Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
GIBSON SUBCOMMITTEE DEGREES
INACTION IN BURLINCAME CASE

by Capt. Guy e. Burlingame. and that
all of the typewriter documents were
written on the same typewriter. Citi-
zens In the District certainly will agree
that no policeman, whether private or
high officiaI, who would write the letter
last mentioned Tin I'D should continue
on the Metropolitan police force pend
ing investigation.
1.-THE foregoing were introduced be.
fore our committee In the presence OF
said Guy Z. Burlingame, Maj. HesSe
BuTlingane was then advised that II
he denied signing any Of the above
they would be withdrawn Immediately.
He made no denial whatever. He re-
fused to answer any questions from a
member OF the committee. Realizing
that he could thus claim immunity, the
committee did not try to compel him
to answer when such answers might
incriminate him. He was, however, Of
fered an opportunity to make a state
ment. yet he did not deny signing any
OF said documents.
I'VE cannot come to any ohter con-
clusion than that the last mentioned
letter alone, proven to be signed by
Capt. Burlingame and unexplained as
1t is, would justify you in taking i'm
mediate action on the matter Of con-
duct unbecoming a member Of the
is in no way dependent upon criminal
investigation that may be made by the
District attorney and the court. The
letter is sufficient to entitle you to an
explanation as condition precedent to
the active continuance of Capt. Bur-
Engame over precinct.
E,,r,,;sh>S ARxa~;k r~~~
"In addition to the foregoing, we fur
nished you also with an authentic copy
of the affidavit of Mrs. Helen r. Bla-
lock, who under oath stated that Capt.
Guy E. Burlingame had signed and
her life, that he was seeking to get her
jewelry and property, that he had
threatened her with death, and had
also threatened the life of q Congress-
man, that through fear of him she was
compelled to leave her home in Wash
ington, where she was born, and that
she believed he would do her harm If
she came back. This affidavit belongs
to the files of this committee. Any Of
you may inspect 1t. Your corporation
counsel, Judge w. w. Bride. carefully
compared your copy with the original,
and he knows your coyp Is correct.
I'VE also furnished you with authen-
tic photostats of numerous other let
tiers. cards, slips and envelopes. all Of
which We believe experts could con-
vince you were written by Capt. Guy
e. Burlingame.
"Your superintendent Of police &C
cepted this situation as one of the COM
monplace routine events. AS to
whether Capt. Burlingame has been
called upon to make explanation of the
checks, receipts of large sums Of money.
and business transactions with the COM
plainant and which constitute one Of
the chief claims, the record will dis
close. But we believe we are safe in
saying that no such demand has been
made by the major and superintendent
of the Metropolitan police. That por-
ton of her complaint remains without
action.
Additional Evidence Offered.
1--WE are now furnishing you with the
following authentic photoStat OF add
Il. Letter dated September Q. 1927,
signed by Guy z. Burlingame, written
to Mrs. Blalock, with exhibit attached.
"2. Letter addressed Helen and
signed 'Heartsore,' with attached en-
velope, which envelope now sent Is the
one in which this letter was placed in
the box of Mrs. Blalock, same being
addressed to Mrs. Helen r. Blalock
with q pen, purported to be in the
handwriting Of Capt. Guy z. Burlin-
game. In photostating this letter, the
operator by mistake attached the
wrong envelope to 1t when 1t was sent
to you before, and its correct. envelope
IS now sent YOU. Attached to- this let
card. showing that Capt. Guy Z. Bur
lingame received the parcel post pack