Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

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there was anything in them he was
afraid of, would return them. He
said no. had that conversation over
the telephone and then the following
day 1 received this letter"
do you recall whether you received
any other letters from him that bore
his signature?"
II believe that this is the only love
letter that received from Capt Burlin-
game that bore his signature. He
wrote this to assure meat least he
gave me to understand afterward--"
Tell us what he told you"
e'That he wrote this to assure me he
did not care who knew that he wrote
me the letter."
The testimony then veered toward
the financial side of the relationship
between the defendant and Mrs. Blalock,
touching particularly upon the mys-
thousands of dollars in paper money
which Burlingame is said to have shown
her. Mrs. Blalock was asked to de-
scribe one of these envelopes.
We'll, he showed me brown en-
veIope he had that contained money"
ibid you see the money!"
Eyes, sir"
How much money did you see?"
$4,000 at that time"
"And what kind of bills was 1t in?"
"s1 900 bills and $500 bills"
did you count the bills MIS-
Blalock?"
and saw them. saw Capt. Burlingame
count them"
what did he do with the money after
he counted it?"
He took it away with him, but left
this card"
HE left the card with your"
"He told me If anything happened
to him that money would be mine"
Check Offered In Evidence.
Another brown envelope and $4,000
In money were brought into the teSti-
Ynony when Mrs Blalock said he tried
to give her this amount on Christmas
day. 1927. Mrs. Blalock said that after
she refused to accept the money he
deposited it to her account In the Ma
tional Bank Of washington, and that
she subsequently mailed him check
to cover the amount. The check. with
an Endorsement which she said was
Burlingames, was introduced IN EVIL
dence.
Mrs. Blalock next took up the $4,000
which she alleges Capt. Burlingame
PERPETUAL Building Association. Mr..
Fowler directed her testimony as fol-
lows:
Mrs. BIalock, hand you this re-
ceipt from the Perpetual Building As
ISOLATION and ask YOU il you can iden-
tify that?"
eyes"
I'm whose handwriting is that?"
MY handwriting"
els that your signature?"
eyes"
win you please explain to the board
what that is? First, will you turn 1t
over on the back and see If you can
identify that writing?"
"It is Capt. Burlingame's signature"
"Will you explain that transaction
"That is So, 700 that Capt. Burlingame
drew from my account in the Perpetual
Building Association
And the date, please?"
"Juae Is, 1925"
How did the $1,000 get into your
account at the Perpetual Building AS
ISOLATION? Will you tell us about that?'
He took this to the building associ.
alton and deposited it there. 1t was at
my home first He had first brought II
| to my home and gave it to me and
made him take it back. refused TIC
accept it. Then he took it down and
put it In the building association In
nv name, and afterward ! gave him
this check for 1t and he withdrew II
from my account there"
Can you identify this check hand
you for So, 700?"
Chairman Davidson: Are you going
10 offer that?"
Eyes, both Of them together, Mr.
Chairman"
on the back of this check?"
Eyes, do, as Capt. Burlingame
signature"
Quizxed on Another Letter.
Mrs. Blalock was questioned about
another letter which she said she hae
received from Capt Burlingame aftel
she had purchased some shirts for him
do you have any recollection OF evel
} having discussed the contents of tina
. letter with Capt. Burlingame?" she wal
asked.
yes"
Tell lis about that"
There were some shirts returned tx
him, registered package. and ate
that he wrote this letter, after he re
ceived the shirts"
: Tell us about these shirts. Do yo'
: recognize this receipt here which yo'
say you signed?"
Yes
Tell us about that, please"
: He asked me to get him some shirts
was going downtown one day and
, got him shirts and l saw him tina
! night and asked him to take the shirt
with him, but he did not. They re
manned at my home for some time
Then I afterward asked him, as usual
) not to come to the house again. III
} left. but without taking the shirt
: that night, and sent the shirts to hir
in a registered package by a messen
g ger"
shirts that you received that communi
cation?"
Eyes, 7 got this letter"
after you returned the shirts?"
n eyes"
:, "Will you read the postscript"
: (Reading:) 1T seems sacrilege
|, omen the shirts without you. Conss
o quently, they have been put away Jul
It as you tied them up, waiting for tn
time when you and can open thei
together"
When the prosecution completed tn
introduction OF It's evidence, AsSlStaf
d Prosecutor Fowlen asked Mrs. Blaloc
IS If Burlingame evs offered her at an
n time any amount Of money IN exce'