The Washington times., 1922-03-08
MONCURE
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he would call a grand jury next
week to go thoroughly into the di.
vorce situation.
The judge promised that the grand
Jury would be made UP OF real men
and real citizens"
Defends Mrs. Baggett.
His only reference to Mrs. Mary
L. Baggett, divorce queen" of Lit.
tie Reno, was that IT have known
that poor, unfortunate woman"
Further reference to Mrs. Bagget,
Is looked for today. when the Judge
resumed his discourse before the
committee, using as his subject
''The Divorce Situation as I See It,"
Famous for his custom Of quoting
from the Holy Bible in church and
out Of it, Moncure quoted freely and
often from the Scriptures during his
plca yesterday before the committee.
Twice he compared himself to
Christ being crucified by his enemies
and once he compared himself to
Abel, who was slain by his brother
Cain.
THE blood of Abel cried out from
the ground" quoted Moncure. who
added. land the blood of Abel still
cries out from the ground"
Frank Stuart. Alexandria lawyer.
who has taken a leading part in
exposing the workings Of the di.
vorce mill, was the target for much
o. the venom of the divorce judge.
MSncure charged that Stuart and
The Washington Times had con.
spirSd to effect his official MUIR
DER"
Admits + lis Activity.
answering the charge that he had
used his office as judge Of the cor
hndria to build a political machine,
Moncure said:
when you talk to me about try.
ing to electiOneer for my friends, 1
say, / have. That Is the birthright
Of every free American citizen"
II has been repeatedly charged
IN ,estimony Of a dozen witnesses
who have been heard that Moncure
took the streets in advocacy of the
candidacy last year of Howard w.
Smith. who was offering for COM
mon wealths attorney. Smith was
elect ed and is chairman Of the bar
committee now investigating Mon
cures official acts.
Toward w. Smith Is warm
friend of mine," the judge admit
ted. I'VE came here at about the
same time. I love him. II 1t meant
my own defeat, I would try to help
him out"
Moncure commended w. 8. Snow,
whom he opposed for common
wealth's attorney. as a young man
OF the highest character.
Snow fought a clean. above the
table fight" Moncure said.
In answering charges by Robert
Thomas that he had sought to get
Snow to retire from the race, Mon
cure took occasion to assail Judge
]. X. NJ. Norton, who Is q member
Of the probe committee.
II like Thomas" Moncure said.
''but the poor fellow is under a
mighty bad influence" Thomas is
with Judge Norton in the
practice Of the law.
Outlines His Defense. !
Moncure gave the first suggestion
Of what his line of defense will be
when he told the committee yes
terday that III anything wrong
came to my court, it was because
the lawyers who brought 1t there
made 1t wrong"
This brief reference gave the key.
10 the judges plea and was not
General allegations" Moncure
said, "crucified Jesus Christ" in
bringing before the committee the
charges of Attorney Stuart. when
Christ was crucified, it looked for a
time as II his cause was lost. His
little band Of followers had
Moncure delivered a discourse on
he christian religion. 1.-THE whole
abric Of the Christian religion Is
ounded on forgiveness and mercy"
he said that these principles had
uled his own life.
Using as his subject the title used
" Stuart over a cartoon Of Moncure
circulated among the voters Of Alex.
.ndria. Moncure detailed to the COM
nittee his connection with Stuart
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