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The Washington times., 1929-02-25

HE had case In which I was
interested.
why, when you went TO see about
the license. did you take with you
the papers In regard 70 your house
on Wisconsin Avenue2'
Il did not take them, but I had
bsen to the bank and happened
to have them with me.
How did ycu come 70 talk about
this property"
II don't know. He offered me
advice on 4 letter which / had re-.
ceived about rebuilding a. wall In
the rear OF the property. was
worried about possible delay In the
license because all my money was
tied up in this and another build.
ing"
and have with him q conversation
OF which this is the Substances:
That your father had known him
when he was q young man on the
force. that you were In trouble. that.
lawyers were rObbing you and that
you needed assistance? Weren't you
very much distressed, upset and
crying about it?''
mo. there we're no tears in his
office. Z
"WslI.4 isn't 1t true, except for
the 4eafa?n
mo SIR s
Did you ask him to help your"
No, SIR
why did YOU talk to him shout
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Explains That She Thought
Men We're Matching Her

it begins with an H but / can't re,
member 1t now. -
rs that your expianation3" Leahy
asked.
Yes, sir"
Wen. If you are satisfied with it,
so am I, said Leahy.
do you know a man named
Maltbie?"
II think he came to my house one
time"
did you ask Captain Burlingams
about hin?"
Yes. ! described him and staples.
Captain BurlinSanle said they were
Staples and Maltbie, Congressman
Blanton's 'pimps,
Leahy again asked Mrs. BIalock
IL Staples had asked her to turn any
papers over to him In order that
he could break Captain Burlingame, I
No. sir" she said.
The meeting at Bethesda was at.
tended by Colonel Gibson, Mr..
Brown, Mr.. McReynoIds. Mr.. sta.
pies and IT, Mrs. Bialock said.
The witness said she went to SEE
Staples to have him arrange an in
terview with Blantoil, but when he
failed she decided to. arrange the
interview herself.
Leahy asked how long after the
Bethesda meeting did she so to see
Blanton.
Weeks Later They Met
''oh, 1t might have been weeks.
I can't remember" Mrs .Blalock re-
piled.
Leahy asked the purpose Of her
visit to Blanton a. his home in
Abilene, Tex.
II went to Texas to see Congress,
man Blanton. and see ii he could
save my property for me. !"
|, She said Staples did not know. of
her visit to Texas. and that she
did not. see him again after the
meeting in Bethesda.
Leahy then began to delve into
her past life. She said the name of
her first husband was Edward Shea
and that they had one child.
He has been adopted, hasn't her"
Leahv asked.
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R|UL |NG AFFECTS.
TEACHERS PAY

Holding that the longevity provi.
sion OF the teachers, pay bill had
been misconstrued by the Municipal
Court, the District of Columbia
Court OF Appeals today reversed
that court In, suits brought by Dis
tfict teachers, for increased salary.
Although only five cases were
brought mp on appeal, 1t 10 said
that more than 400 teachers will
lose anticipated increases under the
ruling today.
The suit arose out OF the con.
struction oe the terms longevity
pay and earned increase accord.
ing 10 the opinion written by Justice
Robb. The court held that the
longevity provisions were inserted
to equalize longevity pay and not
to grant double increases.
Marian A. Newman, q teacher,
filed the original suit. claiming
that under the act OF June, 1, 1924,
she was entitled to $500 additional
pay. Her salary was increased
from 81 $50 to 81 800 under the act.
Her claim for increase over the
u see already allowed was based on
four longevity increases Of 310O
each.
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In answer to further questions
the palnnist said that her plans are
uncertain and denied that she had
been informed by the Department
Of Justice that II would not pay
her expenses. after today.
She said that she came mere
Thursday from Chicago and when
asked il she were accompanied by
Justice agents, she replied, They
were on the train.
The palrnist said she had been In
Chicago for about q month, having
gone there from Abilene. Tex.
did you know that you were
wanted tere?"
II did not, / was in communists.
Hon with Representative Blantnn
and / had promised to send him my
address, but failed to do So"
When did you know that you
were wanted here?"
'sNot until the Saturday night
before wednesday when I left Cal
cago."
SHow did you know that you
were wanted?"
It concluded that Representative
Blanton would want me-
did you know that Captain Bur.
iinganhe had been placed under
charges?' ~
IT don't remember"
'oh, please try to remember"
II do not remember.
When did you first hear that
Burltngane had been Charged
II didn't hear it. ! learned it
when ! was served with a summons
when arrived as the Union Sta
ton"
q HWhy did you come here?"
II. was coming here because |
thought I might be wanted. Bianton
was trying to straighten SOME bust.
ness matters out. for. me. ! did rot
know the board or the Grand Jury
wanted me-"
Mrs. Blalock said she did not re.
receive message In Chicago tell.
ing her that she was wansea here.
although she said that messenger
boy had come to her house with it.
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Auers She Did Not KnOJO She
Vas Wanted for D. c. Trial

