Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-08
Course of Action Will Be De.
termined Later Today,
Chairman Says.
DISCUSSION OF CHARGES
OCCUPIES ALL MORNING
Session Results From Letter From
Gibson Group-Bride and
Hart Are Called.

the meeting of the Board of District
Commissioners today to charges against
Capt. Guy E. Burlingame of the second
precinct, Proctor l.. Dougherty, chair
man, said the board had not deter
mined on course of action, but GER
tainly would decide today.
The session today resulted from a
lengthy letter received from the Gibson
subcommittee of the House District
committee by the Commissioners early
today calling on the Commissioners to
suspend Capt. Burlingame pending in
vestigation of sensational charges leveled
against him in an affidavit by Mrs.
Helen F.. Blalock, Washington palmist.
The Commissioners had previously re-
ported to the Gibson committee that
they had decided to take no further
action on the charges on account Of
Mrs. Bla.ock's absence from the city
and the fact that her whereabouts ap-
peared to be unknown. i.
Mr.. Dougherty's statement was un-
derstood to mean that the Commis-
Sioners would abide by their former
decision to take no action until Mrs.
Blalock was produced.
Mr.. Dougherty said that the time of
the meeting this morning had been
largely given over to digesting the
committees letter and additional evi-
dence furnished
Bride and Hart Called.
The letter consisted of photostatic
copies of three letters alleged to have
been written by Capt. Burlingame to
Mrs. Blalock.
CORPORATION Counsel William w.
Bride and his principal assistant, Ring
gold Hart, were called in by the Com
miSSionerS during the session and re-
manned with them little over half an
hour When they left the meeting, all
that Mr.. Bride would say was that he
did not think the matter had been set
tied yet.
Commissioner Dougherty specifically
denied rumors which had been current
at the District Building today that the
Burlingame case was the subject Of
conversation at a breakfast of repre-
sentative citizens who were the guests
Of President Coolidge at the White
House this morning. "a
Text Of COMMITTEES Letter.
The text Of the committees letter
follows:
Dear Mr.. Dougherty: This will
acknowledge your letter of the 6th
instant inclosing a copy Of the report
Commissioners by the major and super
intendent of police under date of Febru-
ary 5, 1929, regarding Capt. Guy K.
Burlingame Of the Metropolitan police
force.
"You state no further action could be
taken until Mrs. Blalock appears before
the proper authorities as a complaining
witness.
IT am directed by the unanimous vote
of the subcommittee to reply thereto as
follows:
The purpose of the subcommittee is
to be helpful to the regularly consti-
tuted authorities of the District and all
of our inquiries have been undertaken
solely in that spirit We cannot, how
ever, refrain from making suggestions
in respect to the case of Capt. Burlin-
game.
Whereabouts Unknown.
"The chairman has no knowledge
whatsoever as to the whereabouts of
the complainant. I have today made
inquiry of each member of the sub
committee who could possibly know
where she Is, and each has stated that
he has no knowledge, so, in respect to
her appearance, we are confronted with
situation over which we have no
control.
I'VE respectfully call your attention
to the fact that on January 80 We
furnished you with authentic photostats
of the following documents:
Il. Check for S2.500 drawn on her
account in the National Bank of Wash
ington, signed by Helen F. Blalock,
payable to the order of Guy E. Burlin-
game, purporting to be indorsed on the
back by Guy E. Burlingame, a captain
in your Metropolitan police force and
showing he had this money paid to
him January %. 1928, through the
Riggs National Bank.
y. Receipt purporting to be signed
by said Guy E. Burlingame asknowledg-
ing the payment to him of s7O0 by Mrs.
Helen F. Blalock, reciting that the
money was withdrawn from her account
IN the Perpetual Building Association.
"3. Receipt purporting to be signed
by said Guy z. Burlingame, dated June
IA. 1928. acknowledging the payment 10
him of $500 by Mrs. Helen F. Blalock,
reciting that this money was withdrawn
from her account in the Perpetual
Building Association.
a. Said withdrawal receipt, furnished
us by said bank. same being one Of its
regular blanks, signed by said Helen +.
Blalock, with notation thereon that
check for the $8.700 be made to Guy
E. Burlingame. and same purporting to
be indorsed on the back by said Guy
E. Burlingame.
Required to Indorse Signature.
IS. The check of said association.
furnished to us by said bank, making
said $8.700 payable to the order of said
Guy E. Burlingame and same purport-
ing to be indorsed on its back by Guy
E. Burlingame, and also on its back
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