Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-10
OFFICIALS PROBE
Dinner HONOR|NG
CAPT. BURL|NGAME
Reports of Investigation Are
Submitted to Pratt,
Barring Action.
EVENT HELD AT INN
NEAR DISTRICT LINE
Retired Police Officer Declares
Whole Affair Is Just a Tenn
pest in Teapot.

A dinner in honor of Capt. Guy E
Burlingame, veteran police officer whc
retired April 1, has been the object OF
a quiet but searching inquiry by thu
Police Department, 1t was learned TO-DAY
when oficial reports Of the investigation
were submitted to Mai. Henry G. Pratt
the new superintendent.
Inc dinner was held Monday night
at the Prince Georges Inn, located in
Prince Georges County. Md. not so IA.
rom either the District line or Hyatts-
ale. and better known as the Ram
Horn Inn. -" g
1t was just one of those informs,
dinners where good fellows get together
1or Renaissance, so informal. in facr
mat the newspapers we're not notified
tnat 1t would take place. Higher-up
IN the Police Department apparent
knew nothing about it either, for nona
OF them had been invited.
Police Manual Forbids Whoopee.
But the dinner had been under wa
only half an hour or so when word
vas Mashed to police headquarters thu {
a crowd Of Washington policemen
were making 'whoopee'. at the inn"
AS the rigid police manual strictly for
nlos Washington police officers to make
"whoopee" either on duty or of. two
OF the very best investigators available
we're dispatched from headquarters to
look over conditions at the inn.
These two officers, Lieut.. Bobo and
Sergt. Guyer. filed written report later
with Inspector William S. Shelby. as
slstant superintendent in charge of the
Detective Bureau, that they had found
quiet little party in progress in a
private room on the second floor of the
inn, and that the only policeman in
attendance was Precinct Detective r.
B. Carroll of the first precinct, who
will be remembered as one of Capt.
Burlingame's principal witnesses at his
recent trial on charges growing out Of
the accusations of Mrs. Helen F. Bla-
lock. There was no evidence of any
thing which the prohibition law forbids
at this party. the officers reported, and
so. after talking with Carroll. they left.
The report of Bobo and Guyer made
no mention of the reason for the party
and failed to contain the name of the
guest of honor, so police officials. Gu
rious for more details. directed Inspec-
tor T. r. Bean to make a more thor
ough investigation. Inspector Bean in
terviewed Carroll and then Capt Burl-
ingame, and in his report recommended
that it be filed without prejudice to the
precinct detective.
According to Inspector Beans report.
Burlingame and several friends went
to the inn, where a farewell dinner
was given in private room on the Sec
ond floor. The party arrived at the
inn at 1890 o'clock and left at 1880,
he said, and no intoxicants were served.
Burlingame Describes Affair.
Just like the case involving him and
Mrs. Blalock. Capt. Burlingame de-
scribed the affair as a tempest IN a
teapot. IT wouldn't call the affair q
farewell dinner" he said. 1T was just
a chicken dinner.
With two or three attorneys and
some other friends drove out to the
inn for dinner, a chicken dinner
There were Just half a dozen in The
party. No, would't call it farewell
dinner"
After reading the official repo1ts,
Supt Pratt said the investigation was
closed incident as far as the Police
Department is concerned. The reports
will be filed.
Pratt, however. said he questioned
the propriety of police going to a road
house for dinner.