She said she did not receive II and
did not know what 1t contained
The name OF former Policeman
Orville Staples and veiled insinua-
tions that Captain Burlingame was
framed were into the testimony
by Leahy shortly after he began
his crOss.exainination.
Mrs. BIalock testified that Staples
called at her home while Captain
Burlimgame was sitting on the trial
board at the Staples trial. She
said Staples came with q woman
whom she believed to be his wife.
The woman asked for a reading,
but was refused because 1t was too
late.
Staples introduced her to Gibson
and arranged for the meeting at
the Bethesda police substation. It
was at this meeting that Mrs. Bla.
lock signed the first affidavit con.
tanning the charges against Bur.
ingame.
Before the meeting with Gibson,
Mrs. Blalock said, she went to see
Staples at his store in Bethesda.
Why did you go to see Staples?"
Leahy asked.
Because wanted an interview
with Mr.. Blanton." Mrs. Bialock re-
piled.
Home Was Watched
During Staples trial Mrs. Blaloek's
home was watched by one of Cap.
tain Burlingame's sergeants, she ties.
titled.
Leahy asked how she learned that
her home was being watched and she
said Captain Burlingame told her so.
II told Captain Burlingame about
a man coming into my house one
night. It was late and it kind OF
frightened me- described the man
to Captain Rurlingame and he said
it was Staples. He said my home
was being watched. He said he was
having 1t watched by sergeant.
/. Leahy asked If during any visit OF
Staples she was asked to turn over
everything she had to make it look
pretty black for Captain Burlin.
game"
''No sir" she replied.
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IT."
about IN"
ssns yeu want the board 10 he.
IiAve chat you talked to him about
your troubles and did not ask his
assastanceg r.
Yes, sir"
.sOid ne DO ANYTHING for your" y
did IL assist you u rebuilding.
af dldn't ask him TO-"
* insist. on an answer. Did ha
assist yAngs
Yes.
Called: Alse Reared Him
Leahy thene took up the various
doc0sssrts rssardlns business trans
actions which Mrs. BIaIock had
Identified On saturday.
ne asked her IL these did net
show that EUriimgafne had helped
her for months. She said that, they
dfd. ssfri 4 way, but, insisted thatt
any aid given by Burlinsame was
given against her Wishes.
In renIy 10 further questioning
about why she accepted this assist
arsce against her viii, the palmist
answered: Because feared him."
s.When did y0sH begin to fear
Captain Burlingameg
The first night after he came
to my house, following my visit TO
the station. :
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SDBS As LEAHY NAMES
SISTERS, ASKS He
DROP SUBJECT
leaye Warrington tonight"
ttNr&k -. .1N.. -

leays Warrington tonisht?"
met exactly" d
!, Had you advised your counael,
CrandaI MAckey, that you intended
10 leave town today?''
i don't remember.
Had YOU mentioned It to any
one7"
II don't remember.
did you know that your. counsel
made a statement to this board
Saturday to the effect that you
were going to leave today?"
y Believes In Counsel
II am not responsible for the
statements Of my counsel, |"
did you know that he gave
Corporation Counsel Bride definite
assurance that you would not be
here Tuesday when we asked for g
continuance Of this case?"
II think my counsel can do what
he thinks ts hest FOR my Interests. 4
III the subpoena ON which. you
are held Is released, will YOU leave
Washington today?"
Il do not know.
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Goes 70 Lunch With CustOMary
Guard Of Dept. Of Justice Men

