Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Department of Justice Agents
Trace Movements of
Checks Involved.
MRS. BLALOCK EXPECTED
TO RETURN WITHIN WEEK
Counsel Bride Says All Efforts Be-
ing Made to Speed Trial Of
Suspended Officer.

A check up by Department of Justice
agents in all banks in Washington anc
vicinity has failed to show the existence
of an account In the name of Capt. Guy
E. Burlingame, suspended commander
of the second police precinct, according
to report submitted by the depart
ment yesterday afternoon to William H
Collins, assistant United States attorney
for the District.
The report, the third of series pre-
pared by Department of Justice agents
who are cooperating with Collins and
District officials In their investigation
into the charges of Mrs. Helen F. Bla-
lock, also goes into considerable detail
as to the bank accounts of the missing
palmist, and traces the movement OF
two Cancelled checks alleged to contain
Burlingame's Endorsement, which
Representative Blanton of Texas intro
duced as evidence in the case. One
for So, TOO, was drawn on building and
loan association and the other on q
prominent local bank. 1t for for 50 500
Collins regards the new report with
utmost Importance, particularly in view
of the allegation of the palmist that
she had given Burlingame checks fol
various sums, and the Department oi
Justice investigation reveals he has nc
money on deposit in bank. The ques-
ton that now puzzles Collins is what
Burlingame did with the money if the
woman's statements are true.
She Said He Kept 1t in Safe.
In her affidavit Mrs. Blalock stated
that Burlingame kept large sums of his
own money" in large sealed envelopes
in the safe at the second precinct sta
ton. AT one time he opened one OF
these envelopes that was thus sealed,
the document declared, land he counted
out $4,000 that was in bills of the
denominations Of 81 900 and $500 each.
Collins Is guarding the contents OF
the Justice Departments latest report
with just as much secrecy as he has
the previous two preliminary reports
He insists it would be unfair" to
Burlingame to make the reports public
and give the impression that efforts are
being made to try the case In the
newspapers"
A copy of the report, Collins said
would be sent to Corporation Counsel
William W. Bride, who is to draw the
charges which Burlingame will be
called to answer before an extraordinary
trial board Bride already has copies
of the first two reports of the Depart
ment of Justice, but he declared they
contained little information helpful to
him In drawing up the charges.
Says PaImist's Presence Necessary.
Despite reports to the contrary, Bride
said every possible effort is being made
to bring the case to trial without fur
ther delay, but he is waiting for MS.
Blalock, who is expected to return 70
Washington voluntarily within a week.
The presence of the palmist Is abso-
lutely necessary he believes, II the
formal charges are to contain any
specifications based on the serious al
legations of the woman. AS the case
now stands, he said, Burlingame could
be cited before the trial board on a
charge of conduct unbecoming a police
officer. in which the love letter would
play the only part. But In view of the
ensational nature of the affldavit, he
prefers to await more developments
from the Department of Justice inves-
tigation, and, most of all, the appear
ance of Mrs. Blalock.
Bride appears to be certain that Bur-
lingame will 60 to trial before Congress
adjourns, which contradicts reports that
District officials are deliberately stall
ing" in the prosecution OF the case
until Blanton passes out of Congress
and becomes plain citizen. If the
palmist comes back to testify against
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