The Washington times., 1929-01-29

BURLINGAME IN
GRAF I, STORY
CHARGES
lcontInuea fren FIrrt %

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tcontinued from First Psssl
trial fs,om his min6. BurlInGa1s
fa1d two men cane 70 him aince
the trial and inf0rmed him that
I3ianton had stated be was ''out -
get BuFlimsnme.
'.Let hins produce those witReszes.-
BARTON demanded % ChalrHnRa
Ernest w. Gibson. II have made no
such statement about hin."
Burlingame charged be had beer
constantly harassed by Bianton
and alleged Representatives % the
Texas Congressman.
1T has come 70 = point whsn
through this man am charged IN
the public press with being a cheak
thief, q CRATER. and one who i'm
poses on defenseless women" Bur
lingarne said.
BIanton asked permission 70 intro
diIce q number OF receipts and can
celled checks signed with BuFlin-
games alleged signature IN eOnnec-
ton with his business affairs with
Mrs. BIaIock.
Reads the Document
Blanton was interrupted by Repre-
sentative Bowman OF West Virginia.
who insisted that the records be
turned over to the District Attorney
and not made part Of the public
record Of the subcommittee proceed
inge. Blanton acquiesced but reed in
full the affidavit he said he had OBJ
tanned from Mrs. BlelOck.
II left Wasklngtom because I ka-
lleVed Capfa1n BuEIingame would
take my Iifess tlle Statemens Irus
the paImist began.
She charged that Burlingame had
made her life '.simpIy unbearable"
and that he had tried to obtain con-
troll Of her property by pretending
to be desperately IN love with me-
The palEnist stated that she ''simp.
Nv loathed" Burlfngamae bat that Ne
forced her 10 give him a key o. her
apartment, where he entered at an
hours Of the day Or night and made
uia. = neryous wreck
He suggested that make a
win in his favor, and he also sug.
gested that commit suicide" the
affidavit continued.
Huriingame visited the palmiEa
during the Staples trial, the state
ment declared, and told Mrs. Bla-
lock. that he would not convict
Staples ION the testimony Of boot
leggers and prostitutes" He paid
another visit shortly before the
trial ended, the woman declared.
and said he thought he would
have to convict Staples in order
to make policemen afraid 20 carry
their complaints, 10 Congress.
Staples Mentioned
Blanton was Staples chief sup
porter in that policeman's difficult
ties with Recommendations Fenning
and his superiors in the Police De-
nartnent, p
BuFlingame. according 10 ( the
w0man'a statement, said that 'Blan.
ton Is continually dahbling in my af-
faitN and ought TO be killed"
Thaswoman accused Burlingame of
"prostituting his official power for
his own financial gain"
Burlingama listened to the read
ing Of the affidavit with no sign
Of emotion. When Il had been
concluded he asked Chairman, Glib
son who had brought Mrs. BlalOck
10 see him talhsOhl ON the occasion
when she gave the subcommittee
chairman q diamond ring alleged Co
have been presented to her hy
Burlingame, Gibson smiled az he
answered that Staples had brought
the woman to see him,
Representative Bowman made a
spirited appeal for fair play for
Burlingame before the subcommit-
tee adjourned.
n don't want TO see any mans
chaa ster ersacified, . he declared,
when the case ought TO be In the
hands 0f the district attorney. 4
am willing to take the evidence %
the woman if she appears here, but
/ am net willing to accept the evi.
dence vf the gentleman from Texas
on the data he has obtained from
the woman
RoWman charged Blanton with
hrlnging the information before the
subcommittee s'for publicity pur.
poses. to which Bianton replied.
II have the confidence Of every
person iii my district and there are
t00, ,000 be them.
Address Wanted Here
noticed that in the last elee.
tl0n, Bowman said drily, referring
70 Riantonss defeat for the Senate
last November.
blanton was engaged In a reply
b the effect that he had carried 7s
counties and that he would Be back
LMO ysafA from now, when District
I. 4 A.ttoEnex Collins, who ID In charge of
tha official Invest cation Of the Bla.
l0ck case atenped Into the picture.
mere has been d dlligene effort
on the part ct my offlca to locate
drA. BlAlock Collins said, Gas
Ear - We know MI. Elant0n was
.ne last person 80 see her. II
he has any Information that win
Lend 60 locate her, / wish he
would give t to me.
Blanton answered that Mrs. Bla.
1ck had come to Texasa 10 see
aim in order TO lay the facts In the
saAe before him and to obtain *.
.ensions Of loans on her real estate.
which ~ aid ~ accomplished by
The Texan stated that AZ toId
Mrs. Blaiock 70 advise him 81 her
aew address as soon as possible
ma that he would lei Collins know
y soon as he found out.
Hesss Aroused
Major Edwin 3. Hesse astea "a
make statement and deelarnd en,:
1hatically DO not stand for RlIr.
ingame. II he Il right. IN 6efend
rim with every breath IN NV bs,6,
Il he's wrong. I'll turn him ~ -
luickly ain I would d thiee " ~
las stolen $4,000, IL he has tried -
lilk q poor woman out or her nron-
.rty. he doesn't belong on the
lolice force. He belongs In iau