Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-08
Hotel Man Tells of Visit
With Reed to Office
of BIanton.
CAPTAIN CORROBORATED
BY MEMBER OF SQUAD
Sergt. Cox Says Accused Man Usu-
ally Stopped to See Mrs. Blalock
on Way to Raids.

Additional support for the contention
that Capt. Guy E. Burlingame was the
victim of "frame-up" today was
thrown into the wall being builded by
the defense
Following testimony of this nature
this morning. counsel for the suspended
commander of the second precinct this
afternoon brought to the stand w. C.
Phillips, a hotel man. who supported
substantially the story told yesterday by
c. K Reed that former Representative
Blanton of Texas had threatened to
get" Capt Burlingame and Capt. J.
M Lord of No. 49, Reed went to the
Texans Office to seek his aid in getting
an appointment on the police force and
Phillips accompanied him, he said
Questioned about Blanton's CONVEX
sation at the time of their visit, Phillips
said when Reed mentioned the police
force the Texan went up in the air"
and exclaimed: Police forca-well, 7
am after Capt. Burlingame and Capt.
Lord"
Upholds Captains Story.
Sergt. Ralph M. Cox of the twelfth
precinct was another corroborative wit
ness for Capt Burlingame's story that
he went to the apartment of Mrs. Helen
F. Blalock to procure tips" which he
used in making raids Sergt. Cox said
he was often a member of Burlingame's
raiding squad and before making
raid it was the custom of the captain
to stop near Mrs. Blalock's apartment
and go in to get information which he
used subsequently in making raids.
Sergt. Cox testified he also had seen
Mrs. Blalock, Burlingames accuser.
in the second precinct police station a
number of times and had observed her
picking" on the typewriter in Capt.
Burlingame's Office.
The name of former Policeman Orville
Staples was again today brought into the
trial when Policeman Irving Rosenberg
of the fourth precinct testified that the
dismissed officer had told him that he
had "a couple of members of Congress
and others at work ito get" the veteran
police officer.
Rosenberg, defense witness, de-
clared that Staples made the statement
to him in a lunchroom on Pennsylvania
avenue some time after his dismissal
from the police force. Capt. Burlingame
was a member of the trial board which
heard the charges against Staples.
STAPLES came to me while I was in
the lunchroom," Rosenberg said, land
stated that he was glad that Schenk
had been dismissed from the police
force, and that he had couple of men,
bers of Congress and others at work to
get Capt. Burlingame."
Testified Against Staples.
Schenck also was former member
of the police force and was the princi-
pal witness against Staples during his
trial. He was removed from the force
several months ago. Maj. Donald A.
Dawson, chairman of the extraordinary
trial board which is hearing the charges
against Capt. Burlingame, asked Rosen-
berg. as soon as he had completed his
brief testimony. the names of the men,
bers OF Congress Staples had mentioned
in his conversation. The witness re-
piled that Staples did not disclose their
names
The defense will use Rosenberg's tes-
timony to support its contention that
the charges of Mrs. Helen F. Blalock,
the accuser of Capt. Burlingame. were
the result OF frame up by the en-
emies of the veteran police officer.
Trial to Close Monday.
Capt. Burlingame's trial, now In its
ninth day. will be brought to close
Monday under a program formulated
today by both the prosecution and the
defense. According to the schedule, the
defense will complete the presentation
of its case this afternoon. Tomorrow
will be rebuttal day and Monday has
been reserved for the summation argu-
ments.
The defense, nearing the close Of its
case, continued today In its attempt to
tear down the story of Mrs. Blalock by
calling to the witness stand policemen
who were closely associated with the
accused captain to corroborate his own
version of his relations with the palmist. |
Most of the defense testimony intro |
duced at the morning session of the |
trial board was designed to contradict |
the statements of Mrs. Blalock that she |
could not use typewriter, and was not |
a stool pigeon and prolific source |
of information for Capt. Burlingame |
Testimony also was introduced with a /
view to disproying the palmist'S story |
that she returned to the police officer a |
galvanized iron washtub filled with his |
gifts.
E. r. Pruner. an attorney, who occu- /
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