The Washington times., 1929-02-26
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the woman Claims 6Arhnsahlg WASSS
TO her and the various checks. re-
ceipts, and other business .docu'
1nerlts which passed between her
and the captain during their asso-
citation.
The love notes are the basis of
the charge upon WHICH Burdngame
is being tried by the extraordinary
police board.
With the trial board IN ADJOURN
rnent over today counsel for the
police captain were busy preparing
his defense. Attorney Leahy and
his associate, Henry Woodard, spent
virtually the entire time today in
teryiewing the score Of witnesses
that they intend to call when they
have an inning before the board.
Corporation Counsel W. w. Bride
conferred with his assistant, Wal
ter Fowler, on plans for pushing the
prosecution when the trial resumes
tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock.
No Longer Afraid
No longer lis Mrs. Rlalock afraid of
CAPTAIN Burlingame, described by his
chief as the a'best rOugh-neck cop an
the force" who promised her that II
she ever told anything Of their rela'
tions "they would 80 to hell to-
gether."
When Major Donald A. Dawson.
Assistant Engineer Commissioners
and chairman of the special trial
board. shortly after Q o'clock last
night announced that the trial II
Captain Burlingame would be con.
tinued until this afternoon at !
o'clock, Mrs. Blalock wiped a wv
tears from her eyes and went into
conference with Corporation Counsel
William w. Bride and his assistant.
Walter. Fowler.
To Stay As Long As Needed
She told them that she was wi.
ing to remain as long as they
needed her to help IN prosecutinS
the suspended commander Of the
Second precinct on charges Of con.
duct unbecoming an officer q
prejudicial to the good order, repu
tation and discipline Of the force.
Bride and Fowler said they woalo
probably want to call Mrs. Blaloc$
for q few hours Wednesday to offer
rebuttal testimony.
Leahy last night wrung rom
Mrs. BIaIOck admissions that the
affidavit drawn up by Representa-.
tive Thomas BIantOn, arch, enemy
Of Burlinganie, was wrong In seV'
eral instances.
All Of the money drawn from her
bank accounts by Captain Burlin.
game was his own, and he took 1t
from her deposits at her urgent In
sistence. she said.
"Frame.up" Hinted
LeaFly' struggled hard to batter
Mrs. BlaIOck into an admission that
there was some sort of pact be-
tween former Policeman OrvlIIe
STABLES and Representative BlantOn
to Crane" Burlingame.
Mrs. Blalock Indignantly denied
this. She admitted that Staples had
arranged for her to present her
charges to Representative Ernest
Gibson, chairman Of the House Dis
trict subcommittee, but said that
she had sought Staples of her own
accord.
Staples was dismissed from the
force by trial board Of which Bur
appeared before the board, and
when the verdict was announced
told BurIinganae "I'l attend to you
later"
All during the trial last night and
Yesterday Leahy struggled to tear
Mrs Blalock's story to pieces. He
succeeded wherever dates or COM
nlicated transactions were involved,
hut after the long grilling, the
dinainutive palmist's story that Bur.
Iinrane made love to her. showered
her with money and other gifts and
repaired her property, remained IN
tact.
duced at the trial last night. Mrs.
BIaIoek identified It rs one BurItn-
rame gave her and said he "gOt It
HT1 q raid" The ring was too small
for her finger and she told Burlin-
game to give it to his daughter.
Mrs Btalock declared. He insisted
that she accept it and had 1t made
larger, she said. Later he asked
her to give It back and promised to
give her $2,500. she said.
After the ring had been Identified
It was turned over, to Collins. 1t
probably will figure in the Grand
Jury investigation.
Leahy seemed very much salts.
fled when he forced Mrs. Blalock to
admit that in her affidavit she had
said the ring was too large for her.
She said she wanted to change the
affidavit and believed Blanton had
made a mistake in drawing 1t up.
The ring was too small she insisted.
Several other similar retractions
were forced from Mrs. Blalock by
Leahy.
Defense Course Secret
At the conclusion of the cross
examination it was hard to tell what
defense Burlingame's attorneys will
throw up against the charges.
It appeared from the trend OF
Leahy's cross-exanination that he
will attempt to show that Burlin'
game was framed; that his reia-
tions with Mrs. Blalock were of a
purely business nature, ASSUMED be-
cause he was friend Of her father;
that she saw business papers and
not money in the envelopes at the
Second precinct, and that the dream
girl and ''heart.broken daddy" let.
ters were typewritten either by her.
osiR or members of her family.
Last night Leahy asked Mrs, Bla.
lock IL she could use typewriter.
She denied that she could, He
asked her if her sisters could. She
said they could not.
"Is it not true, Mrs. Blaloek, that
ak years ago your sisters bought