Now just tell. US what was in
that envelope" demanded Leahy
The witness insisted that 1t con-
tanned S1.6O0.
As o matter Of tact. wasn't there
In that envelope just an ordinary
Chinese silk handkerchief"
The witness indignantly denied
that the si,5Oe birthday present.
could have shrunk to this small
proportion.
Grows Very Confused
Mrs. Blalock had. testified that
the 1850 had been deposited In a
building association by Burlingame
after she refused to accept the
gift, although the deposit was sup.
posed to have been made In her
name, a thorough examination of
the half dozen bank books which
are In evidence failed to- show any
deposit OF that amount of money!
frequently in his detailed ques.
tiOning on the business documents
LGahy confused the woman and
frequently she cOntradicted her pre-.
viouse testimony.
Leahy asked. after developing one
Of these seeming contradictions,
Mrs. Blalock. you are q business
woman, aren't your"
mo. am not. " answered the
witness.
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During the cross.examination
Leahy developed the point that her
property was naortzaged and about
to be sold for taxes when Captain
Burllngame began to handle her
business transactions. but when
they broke off In 1898 she was hav.
inK no more trouble with her prop.
erty.
Spsrited Away Again
yves ell this assistance rendered
while you were fearful and I'm ter
ror Of Captain Burilngame," Leahy
asked.
"Yee. sir, MRS. Blalock replied.
The hearing was then adjourned
for lunch. ana Mrs. RIalock was
spirited away from the sixth pre-.
cinct by q squad of Department OF
Justice agents.
Resumption OF the stand by Mrs.
BlalOck at the conclusion Of the
luncheon recess found Leahy bring.
ing about seeming contradictions
between the woEnaa's testimony to-
day and her direct testimony Of
Saturday.
Leahy went inso the business
checks and receipts introduced Sat.
urday i'm great detail and sought by.
the answers which he adduced to
show that the rela lions of Captain
Burlingame with the Seventh Street
palmist were ''open and above
The mystery of who wanted. the
kitchen sink was brought uF DUR
Ing the afternoon and afforded the
few score humorous relief from the
drama which marked the morning
session.
Mrs. Bialock testified that she
didn't want the sink. which was
installed ct 1904 Seventh St, just
before she moved INTO those premises.
The palmist said that Burlingame
forced the kitchen sink upon her and
that he further forced upon her
lirlOleum for three rooms at q cost of
SI97. After forcing the sink and the
tlnGleum upon her. Mrs Blalock
teatified that the veteran captain
demanded a refund which he had
expended for them.
Leahy also cross examined the
woman on BurIingame's having
and later to 1894 when she moved to
lG1ttN HAStIGHA.
did you give him the key?' asked
Leahy.
No slf."
How did he get it,"
"He took 1t from my key-ring.'
Did you ask him to return IT."
MANY times"
Would Take II Back
sDid he give Il back to you2''
.'I don't remember. would take
the, KEY from him and then he would
take 1t back"
How did he get It back?'
MY keys would be lying around
and he would just take IT."
Why didn't you refuse to let
him have it?'
"T feared him. Sometimes / gave
1t to him aud sometimes he would
take It. / had bolts on the door
and Il cohId keep him out and
did 1t many times :"
Leahy then began to- blast at the
testimony given by the woman
about the huge gifts which Ahe
claims Burliagame presented to her
The defense attorney showed her
an envelope which, she said had
been presented 10 her by Burlingame
and which she said contained $500,
Leahy pointed out that according
10 her testimony the envelope con-
