Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
Mrs. BIaIock'S Hiding Place Is
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Kept Secret.
BURLlNGAME SLATED
FOR TRIAL SATURDAY
Leader of Searching Forces Doe
Not Know Whether She Will
Return to Testify.

Mrs. Helen F. Blalock, the missinS
Seventh street palmist, has been located
by agents Of the Department of Justice<
1t was announced this afternoon by !.
Edgar Hoover, director of the Bureau
Of Investigation of the department.
Mr.. Hoover did not disclose her hid
ing place. but indicated that his agents
had considerable difficulty in finding it.
Whether Mrs. Blalock will return to
Washington in time for the trial of
capt. Guy E.. Burlingame, suspended
commander of the second precinct.
against whom she preferred sensational
charges in sworn affidavit, Hoover
SAID he did not know. Burlingame will
go to trial Saturday morning at 10
o'clock
As another outstanding development
today, the Gibson subcommittee, be-
fore which the Burlingame case was
aired, received permission from the
House District committee today TO with
hold its report on the matter until
July l, thus assuring its continued SUI
pervision over the case.
The meeting was marked by a verbal
attack by Representative Blanton on
Capt Burlingame and fellow commit
teeman. Representative Bowman of West
Virginia.
Mr.. Blanton read a statement from a
morning newspaper which said that Mr..
Bowman. in addressing the Policemen's
Association last night, censured critics
OF the Police Department and expressed
the hope that Mrs. Blalock would re-
turn to Washington withsa policeman's
hand about her wrist. Mr.. Blanton said.
That is direct reflection, not only on
Chairman Gibson, who has done ioyal
service here, but upon the. District
committee and every member"
Bowman Not Present.
Mr.. Blanton referred to Mr.. Bowman's
opposition during the hearings on the
Fenning case and said: I'm his four
years here Bowman has never found
out what 1t Is all about. Mrs. Blalock
could sue him right now for a tre-
mendous amount of money. II was
/ her brother I would give Bowman
real genteel licking" Mr.. Bowman was
not at the meeting.
The Texan also read into the record
extracts from the decision OF Justice
Brandeis of the United States Supreme
Court on the Wan case, in which 1t was
shown that a confession had been
wrung from Wan by the Washington
police, including Burlingame, then a
detective.
Assemble Evidence.
Meanwhile Corporation Counsel VIII
liam w. Bride and officials of the Po-
lice Department today began assemb-
ling the evidence and making other
necessary preparations for the trial Of
Capt. Burlingane. for which plans were
completed yesterday.
Bride also conferred today with Rep
resentative Blanton Of Texas, to whom
Mrs. Helen F. Blalock. the Seventh
street palmist, gave her affidavit con-
tanning charges against Burlingame, and
is understood to have procured some
new evidence" to be introduced at the
trial. The nature of the information
the corporation counsel refused to dis
close. however, explaining that to make
1t public now would spoil a good story"
Blanton announced some time ago
that he had other evidence which he
had not revealed, and has zealously
guarded it. He referred to it at his Sc
cret conference Monday with Bride AMI
William H. Collins, assistant Uniteo
States attorney, but did not give it "a ,
them when he turned over the original
ahdavit Of Mrs. Blalock and the orig
inal love notes.
Capt. Burlingame will face an extra.
ordinary trial board, the second of it,
kind in the history of the Police ,Des
partment, composed of three oficiali
OF the District government. Mai. DOM
aid A. Dawson, Assistant Engineer
Commissioner. who is schooled in Army
court-maStial procedure, will sit as
chairman.
William P. Richards, tax assessor of
the District. and Dr. Edgar A. Bocock,
superintendent of Gallinger Municipai
Hospital, will serve with him. The
alternates are George S. Wilson, di-
rector OF the Board of Public Welfare:
Melvin c. Hazen, District surveyor, and
Albert l.. Harris. municipal architect.
Letters Basis Of Charge.
The formal charges preferred against
Burlingame are conduct preiudiciaI to
the good order, reputation and disci-
pine OF the police force and conduct
unbecoming an officer. Sixteen specifi-
cations are listed under the general
charges, all of them based on the love
letters Burlingame is alleged to have
written.
Lieut.. James d. McQuade served the
formal charges on Burlingame last
night at his home. 1919 Twenty
street. The officer, 1t was said, made
no comment when McQuade handed
him the papers.
Corporation Counsel Bride was with
his assistants behind closed doors to-
day going over the evidence and max
ing arrangements to prosecute the case.
At the same time Maj. Edwin b. Hesse.
superintendent of police. was gathering
Burlingame's official police record and
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