Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-23
MORE LETTERS TO
BALDWIN OFFERED
Mrs. TurnbuII Denies Authorship
of New Consignment of
BiIIetS Doux
WOMAN STILL ON THE GRILL
Relentless Cross Examination
Concerning Widows Past
Life Occupies Entire Day
WOMAN STILL ON THE GRILL
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4 don't know just why, but 1
wanted it
Did you ever ask an attorney how
to regain it?'
II wrote to John D. Long, ex-gov-
ernor of Massachusetts, about it, and
/ 1 mentioned the contract to James r.
! Wood. the detective; Mrs. Marjorie
Holmes of Monrovia, and Dr. John w.
| TruoWoTthY, my physician, when my
child was born in Los Angeles
Did you ever tell Judge Wellborn,
who was your attorney in the seduc-
| tion case?"
MY conversation with Judge Well
born was very slight along that line"
! Did he ask you where the paper
VASE"
Il don't remember"
what did you tell him about your
marriage'?'
4 told him it was null and void
Mrs Turnbull, you said yesterday
that you never had studied law, yet
| you have used that phrase, null and
void frequently"
well, | have been around lawyers
so often that | think l could almost
be one myself"
At that point the opposing attorneys
entered into brief discussion regard
! ing the defense, demanding categorical
answers to categorical questions when
| INH witness WAS ulldDlt 10 give lutAll'
| When that was ended McNab con-
| tinued his querying.
Did you tell Judge Welborn that
/ you had been married by written
contract?'
Yes, l told him about it,"
Did he ask if you had it?''
Il don't remember"
did he not say anything about it ,"
Eyes. he said that If it were not for
fba nrtifpp rrartiHp1 hn
could bring a suit for breach of promise
of marriage. l told him there had
been no breach of promise because Mr..
Baldwin had married me"
NEVER WAS on THE STAGE
Suddenly McNab changed his line
Of Interrogation.
Were you ever on the stage, Mrs.
Turnbull?' he asked.
Never"
Were you not at one time per-
former upon the stage of the Wigwam
in San Francisco"
Il never even heard Of the place be
fore
you have used names other than
your own?'
yes"
What were they?"
Alma Belmont and Mabel Garri-
SON"
w ny
Because I did not wish people to
know of my shame, because l wanted
Beatrice, my daughter, never to know
who she was and also because
thought perhaps the change would aid
me in some way"
Anether change in the subject OF the
questions followed.
After your trouble with Col Albert
A. Pope in Boston did you ever tell
frin !,
whom you lived. about it?"
Il think I told Mrs. Thompson"
IF You were an innocent girl then
and had been wronged by Col Pope,
why did YOU not tell your best friends
about it,"
perhaps I did"
TELLS or PRESENT MARRIAGE
Did you tell her that you had ac-
ceDtcd POpe's apology and sorrow in
the form of 50 much cash month";"
Il don't remember
Mrs. Turnbull then was asked about
her marriage to hcr present husband
which she said occurred April a. 1904
Did You make any attempt to annul
your marriage with BaldWin?' she was
asked.
NO"
"Why2"
"Bocausc il was a fake
The Cross-eXaminers then vccred to
Arcadia and the celebrated dinner"
as Mrs Turnhul termed it, where Mrs
clara Baldwin Stocker, one of Bald
wins daughters was hostess.
Mrs. Turnbull testified that there
were In use silver napkin rings with
holders attached for flowers, and that
Mrs. Stockcr had inserted a lily in hers
She also asserted that while the din
ner was i'm progress Mrs. StOcker
bumped Mrs, Turnbulrs and Baldwin's
heads together. at the same time Whis,
pering something which sounded like
"mothcr' i'm Mrs Turnbulls ear.
Did anybody whisper anything in
the other car?' Queried McNab with
irony. "Do YOU want the jury to be
/ lieve that Mrs. StOCker, knowing her
father had legal wife living, called
you mother 2'
"I do" affirmed Mrs. Turnbull.
Following that the matter of i'm
poachiug Mrs Turnbull's testimony
was taken up and the denial by her
of various letters followed, ending only
/ when court was adjourned until l
/ o'clock this afternoon.
/ The defense probably will conclude
/ its cross-eXamination Of Mrs. Tunbull
/ today and then the redirect queTylng
/ viii follow, that procedure being fol
/ lowed in turn by examination.
/ IT is probable that there will be an adj
1 iOurumcnt for week or more follow
/ ing the conclusion Of Mrs Turnbull' S
testimony. the attorneys yesterday say
/ ing that they will discuss that matter
! today
For the first time since Mrs. Turn
! bull has been on the witness stand her
/ daughter, who claims to be BaldWin's
daughter, appeared in the court room
Yesterday 1T was only for few min
utes. however and that just before the
-neeinY hppgn She arrived
with Mrs Turnbull and chatted pleas
artIv with her until the mother was
called to the stand when the girl and
a woman companion departed hactily.
! WHAT! SANTA A FRAUD?
UNBELIEVER ASKS ARREST