Evening star., 1928-04-02
.BLANTON SPEEDING
DEN|EDBYOFF|CER
Policeman Says Representa-
tive Called Him to Curb
to Talk Over Case.

| denial before the trial board nearing the
Staples case that he had been held up
by Policeman Dalton e. Galimore of
the Traffic Bureau. who discovered him
| driving his automobile at 80 miles an
hour on New Hampshire avenue Satur-
| day. produced an affidavit signed by
| Galimore in which the officer declares
! the Representative called him over to
| the curb to talk over "the facts in my
case when an attempt had been made
to frame me and charge me with boot
Logging"
A letter from Inspector Brown of the
Traffic Bureau also was produced by
MIR. Blanton which stated that no
formal complaint had been lodged
| against Mr.. Blanton.
The account published in The Star
| Saturday was obtained from trust
worthy sources in the Office of the
Traffic Bureau and verified from reports
made to the office of the superintendent
of police.
Officers Statement.
The statement by Galimore follows:
II. Dalton Z. Galimore, being duly
sworn, upon oath. state:
Il am motor cycle patrolman in the
Police Department OF the District of
Columbia. and am the one whom the
press Saturday reported to have ar
rested Representative Thomas L. Blan-
| ton for speeding.
"Ail OF said press reports were abso-
lutely false. and were manufactured
without any basis or foundation there
! fore whatever.
From his residence on Irving street
Representative Blanton would naturally
turn into Sherman avenue. then Florida
avenue. and then into New Jersey ave-
nue. for the most direct route to his
Office.
'On Saturday morning about $50
o'clock Representative Blanton in his
car turned from Irving street into and
down Sherman avenue. following in be-
hind continuous stream of cars in
front Of him. and with the usual stream
of cars behind him that come down
this arterial highway each morning
going TO work
There was slow truck ahead, and
I saw the stream Of cars all turn around
it. being just behind Representative
Blanton's car. and he kept his place In
said line of cars. and at no time turned
or passed any of them ahead of him,
there being at least 80 cars in sight
ahead OF him In this procession.
Not Speeding"
Representative Blanton was not
speeding. and at no time violated anv
provision of the law, and at no time
did / stop him, and at no time did
call him down.
AS / was travelling In his direction.
found myself cruising along by the side
Of his car. and as he and / are we'll
acquainted I saluted him as a friend,
which friendly salutation he returned.
and he told me to turn into the curb
on Sherman avenue. just opposite the
Garfield Hospital as he wanted to talk
to me. and we both turned TO the curb.
and he then asked me about the facts
in my case when an attempt had been
made to frame" me with false teSti-
mony, when certain enemies had
charged me with "bootlegging" an
swered all OF his questions. and gave
him all the data he asked for. and then
went ON to my work, and he went on
down Sherman avenue to the Capitol
to his Office
Instead OF my having stopped him,
1t was he who stopped me, and called
me to the curb 10 get information, just
as he has talked to me several times
trict business.
When / went to the traffic bureau /
casually mentioned to Inspector Brown
that / had had conversation with
Representative Blanton that morning
as was coming down Sherman avenue
from my home to work. He asked me
how the cars were running on Sherman
avenue. and told him all right. that
/ had arrested one man that morning
for speeding IS miles per hour. and
his case is to be tried tonight in court
II any one mixed this conversation up
by connecting Representative Blanton
with it they had no foundation for 1t
whatever. as ! made no charge what
ever against him in any way what
ever.
Denied Rumor.
Shortly thereafter a press reporter
with his camera came TO me and
wanted TO take my picture. as the one
who arrested Representative Blanton.
told him that such assertion was a
lie. and that II he didn't leave me l
would bust both him and his camera
up
Later that day another press re-
porter came to me and said he had
heard that I had shot at Congress-
man Blanton to stop him. and ! told
him 1t was lie. that at no time was
Congressman Blanton speeding or in
any way violating the law. and that he
was never on New Hampshire avenue
that morning.
Later another press reporter came
to me with camera, and l told him
that such report OF speeding was lie.
and he had better not publish It, l
thus notified them long before they
published 1t.
"On Saturday night after IL o'clock
one of the editors OF the Herald rang
me at my home. and said he was
publishing hot editorial about Blan-
tons arrest, and told him he had bet
ter not do 1t. as 1t was all a lie. and
/ wouldn't stand for It,"
The letter from Inspector Brown
follows:
Pvt. D. r. Galimore about o 80 am.
reported to me that he had had a con-
versation that morning with Congress-
man Blanton.
There was no complaint whatever
filed In this bureau against Congress-
man Blanton. nor was he charged with
speeding.
THAT date about noon casually