Evening journal., 1896-07-03
SROIATLUCKY BALDWIN
Emma Ashley Tries to Kill Him
In Open Court.
SISTER OF TIE WOMAN SUING HIM

Caused by tho Introduction of Picture
In the Celebrated Hrenoh OF Promise
case-The Lawyers Also Drew Revoiv-
ers-Like = wnd wess show.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8.-The Ashley
Baldwin case wldch has beon going on
for weeks, came near onding In tragedy.
AS result, Miss Emma Ashley. tho
younger sister of the woman who has been
suing the millionaire for damages for
bruach OF promise, is now In inil on a
charge Of attempt to murder, having dis
charged revolver three feet from Lucky
Badwin's head. james Crittepton, Miss
Ashley's lawyer, and Henry Unrph, Bald
wins manager are charged With con
tempt Of court
1t was liko scene from Wild west
show. Men on both sides drew pistols and
covered each other, and it only NODDED a
few flashing bowie knives to make the H.
iusion complete
Miss Lillian Ashley, the plaintiff, was
put ON tho stand and had sworn that sho
had never worn her hair In ourled bang
when Baldwin's attorneys showed her q
photograph purporting to have been taken
In 1883 IL was picture of girl with a
bang like buffalo Rnubon lloyd, ono
OF Bndwln's counsel, says that sha blush
cd and was confused At any ratio, she do
MED that she had over sat for tho photo
graph; that she over wore her hair that
way or owned such a gown
If it IS my pioturu, It must have boen
a snap shot, she said
Miss Ashley says sho docs not recolloct
using tho words snap shot At that
moment there was fash and report,
and bullet went whizzlng over Bald
wins head, just grazing tho scalp, md
making a ragged hole In the wall
Confusion In the Courtroom.
In an instant all was confusion Horny
Unruh, relative OF Baldwin's first wife
and tho mlllionairas business nlhnager.
turned around, only 20 face Miss Emma
Ashley, the plaintiffs e2-year'old sister,
who stood behind, him clutching revolver
An both hands and trying to fro a second
shot
Unruh grapplod with tho woman and
succeeded Ia wrestling the revolver from
her. Baldwin, who did not SEQ thnt Miss
Ashley had beon disarinnd, chased her to
tho windew, shouting that he would XIII
hor. In the meantime Attorney Crittsn-
ton had rushed TO the defense OF his ollont' Z
sister. He called on Unruh to keep his
hands or tho woman. Unruh turned and
covered Crittenton with his revolver, and
tho attorney put his hand TO his hip pocket
TO draw his weapon. Il lookedlike a duol
at close quarters but Judge oltloit thu
bench and his clerk James MoElroy, sop
nrated the men and dishrmed them.
Emma Ashley was led away TO tho wonl-
an y prison Lillian Ashley burst inte tears
ON the witness stand E J. Baldwin thon
issued a general challenge to fight my
body. Judge Slick, who is very cool
man, askod all II they were armed and
cited Crlttenton and Unruh for contempt
OF court
Lucky Baldwin Is known to oycry nows
paper readur IN the United States. II moi
In all English speaking countries. Ho Il
celebrated IN moro ways than as a racing
man. Ho innde millions out OF nobhlng
married four tim0s crossud tile plains n
a prairie schooner has had mnny esca
pades of tho moss ozol,ing nnture and 4
now tho victim of bullet for the sccon,
time IN woman case On e'of hi
wives from whom ho was separated ~
was forced to settle the sum OF 81, 600, 00O
His affairs with women, besides nlnos
costing him his life twice, have been o
the most expensive kind, and It Is estl
mated that ne has spent several fortune
on women who trusted him, to keep Oh
affairs out OF the courts. His history /
not equalod BY any gay 5oung Lotharlo
nlthough ho Is now In the neighl1orhoo
OF 80 years OF ago Only fow OF his oil
time friends know exactly how old he Is.
The Assailant Unknown.
OF the woman who shot Baldwin moth
ing Is known. Her sister came into note
rlety about six months ago when she bl
gun her suit for breach Of promise. A,
cording to her story sho went from Bo