The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-13
lucky sALowlNs MILLIONS
Suit Brought for Share Of Estate by
Vermont Woman

vermont woman
Boston, April 13.-For some years
Mrs. Lillian A. Turnbull and her hus-
band, DR.. William Barron Turnbun,
physician to many Of the best fam
lilies in Boston, have lived quietly in
their luxurious home in Brookline,
where they have been received in the
best society. DR.. Turnbull was
known as a descendant of George
Washington but beyond hints Of
romance which eliminated in their
marriage, little was known about the
history of Mrs. Turnbull before she
came to Boston.
The friends of the Turnbulls will
be amazed to read that 1t was the
physicians wife who recently insti-
tuted legal proceedings to secure for
16 year old Beatrice Turnbull, as she
is known, a third or about 100000
of the estate left by the late Elias
Jackson Baldwin, better known as
Lucky Baldwin," the California turf
man.
Mrs. Turnbull through her attorney
Walter B. Grant, has told the whole
story of her love affair with the mil
lionaire and of marriage agreement
/ in San Francisco, which made her
4 the common law wife of Lucky Bald
4 win Little Miss Turnbull, who is
now at finishing school in New
York City, she declared, Is the daugh-
4 ter of Lucky Baldwin, and under the
California law, is entitled to third
of the more than $2OOOO,0O0 left by
"A Baldwin.
In the way OF evidence, Mrs. Turn
4 bull, who was Miss Lillian A. Ashley
OF Royalton, VT, daughter of William
q Ashley, who had a stock farm and
conducted lumber business there
declared that Beatrice was born in
81 Los Angeles and at the city hal
there can be found on file the usua
b birth certificate, which reads:
81 Born at No. 1919 South Olive stree
e Los Angeles, December Z, 1898, cir
II Mothers maiden name, Lillian A
q Ashley Fathers name. e. j. Bald
% win. DR.. j. w. Trueworthy, attend
- ing physician
Either on March 2 or 3 In 1898, a
the Baldwin hotel, in San Francisco,
said Attorney Grant, Miss Ashle
ei and Mr.. Baldwin entered into CON
mon law marriage. Miss Ashley ha
nj been a guest at the hotel for severa
as days and they had known each othe
le for several years.
We ION the eve OF this marriage Bad
r.. win told Miss Ashley he was div
a orced man; that he loved her yer
ri much and wanted her to become hi
Act.I Cd n
he then Mr.. Be 'dwln told her that h
hi. would like to keep the marriage froI
,e- becoming publicly known. Baldwi
IT. told her that under the Californi
law a separate writing signed b
each party stating that they toe
= each other for man and wife, was Q
legal as any other form OF marriag
Which was true.
"Mr. Baldwin ON the stationery
on his hotel, then drew up these agre
IS. ments, signing, himself, the OF
dy which read, I hereby take Lila
us Ashley as my wife
'r- Mrs. Ashley learned that Baldw
ng had deceived her and that there WI
us living. undivorced Mrs. Baldwi
m; She accused him OF the deception al
Sc he admitted IL. This was about 5
an weeks after the making OF the ma
w rage agreements in San FrancisC
or course Miss Ashley immediate
"a left Mr.. Baldwin but asked him
~ provide for her. This he refused
~ do unless she would come back
he live with him.
.dv Finding herself In straighten
Lis circumstances. Miss Ashley went
i'm st. Louis where Baldwin had gone
70 the races and there she again plead
ole with him to provide for her. He
hi: peated that he would only do
axe when she would agree to come ba
md to live with him. Then Miss ASH
lou told Mr.. Baldwin OF her condltiS
ese His reply was that that did not alt
bis. the circumstances so far as he "
concerned.
After the meeting In 81. I.ol
Miss Ashley came to Boston and Ct
co suited with the late secretary OF
% navy. John ID. Long. after which s
\ returned to Los Angeles where
al little girl was born.
~ Miss Ashley then went to n
: York City where she supported h
II self and baby by opening school
= teaching girls manicuring and h'
IT, dressing.
c "She later met DR.. Turnbull a
IN. they were married. Determining
bic, leave behind all the unpleasant me
ma cries OF the past and TO start tn
~. newly married life where Miss A
in ley's identity could be drowned 9
n,a forgotten DR.. Turnbul and his br
=. came to Boston.
- After moving to Boston, DR.. Tu