Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-01
LEAHY TO ATTEMPT
TO SHOW PIANIST
INFORMED CAPTAIN
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who followed Harper on the stand, testl-
fed that he had known Burlingame for
20 years and said he had always thought
him to be "a very good officer and had
never heard any complaint against his
33-year record in the Police Department..
Called Efficient Officer.
Capt. !Thaddeaus r. Bean, commander
OF the first police precinct. was at the
vanguard of Police Department repre-
sentatives that Leany called to the
stand to support Capt. Burlingame's
record. He said he had known the &C
cused officer for 80 years, and at diff
ferent times had been assigned to duty
with him. and throughout this long
period of mountaineering he had
found the captain to be very efficient
officer, devoted in the discharge of his
duty Capt. Dean also said he had
never heard any one assail Burlingames
morality and truthfulness.
The next witness was Clarence F.
Norment, chairman of the board of di-
rectors of the National Bank of Wash
ington and it's former president. He
said he had known Capt. Burlngame
for long period of years" and had
found him to be "a Woodworking, eff
ficient officer" and had never heard
anything said against his reputation
and character until the present time.
One example of Capt Burlingames
efficiency as police officer was cited by
Charles S. Worden, first vice president
OF the Continental Trust Co., who took
the stand after Mr. Norment Mr. Wor-
den said he had known Burlingame
since 1908.
Praised by Inspector.
The most emphatic Endorsement of
Capt. Burlingame's character, both as
a police officer and as citizen was
given by Inspector William S. Shelby.
He said:
capt. Burlingame is regarded by
myself and other officers at headquar-
tiers as being the most effective police
Official in the police department, par
, ticularly in regard to the enforcement
of laws against vice, gambling and
liquor. His reputation for integrity and
honesty is most excellent. He will
stand high in my esteem until I am
convinced by conclusive proof that he
is not entitled to do So"
Inspector Shelby's testimony appear
ed to make profound impression on
the members of the board. the latter
listening intently and taking frequent
notes of his statement.
AS the inspector left the witness
stand, Corporation Counsel Bride OBJ
jected to this continual parade of char
acter witnesses" He said that Capt.
Burlingame's efficiency was not in qucs-
ton and that the great expense of
recording this testimony was not JUS
tilted
The board adjourned at 1915 today,
announcing that it would resume the
trial at 10 am Tuesday.
10 lxx,iy, ID
Of police. was the next character witness
called by the defense. He described
Capt. Burlingame as "one of the most
efficient police officers ever to participate
in the work OF the department"
On cross-examination, he admitted
there have been secret charges against
Capt Burlingame but insisted they were
all fully investigated and found to be
groundless.
Other Character Witnesses.
Others who testified that Capt Bur-
| lingame's character. both as police
| man and as a citizen, is above re-
proach. were: Former District Com
missioner j. Thilman Hendrick, United
/ States Commissioner Needham C. Turn
| age. Assistant Superintendent of Police
| Henry G. Pratt, Mai. James L. Lusby,
w. l.. Peak superintendent of the Dis
! trict Jail: John. N, Harding, superin-
! tendent of Woodward & Lothrop How
ard Fisk, American Legion official;
! Odell 8. Smith, Secretary-treasurer OF
| the Norfolk q Washington Steamboat
! Co.; p. H Marshall, Charles S. Haw-
| ley. William Callahan, James w. Brown,
| Michael O'Hanlon. Police Inspectors
Louis Stoll and William Harrison, and
Police Capts. William G. Stott, Fred
Cornwell Martin Reilly w. E. Sanford,
Charles P NJ Lord, Maurice Collins,
Charles H. Bremmerman and Ira
Sheetz.
Mai Daniel j. Donovan, District audi
tor; Joseph E. Kelly and Frank Kelly
both lawyers; David A. Hart assistant
United States attorney, whose name was
first brought into the case when Mrs
Blalock was testifying IN regard to a
letter which she said Burlingame told
her he paid Hart $50 to write; DR.
Charles Stanley White and Precinct De-
tective Michael Dowd of the sixth pre-
cinct. He said the men who worked
under Capt. Burlingame loved him"
Expressman Questioned.
Charlie Green, colored expressman
whom Mrs Blalock told the trial board
she hired to haul galvanized iron tub
filled with Burlingame's unwelcome
gifts from her Seventh street studio
to his home in the l400 block OF
Twenty second street, was the fina
prosecution witness. After the last bill
of information had been wrung from
him, the District rested its case.
Green testified that he did not know
what the tub contained, but Mrs. Bla-
lock warned him to be careful in han
ding it. He said he first met Tx
woman when he went to her studio fol
palm reading. and after that hat
been at her apartment several times
having been called To move furniture
across the roof from 1906 to l50'
Seventh street and for other work sucl
as hanging andtaking down screel
doors. On one occasion he testified h,
saw Capt. Burlingame in Mrs. Blal0ck'
apartment.
Green was called to the stand afte
DR., Wilmer Souder. measurement eX
pert Of the Bureau of Standards, con
clnded his testimony, identifying tn
typewriter which had been found il
Burlirgame'S Office in the second pre-
cinct police station, on which Wer
written ne said, ell of the love letter
and other typewriter documents tn
prosecution had introduced as evidence
DR.. Souder YVES on the stand from
the time the trial started at l0:l
O'Clock until $50 o'clock In the after
noon, during which he was subjectc
to an unrelenting discrimination b
Chief Defense Counsel Leahy in al
effort to draw from him an admission
that the love letters introduced as eVi
dence could have been written by
typiSt other than the one who wrot