tained ten $100 bills and one $500
bill. He pointed out that the flap
Of the envelope had not been. ex'
tended.
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Mrs. Blalock testified that after
she failed in business In Alexandria
she practiced palnistry here for y
short time and then went to work
for the Bureau ok Engraving and
Printing, later reskiming her prac.
Ptice Of palmIstry.
What are you doing now In
Chicago?"
II am i folder for j Autograph.
ing concern
How did yon get the job?''
Through q Mr.. Dolan,'
How did you meet him?'
Il had q letter OF introduction
not exactly q letter of introdu. ton,
but message to him."
From whom?v
From Congressman Blanton."
Leahy then resumed questioning
concerning how the woman happened
to return from Chicago and de.
veioped that while In that city she
had tried to cash a check endorsed
by Representative Blanton. but had
failed. She insisted that she was not
notified that she was wanted here
and that she had voluntarily gone to
the station in Chicago and bought
her tic ct and boarded the train for
Washington. Leahy tried vigorously
10 pierce the woman's insistence on
her voluntary return, but she per.
sisted In her answer. 4'
Didn't you say you were afraid
you would be killed if YOU returned
to Washington"
Yes, said 1t before and I WIN
say 1t again 10 yoI.
But still you came back here
without knowing of any plans for
your protection
Yes sir.
Did Threaten, She Says
Didn't you know that plans had
been made to protect you because
this man pointing to Burlingarnel
according to your story had
threatened TO kin you?"
NO sir, but he did threaten mes''
The question then came up as to
whether Mrs. Blalock had any rela.
tiyes in this city. Asked where her
two sisters live, she replied, II do
not care to answer that. II Ii 3neces-
sary to bring my sisters into it2''
The palmist Hervously clasped her
blue leather pocketbook and tears
streamed from her eyes as prosecu.
tion counsel objected to the question.
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add you sver tell Captain Bur-
hnganIe Of a visit to your house OF
man with a nouthful of gold
teeth and grinning like a Cheshire
cat?'" Leahy asked.
THAT was Captain Burlingame S
desert. tion of the man." she replied.
L6ahy asked her to describe he
man.
''He. was a small man. with 4
rudy complexion and white hair,
she said.
The man asked her for rsadins
and she refused him, she testified.
: IT told him ] had no men Gus
toners"
Leahy asked why she discussed
this mans visit with Captain Bur
lngame.
Il thought Captain Burlingane
might be 81 ding men to my. home.
/ asked him about it. He had sen.
men to home before. .
Takes the Explanation
Leahy asked when she first bega !.
to talk with Captain Burlingama
about her home being watched.
'Iwould like to explain that: May
II" she inquired.
When Leahy consented she said:
'tOre evening when Captain Bur
lingame was at my home he wanted
to buy my property at 1042 Wiscon.
sin Ave. for $4,000 under an old op.
tion that had expired. I paid $4,000
for the property,
II requested Captain Burhnsame
then and there to leave my house
and never come back again. closed
my place for two weeks to keep him
away. I told him was going to
leave the city on his account.
When ! reopened my place a
white.haired man came to see me. ]
recognized him as the same man who
was in a picture ! saw at No. 2. In
the picture he was presenting Cap
tain Burlingarne with q floral piece,
The picture was taken when he took
the man to the station. ] think he
was q asrevenue man. Captain Bur.
Nngal1ae told me his name. / think
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You feared him bOdily7',
II feared him In every ay.''

