committee slept peace !,
'tlly through most OF today's
deliberations.
Another member spent most OF the
ime pairing his finger nails. alter
,ating between his pen-knife and
ais teeth.