The Washington times., 1923-06-20
DIVORCE PROBE
UNDER WAY
IN VIRGINIA
Arlington County Investigating
Committee Launches
Cleanup Drive.
Continued, from Page I'D

.J,,dpa Brent tossed monkeywrench
into the machinery of the divorce
mill at Arlington, and already good
effects are noted. Several cases
which were confidently expected to
be handed in for court action this
term have vanished into innocuous
deseutude.
The divorce record for the six
months from January 10 to June
10, 1923, as it stands today, on the
chancery books of Arlington county
numbers liz, and it will be seen
that but thirty-two of the cases are
being handled by local talent
lawyers of Arlington county bar.
the hands of foreign" lawyers.
Lawyers of Alexandria and Wash
ington with Edmund Mill, jr.,
colored lawyer of Washington, lead
ing the lists with seventeen suits
in which he appears for the plain
tiff, or associated with counsel for
the plaintiff.
Richard Washington, OF Alex
andria, runs a close second with
sixteen cases accredited to him as
plaintiffs attorney. Charles e. Cor
garn has eleven cases, Crandal
Mackey six and the firm OF Mon
cure, Davis and Budwesky eight.
Among other out-of-the-county at
torneys who have divorce cases
pending at Arlington are William
C. Ashford, Washington: Cation and
Cation, Alexandria: William S. Snow,
Alexandria: H. Noel Garner, Alex
andria; w. P. Wooles, Alexandria;
T. M. Watson, Washington; Nor
ganston Mather, Washington; G. B.
Lanham, Alexandria, and others.
Suits Filed.
The individual suits filed since
January 10, 1928, and the lawyers
representing plaintiffs are as fol-
lows:
Bentra Talbert VS.. Dorsey Tai.
bert; Moncure, Davis and Bud
wesky.
Earl C. Marsh VS.. Francis Marsh:
George d. Lee.
Edna A. Robinson VS.. Henry Rob
inson; Moncure, Davis and Bud
wesky.
Irving J. Smith; Edmund Hill, If.
Katie M Saunders VS.. John
Saunders; Edmund Hill, jr.
Elmer Ross vs.. Eva Ross; Ed
mund Hill, jr.
Minnie Ryon vs.. Carl Ryon. w.
Irene r. Bailey vs.. VIM. H.
Bailey: Richard Washington.
Julian Hill VS.. Helen Hill, w. c.
Ashford.
Lula Campbell vs.. James Camp
bell; w. C. Cloth.
Walter Cook vs. Alice Scott
Cook; Frank L. Ball.
Ralph D. Hallen.Crutz VS.. Ida
Fern Hallen- Crutz; Frank L. Ball.
Ruth Harfel Scism VS.. Glenn
Scism; Frank S. Ball
Almira Tolliver. vs.. Guy c.. Tolli-
yer; Frank Ball.
Anna E. Wilmington. VS.. Harry
M. Wilmington; C. e. Corgan.
Dorothy M. Cooley VS.. Milton s.
Cooley; c. e. Corgan.
George Frederick Spear VS.. Eve
lyn J. Spear; Richard Washington.
William J. Freas VS.. Glenda
Freas; Richard Washington.
Frank A. Miller VS.. Pauline Mil
Ter; r. B. James.
Rueben Minor vs. Lucy Minor;
Watson-Porter.
Lula Spear VS.. John j. Spear;
Edmund Hill. jr.
Pauline S. Babcock VS.. William s.
Babcock: Cation and Cation.
George Gerked VS.. Sue Gerked;
Edmund Hill, jr.
Fay Seeley vs.. Douglas Seeley;
C.. e. Corgan.
Resale v. Blum VS.. Martin B.
Blum; w. c. Cloth.
Frederick Payne VS.. Fannie H.
Payne; F. D. Richardson.
Della F.. Grover VS.. Ray H.
Grover; Richard Washington.
George Metrakos VS.. Helen
Metrakos: r. B. James.
Major Butler VS.. Elizabeth Butler;
Smith Edmund Hill, jr.
Daisy E. Gong VS.. Lung Gong;
A. C. Crounse.
Mary l.. Matthews VS.. William C..
Matthew's; Edmund Hill. jr.
Lucy A. Lavender vs.. Eugene
Lavender; Edmund Hill, jr.
William C. Lucas vs. Cora Lucas;
Edmund Hill, jr.
Geneive Rogers VS.. Robert
Rogers: W. S. Snow.
Minnie NJ Williams VS.. Julian B.
Williams; Richard Washington
Robert A. Shook VS.. Pearl Shook;
H. Noel Garner.
Mary e. Dorsey VS.. Richard
Dorsey; Grey-Hill.
Cherubino Scioli VS.. Mary Scioli;
w. P. Woolls.
Ethel C. Sluss VS.. c. j. Sluss; A.
| C. Crounse.
Eugene Jones VS.. Anna L. Jones:
Richard Washington.
Amelia Williams VS.. Francis B.
Williams; w. c. Cloth.
Mary E. Cation VS.. Joseph c.
| Cation; A. C.. Crounse.