The Washington times., 1929-03-02
DS Of TRAINS BRINGING THR0NGS FOR INAUGURATION
BLALOCK SISTER
GETS THREAT,
FLEES
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whatever information was at her
disposal heretofore. and was fuftHer
understood to have been perfectly
willing to take the stand on the side
of the man her sister accuses Dntp
she received the threatening letters.
In addition to the facts which the
woman turned over to the defense.
and upon which they based most OF
their cross-examination Of Mrs. Bla-
lock. she was expected to furnish
further important testimony when
she took the stand.
From her the defense expected to
adduce evidence which would dis
prove the statement made under
oath by Mrs. Blalock that she could
not use typewriter.
When Mrs. Blalock was being
ross-examined she was asked If she
could use a typewriter and when she
said she could not was asked II her
sister had not bought typewriter
six years ago and that she had fire.
quently used it.
This, too, the palmist denied, and
it was at this point that she broke
into tears and begged that her sis
ters be left out of the case. ~
Typewriter Point
Defense counsel had expected to
have the now hiding witness testify
that she had bought a typewriter
six years ago and that her red
haired sister had used it.
This would have been OF tremen-
dous Importance If the defense car
ries out it's intimation that 1t will
attempt to show that the love LETT
ters, although written on Captain
Burlingame's typewriter, were writ
ten by another operator.
Since the trial has started the
two attorneys have been working
until the early hours of the morn
ing preparing a defense against the
accusations of the prosecuting palnr-
ist.
Both Leahy and Woodard are de-
tending Burlingame because he is
their friend and when the trial Is
over neither will receive Zee.
They don't want one.
The defense they have 50 care
fully prepared has been just as
carefully guarded during the trial.
Witness after witness has made
damaging statements against Burl-
ingame and his attorneys have sat
by quietly.
Only during the cross examina-
ton of Mrs. Blalock and DIR. Wilbur
Souder, typewriter expert Of the
Bureau of Standards, was the slight
est intimation of their plans for de-
Tense dropped by Leahy and WOOD
ard.
From the vague hints they have
~ II. h. fnIInxr,.
ing points will be stressed in their
defensei
Possibility Of Captain BurIin-
game having been framed by
his enemies.
That Mrs. BIalOck was not his
paramour, as she alleged, but
was used by the police officer as
valuable source of information
of criminal activities.
Denial that Captain Burlin.
game wrote the ardent Heart.
sore Daddy" and ether love let.
ters.
That Captain BurIingame as.
sumed . business relationship
with Mrs. BIalOck after she came
to him and told him she was
beset with troubles because her
father had been . sgOOd lend
of his.
Captain Burlingame's police
record and the high esteem in
which he is held by citizens in
all walks of life.
Arguments Wednesday
Wednesday morning both sides
will make their closing arguments
and the fate of Captain Burlingame
viii rest in the hands of the extraor-
binary trial board composed OF
Major Donald Dawson, assistant en-.
gineer commissioner; DIR. Edgar
Bocock. superintendent of Gallinger
Hospital, and William Richards, Dis.
trict assessor.
In the event Captain Burlingame
is found guilty by the board his at
torneys can appeal to the District
Commissioners and, If dissatisfied
with their ruling. can carry the
case to the District Court Of Ap.
peals.
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