# AWu AN&EeM W1tM bUAtlH
II feared him In every ay."
yet you accepted hIs ID NkaEsce7,t \
Because feared hiam.
How many times did YOU 70 To
the Secofld precinct?.' r.
Only twice. He did not give me
time TO 50 there; he was At my
house 20 MUCH
The gray.haired eI.year.old police,
officer became 20 persistent hi fore,
ing his attentions upon her that at
one time she threatened to 10 10
the Chief pt Police and report him,
Mrs. Blal0ck said.
Fl told him would no to the
Chief OF Police II he didn't cease
cOFaing 70 my house. He told me
Major Hesae was friend OF his
and that 1t would not da any good
Tor report him, % did mol"
I.eahy asked Mrs. BIalOck how
often she went to the second pre-.
cinct to zee Captain BurlinRanae.
During their two years Of acquaiIat.
anceahip. she said. ahe visited the
Second precinct only twice. Once
to see about her palmiaa's license.
and the second time about financIaI
affsirs.t
aaHaRdered EEer Moaeg, Claan
"He squandered my money, He
Was spending my money fixing
other peoples property said Mrs.
BlalOck. In explanation OF her sec.
0nd visit.
NE nevsr gave me time to come
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Yes. sir.
isn't It a fact that a man
took you from the red.llght district
In Jacksonville to Waycross?"
"Yes, sir"
Didn't you live with that man
In Waycross?"
Just for few days"
Leallv asked where she met her
second husband, Blalock. She said
she met him in this city and that
they went 10 Norfolk for four
days, returning to Alexandra,
where they were married.
was he drunk?'
II think you are very wrong
about that, Mr.. Leahy.
Didn't he make an allegation
that he was drunk when he mar.
ried you when he filed suit for
divorce?''
81 don't know
DO you know whether he IL
dead?''
Indeed. / do not
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Shea died in 1906, four years after
their marriage. the palmist said. Al.
though they did not live together
very much, she was with him when
he died. Mrs. Blalock said.
What did you do in Jackson.
viIle?"
II wasn't employed.
How long were you there?
II cant remember
Try to think"
II can't think"
Would Il refresh your memory Il
/ told you the name the courts, Z"
II never heard of them. +
did you ever live In thcm?"
II might have lived In thenl.p
Don't you know that the>re light
district in Jacksonville was called
the courts p
No sir"
Did you ever live In the red light
district In Jacksonville"
Yes sir"
did you tver live In Waycross,
Carr
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"Did he divorce your"
II suppose he did"
Name Fails to Stir Her
Were you served with divorce
papers?"
''No. sir
ION what grounds did he d.
vorce you?"
'Desertion, suppose. left him
and never saw him again"
Did yuo live In Alexandria in
1882
Yes, sir"
was Mr.. Mackey Commonwealth
attorney them"
II don't know"
did yon ever meet him when he
was Commonwealth Attorney"
II might have met HIM"
Did you know man in Alex
andria whose first name was Roy?"
mo"
"Does that name mean anything
to your"
mot a thing"
what name did you go under
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Leahy asked her if Elle had not made
an affidavit IN which she said 8 am
4 widow and have nobody to protect
me2'
Still sobbing, the woman en-.
claimed, Are my two ssissera any
better able to protect me than /
them?"
1t was then that Iseahys a greed 10
drop further questioning. He, qaea-
tened the witness about her PALM
istry practice and developed that she
had two prices, 81 for q card and
palm reading and 81 Tor the palm
reading alone. She testified that sne
first met Burlingame In N0vember
of 1895 when she went to the Second
precinct TO see him about an appI-
cation Tor . palmistry license. She
said she thought It was necessary to
10 and zee Burllngame because he
was d new captain and she feared a
delay In issuing the license.
How long were you at the sta.
ton on that Occasion? asked
Lseahy.
Maybe a half hour.
what were you talking about?''
Captain Burlingame got out q
book and read me the rules govern.
Ing the application.
Mad Papers With Her
WAS this the first time you had
met Burlingame?"
''I had met him when he was q
detective sergeant"
''How did you come to meet him
thena"
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Got job in Chicago Through
Help Of BlantOn, She Says

