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eyes, sir, at one time $4,000" she
replied.
when was that. Mrs. Blalock, can
you remenber?" asked Fowler
We'll" she answered. before he went
to Ocean City he called me up and
asked me to take care of that for
him until he returned and I refused
to do So"
How do you know there was $4,000
In there?" Fowler then inquired.
II saw it counted shortly before
that" she said. Il cannot give you
the exact date"
Mrs. Blalock explained that the
money was in a brown envelope, wrap
ped between what Capt. Buriingame
told her were whisky bonds.
In response to another question by
Fowler, she said she did not know what
became of the money, but it never did
come into her possession.
Fowler then again turned to Mrs
Blalock's relations with Buriingame and
asked her how she learned that the
police officer was q married man.
WELL" she said, latter he had been
coming to my house for about q week
or two, talked to him about that. He
told me he was married man and that
his wife was dying of cancer. told
Capt. Burlingame that / thought at
that time his wife needed him most"
did you and Capt. Burlingame ever
discuss marriage" Fowler inquired.
He asked me to marry him, If his
wife died." she replied.
Shortly afterward Fowler asked the
palmist whether Burlingame at any
time had any of his personal effects in
her house. She replied he kept a pair
rf n%Hd afrt 10
Wrangle Develops.
The morning session had just started
when bitter wrangle developed be-
tween opposing counsel over a continue
ance Of the trial until next Wednesday.
william E. Leahy and Henry r. Wood
ard of defense counsel pleaded that
they were given virtually no time in
which to prepare a defense, and that
to force Capt. Burlingame to trial at
this time would result in miscarriage
of justice
The chief prosecutor, Corporation
Counsel Bride, interrupted to say that
Mr.. Leahy was given notice Of the
charges against his client nearly week
ago and should have had ample time
to prepare his defense. He also said
that Mrs. Blalock was anxious to re-
turn 10 chicago, WIlGT6 she IS 6LlplOyEus
and pointed out that he had no au-
thority to compel her to remain In
Washington and that her presence here
involved considerable expense to the
Government.
Jumping to his feet, Mr. Leahy pro-
tested that the expense of keeping Mrs.
Blalock in Washington was only $3.50
a day In so far as the Government was
concerned, and insisted that she was
not entitled to any more consideration
than witness in any other case. Leahy
demanded to know whether there was
any means of keeping Mrs. Blalock in
the city, and william H. Collins, as
sistant district attorney, was called to
answer the question.
Collins said he did not feel his office
was vested with any authority to COM
pei her to remain, pointing out that he
had already served her with SUBJ
poena to appear before the grand jury.
His authority, he said, ended there, in
his opinion
At this point Crandal Mackey who
described himself as personal attorney
for Mrs. Blalock and Representative
Blanton, requested permission to address
the board His request was granted. but
he was sharply rebuked by Maj. y. A.
Davidson, chairman, after his remarks
took what were considered an improper
turn. Then the board ruled that the
trial proceed.