Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-22
BALDWIN WAS
PERSUASIVE
PLEADER
MRS. TURNBULL EXPLAINS
CONTRACT MARRIAGE
Chief Witness in 100000
viii Case Put Through Third
Degree but Her Fortitude Re-
mains Unbroken.

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Los Angeles. Dec. 21.-For three
hours today Mrs. Lillian A. Turnbull
again experienced all the tortures of
the third degree" while being cross
examined in the win contest to OBJ
tain for her daughter, $2,500,0 600
share of the Lucky" Baldwin estate
AT the end of that period her reputa-
ton for iron nerve remained un-
shaken, but meanwhile her alert
witnesses had given way to the deter
mined probe OF the Baldwin attor-
neys, enabling them to get into the
voiuminous record admissions which
they declare knocks the main props
from under her daughters case.
Taking her over the ground of her
previous testimony, the cross exam
iner, Gavin McNab, caused Mrs. Turn
bun to repeat her fromer declarations
that there had been a contract OF
marriage, but that no one but her.
self and Baldwin had ever seen it,
Then he demanded to know whether
she had ever been introduced by the
turfman as his wife, or whether she
had been recognized by anyone as
Mrs. Baldwin.
BY a long series of questions, which
occupied nearly an hour, McNab drew
from the witness the apparently re-
luctant admission that Balvin had re-
ferred to her as Mrs. Baldwin before
only five persons. Three of these
negro servants, either at the Baldwin
hotel in San Francisco or at the Santa
Anita ranch; and two were white
men. She could not recall that Bald
win had ever introduced her as his
wife to a single woman
one of the white men was George
Baldwin, Anita Baldwin McClap-
ghrey's former husband, who was a
clerk in Baldwin's hotel in 1898. The
other was a man whom Mrs. Turnbull
only remombereed as having white
mustache.
rs there not another human being
that you recall to whom Baldwin in
troduced YOU as his wife 2" asked Nc
Nab.
And when Mrs. Turnbull replied
that she had no recollection one way
of the other, McNab concluded with;
We'll, that leaves us only five
three representatives of the colored
race and two white men-and one of
the negroes, Jackson, and one of the
white men, Baldwin, knew the real
Mrs Baldwin very well at the time
you say Baldwin introduced you TO
them as his wife. Why did they not
tip you off, so that you could have
proceeded aaginst Baldwin for big
amy? Did they laugh when Baldwin
you as Mrs. Baldwin,"
They did not" curtly retorted the
witness.
THE register of hotels here ana
in San Diego were introduced in evil
dent to show that Mrs. Turnbull had
registered herself as Lillian Ashley
after the alleged marriage with Bald
win. and after she had reiterated her
former testimony that she regarded
herself as the turfman's wite the
cross examiner suddenly asked:
''While you were at Baldwin's hotel
at Santa Rita did you not ask the
manager there. Mr.. Lawrence, now
often Mrs Lille Bennett Baldwin
came to visit her husbands ranch
homer"
II did not" Indignantly disclaimed
the witness. II did not know she was
Baldwin's wife until some months
later, and | have never seen ner
Recurring to the night of the al
legged marriage, March 3, 1898, McNab
when, as you say, Mr.. Baldwin
told YOU he had been divorced qua
YOU inquire as to the cause of the
divorce?'
IT did not"
"D10 you MAKE any lliHNiiN" 4.
"He told me in such a pathetic
way that l felt too sorry
for him to risk re-opening What
thought was a tender wound.
Did you make any inquiries re-
garding his character p
mo. | thought him an honorable
highminded moral man."
Continuing Mrs. Turnbull said thal
when Baldwin gained her consent TO
marriage, she wanted the ceremony
nerformed by minister or justice.
But" she added, he told me
contract was just as good and r.
and said he had private reasons Tor
having II that way"
Had you no religious scruples anu
had YOU ever had heard OF a con-
tract marriage before?"
Mr.. Baldwin was very persuasive
replied the witness, ana !
mad implicit confidence in him.
SAnd yet you had met him only
three times" commented McNso' .,.,t
The case will be continued win
Mrs. Turnbull again on the stand TO-
morrow morning.