In Alexandria,
'Eveiyns Sutherland"
did you use the same name In
Jacksonville and Waycross?"
Yes, sir
Attorney Ieahy In questioning
Mrs. Bialock about the house of
Ill repute which she maintained I'm
Alexandria. asked, Business was
not good In the old town, was it?''
Not for me. ! only stayed there
for few months was the answer.
Where did you study palmistry?"
with a woman / know. Nine.
Zeneida, on Seventh Street"
When did you study?"
I'm the day or the Right for a
few months in 1910 and 1911"
What is Nine. Zeneida's real
name?"
Whitehead"
rs she still doing business at the
same old stand?"
'FYes sir
When did you open 5our palm.
istry parlors?"
81 couldn't say"
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FIRES
At DEMPEsE,
MISSES
lcontlnued from Flrat PaEe)

7 s.
CONTINUED from First Pagel
whom be went motoring that he
felt pretty shaky after what had
happened"
The exschampion made every sf.
fort to keep the matter secret.
The bullet was taken out of the
wall and Dempsey had sit ina his
possession today.
Dempsey told friend that ne
could see mo- reason why anyone
should want to shoot. him. He was
Of the opinion thatit was the e5wOfk
Of a bandit rather than an enemy.
A. 9aek Tells ~
Here u Dempsey's story Of what
transpIFed:
II saw some one looking at me
through the door. At first ! thought
1t was Harry Moir. FttzsimnlOns,
who was awake, also tHou9ht.it was
Moir. When the figure remained
there probably three minutes ritz
simmons said in loud Voice. What
do you want?'
''T'Turn on those lights, the man
said, Then he said 'cems on In A
/ arose from the bed the figure rel
treated into the llall. A. II crossed
iagb 4 bathroom and on into smother
room the man ran down the stairs,
and when / attempted to follow b
shQt. was fired. ran back u5 5stairs,
Later we found the bullet iHhbedded
In the wall. II
There was an aut0mobiE parked
In the atreet, The lights were out.
There wah no telepIlOae IN the bed.
room In which we were sleeping and
we could not reach the teiephORe
because both Flt4sim-
mons and l thought one Of the men
were watching that spot.
We watched the antOmObile aPd
It remained In the street nearly 2e
minutes before Il wan driven away. =
The man. who was IN the door.
way and who fired the shot was
slender and about tive feet two or
three inches. He wore nothing on
his head
Dempsey seemed 70 be quite him.
self even though he said he felt
little ahaky.', Dempsey aaid he
thought 1t was probable Mt.
tempted stickup.' = as he knew Of no
some reporters felt that It might
be one Of those preeonceived Yarns
eoncocted for publicity purposes.
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FOch's. Fever Rises,
Congestion Increases

PARIS. Feb. rs n.N.s).--Marshal
Ferdinand FOch suffered further
congo itiOn OF the lungs during the
night and a light Increase In fever.
u was stated today by DIR. Davea-
isre, onesof the attending physicians.
However, the marshal has a coed
appetite der the circumstances,
which the doctors regard as q fav'
crable sign.
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tcoatlnusd srom 9lrtt I'D

NSpnb1huSu 4kutA arnk.. = $50 e 8
9eEnain hare until this matter II
6iniahed? Lealay started.
II don't remember making any
such ttatement," answered the palm.
'.Did you have any interview with
q reporter or tlTe Washington Her.
aid since Saturday
''I doA.t remember
ibid you have any interview
with any newspaper reporter since
Saturday," y. ~
''Is dent, remember. They did not
Interview me, but they wrote me .
note and 4 replied.
Mrs. Blalock said that she was not
asked In. the note IL she intended to
remain here or how long she in.
tended to remain.
SAessaid that the note contained =
request that she pose for q picture.
s'Do you plan to leave Washing.
ton tonight?"
II have made no preparations.
s'on Saturday had you planned to
The Washington times., 1929-02-25

BlEtha, Enga8ataensa. MAFrlageS
Deaths ana J1g NemsFiam appear dairy
- tAe fast INSIDE paga. last tws eolumhS'