The Washington times., 1929-03-08
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Trial Of Capt. Guy e. Bur-
lingame by an extraordinary
police trial board went into
its final phases today with
the defense winding up the
evidence upon which it hopes
to obtain the exoneration Of
the man who has served on
the force for 50 years.
Burlingame is On trial on charges
af conduct unbeconning an officer
and preiudicial 70 the good order,
reputation and discipline OF the
departrncnt, tlna charges arising out
Of letters which the captain is al
leaed TO have written to Mrs. Helen
Il. Blalock, seventh Street palmist.
Davelopments before the Trial
Board today were:
-An agreement that the de-
Tense win conclude eviderlce today
tl,at tomorrow will be devoted %
relyuttal, ana that the trial viii
end Monday with arguments.
Testimony that OrVille Sta.
naes. dismissed pol fee1llall, had se6I4
policeman that bs l1ad q couple
% COngresgnneu wOrkirs 10 set
BurlamgaIl
s.-IleTaiai oe Nsrs. RIaIocIk's
story Uf her relations with the
police official and confirmation OE
BurIingame's exposition Of those
relations ~ four police officers
ana severaI eivllizSa witnesses.
Noel Story. Backed
E. r. Pruner, an attorney who
occupies offices with f.. Regis
Noal. testified that he had seen. Mrs.
Blalock tear up several papers while
with Burlingame in Noeps office.
He also testified that he had as
sisted Noel In the search made for
the files dealing with Mrs. Blalock' 5
affairs and with the case of Ed
ward Schirmer against the Gibson
subcommittee, the disappearance OF
which was reported to the board
yesterday.
Two policemen were then called
! and told of seeing a woman seated
at the typewriter in the captains
office at the Second precinct on
September %, 1927.
Policeman C. C.. Niblock said
that while attached to the repair
shop he had gone to, the Second
precinct to repair the patrol wagon.
He said that looking through the
window he saw the woman ''busily
working at a typewriter" ana that
she remained there for about half
an hour.
"Red Haired StenOgrapher''
Niblock said that he remarked to
Policeman G. $. Thomson, who was
with him. that No. 2 now has "a
red haired stenographer.
Thomson followed Niblock to the
stand and testified that the woman
was actually working at the type
writer.
Robert ]. Miller, local attorney
and sportsman, took the stand over
the objection Of Corporation Counsel
Bride and his assistant. Fowler
The prosecutors held that Miller had
been in the trial room while testi'
mony was being given, and after
the witnesses had been excluded. The
objection was overruled by Major
Donald A. Dawson, chairman Of
the board.
Miller testified to having sent a
ware to Burlingame's home slightly
more than a year ago. This Avi
dence was introduced to offset the
testimony of Mrs. Blalock to the
effect that she had sent the tub
TO the captains home.
Wash.Tub Tale Again
Miller testified that the man
Charlie Green. who testified that he
had delivered the tub at the request
of Mrs. BlaloclS, looked very mucf
like the man who had delivered
the tub for him
The tub was sent to Burlingane
according to Miller, at the request
OF a man who had borrowed money
from the captain several year:
before.
Policeman f. L. Gibbons, wht
was described by Mrs Blalock while
on the stand as "a perfect gentle
man" testified that eight or nint
months ago he had conversation
with Mrs. Blalock in which she
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