Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
THIRD BURL|NGAME
REPORT TO Be MADE
New Document to Go More
Deeply Into Certain
Phases of Case.

Another report on the Department of
Justices investigation of the alleged
relations between Capt. Guy E. Burl-
ingame, suspended second precinct COM
mander, and Mrs. Helen F. Blalock,
missing Seventh street paimist, is under
preparation at the department today for
the information of the United States
attorneys office, where the case was
referred for prosecution by the Gibson
subcommittee of the House.
The report, a supplement to two
others submitted to the United States
attorneys Office several days ago, it is
understood, will delve deeper into GER
tain phases of the case heretofore
touched only vaguely. 1t also will con-
tain the results of the efforts of the
departments agents to locate Mrs
Blalock, giving a rather comprehensive
outline of her movements since she left
Washington for Abilene, Tex, where she
conferred with Representative Blanton
and presented him with the affidavit
containing the sensational charges
against Burlingame.
Caraway Information Studied.
Aside from the preparation of the new
report, the Department of Justice today
turned it's attention to the information
relating to law-enforcement conditions
in Washington sent to 1t yesterday art
ernoon by Senator Carayay, Democrat.
of Arkansas. O recent critic of Capt
Burlingame, District officials and the
Police Department.
The nature of the information" has
not been disclosed, either by Senator
Caraway or the Department OF Justice,
but it is believed to have formed the
basis for his recent attack on police
and District officials Senator Caraway
originally intended to give the "lnfor-
nation to the Gibson subcommittee,
but he later decided to turn 1t over 70
the Department of Justice. believing 1t
to be better equipped to make a thor
ough investigation than the House
group, which drew the Burlingame-
Blalock case into the public limelight
and then referred it to the United
States attorney for further investigation
and prosecution.
Whether Senator Caraway'S mforma-
ton justifies a sweeping investigation Of
the Police Department, Department OF
Justice officials did not say, but mucn
of it, according to reports. concerns
gambling and liquor conditions whlcn
the Gibson subcommittee has been pry-
ing into for some time.
CORPORATION Counsel William w.
Bride, who is to draw the charges on
which Burlingame is to be tried by an
extraordinary trial board. received to-
dav from william H. Collins. assistant
United States attorney copies OF the
Department of Justices first two reports
on the Burlingame-Bl -Blalock case, but ne
declined to make them public. Ihese
are the reports dealing with the type
written love letters and the bank ac-
counts and cancelled checks, which
Blanton introduced as evidence In the
case.
SHES From stampede"
Mr.. Bride, however, has not taken
definite steps to frame the charges ana
announced that he did not propose to
be "stampeded'' into action. He said ne
had made only a curSory examination
of the two Department of Justice re-
ports and was therefore unable to de-
termine whether they contained any
evidence on which he could base Speclt1c
charges.
Assistant United States Attorney Col
lins also announced that he would take
no further action until the special trial
board dispoSeS of the Burlingame case.
This indicates that at least 10 days
or two weeks will pass before Burlingame
will be called on to answer the accusa-
tions of the palmist as Mr.. Bride has
let it be known that it will be some
time before he is ready to proceed with
the prosecution. Besides, the Commits
sioners have not appointed the personnel
Of the special trial board, and apparently
do not propose to until the corporation
counsel draws up the charges.
The Commissioners, however, have
given some consideration to the person.
mel of the board. A number OF names
have been suggested. among them those
of prominent business men and LAWYERS.