The morning call., 1894-05-09
HEAVY DAMAGES DEMANDED.
Peculiar Allegations Made by a
Boston Woman.
MILLIoNAIRE's SHARP REPLY.
Says the Plaintiff Is Ugly and That
Her Story Is Simply for
BIackmail.

Los ANGELES, May S.-Miss Lillian A
Ashley has brought suit against E. j.
Baldwin, the San Francisco million aire,
for damages in the sum of $4,000 In her
complaint she alleges that in the month of
March, 1898, by means of artful and false
promises he succeeded in inducing her to
assume Illicit relations with him. and that
subsequently she became mother, and
prays that damages be awarded her in the
sum named.
1t is learned that one day last December
woman who gave the name of Ashley
called at a house Oh South Olive street to
secure rooms for herself and young man
who accompanied her and who, she sad,
was her brother. Two rooms were assigned
to them. and the landlady saw nothing
more of them for ten days, when they sig
nified their intention of giving up one of
them and occupying the other.
The landlady saw that they were in
straitened circumstances and they were
given to understand that they were not
wanted about the house, but they begged
that they be allowed to remain longer and
no further attention was paid to them
until few days after. when baby girl
was born. The brother continued to re-
main in the same room during the illness
Of his sister.
To those about her Miss Ashley said
that the father of her child was a wealthy
man in Boston, who had sent her here at
his expense. Since her arrival she said
she had received $1,000 from the unknown
Boston man.
when the baby was born she sent in
telligenee of the fact to him, but be re-
fused to believe the story, and to satisfy
himself he sent detective here, who sue
ceeded in confirming the news of the
baby's arrival. The physicians birth
certificate at the Health Office was con-
tradiction TO the woman's previous stories
concerning the child's parentage, as she
gave the baby the name of Beatrice Bald
win and named its father E. j. Baldwin.
Miss Ashley, after receiving her money
from Boston, ceased to refer to the un-
known man in that city, and often spoke
of her Intention to sue Lucky" Bald win
for $500, 900 damages. claiming that she
had visited Coronado with the well-kn0wn
hotel man.
1t is understood that the $1,000 which she
received was invested in residence in
Pasadena.
E. j. Baldwin, in speaking of the suit
brought by Miss Lillian A. Ashley. said
last night that it was a case of blaekmail
He was so ungallant to remark that the
plaintiff was sold and homely." and that
any one who knew her would not credit
the charge made against him. He also
declared that he had been advised more
than year ago that an attempt would be
made TO blackmaiI him in a suit such as
that just filed in Los Angeles, and added: {:
II want the suit to go on. They think
they have an easy game in me. but will
show them how to fight. l will gamble
that she will never recover dollar from
me. The charge is without any founda-
tiOn."
H. l. Kowalsky, the attorney, with whom
Mr.. Baldwin had been discussing the suit,
was present and laughingly remarked: !:
''Mr Baldwin is going to show Colonel
Breckenridge of Kentucky how to fight a
case of this kind. Seriously speaking
there is no foundation for the suit. 1t is a
case of blackmail. We have proof that
this woman blackTaled a wealthy man in
Boston, and shall produce the evidence. 1t
is conspiracy on the part of several per-
sons in the southern portion of the State,
who have urged this woman to bring the
suit, in the hope OF securing some of Mr..
BaldWln's dollars"